Understanding the 2016 US Elections

Good lesson

Jameso10

Thank you Adam for this useful lesson . I am hearing these words a lot these days.

W.S.A

Thank you Adam, that’s great lesson covering with current affairs. This is good strategy to taught english learner for real conversation.

Muhammad Abbas

very useful lesson! thank you.

Saesha

Well, now it’s all clearer and I can surely understand better political speeches and debates on tv….pity that I won’t vote for the next USA elections, I’m too busy here!

Canardo

I got 8 ☺

Annie

Thank you Adam. In French interest in the US presidential election, I am disappointed by the poor image of this great country. The debate is not at the level we have imagined for the USA.

beernaard

Thanks. It’s new knowledge for me. ☺

kasem.janma

Thank you so much Adam, I got 10 correct, the class is very useful, I have tried to watch the CNN nowadays and sometimes I didn’t understand these words, but now it’s clear for me. The Election in USA is different of Brazil, I’m interest in the US presidential election Thank you man, God bless you good job.

Rashake

Thank you Adam for making this useful video. I really like to learn English based on certain topic. It always make me learning many relevant expressions and vocabulary efficiently, and it boost my confidence when talking about similar topic. If it is possible, please record more video in this way. :)

Juco

Oh! those politicians! Fuck them all!

proverbial horse

i got only seven out of ten.its an embarrassing one but honestly I’m not totally knew about American’s politics. Thanks Sir Adam for letting it understandable. Now I have a little understanding about American’s politics.

Anna Ando

good lesson to learn.It make me know more about the USA and The vote in November.Thank you so much Adam

tonvip21

Thank you so much! This is awesome.

Jirachi

hi Adam could you till me the mean OF IsIs because i always have been see it on cnn

mahmoud ali kasim

Hi Mahmoud,

ISIS is the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria. Also ISIL (Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant). They are also called Daesh, which believe is an Arabic acronym.

Adam

hi again dear teacher Adam, although i could’t make good marks for test but i enjoy your lesson. see ya!

polly poohly

hi Adam i have got 100% thank you for this lesson

mahmoud ali kasim

good teacher, good lesson

christianomm

Wow, thanks Adam, nice and useful lesson relating to politics. That helped me out about U.S election.

pablovinicius

thank you so much

nataanna

Thank you for this really interesting lesson!

VALE.J

This quiz made my day. Thank you!

Alexandra Vavaeava

Thanks Adam, but I am still a little bit confused about US election rules…

John B

Many people are John :)

It’s a bit complicated, but you can see the result now.

Adam

Thank you Adam.Your lesson make me more understanding US elections.

pavanut2

That’s a great way to learn english ann more about united stades election !
Thanks a lot for teaching us !!

veronique1955

Hello Adam .
Thank you for making all that goes in present US election more understandable . Can pundit be used in conversation unrelated to politcs , speaking about an expert in whatever skill possible ?
Have a nice day

tsamp

Hi Tsamp,

Yes, we use pundits in many areas. Mostly, though, you will see this word associated with the media who have pundits in their broadcasts often.

Adam

The lesson was great!! Thank you so much!

Remacha

Although I’m not interested in politics, I would like to thank you for this lesson because I have learnt some useful vocabulary.

mohamedahmedmohamed

Thank you so much.

hayrim

Hi sir Adam, i’m having problem with pronouncing the word “Sheet”. Could You help me sir ?

SugiBlizzy

Hi SugiBlizzy,

Without hearing it, it’s a little difficult, but you can use rhymes:

The ee in sheet sounds like the ee in meet, greet, feet, sweet, etc.

Does this help?

Adam

US election is so different from Brazil, but that lesson help me to understand better about the subject.
Thanks Adam

Vitao1800

oh it was great almost i answered the question correctly .
thank you so much for great vids i enjoyed it a alot.

rosa 999

US election? I hate the system of election of America. Philosophers should manage the country. Not despicable people like Trump and Hilary and the others…

emrahbulduk

we can’t election what want to perfect person in Turkey!Only, we can use vote and pretend expect to him .İf we have chance we have intelligent presedent.This case same to the every country.

grandturks

In an ideal world, yes, but this is not that world, Emrahbulduk.

