Peace in Gaza? 25 Advanced English Vocabulary for the IELTS and TOEFL

American English With Brent

If you like learning about the current news and improving your English for the IELTS or TOEFL at the same time, this English lesson is for you. While watching a news report about the Donald Trump and Joe Biden and even Elon Musk trying to find a peace agreement with Israel and Iran, you will learn English phrasal verbs, English idioms,, and other advanced English vocabulary that can really stump English learners. 💙 OVER 100 BONUS ENGLISH LESSONS? Become a channel member. https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCakDTg9dhhAsr3WmHyJDa-g/join 📰 Get 50% off GROUND NEWS https://check.ground.news/AmericanEnglishBrent 📽️ Want to record lessons like this? I livestream with STREAMYARD: https://streamyard.com/pal/c/6287572368359424 🇹🇷 🇸🇪 👨🏼‍🦱 Want a Hair Transplant? Check out https://cabhealth.com/ Get 10% off a hair transplant Code Brent10 🎥 The Camera I Use for Outdoor Lessons: https://amzn.to/3Ca1xPJ 📹 The Other Camera I Use: https://amzn.to/3Ca1xPJ 📘 The Book I'm Currently Reading: https://amzn.to/3Atd0JU *As an Amazon affiliate, I may earn money if you click. An End to the Fighting in Gaza 1. Humanitarian aid: Help like food, water, or medicine given to people in need. The organization sent humanitarian aid to families after the earthquake. 2. Intensifying: Getting stronger or worse. : The conflict between the two countries is intensifying as fighting continues. 3. Five consecutive days: Five days in a row, without any breaks. : It rained for five consecutive days last week. 4. Extensive discussions: Long and detailed talks about something important. : The leaders had extensive discussions about how to stop the fighting. 5. Ceasefire proposal: A plan to stop fighting for some time. : The countries are reviewing a cease-fire proposal to end the violence. 6. Negotiator: A person who talks to both sides to make an agreement. : The negotiator helped the two countries agree on a peace plan. 7. Potential: Possible, but not certain. : There is potential for peace if both sides stop fighting. 8. Cease-fire: An agreement to stop fighting for a time. : The cease-fire allowed people to leave the war zone safely. 9. Diplomatic offramp: A way to solve problems through talking instead of fighting. : The negotiators are looking for a diplomatic offramp to avoid more violence. 10. Acquiesced: Agreed to something without fighting back. : They acquiesced to the cease-fire even though they wanted to keep fighting. Highways often have off ramps. 11. Relatively optimistic: Feeling somewhat hopeful about a situation. : She was relatively optimistic that the peace talks would succeed. 12. Side letter: A small extra agreement added to a bigger deal. : The leaders signed a side letter to allow more trucks with food. 13. Preempt: To do something before someone else can. : They preempted the attack by starting peace talks early. 14. Proxy of Iran: A group that acts on behalf of Iran. : The proxy of Iran was accused of starting the recent attacks. 15. Injecting himself: Becoming involved in a situation. : He is injecting himself into the peace talks to offer his help. 16. Private citizen: A person not in the government or military. : As a private citizen, she worked to help refugees. 17. SEC: The government group that regulates businesses and the stock market. : The SEC ensures companies follow the rules in trading. 18. FAA: The government group that regulates airplanes and flying. : The FAA checked the airport to make sure it was safe. 19. FCC: The government group that regulates communication like TV and radio. : The FCC stopped a TV program for breaking the rules. 20. Conflict of interest: When someone has two roles that might cause a problem. : He had a conflict of interest because he worked for both sides. 21. Unprecedented: Something that has never happened before. : The cease-fire is unprecedented because both sides rarely agree.

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