24. Virgin Hyperloop and The Future of Transportation! (English Vocabulary Lesson)

<p><strong>On today’s episode I want to look at the future of transport! Virgin Hyperloop trialled their new technology earlier this month, raising a number of questions about how we will move around in the future. Will cars no longer be needed? How will we travel? Is hyperloop the solution? These questions, and more, will be answered on today’s episode of Thinking in English!!</strong></p> <p><strong>Transcript Available!!! - </strong><a href="http://thinkinginenglish.blog/2020/11/22/24-virgin-hyperloop-and-the-future-of-transportation-english-vocabulary-lesson/"><strong>http://thinkinginenglish.blog/2020/11/22/24-virgin-hyperloop-and-the-future-of-transportation-english-vocabulary-lesson/</strong></a></p> <p><strong>Contact Us!!!</strong></p> <p><strong>INSTAGRAM - thinkinginenglishpodcast (</strong><a href="https://www.instagram.com/thinkinginenglishpodcast/" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><strong>https://www.instagram.com/thinkinginenglishpodcast/</strong></a><strong>)</strong></p> <p><strong>Twitter - @thinkenglishpod</strong></p> <p><strong>Blog - thinkinginenglish.blog</strong></p> <p><strong>Gmail - thinkinginenglishpod@gmail.com</strong></p> <p><br></p> <p><strong>Vocabulary list</strong></p> <p><br></p> <p><strong>urban (adj) - relating to towns and cities</strong></p> <p><em>Over 82% of Texans live in urban areas</em></p> <p><strong>congested (adj) - to be crowded or blocked; congested road have too much traffic and it is difficult to move</strong></p> <p><em>Congested roads are normal on holiday weekends</em></p> <p><strong>To trial (v) - to test something in a formal way to discover how effective or suitable it is</strong></p> <p><em>We will trial the new drug in several hospitals</em></p> <p><strong>Pod (n) - a detachable or self-contained unit on an aircraft, spacecraft, vehicle, or vessel, having a particular function</strong></p> <p><em>The spacecraft has an escape pod for two people</em></p> <p><strong>vacuum (n) - a space without any gas or other matter in it, or a space from whi