Maybe someday. :)

Adam

Thanks, Adam. It was a great lesson. It is very useful to know all of these information.

Júlio César L Sousa

Very nice!! Thanks

MonicaMelquiades

That was so nice and helpful information
Thanks Alex

nadia

Thanks Adam!!!! Good lesson!!!

Aline Matos

i did not understand the answer of the last question “be sworn in” what does it mean

Anas Nour

Hi Anas,

To be sworn in means to raise your right hand and promise to do your duty properly and in good faith. After that, the position becomes official.

Adam

thanks Adam .. Nice lesson and good quiz too.

osama9988

Wow! I got 100! Very good lesson, thanks Adam! (though I fear to do still a bit confusion with the American electoral system).

Carla Letizia

No worries Carla. Even Americans sometimes are confused by the Electoral College system ;)

Adam

Thanks Adam for this useful lesson

papens

I like this video. :P

YeiferBastidas

Hi Adam! Thanks for explaining us how the US elections works. It is a little complicated, but anyway it is interesting to know how it works.

Aleachi

Now,we know all about American election:)) thank you!

olll987

Very interesting lesson Adam! Now I can understand the political system of USA. Here, in Brazil wins the presidencial candidate who has the majority of popular votes. Thanks a lot!

celsofurtado

I almost forgot for say that I got 100%! Bye!

celsofurtado

70% :(

Patrykh

Thank you! It was interesting to find out how election works in the US. I am not an advanced student, so I found 49 new words that I haven’t known before. Thank you.

Promidor

It was very enlightening lesson on the elections in the USA

maria izabel

learnt a lot from this. thanks

Ellen Peng

Thanks a lot, Adam. Your lesson is very interesting.

minhquangbk

Very informative lesson. Thank you, Adam.
I’ve found many interesting things and new words.

Dr@g0n

So helpful! Many thanks for this great information. :)

Chloe.Lee

So Good, and so useful to me..I like to know about the politics specially about the US election..

sajjad.hf

the options of answers for tast are very funny. I have been laughing so much. God’s official party and George Orwell politics was especially good))

svetashev

I found a mistake: tast = the test or the quiz

svetashev

Thanks Svetashev :)

Adam

Hi Adam;
great lesson
I just want to ask about something confused me lately,
what is the difference between ” device ” and ” devise”?
Thanks for advance

reemabousaid

Hi Reema,

a device (noun) is a machine or tool (like a phone, laptop, etc.). To devise (verb) means to create (a plan, strategy, approach, etc.).

Hope this helps :)

Adam

what confused me that when I looked them up in the dictionary bothe of them could be verb and noun

reemabousaid

The noun will be with ce as in DEVICE and the verb will be with se as in DEVISE…………hope this helps

ibrahimckmalayamma@gmail.com

hmmm… I’m a little curious now. Which dictionary do you use?

Adam

helpful lesson thanx

uzairdanish

GOOD LESSON THX

bassem lahmadi

I undertood everything you said but I coundn´t remember any term. Nonetheless, it was a good lesson.

CART

Hi Adem,
Could you please kindly make a lesson about the usage of “get or have the the better of someone .” Thanks in advance! I highly appreciate your time and efforts. You are doing a wonderfu job.
Kind regards,
Nilofer
Nilofer

nilofer1964@hotmail.com

Hi Nilofer,

It’s a bit small for a whole lesson so here it is:

To have the better of someone means to be in a stronger position than that person, or to win a contest against that person by being more cunning or creative.

Does this help?

Adam

thank you so much

D5.57

thank’s :)

ahmedarafa

yeahh 10/10! but it was really hard. And i still dont know what is going with caucus..

Siguros12

Hi Siguros,

A caucus is an informal way of voting for a candidate. People say their choice out loud.

Adam

So, Is the electoral college the most important piece in the election?

Brenda Maggie

Hi Brenda,

Yes, it is. As you saw, Clinton won the popular vote but still lost the Presidency.

