History of Warsaw (English Vocabulary Lesson)
6/15/202628 min
Today, we’re going to talk about Warsaw. Warsaw is the capital of Poland and one of Europe’s most resilient cities.
If you visit Warsaw today, you’ll find a modern and quickly developing European capital. There are skyscrapers, busy shopping streets, trendy cafés, and a growing economy. But history of city is dramatic and tragic.
In this episode, I am going to explore the fascinating history of Warsaw. We’ll look at its rise as Poland’s capital, periods of foreign occupation and division, the devastation of World War II, communist rebuilding, and the mod...
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[gentle music] Hello, I'm Tom Wilkinson, and welcome to the Thinking in English podcast, a podcast for intermediate to advanced level English learners. Today, we're going to talk about Warsaw. Warsaw is the capital of Poland, and one of Europe's most resilient cities. If you visit Warsaw today, you'll find a modern and quickly developing European capital. There are skyscrapers, busy shopping streets, trendy cafes, a growing economy, but the history of the city is dramatic and tragic. In this episode, I'm going to explore the fascinating history of Warsaw. We'll look at its rise as Poland's capital, periods of foreign occupation and division, the devastation of World War II, communist rebuilding, and then the modern city we see today. And along the way, we will learn some new vocabulary and practice our