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#37: London’s Gin Craze // Mother’s Ruin
#37: London’s Gin Craze // Mother’s Ruin
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Length:
15 minutes
Released:
Mar 20, 2020
Format:
Podcast episode
Description
300 years ago, London experienced a gin craze of epic scale, with the average Londoner drinking 10 times the amount of gin that the world's biggest gin drinking country does now.Today, it's time to learn about how gin almost destroyed London.We'll learn about:
? Why 'gin' is called 'gin'
⚡ The perfect storm that made caused the gin boom
? The gin shops
? The ingredients of the 'gin'
☠ "Drunk for a penny; dead drunk for two pennies; clean straw for nothing.”
? Gin craze = crack cocaine epidemic?
? Poor Mary Defour
⚖ The Gin Act of 1751
? Gin today & the resurgence of gin
Key vocabulary: Epidemic, Epic, Bear in mind, Customary, Sophisticated, Phenomenon, Spirit, Juniper, Variant, Liquor, Brandy, Fate, Imported, Patriotic, Domestic, Reliance, Unlicensed, Boom, Legislation, Disposable income, Perfect storm, Establishments, Sipping, Emerge, Fiendishly, Sulphuric acid, Turpentine, Impotent, Sterile, Exceeded, Vast, Pass out, Monotonous, Drawn parallels, Impurities, Hopelessly, Wake-up call, Passed, Consumption, Resurgence, Craze, StrongholdFull transcript and key vocabulary available on the website www.leonardoenglish.com/podcasts/londons-gin-crazeJoin the conversation:
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? Why 'gin' is called 'gin'
⚡ The perfect storm that made caused the gin boom
? The gin shops
? The ingredients of the 'gin'
☠ "Drunk for a penny; dead drunk for two pennies; clean straw for nothing.”
? Gin craze = crack cocaine epidemic?
? Poor Mary Defour
⚖ The Gin Act of 1751
? Gin today & the resurgence of gin
Key vocabulary: Epidemic, Epic, Bear in mind, Customary, Sophisticated, Phenomenon, Spirit, Juniper, Variant, Liquor, Brandy, Fate, Imported, Patriotic, Domestic, Reliance, Unlicensed, Boom, Legislation, Disposable income, Perfect storm, Establishments, Sipping, Emerge, Fiendishly, Sulphuric acid, Turpentine, Impotent, Sterile, Exceeded, Vast, Pass out, Monotonous, Drawn parallels, Impurities, Hopelessly, Wake-up call, Passed, Consumption, Resurgence, Craze, StrongholdFull transcript and key vocabulary available on the website www.leonardoenglish.com/podcasts/londons-gin-crazeJoin the conversation:
instagram.com/leonardoenglishapp
fb.me/leonardoenglishapp
Join the Learn English with Podcasts community: www.facebook.com/groups/learnenglishwithpodcasts
More about Leonardo English and the English for Curious Minds podcastLearning English shouldn't be boring. It should open your mind.English Learning for Curious Minds is a podcast aimed at intermediate level English speakers and above, where listeners learn fascinating things about the world while learning English.There's no small-talk, no boring grammar exercises or vocabulary drills.You'll learn English by listening, by hearing real conversations and real English, spoken by native speakers, and at a speed you can understand.Listeners can subscribe to Leonardo English to get a copy of the transcript and key vocabulary for every podcast.It's English learning, but for curious minds.
Released:
Mar 20, 2020
Format:
Podcast episode
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