
← American English With Brent27 sept. · 23 min
Did Trump Just Surrender Taiwan to Xi at the White House?
<p>Practice your English listening comprehension as we analyze recent reports on Donald Trump and Xi Jinping's private talks about Taiwan. This lesson is designed for English learners looking to understand real news coverage and expand their advanced vocabulary.✅ Book a 1 on 1 conversation with me: https://americanenglishwithbrent.as.me/You will get: Extended Conversation: More time to speak naturally and practice real-life English.Personal Feedback: Direct corrections on grammar, vocabulary, and pronunciation.Video Recording: Watch your lesson again to review your progress.Full Transcript: Get written text of our call to study new words and phrases.👍 Get Extra English Lessons. Become a Member: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCakDTg9dhhAsr3WmHyJDa-g/joinLink to the original broadcast: https://youtu.be/mlJ1KMn6KoI?si=5xZ3sneMY-QBAkOW1. What are we getting out of this?: Phrase / Question: Asking what good thing we will receive from doing a task.: When my boss asks me to work on Saturday, I think, "What are we getting out of this?"2. A takeaway: Noun: The most important thing to remember from a meeting or event.: The biggest takeaway from the doctor's visit is that I need to relax more to avoid stress.3. Summit: Noun: A big, important meeting between leaders.: The managers had a summit to talk about keeping our jobs safe this year.4. Details will be coming out: Phrase: We will learn more information soon.: The school is planning a new trip for the children, and details will be coming out next week.5. Rolling out the red carpet: Phrase / Idiom: Treating a guest very specially and nicely.: When my husband's parents visit, we clean the whole house and roll out the red carpet for them.6. Good humor: Noun: A happy and friendly mood.: Even when we worry about paying our bills, my wife is always in good humor.7. Honor their past commitments: Phrase: To do what you promised to do before.: I hope the company will honor their past commitments and give us our holiday money.8. The Rose Garden: Proper Noun: A famous garden at the US White House where the President speaks.: We watched the news and saw the President talk about world peace in the Rose Garden.9. Halt: Verb / Noun: To stop suddenly.: My fear of heights makes me halt when I try to climb the tall ladder to fix my roof.10. Fentanyl: Noun: A very strong, dangerous, and illegal medicine for pain.: Many parents worry that bad people might try to sell fentanyl to teenagers.11. Precursor: Noun: