269. UK General Election 2015 (Part 2)

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🗓️ 5 May 2015

⏱️ 64 minutes

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Welcome back to Part 2 of this episode which is all about the UK general election which is taking place in a couple of days on Thursday 7 May 2015. In this part we'll hear statements by 7 leaders from 7 of the main parties in this election, we'll consider exactly what they said, understand some of the vocabulary and key issues, and then look at the possible outcomes and predictions for the result of the election. Click here for a transcript and more information http://wp.me/p4IuUx-3GN

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0:00.0	You're listening to Luke's English podcast. For more information visit teacher Luke.co.uk.
0:07.0	UK.
0:08.0	Hello and welcome back to part two of this episode which is all about the UK general
0:15.5	election which is taking place in a couple of days on Thursday the 7th of May 2015.
0:22.3	In this part we will hear statements by seven leaders from seven of
0:27.0	the main parties in this election. We'll consider exactly what they said,
0:31.0	understand some of the vocabulary and key issues and then look at the possible
0:35.4	outcomes and predictions for the result of the election.
0:39.5	Most of what you can hear in this episode is written on teacher loop.co.
0:43.2	UK just find the page for this episode.
0:46.4	This is episode number 269 and now let's continue
0:50.6	with this whole general election themed episode of Luke's English podcast.
0:55.0	Okay now let's move on to look specifically at the party leaders and some of their statements from a live television debate.
1:07.0	So I've told you the context of this.
1:08.9	Now let's listen to what some of these leaders actually have to say.
1:12.3	On TV recently in the run up to the election
1:16.0	there have been a few live debates between the leaders of some of the main parties and
1:20.8	these debates have been fascinating.
1:23.4	It's just amazing to watch these leaders attempting to persuade the public, dealing with questions,
1:30.0	arguing with each other and so on.
1:32.0	I find it fascinating to see the way that they use language,
1:36.0	the way that they present their arguments,
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