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Do you enjoy a glass of wine, gin or having a beer with friends? Would you be able to give it up for a whole month? That’s what Dry January is all about – a traditional campaign to encourage people to resist the temptation of having booze and enjoy some health benefits from it. Sam and Rob discuss the challenge of having no alcohol at all and teach you related English vocabulary.
This week’s question:
According to historians, which people were thought to be the first group to make New Year’s resolutions? Was it the…
a) Romans
b) Native Americans
c) Babylonians
Watch the video to find out the answer.
𝐕𝐨𝐜𝐚𝐛𝐮𝐥𝐚𝐫𝐲
𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐨𝐥𝐮𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧
a promise to yourself to stop or start doing something
𝐩𝐞𝐞𝐫 𝐩𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐮𝐫𝐞
influence a group of similar people have on you to behave like them
𝐢𝐧𝐠𝐫𝐚𝐢𝐧𝐞𝐝
an attitude or idea that’s been done in a certain way for a long time and is difficult to change
𝐦𝐞𝐫𝐜𝐡𝐚𝐧𝐝𝐢𝐬𝐞
goods we buy and sell
𝐡𝐚𝐧𝐠𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐫
sick, tired and sometimes anxious feeling you get after drinking too much alcohol
𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐦𝐞𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠
spreading through something and influencing every part of it
To download the audio and a transcript, go to our website: https://www.bbc.co.uk/learningenglish/english/features/6-minute-english/ep-200116