If you like learning about the current news and improving your English for your next English conversation, this English lesson is for you. While watching a news clip about President Donald Trump finding a letter from former President Biden in the Resolute Desk, 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 🎥 The Camera I Use for Outdoor Lessons: https://amzn.to/3Ca1xPJ 📹 The Other Camera I Use: https://amzn.to/3Ca1xPJ 📘 The Book I'm Currently Reading: https://amzn.to/3Atd0JU *As an Amazon affiliate, I may earn money if you click. 1. Successor • : A person who takes over a job or position after someone else. • : Joe Biden is Donald Trump’s successor as president. 2. Pomp and Circumstance • : A lot of formal ceremony and celebration. • : The inauguration of the president is full of pomp and circumstance. 3. All-Out Blitz • : A strong and focused effort to achieve something. • : The government launched an all-out blitz to fight drug abuse. I got ready for the test with an all-out blitz study session. 4. Agenda • : A list of things to be done or goals to achieve. • : The president’s agenda includes improving fixing the economy and immigration. 5. Avalanche • : A large amount of something happening all at once. • : After the president’s speech, there was an avalanche of media coverage. 6. Executive Orders • : Official rules made by the president that have the power of law. • : The president signed several executive orders on climate change. 7. Birth-Right Citizenship • : The right to be a citizen of a country if you are born there. • : In the U.S., people born on American soil have birth-right citizenship. 8. Two Genders • : The concept that there are only two biological sexes: male and female. • : The school taught about the idea of two genders in health class. 9. Jan 6 • : Refers to the events of January 6, 2021, when rioters stormed the U.S. Capitol. • : Many people watched the news about the events of Jan 6 with shock. 10. Tariff • : A tax on goods brought into a country. • : The government placed a tariff on imported steel to protect local businesses. 11. Handed Down • : Passed from one person or generation to another. • : The Resolute Desk was handed down through several presidents. My brother is younger than me, so he often got my “hand me down” clothes. 12. Fentanyl • : A very strong and dangerous drug used to relieve pain. • : The rise in fentanyl overdoses has become a major health crisis. 13. Ban on TikTok • : A law or rule stopping the use of TikTok. • : Some states discussed a ban on TikTok because of privacy concerns. 14. Sell Off Assets • : To sell items or property, usually for financial reasons. • : The company that owns TikTok, ByteDance, needs to sell off assets to a company that is not Chinese. 15. Oval Office • : The president’s office in the White House. • : The president met world leaders in the Oval Office. 16. Resolute Desk • : A large, historic desk in the Oval Office used by the president. • : The president signed the new law at the Resolute Desk. 17. Flagrant • : Clearly wrong or offensive. • : The politician’s flagrant disregard for the rules caused outrage.