9. More Vocabulary for the US Presidential Election (English Vocabulary Lesson)

<p><strong>FULL TRANSCRIPT: https://thinkinginenglish.blog/2020/10/18/more-vocabulary-for-the-us-presidential-election/</strong></p> <p><strong>Today’s episode is the second in a short series focusing on vocabulary to help you understand the US presidential election. If you haven’t already, please listen to episode 6, titled Vocabulary for the US Presidential Election</strong></p> <p><strong>Get in touch!</strong></p> <p><strong>INSTAGRAM - thinkinginenglishpodcast (https://www.instagram.com/thinkinginenglishpodcast/)</strong></p> <p><strong>Twitter - @thinkenglishpod</strong></p> <p><strong>Gmail: [email protected]</strong></p> <p><strong>Blog: thinkinginenglish.blog </strong></p> <p><strong>VOCABULARY LIST</strong></p> <p><strong>Nuance (n) - </strong> a slight difference in appearance, meaning, sound etc</p> <p><em>Linguists explore the nuances of language</em></p> <p><strong>Candidate (n) - </strong>a person who is competing to get a job or elected position</p> <p><em>There are three candidates standing in the election</em></p> <p><strong>Weakness (n) - </strong>a particular part or quality of someone or something that is not good or effective</p> <p><em>His main weakness as a worker is his inability to follow orders</em></p> <p><strong>veteran (adj) - </strong>having been involved in a particular activity for a long time</p> <p><em>She is a veteran campaigner for human rights</em></p> <p><strong>office (n) - </strong>a position of authority and responsibility in a government or other organisation</p> <p><em>The new President takes office on January 20th</em></p> <p><strong>To nominate (v) - </strong>to officially suggest someone for an election, job, position, or honour</p> <p><em>He has been nominated by the Green party as their candidate in the next election</em></p> <p><strong>To allocate (v) - </strong>to decide officially that something should be given to a particular person</p> <p><em>The primary election allocated all the delegates to Donald Trump</em></p> <p><strong>Ballot (n) -</strong> a system of secret voting</p> <p><em>Representatives were elected by ballot</em></p> <p><strong>Obligated (adj) - </strong>morally or legally forced to do something</p> <p><em>I felt obligated to speak up and defend my friend’s reputation</em></p> <p><strong>Battleground (n) - </strong>a place where an argument or competition is happening</p> <p><em>Pennsylvania and Ohio are key battlegrounds in this year’s election</em></p> <p><strong>Comprehension Questions</strong></p> <p>Q. Joe Biden was a Senator in which state?</p> <p>A. Delaware</p> <p>Q. How many electoral college votes does a Presidential candidate need to win?</p> <p>A. 270</p> <p>Q. True or False? If i vote for a Republican President and a Republican Senator, i am split ticket voting</p> <p>A. False<br> </p> --- Support this podcast: <a href="https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/thinking-english/support" rel="payment">https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/thinking-english/support</a>

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