Adam

geart explain

modassir

the only one my problem is,i will not understand if i talking with native speaker because they speaking too fast

Desy Tasyani

Hi Desy,

Don’t be afraid to as them to slow down. But with time you will get better too ;)

Adam

8/10 not bad, thank’s ;)

Alessio

Great lesson

lulaggo

Great Lesson,Good guy ,Adam.

Sonice

Ada, Thanks for helping me!!!You are excellent
teacher!!

Hebbmara

Adam is my favourite

cyclops

Adam, Do a lesson in a native way of speaking.(ignoring consonant sounds and etc.) I’ve been listening to all of you for a long time, although I do not usually log in, You people have never done even a single lesson speaking as fast as native speakers usually do. For the convenience of listeners, you may make them understand what you said before.

Adam Please, Do At least one lesson

I’ll be indebted to you.

Abdul Rehman Ismail

Hi Abdul,

Actually, we have several good videos on pronunciation. Type “native” in the search box above and see what lessons are available.

As for speaking fast, we speak more naturally for the IELTS and TOEFL videos. Try those.

Adam

I’ll try again

wolfgang.a.romero

I did it. Thanks

wolfgang.a.romero

impressive lecture Adam

wizkhalid

Thanks. 100% understood.

Wasi Ahmed

yeah i got 100% though it was mind twisting.You really did a wonderful job as ever teacher.I think nobody else can explain it in such a short and nice way that you did.I learned alot thatI guess I even can run for office my self next time.Good luck to me

eichi

Good luck indeed ;)

Adam

hi!Adam a very good lesson,i learned a lot about the election in USA

Adhemar Doly

It is a really good lesson.

Thank you, Adam, for this amazing lesson and I hope to see you in a lesson soon.

kasemwalid

Thax adam very usefull

Aurehman

it was very usefull tank you very much mr adam

amirkh

I got 4 correct out of 10 :(

Pyae Hnin Sai

No problem Pyae. Just try again. It will come soon enough :)

Adam

Thanks, Adam, for useful information about american election.

JackSparrow30

a good lesson, thanks mr. ADAM

MikaelaVG

thanks

ahiab

Hi Adam. I think, this election has influence to other countries. I’ve watched last debates and I’ve read comments of american people under the video. I’m not glad, you know. 8-(

KATRIN777

You’re not alone Katrin ;). But you never know, it may be ok. Let’s hope.

Adam

cool lesson

carlvin

EXCELLENT TEACHER GOOD ADAM!!!!!!!!!!

MartinaPinto

thanks a lot

struggleForEng

10/10 Thanks, very clear lesson

Serge.T

Great Lesson! I really enjoy it.
I just want to ask you this question: I have heard that they will have another electotoral college vote on December 19th 2016. Is it true?

esdras2016

Hi Esdras,

Sort of. They make the November vote official on that day. It’s not a new vote.

Adam

I always wanted to know how elections work. thank you so much that was really helpful.

sajadmetlo

thanks Mr.Adam i benefited alot of words, which i didn’t know before but i still don’t understand very well the word caucus and electoral college. if you can help me to know that words i would appreciate sir.

izze

Hi izze!

As far as I have understood, “caucus” is a kind of discussion to chose the candidate of each party. “Electoral college” is a group of people, elected by the American population, who will vote in one of the candidates. In the USA the election is indirect.

I hope it helps!

Eduardo França

Thanks everybody :)

I’m glad this video helped.

Adam

Tks Adam, great lesson

Eduardo Veiga

Hi Adam!

Thanks so much for the video, because it helps a lot to understand the American electoral system (which is quite complicate, I confess).

In Brazil the election is direct, so that we have no electoral college any longer. Our elections are electronic too. Then, we use a kind of vote machine, and not ballot box, like most countries. It’s very practical and safe (at least, they tell us so).

See you in the next video. Bye for now!

