Learn English with King Charles III’s speech to the United States Congress.
In this video, I go through the speech section by section and explain the most interesting English he uses: formal expressions, advanced vocabulary, idioms, phrasal verbs, rhetorical structures, cultural references, and a few very British phrases.
This lesson covers 69 different expressions. A lot!
This lesson is best for intermediate to advanced English learners, roughly B1 to C1, who want to improve their listening comprehension and understand the kind of English used in formal speeches, politics, history, and public life.
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Expression list with timestamps:
3:14 "I would like, if I may, to take this opportunity"
4:41 "in times of (great uncertainty / conflict)"
5:05 "the length and breadth"
5:35 "sought to harm"
5:45 "foment (wider fear and discord)"
6:04 "unshakeable resolve"
6:41 "Whatever our differences, whatever disagreements we may have"
7:21 "stand united"
7:52 "salute the courage"
8:14 "daily risk their lives"
8:55 "the weight of history"
9:27 "not merely… but…"
10:16 "advance (sacred rights and freedoms)"
10:36 "cannot help but think"
11:00 "my late mother"
11:49 "was also afforded this signal honor"
13:00 "age-old tradition"
13:16 "safely returned"
13:53 "to the point that"
14:28 "draw mutual strength"
15:16 "Ours is a partnership born out of dispute"
16:27 "Drawing on these values"
18:03 "brought about"
18:42 "irreplaceable and unbreakable"
20:13 "by no means"
20:44 "A Tale of Two Georges"
21:14 "rest assured"
21:22 "rearguard action"
22:08 "just the other day"
22:49 "forge a nation"
23:41 "These roots run deep"
24:39 "subject to checks and balances"
24:58 "not least (as the foundation)"
26:06 "it is here in these very halls" (cleft sentences)
26:47 "Not by the will of one, but by the deliberation of many"
27:32 "the ills that"
28:33 "countless times"
29:01 "these turbulent times"
30:06 "stem the beating of plowshares into swords"
30:31 "I am mindful"
31:41 "soaring vision"
32:41 "on the march"
32:57 "Our shared values prevailed"
33:59 "indispensable partnership"
34:34 "build on it"
35:13 "the threats we face demand"
35:47 "following in the naval footsteps"
36:47 "a defining moment"
37:25 "stand with you now"
37:49 "in the face of (terrible loss)"
38:24 "unyielding resolve"
38:39 "her most courageous people"
40:00 "our common adversaries"
40:16 "hard-wired together"
41:31 "out of sentiment"
42:21 "unmatched (economic growth)"
43:26 "holding the promise of"
44:16 "for generations yet unborn"
45:24 "emblematic of the connection"
45:40 "from all walks of life"
46:31 "forged (a friendship)"
46:59 "risen to this calling"
48:14 "We ignore at our peril"
49:49 "clarion calls" / "inward-looking"
50:29 "carry weight and meaning"
51:16 "may little note what we say"
51:45 "selfless service"