NEWS & EVENTS
THE US CONGRESS HAS HAD A GREAT FALL
Humpty Dumpty sat on a wall Humpty Dumpty had a great fall… Members of Congress were counting electoral votes on Wednesday, January 6th, when Donald Trump loyalists stormed and occupied […]
ELECTIONS
POLITICS & POLITICIANS
THE NIGHTMARE IS … BEGINNING?
at last [ət] [lɑːst] наконец finally [‘faɪn(ə)lɪ] в конце концов nightmare [‘naɪtmeə] кошмар, страшный сон; ужас
VOCABULARY BUILD UP
WORD OF THE DAY: to SUE – ПОДАВАТЬ В СУД
Donald Trump is suing us for voting for Biden. FILL IN THE BLANKS Donald Trump is us forBiden. sue [s(j)uː] v. подавать в суд: to sue somebody for doing something vote [vəut] v. голосовать
VOCABULARY BUILD UP
WORD OF THE DAY: FRAUD
Every election season in the US, some critics say that there has been voter fraud, and it will threaten the legitimacy of American democracy. Critics say these claims are not backed up by any evidence. […]
NEWS & EVENTS
WORD OF THE DAY: A CLOSE RACE
The US election hangs in the balance. It is an extremely close race. Millions of votes have not been counted yet. And no candidate can claim victory as yet. But Donald Trump has already declared […]
NEWS & EVENTS
BIDEN THINKS HE IS RUNNING AGAINST GEORGE BUSH
“Today, Joe Biden thought he was running against George Bush… for real.” With eight days till Election Day, Joe Biden cannot remember who he’s running against. Joe and Jill Biden were speaking to young voters […]
NEWS & EVENTS
WORD OF THE DAY: SWING STATES – КОЛЕБЛЮЩИЕСЯ ШТАТЫ
Swing states in the United States’ 2020 general elections are Arizona, Florida, Michigan, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, and Wisconsin. Sometimes, Georgia and Ohio are also included. VOCABULARY affect [ə’fekt] v. оказывать воздействие among [ə’mʌŋ] среди, из […]
VOCABULARY BUILD UP
WORD OF THE DAY: SYSTEMIC RACISM
The second and final 2020 presidential debate was more civilized than the first one. And it was a debate. Several important issues were touched upon, racism in the USA was one of them. This may […]
VOCABULARY BUILD UP
WORD OF THE DAY: REALITY SHOW
reality show [rɪ’ælətɪ ‘ʃəu] реалити-шоу (телепрограмма, героями которой становятся обычные люди; их эмоции и поведение не определены сценарием, а диктуются развитием событий) Если речь диктора показалась слишком быстрой, послушайте тот же отрывок с паузами. Задача […]
VOCABULARY BUILD UP
WORD OF THE DAY: TRAIL
Trump trails Biden in national polls. With two weeks until voting ends, the polls show Donald Trump is trailing behind Joe Biden. Трамп уступает Байдену в национальных опросах. До окончания голосования на выборах президента США […]