Eduardo França

Hello, Eduardo França
Could you leave your e-mails address, i want to practice english with you.

liaogx

Thank you Adam, that’s a very good lesson!
感谢Adam老师，讲得非常好！

liaogx

I got 100 thank you adam ,It was agood lesson

Rawaa sh alyasiri

I don’t like politics but thanks for this brief lecture

Worawitoo

Hey Adam! Amazing and usefull lesson! I have one question…how these “electors” of wich state are chosen? I thought wich state has a number of delegates (according with its size) wich votes at the election day, and these votes would decide who would become president.

thebluegangsta

Hi BlueGangsta (like the name ;)),

As far as I understand, they are elected at each state’s party convention, and when the general election is held, the state that won the most votes sends its electors to the Electoral College to make it formal.

Adam

hey adam thank you for this video it was really informative. But i want to know if there is a chance to have a question in ielts speaking or writing about THE US elections ??

ouiame

Hi Ouiame,

No, they will not bring politics into the interview. That would only lead to problems. The topics will be general and such that anybody should be able to answer them.

Adam

Thank you for a great lesson, Adam.

Could you explain the difference between nominee and candidate again please? because, in the Oscars, nominees compete to each other right? Which circumstances do we use Candidate or nominee? Candidate for two people and nominee for more than two?

akkapulu

Hi Akkapulu,

A candidate is anyone who has a change to achieve something (for example, if you study for a PhD. you are considered a candidate until you complete the degree.) A nominee is a person who others have chosen to be a candidate. In the Oscars, the nominees (people chosen to try to win) cannot be candidates because it is not up to them to win or not.

Does this help?

Adam

Thanks Adam, This is a very useful lesson.

frankleon

Well done

Abdulwahid Shabaa

Thanks a lot for a wonderful lesson ……

ibrahimckmalayamma@gmail.com

Wow, I got 8 out of 10! I thought it would be worse. Thanks, Adam! :D

Maitê dos Santos Pimentel

Which is the tea party?

manuel.mar

The “Tea Party” is not an official party—it is a movement within the Republican party.

engVid Moderator

thank you alot

spider

Thank you Adam.
I use some of your videos for my classes.
We are in the middle of an interesting project and we would like you to pay us a visit sometime next year.
We are located in Monterrey, Mexico.
Regards,

manuel.mar

Excellent Lesson! Greetings from Ecuador Dear Adam!

Xavier90

Good day Adam! Firstly, forgive me for my bad English. Secondly, I have a question for you. You told “California….has an equal share relative to like Idaho” ???? But Wikipedia is written what California – 55 electoral vote, Idaho – 4. Where are the equal share? Answer me, please/

KOZUBSKYI

good and uptodate lesson ! Thank you.

Soei

WHAT HAS HAPPENED IN YOU WEBSITE ? THIS IS AN EDUCTIONAL SITE NOT MORE , ISN’T IT ??!!

Soei

We have lessons on all kinds of topics—cultural differences, travel, English-language news, etc.

engVid Moderator

Sorry ! I’m talking about the picture of flag and the sign of being teacher , not more .

Soei

!!!!! It shows that you have gotten my mean !!

Soei

hello could u guide me?
i want to learn my son to speak english

Mohsen Sheikhmordi

I LIKE THE PICTURE OF MY FLAG NEAR MY OWN PHOTO ! IS IT STRANGE ?!

Soei

Hello Mr. Sheikhmoradi . Although you look younger than me It doesn’ t show that I know more than you ! Since you yourself are a teacher know that speaking in real life and real situation is one of the best ways to learn english , both for children and adults . Best regarda

Soei

Thank you .

Soei

Hi Adam,
Your lessons were very usefull for understanding so thank you for all. I am going to follow your all lessons.

Onur Yener

Thanks Adam for a great lesson!

mameawww

You say you see every thing . But a lot of things happen and you don’t notice !

Soei

Hi, Adam! I like your style. That lesson is very useful, I enjoyed it much. I have got 100%. In fact; politics is everywhere, I love it.

Aly Sharaf Ad Din

Hi Adam, this is the first lesson I take in this year, once again thanks for your valuable class, greetings for you from Venezuela my friend

Arnasa

i like this website so much.

sun2017

Thanks for this lesson, Adam!

