Close menu

Learning English from the News

Upper intermediate level

Donald Trump wins US election

Episode 241106 / 06 Nov 2024

(Photo Eva Marie Uzcategui/Bloomberg via Getty Images)
______________________________________________________________________________________________________

Download a free worksheet!

______________________________________________________________________________________________________

The story

Donald Trump has won the US presidential election against current Vice-President Kamala Harris. Many experts expected this election to be one of the closest in recent history. Trump has become the first US president in over 130 years to have a gap between his two presidencies. During the campaign, Trump survived two assassination attempts. World leaders have started congratulating Trump on his victory.

News headlines

Donald Trump declares 'magnificent victory' in speech to jubilant supporters
BBC News

Donald Trump closes in on US election victory
Politico

US votes as polls show Harris and Trump neck and neck
Financial Times

Key words and phrases

jubilant
extremely happy because of success

  • The university is full of jubilant students who have passed their exams.

close in on
get close to victory

  • Watch as the police close in on the gang members.

neck and neck
equal or very close in a race

  • They’re both so fast. They're neck and neck. Who's going to win?

Next

Try this episode of News Review about the destruction of the Amazon rainforest.

Learn more English vocabulary from the news with our News Review archive.

Learning English from the News ล่าสุด

ดาวน์โหลดเพื่อทบทวนบทเรียน

ดาวน์โหลดไฟล์พีดีเอฟ
ดาวน์โหลดไฟล์เสียง

พ็อดแคสท์

Learning English from the News