This podcast teaches vocabulary for voting, elections, government, and politics, focusing on UK politics. It also discusses the Houses of Parliament, the role of the cabinet, the British Queen's role, corruption in elections, frustration with politics, and promotes Luke's English Podcast and another podcast.
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Voting is crucial and has potential benefits such as raising the podcast's profile and allowing for future expansion.
The podcast briefly discusses political vocabulary related to voting and elections, as well as the structure of the UK parliament and the roles of the House of Commons and the House of Lords.
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Podcast Introduction and Promotion
The podcast episode begins with an introduction by Charlotte Casaragi, in partnership with the House of Chanel, highlighting the Le Rencontre podcast that focuses on the birth of a female writer. There is also a mention of Luke's English podcast and the request for votes in an awards competition held by Macmillan Dictionaries.
The Importance of Voting
The podcast episode emphasizes the importance of voting and asks listeners to vote for Luke's English podcast in the competition. It mentions the significance of winning the competition and the potential benefits it could bring, such as raising the profile of the podcast and allowing for future expansion.
Exploring Political Vocabulary
The podcast episode briefly touches on political vocabulary related to voting and elections. It mentions terms such as vote, elect, cast a vote, polling booth, ballot box, constituencies, and swing. It also briefly discusses the structure of the UK parliament and the roles of the House of Commons and the House of Lords.
Monty Python Sketch: Election Night Special
Towards the end of the episode, a Monty Python sketch titled 'Election Night Special' is played. The sketch satirizes election coverage and features humorous results from fictional constituencies, including the victory of the Silly Party.
In this episode I teach you lots of vocabulary for talking about voting, elections, government and politics. This episode contains some seriously useful and important terms about politics and the way the government runs here in the UK. CLICK HERE TO READ ALL THE VOCABULARY ITEMS IN THIS EPISODE AND FOR A TRANSCRIPT TO THE COMEDY SKETCH http://teacherluke.wordpress.com/2012/01/30/voting-elections-politics-government/