In one more election the popular vote was different from the electoral college vote.

Fabio Cicerre

Thank you good lesson, Adm!!

Sungwook Kim

I am a Taiwanese English teacher.
(我是一個台灣的英文老師)

The reason why my English is so good in comparsion with most of my fellow Taiwanese is that I have been constantly learning and practicing English.
(我英文能力之所以比其他台灣大多數同胞來得強是因為我不間斷地學習與練習英文)

Hopefully the average Emglish ability level for Taiwanese can improve a lot in the very near future.
(希望台灣的平均英語實力能在不久的將來大大地進步)

I have finished watching this video completely.
(我已經完整地看完了這個影片)

This video is awesome！！！！
(這個影片棒呆了！！！)

It is bloody useful！！
(真是夭壽實用！！！)

Big thanks to the teacher and all the fellow students around the world.
(大大地感謝老師與所有其他國籍的學生)

Ray Hsu

i dont mean to be rude but you speak way to much about america like you all were americans and no canadians, in this subject if you were going to talk about election i have would prefer if you speak about the different election systems in the UK, Canada, Australia, New zealen (i dont know how to write this country) and the USA, and other english speaking countries but not just the USA. Anyway thanks for the lesson.

leoxvell

That’s a great idea! I’ve added it to the list of requests, and we’ll see who wants to do a lesson on it.

engVid Moderator

100 , very good video

Benaiad

I got 9 correct :) Excellent Lesson!

KonstansFaust

Very helpful, thank you !

alicechoi

you are a real teacher. thanks

ygke

thanks

sodojsa

Mr Adam think you very much for you efforts,i like just to communicate english good what is the best way to take for speaking well?i try to speak stip by stip or find other person and communicate with him is also impossible for me.

taouil

At first, i want to talk thanks a lot. I am myanmar. So i cant talk english language. This is my weak point. I am very sadly . Can u teach to me? If u teach to me, i am so happier in the world.

zinwaiaye

This is the first time that I watch your class and guess what? I love it! The theme is very interesting I like to talk about politics. Good very good!

MARIA APARECIDA S. COSTA

thankss

sodojsa

Thank you Adam

Tyrion

This lesson is very interesting. I got 10 correct out of 10.It’s my first time to reach this score.I’m glad.I really liked the role of the spin doctor. They might be very creative persons.

Gaga-intelligent

good lesson

Alex-1956

it was great

Sayed Behzad

I learned a lot of from this lesson.Thank you Adam

Peter

Nice stuff, thanks a lot Adam, as usual pretty straighforward and clear explanation.

Luis.Hinojos

thank you so much

TOUFIK269

it’s big deal .thanks ..
I’d like a lesson about elections in Africa .please i’m student in political science .i need to learn a new political vocabulary .you probably know it’s big defference between elections in Africa and elections in America ……..Touik from Algeria

TOUFIK269

The teacher is a Democrat suporter. He’s wearing blue.

Calebe

I got full score! ? :D
Thanks a lot,Mr.Adam
New Year’s greetings from Kazakhstan 01 Jan2o22

Jannyl

1.Republican Party is sometimes called GOP(Grand Old Party)
2 If you watch the news, you will often see _____________ sharing their opinions and discussing political issues. (pundits)
3 Adam: Do you know which candidate is in the lead?
Jade: No, I haven’t checked the latest _________. (poll)
4An incumbent is a person who _________________.
(is in office currently)
5Lobbyists try to: (influence politicians to make or change laws)
6 A presidential candidate can win the popular vote (get the majority of votes in the country) and still lose the presidency.
true
He/she must win the Electoral College.
7 An organized effort to reach a goal, such as becoming the POTUS (President of the United States), is called _______________.(campaign)
8A president in the United States can serve up to 3 terms of 4 years each, for a maximum of 12 years.
false
A president can only serve a maximum of 2 terms of 4 years each, for a total of 8 years.
9 To turn a bad story into a good story, you need to hire a good _______________.(spin doctor)
10When a new president is elected he/she will __________________.
become a super delegate
(be sworn in)

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