2024-11-04
20 分钟On November 5th, the United States of America will elect their next President. The two candidates this year are former President Donald Trump and current Vice President Kamala Harris. The election has been controversial and close. There have been assassination attempts against Donald Trump, the original Democratic candidate Joe Biden dropped out of the race, and the United States seems relatively politically unstable. This episode is not going to focus specifically on this year’s US election, but on the US presidential election in general. My aim is to explain how candidates are selected, the key features of US elections, and what makes them unique. Hopefully, after listening to this episode, you will be able to understand the events of this year’s election day! Transcript - https://thinkinginenglish.blog/2024/11/04/how-does-the-us-presidential-election-work-english-vocabulary-lesson/ My Links Patreon - https://www.patreon.com/thinkinginenglish TEST YOUR ENGLISH LEVEL - https://thinkinginenglish.link/placement-level-test/ Thinking in English Bonus Podcast - https://www.patreon.com/collection/10513 NEW YOUTUBE Channel!!! - https://www.youtube.com/@thinkinginenglishpodcast INSTAGRAM - thinkinginenglishpodcast (https://www.instagram.com/thinkinginenglishpodcast/) Blog - https://www.thinkinginenglish.blog Vocabulary Candidate (Noun): A person who is nominated for election to a public office. Progressive (Adjective): Favouring or promoting social reform or new, liberal ideas. Federal (Adjective): Relating to a system of government in which power is divided between a central authority and individual states. Delegate (Noun): A person sent to represent others, especially at a conference or convention. Elector (Noun): A member of the Electoral College chosen by voters to officially vote for the President and Vice President. Campaign (Noun): An organized effort by a candidate or political party to win an election. Borough by Blue Dot Sessions --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/thinking-english/support
Hello, I'm Tom Wilkinson and welcome to the Thinking in English Podcast, a podcast for intermediate to advanced level English learners.
On November 5th, the United States of America will elect their next president.
The two candidates this year are the former President Donald Trump and the current Vice President, Kamala Harris.
The election has been controversial and close.
There have been assassination attempts against Donald Trump.
The original Democratic candidate, Joe Biden, dropped out of the race and the United States seems relatively politically unstable.
This episode is not going to focus specifically on this year's U.S.
election, but on the U.S.
presidential election in general.
My aim is to explain how candidates are selected, the key features of US Elections, and what makes US elections unique.
Hopefully, after listening to this episode you will be able to understand the events of this year's US Presidential Election Day.
You can find a full transcript of this episode on Spotify, on Apple Podcasts and on my website thinkinginenglish Blog.
Here is today's vocabulary list.
Candidate Candidate A person who is nominated for election to a public office.
For example, the two candidates this year are are Donald Trump and Kamala Harris.
Progressive Progressive Favouring or promoting social reform or new liberal ideas, as in the Democratic Party is generally seen as the more progressive of the two major US parties.
Federal Relating to a system of government in which power is divided between a central authority and individual states.
For instance, the federal government oversees national issues like defense and foreign policy.
Delegate Delegate A person sent to represent others, especially at a conference or convention, as in delegates represent the state's voters at the political party's national convention.
Elector A member of the Electoral College, chosen by voters to officially vote for the president and Vice President.