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.

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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.