How to Talk about the US Presidential Election in English | Go Natural English

Hello Naturals, how are you? I'm Gabby your English

teacher coming to you from the Oval Office for a special

lesson today to help you

to talk about your opinion about politics and also

to ask others about their opinions

so that we can share, we can connect, we can ask each other

and communicate about what our opinions

are in a respectful, fun way. So that's what we're all about

here at Go Natural English is being able to connect and communicate and express ourselves

clearly. So in this lesson we're going to learn about

some structures that we can use to help do that.

So if you're interested in improving your English fluency

and learning about the grammar structures that you need in

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I hope to see you inside and to be able to be your teacher there.

Now in today's free lesson we're going to take a look

at how to ask people their opinion about politics

in a good way. So before you even

begin talking about politics I would highly

recommend that you ease into the topic

by asking your conversation partner

first, "Is it OK if I ask you

about politics?" Why? Because

politics, like money and religion

and a few other hot topics are not

something that we take lightly. They're not questions that you ask

about with just anyone. You need to feel comfortable with the person

you're speaking with, at least this is how I feel

in American culture speaking in English. So first

ask, "Is it OK if I ask you about

politics?" Now here are some different questions

and structures that you could start your conversation with after

your partner says, "Yes of course, I would love to talk about

politics!" So, "What do you think about

... (fill in the blank)?" For example

"What do you think about the Presidential Election?"

"What do you think about the candidates?" And if you're curious

about vocabulary and pronunciation like Presidential

Election, or candidates, I made another video lesson about

that. I'll link to it right here

if you're curious. OK, next another question.

"What do you think about the upcoming election?"

Or, "Which candidate do you support?"

Or, "Which party do you support?"

"For whom will you vote?" For whom will you vote

is very grammatically correct but most people when they're

speaking naturally, native speakers will say,

"Who are you going to vote for?"

Who are you going to vote for. Yes, it's

Ok. It may not be the best, grammatically correct

structure having the preposition at the end of a sentence, but this is

how people speak, so it's OK. Relax.

Those are some questions. Now, how do we answer? You could

answer with "I think..." Or, "In my opinion..."

Or, if you would like to sound more

formal, don't use "I." You could use a word like

"it's." For example,

"It's much better to vote for..."

Fill in the blank for yourself. Or

"It's important to vote for..."

Or, "It's

better if..." OK, also

this is a great time to use, "I prefer" or "I'd rather."

Now I made another video lesson about that which I'll link to right

here if you want to check that out. "I prefer...''

and then you can say the candidate's name. Or, "I prefer not

to say." Is a great way to avoid sharing your opinion.

"I'd rather vote

for..." the person who you'd rather vote for. Or

"I'd rather talk about something else besides politics."

If you'd rather avoid the topic completely.

So I hope that these phrases are helpful for you to

ask about and to answer questions about politics.

I wish you a very happy

Election Season and I hope that you enjoyed

this episode. If you did you can share it with your friends so that

you can express yourselves clearly and connect

and communicate with each other. That's what we're all about here at Go Natural English.

So thanks for watching and I'll see you again soon, hopefully

inside a premium Go Natural English course so I can be your English

teacher there. Bye for now!