Learn English meaning of ‘Brexit’

Date: Dec 02 2016

Intro

In June 2016, there was a vote in Britain. The big question was: Should Britain stay in the European Union? The outcome of this vote was Brexit (Brexit = Britain + exit).

The majority of voters wanted to leave the EU. For many people, this result was unimaginable. Now, Britain must leave the EU, but there is still a large divergence of opinions about Brexit.

Vocab

European Union n.

Definition

Example France and Germany are members of the European Union.

outcome n.

Definition

Example The outcome of the story was that the man and the woman fell in love.

majority n.

Definition

Example The majority of my time is spent at work, but I also spend a lot of time playing.

divergence n.

Definition

Example There was a divergence in the group’s opinion.

unimaginable adj.

Definition

Example It's unimaginable to me that I could ever win the lottery.

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Did your country ever separate from another country? How do you feel about Brexit?

Comments

ola3

Ukraine

I also would’ve vote for Brexit. European Union is a about 30 country to decide on what do and what not to do. It’s too much and creates some dangerous and chaotic situations that more or less effects people. So that’s why most of the British citizen dicided to exit. Can’t blame them. It’s a free world.