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Trump and Xi to meet to discuss AI and trade | BBC Learning English from the News
Build advanced news-listening vocabulary around summits, trade tariffs, truces, and international negotiations.
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Listen with a purpose
Notice the useful language in “Trump and Xi to meet to discuss AI and trade | BBC Learning English from the News”.
Learn news vocabulary
Pay attention when the speakers define “truce” and explain “loom large.”
Summarize carefully
Notice how the report separates confirmed events from possible disagreements.
Cultural note
The context makes the phrase land.
News English often compresses complex events into short headlines. Words such as “truce,” “tariffs,” and “loom large” carry context that the full report then explains.
Try it
Practice the situation.
Summarize a business or international news story. State the main meeting, the points of agreement, and the issues that remain difficult. Say your response aloud before checking the examples below.
“The leaders are meeting to seek trade stability, but tariffs and other disagreements loom large.”
Expression cards · 10 from the transcript
These cards were extracted from the transcript and grouped by the kind of language learners can practice.
Showing 10 of 10 cards.
Learning English from the News
A format that teaches vocabulary through a current news story.
Example sentence
“this is Learning English from the News, our podcast about the news headlines.”
Meet in a summit
Meet at a high-level gathering to discuss important issues.
Example sentence
“will meet in a summit at the white House this week.”
Trade tariffs
Taxes placed on goods traded between countries.
Example sentence
“A truce between the two countries on trade tariffs”
Truce
An agreement to stop arguing or fighting for a period of time.
Example sentence
“A truce between the two countries on trade tariffs”
Alongside trade
In addition to trade or at the same time as trade issues.
Example sentence
“Alongside trade, there are other potential disagreements”
Loom large
Seem very important, threatening, or difficult to ignore.
Example sentence
“but AI, tariffs and Iran loom large.”
Seek trade stability
Try to create a more predictable and steady trading relationship.
Example sentence
“Trump, Xi seek trade stability and deals,”
The main idea
The most important point in a lesson or conversation.
Example sentence
“The main idea of this lesson is how people communicate in work & business situations.”
In other words
A phrase used to explain the same idea more simply.
Example sentence
“In other words, the speaker is showing a natural way to handle this situation.”
For example
A phrase used to introduce a specific supporting detail.
Example sentence
“For example, you can use this phrase when talking about work & business.”
Check your understanding
What does “Learning English from the News” communicate?
RTB commentary
Listen for the vocabulary used to summarize a developing news story. Notice how the presenters define difficult words immediately and connect the headline to the larger context.