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Aug 2022
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163. Are Dress Codes a Good Thing? (Engl...

Thomas Wilkinson
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Dress codes are everywhere - at school, at work, in restaurants, and in religious institutions. But are they a good thing? Today, let’s take a look at the debate over dress codes!



TRANSCRIPT - https://thinkinginenglish.blog/2022/08/03/are-dress-codes-a-good-thing/



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Vocabulary List



Scrubs (n) - loose clothes worn by doctors and nurses in a hospital

She came home wearing her doctor’s scrubs


Limitation (n) - the act of controlling or reducing, or something that controls or reduces something

There are strict limitations on where you can build houses in the UK


To indicate (v) - to show, point, or make clear in another way

Please indicate what course you would like to study on the application form


To enforce (v) - to make people obey a law

The new teacher had failed to enforce any sort of discipline


Synthetic  (adj) - synthetic products are made from artificial substances, often copying a natural product

Clothing made from synthetic materials can catch fire easily


Inclusive (adj) - an inclusive group or organisation tries to include many different types of people and treat them all fairly and equally

Our aim is to create a fairer, more inclusive society


To violate (v) - to break or act against something, especially a law or rule

He violated the law with his business deals


To sexualise (v) - to see something or someone in sexual terms

She criticised the number of sexualised music videos being released by pop stars


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