In this week’s Love Speaking magazine, we are taking a look into the supernatural. Below you can read an extract from the features section of the magazine about the Salem witch trials and don’t forget to take a look at the new vocabulary at the end of the blog post.
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The Salem witch trials
Secularists chose this day as a day to celebrate reason. October 12 is now Freethought Day among secular groups. The day is popular in the United States, were many consider that discrimination against freethinkers is everywhere. Freethought day celebrations want to give support to these individuals. The whole month of October is Freethought month, and people in many cities hold festivals throughout the month.
To accuse (v.) = to say someone else is guilty of doing something wrong = acusar
Supernatural (adj.) = relating to anything outside the natural world = sobrenatural
Evidence (n.) = any thing that is helpful to form a conclusion or judgment = prueba
Secularist (n.) = someone who is skeptic, especially of religion = secular
Discrimination (n.) = treat someone unfairly because of beliefs, gender, race, etc = discriminación
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