17,000,000 Americans Have Already Voted for President: 30 English Idioms for the IELTS and TOEFL

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If you like learning about the current news and improving your English for the IELTS or TOEFL at the same time, this English lesson is for you. While watching a news story about how many Americans are already voting for president, 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 1. Cast : To officially place your vote in an election. : Many Americans have already cast their votes through early voting. 2. Ballot : A form or piece of paper used to record a vote. : Voters use a ballot to choose their preferred candidate in the election. 3. Shattering records : To break previous achievements or numbers by a large amount. : Early voting this year is shattering records across many states. 4. Sneeze : The sudden expulsion of air from the nose and mouth, usually due to irritation in the nasal passage. : It’s important to cover your mouth when you sneeze at a polling station. 5. So far : Up to the present moment. : So far, more than a million people have voted early in Georgia. 6. Aqui : The Spanish word for “here.” : Many Spanish-speaking voters ask, “¿Dónde puedo votar aquí?” meaning “Where can I vote here?” 7. Southern : Referring to the southern part of a country or region. : States in the southern U.S. like Georgia and North Carolina are seeing high early voting turnout. 8. High turnout : A large number of people participating in an event, like voting. : Election officials are reporting a high turnout of early voters. 9. In person : Doing something physically present at a location; not virtually. : Many voters prefer to cast their ballots in person on Election Day. 10. Early voting : Voting before the official Election Day. : Early voting has allowed millions to cast their ballots before Election Day. 11. Absentee : A way of voting where you send your ballot by mail because you can’t be there in person. : Many voters use absentee ballots when they can’t make it to the polls on Election Day. 12. Critical swing state : A state that is very important in deciding the outcome of an election because it can vote either way. : Pennsylvania is considered a critical swing state in the election. 13. Pennsylvania : A U.S. state that often plays a key role in presidential elections. : Pennsylvania has already seen over a million early ballots cast. 14. As expected : Something that happens the way people thought it would. : As expected, more Democrats are voting early this year. 15. Encouraged : To be motivated or advised to do something. : Voters are encouraged to participate in early voting to avoid long lines on Election Day. 16. Sow doubt : To create uncertainty or mistrust in something; you make people not believe it. : Some politicians sow doubt in the election process by questioning mail-in voting. 17. Sow : A female pig, unrelated to voting. : Farmers raise sows for breeding purposes. 18. GOP : Another name for the Republican Party, The Grand Old Party : The GOP has been promoting early voting this election cycle. 19. Public reaction : The way people respond to news or events. : The public reaction to early voting numbers has been very positive. 20. Judgment : to make decisions or form opinions. : It’s too early to make a judgment about how early voting will affect the outcome. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/usbrent/support

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