49. Should Bottled Water be Banned? (English Vocabulary Lesson)

<p><strong>We drink millions of bottles of water every year. However, in some countries, including mine the UK, our tap water is perfectly safe! We don’t really need to buy bottled water! There are environmental, financial, and health costs connected to bottled water. Should bottled water be banned?</strong></p> <p><a href="https://thinkinginenglish.blog/2021/02/08/49-should-bottled-water-be-banned-english-vocabulary-lesson/"><strong>TRANSCRIPT - https://thinkinginenglish.blog/2021/02/08/49-should-bottled-water-be-banned-english-vocabulary-lesson/</strong></a></p> <p><br></p> <p><a href="https://thinkinginenglish.blog/2021/01/04/39-brexit-all-the-essential-vocabulary-english-vocabulary-lesson/" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">CONTACT US!!</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>Twitter - @thinkenglishpod</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> <p><strong>VOCABULARY LIST</strong></p> <p><strong>Optician (n) - Someone whose job is examining people’s eyes and selling glasses or contact lenses to correct sight problems</strong></p> <p><em>The optician recommended I choose a different pair of glasses!</em></p> <p><strong>Beverage (n) - a drink of any type</strong></p> <p><em>Hot beverages include tea, coffee, and hot chocolate</em></p> <p><strong>Roughly (adv) - approximately or about</strong></p> <p><em>We have roughly similar tastes!</em></p> <p><strong>Source (n) - the place something comes from or starts at, or the cause of something</strong></p> <p><em>Experts are trying to track down the source of the contamination in the water supply</em></p> <p><strong>Stringently (adv) - in a way that is strict, severe, or limiting</strong></p> <p><em>Fire regulations are stringently en