Name: Real-Life English Podcasts | Upper-Intermediate | Episode 008 Live from Washington
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Welcome back to another great lesson here with English Pod.

And today we're bringing you an upper-intermediate lesson.

A special lesson about the new president.

The new president-elect, President Obama.

So today we're bringing you something that you might see at his inaugural address.

So, Marco, can you explain this word "inaugural address"?

The inaugural address is the first speech the president gives at the ceremony when he is officially president.

So let's take a look at some other words that we're going to find in the dialogue today in vocabulary preview.

On vocabulary preview today, we have two words.

We'll see this word in its past tense in the dialogue, right?

So to swear someone in is to officially give that person a very important position, usually in government.

And oath goes hand in hand with swear in, right?

When you swear someone in, they make an oath, a promise, right?

An official promise to carry out the duties of that job.

So they promise that they will do their job.

So now let's listen to our dialogue for a first time.

Well, we're actually watching a news reporter on TV.

She's in Washington, and she's going to tell us all about what's happening.

This is Madeleine Wright for BCC News, reporting live from Washington, DC, where very shortly the new president will deliver his inaugural address.

Just moments ago, the president was sworn into office following the United States Constitution.

The president swore an oath to faithfully execute the office of the presidency.

And what exactly is going on now, Madeleine?

Well, Tom, true to American tradition, the band has just played "Hail to the Chief," and the president has been honored with a 21-gun salute.

Now we're waiting for the president to take the stage and deliver his speech.

Tom, it's like the who's who of the political world here on Capitol Hill, with dignitaries representing several different countries.

What's the mood on the ground like, Madeleine?

I've never seen a larger crowd here on Capitol Hill.

The audience is shouting, crying, and embracing each other.

On this, a most historic day, you can feel the hope and the excitement in the air.

The 20th of January will go down in history as the oh, Tom, it looks like the president is about to begin.

My fellow Americans, I stand before you today.

Okay, some technical problems at the inaugural address.

Yeah, I certainly hope this doesn't happen.

Well, if it does, you heard it first at English Pod.

Okay, let's take a look at language takeaway.

On language takeaway today, we're bringing you four words.

We've got three examples that will show the meaning of this word.

Who's going to deliver the welcome speech?

I've been asked to deliver a presentation on the findings of our research project.

Rosen is delivering a lecture on macroeconomics.

So you wouldn't say "say a speech," you would say "deliver a speech." Exactly.

Okay, our second word for language takeaway, the who's who.

The who's who is the important people in a particular field, right?

So, for example, there was a party last night,

and the who's who of the film industry was there.

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Real-Life English Podcasts | Upper-Intermediate | Episode 008 Live from Washington

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