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Trump vs Clinton: US election day

After months of campaigning, Americans are finally voting for their next president.

Language challenge

In this video, Catherine explains that Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump have attended their final rallies before US election day. What's a rally?

a) a race
b) a venue for voting
c) a large public meeting for people with the same political beliefs

The answer is below the video (no peeking!)

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The story

The 2016 presidential election campaign in the United States has ended.

Speaking at his final rally in Michigan, Donald Trump said he was offering a once-in-a-lifetime political change and would restore honesty to the US government.

In her final rally, Hillary Clinton, who's leading in the opinion polls by a few percentage points, said America needed to build bridges not walls – a reference to Mr Trump's plan for a wall along the border with Mexico.

Key words and phrases

polls
the mechanism of voting

ballot
system of secret voting

pitch
something you say to persuade people to support you or do something

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Language challenge - answer

The correct answer is c) a large public meeting for people with the same political beliefs

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