Thinking in English

161. Who Will be the Next Prime Minister of the UK? (English Vocabulary Lesson)

20 Jul 2022

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Support the Podcast and Join my Patreon HERE -- https://www.patreon.com/thinkinginenglish CLICK HERE TO DONATE OR SUPPORT THE PODCAST!!!! - https://thinkinginenglish.blog/donate-and-support/ Boris Johnson has resigned as prime minister of the United Kingdom, and someone new will need to replace him! But we don’t currently know who the new prime minister will be! Today, I’m going to try and explain why Johnson resigned, how the new leader will be chosen, and explain some of the vocabulary needed to talk about British politics! TRANSCRIPT - https://thinkinginenglish.blog/2022/07/20/who-will-be-the-next-prime-minister-of-the-uk/ You may also like... 160. Why is Sri Lanka in Crisis? (English Vocabulary Lesson) 159. What is the Supreme Court? (English Vocabulary Lesson) 158. What was the Great Depression? (English Vocabulary Lesson) 157. Why Do Countries Change Their Names? (English Vocabulary Lesson) INSTAGRAM - thinkinginenglishpodcast (https://www.instagram.com/thinkinginenglishpodcast/) Blog - thinkinginenglish.blog Vocabulary List Step down (phrasal v) - to leave an important job or position He has decided to step down as captain of the team Executive (n) - the part of government that is responsible for making certain that laws and decisions are put into action The Prime Minister is in charge of the British executive Scandal (n) - (an action or event that causes) a public feeling of shock and strong moral disapproval Their relationship caused a scandal in the office To grope (v) - to touch someone’s body, usually when the other person does not like it He was groped by a man at the bar Accusation (n) - a statement saying that someone has done something morally wrong, illegal, or unkind He made accusations against his former employers To handle (v) - to deal with, have responsibility for, or be in charge of I thought he handled the situation very well To nominate(v) - to officially suggest someone for an election, job, position, or honour Would you like to nominate anyone for director? Candidate (n) - a person who is competing to get a job or elected position There are three candidates standing in the election --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/thinking-english/support Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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