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Mar 2025
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Trump Blasts His Enemies: Prep for IELTS...

BRENT
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If you like learning about the current news and improving your English for your next English conversation, this English lesson is for you. While watching a news clip about President Trump and his hatred of the Democrats, you will learn English phrasal verbs, English idioms, and other advanced English vocabulary that can really stump English learners. 💙 OVER 100 BONUS ENGLISH LESSONS? Become a channel member. https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCakDTg9dhhAsr3WmHyJDa-g/join📰 Get 15% off GROUND NEWS https://check.ground.news/AmericanEnglishBrent 🇹🇷 🇸🇪 👨🏼‍🦱 Want a Hair Transplant? Check out https://cabhealth.com/Get 10% off a hair transplant Code Brent10Trump Thinks Democrats Are Sick 1. No clue • : Not knowing or understanding something. • : She had no clue how to solve the math problem. She started speaking in Spanish. I had no clue what she was saying. 2. Slaughtered • : Killed in a very violent way. • : The soldiers were slaughtered in the battle. 3. Laken Riley • : A 22-year-old nursing student from Georgia who was tragically murdered while jogging on her university campus. • : Laken Riley’s story was mentioned during President Trump’s speech. 4. DJ Daniel • : A 13-year-old boy from Houston who survived brain cancer and was honored by President Trump as an honorary Secret Service agent. • : DJ Daniel was made an honorary Secret Service agent by the President. 5. Joint Address • : A speech given to both houses of Congress—the Senate and the House of Representatives—at the same time. • : The President delivered a joint address to Congress last night. 6. State of the Union • : A yearly speech by the President to Congress, discussing the country’s condition and plans for the future. • : During the State of the Union, the President talked about new jobs. 7. Inconsolable • : Very sad and unable to be comforted. • : She was inconsolable after her pet died. 8. Viciously • : In a very cruel or violent way. • : The dog was viciously attacked by a wild animal. 9. Stone-faced • : Not showing any emotion. • : He remained stone-faced during the entire meeting. 10. Sick • : Something that is morally wrong or disturbing • : Only a sick person would want to hurt innocent animals. 11. Pocahontas • : A Native American woman from the 1600s who is known for helping English settlers in Virginia.Pocahontas was the daughter of a Native American chief and helped bring peace between her people and the English settlers. 12. Elizabeth Warren • : A U.S. Senator from Massachusetts. • : Elizabeth Warren has been a senator for about twelve years. 13. Get their act together • : To start behaving in a more organized or effective way. • : The team needs to get their act together to win the game. 14. Chuck Schumer • : A U.S. Senator from New York and the Senate Minority Leader. • : Chuck Schumer spoke at the press conference today. 15. Palestinian • : A person from Palestine, a region in the Middle East. • : The Palestinian community celebrated their cultural festival. 16. Inconsistency • : When something does not stay the same throughout. • : The teacher noticed an inconsistency in his homework answers. 17. Big 3 Automakers • : The three largest car manufacturers in the United States: General Motors, Ford, and Chrysler. • : The Big 3 automakers are releasing new electric cars this year. 18. Flexibility • : The ability to adapt or change easily. • : You need to have flexibility if you become a teacher because things change so quickly in the classroom. 19. Incompetent • : Not having the skills or ability to do something properly. • : The company fired the incompetent manager.

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