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!