Hi guys! I’m Charlene from BBC Learning English. It’s just been announced that United
States President Trump and the North Korean leader Kim Jong-un are going to meet face-to-face.
The meeting is due to happen in the next few weeks and if it goes ahead, it will
be the first ever meeting between the leaders of the two countries. Everybody’s talking
about it, and I’m asking three questions to find out the actual words people are saying.
Question one. Are you surprised that these two leaders are going to meet?
Yes, definitely. I’m surprised that they’ve agreed to meet.
No, I’m not surprised about that because they are leaders, so they have to meet, like, it
has to be done, I think – I guess.
Yeah, I am quite surprised, yeah, I didn’t think it would happen.
Where do you think the meeting should happen?
I think maybe in Europe, because it’s in the middle of these two countries.
I think it should take place somewhere neutral, possibly in Seoul in South Korea.
Maybe on a neutral territory, maybe even UK, yeah neutral, definitely; not the States,
and not North or even South Korea.
What do you think the outcome of this meeting will be?
I think it’s difficult to say what the outcome will be, with the two personalities involved.
I don’t think anything will be decided. Neither of them listen – they just talk.
Hopefully, they’ll come together over the next few years, few decades… so generally
a bit of reconciliation between the two countries.
So there you go: Everybody’s talking about #TrumpKim and now you can too! There’s a quick recap
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States President Trump and the North Korean leader Kim Jong-un are going to meet face-to-face.
The meeting is due to happen in the next few weeks and if it goes ahead, it will
be the first ever meeting between the leaders of the two countries. Everybody’s talking
about it, and I’m asking three questions to find out the actual words people are saying.
Question one. Are you surprised that these two leaders are going to meet?
Yes, definitely. I’m surprised that they’ve agreed to meet.
No, I’m not surprised about that because they are leaders, so they have to meet, like, it
has to be done, I think – I guess.
Yeah, I am quite surprised, yeah, I didn’t think it would happen.
Where do you think the meeting should happen?
I think maybe in Europe, because it’s in the middle of these two countries.
I think it should take place somewhere neutral, possibly in Seoul in South Korea.
Maybe on a neutral territory, maybe even UK, yeah neutral, definitely; not the States,
and not North or even South Korea.
What do you think the outcome of this meeting will be?
I think it’s difficult to say what the outcome will be, with the two personalities involved.
I don’t think anything will be decided. Neither of them listen – they just talk.
Hopefully, they’ll come together over the next few years, few decades… so generally
a bit of reconciliation between the two countries.
So there you go: Everybody’s talking about #TrumpKim and now you can too! There’s a quick recap
coming up in just a second – but don’t forget you can find out lots more about this topic at BBC
Learning English dot com, or, find us on and you can also find us on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram
and YouTube – and get talking! See you next time!
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