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midterm · agenda

· 0:37 · With Emma

Learn “midterm”, “agenda” in slow English. From: US midterm elections put control of Congress in play.

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Vocabulary in this episode
bulletin

You’ll hear useful words from the bulletin about U.S. midterm elections.

A bulletin is a short news report or update.

midterm election

For example: The country held a midterm election halfway through the president’s term.

This is an election held halfway through a president’s time in office.

agenda

You heard “agenda” in the news.

Agenda is the word being explained.

agenda

For example: She wrote an agenda for the team meeting.

An agenda is a list of things planned for a meeting.

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