Donald Trump Finds Joe Biden's Letter: The News in English for the IELTS and TOEFL

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 Donald Trump finding a letter from former President Biden in the Resolute Desk, 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 to record lessons like this? I livestream with STREAMYARD: https://streamyard.com/pal/c/6287572368359424 🇹🇷 🇸🇪 👨🏼‍🦱 Want a Hair Transplant? Check out https://cabhealth.com/ Get 10% off a hair transplant Code Brent10 🎥 The Camera I Use for Outdoor Lessons: https://amzn.to/3Ca1xPJ 📹 The Other Camera I Use: https://amzn.to/3Ca1xPJ 📘 The Book I'm Currently Reading: https://amzn.to/3Atd0JU *As an Amazon affiliate, I may earn money if you click. 1. Successor • : A person who takes over a job or position after someone else. • : Joe Biden is Donald Trump’s successor as president. 2. Pomp and Circumstance • : A lot of formal ceremony and celebration. • : The inauguration of the president is full of pomp and circumstance. 3. All-Out Blitz • : A strong and focused effort to achieve something. • : The government launched an all-out blitz to fight drug abuse. I got ready for the test with an all-out blitz study session. 4. Agenda • : A list of things to be done or goals to achieve. • : The president’s agenda includes improving fixing the economy and immigration. 5. Avalanche • : A large amount of something happening all at once. • : After the president’s speech, there was an avalanche of media coverage. 6. Executive Orders • : Official rules made by the president that have the power of law. • : The president signed several executive orders on climate change. 7. Birth-Right Citizenship • : The right to be a citizen of a country if you are born there. • : In the U.S., people born on American soil have birth-right citizenship. 8. Two Genders • : The concept that there are only two biological sexes: male and female. • : The school taught about the idea of two genders in health class. 9. Jan 6 • : Refers to the events of January 6, 2021, when rioters stormed the U.S. Capitol. • : Many people watched the news about the events of Jan 6 with shock. 10. Tariff • : A tax on goods brought into a country. • : The government placed a tariff on imported steel to protect local businesses. 11. Handed Down • : Passed from one person or generation to another. • : The Resolute Desk was handed down through several presidents. My brother is younger than me, so he often got my “hand me down” clothes. 12. Fentanyl • : A very strong and dangerous drug used to relieve pain. • : The rise in fentanyl overdoses has become a major health crisis. 13. Ban on TikTok • : A law or rule stopping the use of TikTok. • : Some states discussed a ban on TikTok because of privacy concerns. 14. Sell Off Assets • : To sell items or property, usually for financial reasons. • : The company that owns TikTok, ByteDance, needs to sell off assets to a company that is not Chinese. 15. Oval Office • : The president’s office in the White House. • : The president met world leaders in the Oval Office. 16. Resolute Desk • : A large, historic desk in the Oval Office used by the president. • : The president signed the new law at the Resolute Desk. 17. Flagrant • : Clearly wrong or offensive. • : The politician’s flagrant disregard for the rules caused outrage.