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Slow News with Sigrid
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Sigrid brings you the news in plain, slow, simple English, with her show, "YABLA Reports." Great for beginners.

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Slow News with Sigrid - A Speech Goes Viral - Part 1

Difficulty: difficulty - Intermediate Intermediate

USA

When the U.S. Congress convened in January 2023, the gavel that had been held by the Democrats had to be handed over to the Republicans. This task fell to Hakeem Jeffries, who first gave a speech and had some fun with it, which is why we'd like to share it with you. But first a little background information.

Slow News with Sigrid - A Speech Goes Viral - Part 2

Difficulty: difficulty - Beginner Beginner

USA New York

Sigrid focuses on three topics that Hakeem Jeffries discussed in his speech, and how he had fun with words while getting his point across. She explains some of the terms you might not be familiar with and presents the first segment of the speech.

Slow News with Sigrid - A Speech Goes Viral - Part 3

Difficulty: difficulty - Intermediate Intermediate

USA New York

In the last part of Jeffries' speech, he goes through the letters of the alphabet with pairs of words (with rather opposing qualities) in order to describe some principles of the Democratic Party. The speech is affectionately known as the ABCs of Democracy.

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