93. Why Do We Need Passports to Travel?: A history of the passport! (English Vocabulary Lesson)

<p><strong>If you want to travel abroad, you need a passport. But why? Why do we need these little documents to leave our own country? When was the first passport used? When did modern passports develop? What is the future of passports? Let’s try to answer these questions on this episode of Thinking in English!</strong></p> <p><br></p> <p><a href="https://thinkinginenglish.blog/2021/08/16/93-why-do-we-need-passports-to-travel-a-history-of-the-passport-english-vocabulary-lesson/" target="_blank"><strong>TRANSCRIPT - https://thinkinginenglish.blog/2021/08/16/93-why-do-we-need-passports-to-travel-a-history-of-the-passport-english-vocabulary-lesson/</strong></a></p> <p><br></p> <p><a href="https://thinkinginenglish.blog/contact/" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">CONTACT ME!!</a></p> <p>INSTAGRAM - thinkinginenglishpodcast (<a href="https://www.instagram.com/thinkinginenglishpodcast/" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.instagram.com/thinkinginenglishpodcast/</a>)</p> <p>Blog - <a href="https://thinkinginenglish.blog/" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">thinkinginenglish.blog</a></p> <p>Gmail - thinkinginenglishpod@gmail.com</p> <p><br></p> <h5><strong>Vocabulary list&nbsp;</strong></h5> <p><strong>Destination (n) - the place where someone is going or where something is being sent or taken</strong></p> <p><em>The letter never reached its destination</em></p> <p><strong>Prosperity (n) - the state of being successful and having a lot of money</strong></p> <p><em>The war was followed by a period of peace and prosperity</em></p> <p><strong>Prophet (n) - a person who speaks for God or a god</strong></p> <p><em>Jesus is considered a Prophet by Christians</em></p> <p><strong>To credit (v) - to publicly acknowledge someone’s role in the production or creation of something</strong></p> <p><em>He is credited with inventing the the TV</em></p> <p><strong>Maritime (adj) - connected with human activity at sea</strong></p> <p><em>Venice was once an important maritime power</em></p> <p><