3. Life on Venus? (English Vocabulary Lesson)

<p><strong>FULL TRANSCRIPT NOW AVAILABLE: https://thinkinginenglish741418158.wordpress.com/&nbsp;</strong></p> <p><strong>On today’s episode, we will discuss the recent discovery of signs of life on the Planet Venus, talk about why it is surprising, and think about whether searching for alien life is important.&nbsp;&nbsp;</strong></p> <p><strong>Check out our social media and send us a message!&nbsp;</strong></p> <p><strong>Email: thinkinginenglishpod@gmail.com&nbsp;</strong></p> <p><strong>INSTAGRAM - thinkinginenglishpodcast (https://www.instagram.com/thinkinginenglishpodcast/)</strong></p> <p><strong>Twitter - @thinkenglishpod</strong></p> <p>Vocabulary List&nbsp;</p> <p>&nbsp;Phosphine (n) - a gas, a mixture of hydrogen and phosphorus&nbsp;&nbsp;</p> <p>Extraterrestrial (adj) - not from the planet earth&nbsp;&nbsp;</p> <p>In those rocks may lie the best chance of finding extraterrestrial life&nbsp;</p> <p>&nbsp;atmosphere (n) - mixture of gases around a planet&nbsp;&nbsp;</p> <p>These factories are releasing toxic gases into the atmosphere&nbsp;&nbsp;</p> <p>Astrobiologist (n) - a scientist studying the possibility of life in other parts of the universe&nbsp;</p> <p>&nbsp;Astrobiologists believe there may be life on Saturn’s moon Titan&nbsp;</p> <p>&nbsp;inhospitable (adj) - an area not suitable to live in&nbsp;&nbsp;</p> <p>Nothing can live in this inhospitable environment&nbsp;&nbsp;</p> <p>Scorching (adj) - very hot&nbsp;</p> <p>&nbsp;it was a scorching summer day&nbsp;&nbsp;</p> <p>habitability (n) - potential for life to live on a planet&nbsp;&nbsp;</p> <p>They are using this telescope to determine that planets habitability&nbsp;&nbsp;</p> <p>To flourish (v) - grow or develop healthily&nbsp;</p> <p>&nbsp;Parts of the city continue to flourish&nbsp;&nbsp;</p> <p>Desolate (adj) - empty and not attractive, with no people or nothing pleasant in it &nbsp;</p> <p>The house stood in a bleak and desolate landscape&nbsp;&nbsp;</p> <p>Comprehension Questions&nbsp;&nbsp;</p> <p>Q. What gas has been discovered in t