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On Wednesday, September 10th, Charlie Kirk was murdered in broad daylight.
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He was a prominent right-wing political figure in the US and had just started a new campus tour.
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His first stop was at Utah Valley University in Orem.
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He left behind a wife and two children.
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Immediately after his assassination, the hunt for his killer began.
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Now, authorities have identified a suspect.
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This is how he was caught.
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If you read this, you are gay, L-M-A-O.
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Capital O-W-O, what's this question mark?
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For an initial mapping of the video, check out Hov's video.
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Link is in the description.
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Kirk got into politics really young and started Turning Point USA when he was just 18.
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The organization is committed to promoting right-wing views in schools and universities.
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Kirk reached millions through social media and his podcast.
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He toured colleges to debate students and had become a close Trump ally.
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He is said to have played an important role in Trump's re-election.
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Phone footage from the event shows the likely shooter on a roof about 430 feet or 130 meters away from Kirk's tent.
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He seems to be in a prone position.
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Kirk is engaging in a discussion with a student.
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How many mass shooters have there been in America over the last 10 years?
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Before the student can respond, the shooter fires a single shot.
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is hit in the neck and rushed to Timpanogos Regional Hospital immediately after.
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In footage from the event, a person dressed in black can be seen sprinting off the same roof after a shot was fired.
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According to authorities, he ran back here and jumped down here.
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Shortly after, the authorities release photos of the suspect and a video, where he can be seen climbing off the roof and running off into the surrounding neighborhood.
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The FBI offers a $100,000 reward for leads.
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At this point a manhunt of tremendous scale is unfolding.
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Heavily armed officers are at the scene.
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Authorities confirm that they found a high powered bolt action rifle in a wooded area.
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Increasingly, the FBI is under pressure.
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Two suspects are brought into custody but released shortly after.
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24 hours pass and no one has been caught.
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Meanwhile, the suspect Tyler Robinson seems to have told a family member that he shot Kirk.
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The family member is believed to be Robinson's father, a veteran law enforcement officer.
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Robinson grew up in Washington, Utah, about three hours away from the university.
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The father reportedly told a family friend, who in turn informed the authorities.
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Robinson turned himself in late Thursday evening in St. George, about 250 miles or 400 kilometers from Utah Valley University.
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Robinson's roommate reportedly showed discord messages to investigators.
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According to CNN, the messages included Robinson stating a need to retrieve a rifle from a drop point, leaving the rifle in a bush, visually watching the area where a rifle was left,
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Reference to having left the rifle wrapped in a towel, reference to engraving bullets and the rifle being unique, mention of Robinson changing outfits.
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Trump makes the capture public on Fox and Friends.
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Looking real good, they have the person that they wanted.
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Next, Utah's governor steps in front of cameras Friday morning.
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Good morning ladies and gentlemen, we got him.
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Investigators interviewed a family member of Robinson who stated that Robinson had become more political in recent years.
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The family member referenced a recent incident in
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which Robinson came to dinner prior to September 10th
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and in the conversation with another family member Robinson mentioned Charlie Kirk was coming to UVU.
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They talked about why they didn't like him and the viewpoints that he had.
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The family member also stated Kirk was full of hate and spreading hate.
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Robinson is said to have engraved phrases such as hey fascist, catch and Bella Chow on cartridges found with his rifle.
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De La Chao is most likely a reference to the Italian World War II anti-fascist anthem.
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On the Hey Fascist catch, symbols are engraved as such, likely a reference to a controller sequence that releases a bomb in the game Helldivers.
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In addition, Inscriptions on a fire casing read, Notices Bulge's, capital O-W-O, what's this question mark?
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Notices Bulge, O-W-O, what's this, is a trolling meme.
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On a fourth bullet, according to Cox, it said, If you read this, you are gay, LMAO.
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Amid such a heated political atmosphere, this press conference is bound to reverberate across the U.S.
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In a statement prior to the capture of Robinson, President Trump had blamed the rhetoric of the radical left for violence such as this shooting.
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For years, those on the radical left have compared wonderful Americans like Charlie to Nazis
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and the world's worst mass murderers and criminals.
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This kind of rhetoric is directly responsible for the terrorism that we're seeing in our country today,
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and it must stop right now.
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Cox, on the other hand, said this.
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We can return violence with violence.
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We can return hate with hate.
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And that's the problem with political violence is it metastasizes because we can always point the finger at the other side.
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And at some point we have to find an off-ramp or it's going to get much, much worse.
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The allegations against Robinson have not yet been proven before a court.
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Vocabulario y notas de pronunciación para esta lección
Esta lección de conversación de nivel B2 se basa en el vídeo “The Hunt for the Charlie Kirk Shooter”. Las palabras que más se repiten: Robinson, Kirk, rifle, member, authorities. Este vídeo tiene 75 frases y 971 palabras para practicar shadowing. La parte hablada dura 5:35. El hablante habla a un ritmo natural de unas 174 palabras por minuto, cercano a una conversación cotidiana. Solo el 77 % de las palabras está entre las 3.000 más comunes del inglés, por lo que el vocabulario es exigente.
Vocabulario clave de este vídeo
Las 15 palabras más avanzadas del vídeo, con su pronunciación y significado:
| Palabra | Pronunciación | Significado |
|---|---|---|
| rifle sustantivo | /ˈɹaɪfəl/ | fusil, rifle |
| fascist sustantivo | /ˈfæʃɪst/ | fascista |
| shooter sustantivo | /ˈʃuːtəː/ | tirador, tiradora |
| engrave verbo | /ɪnˈɡɹeɪv/ | grabar, burilar |
| fern sustantivo | /fɜːn/ | helecho, shapumba |
| superluminal adjetivo | superlumínico | |
| render verbo | /ˈɹɛn.dɚ/ | volver, dejar |
| investigator sustantivo | /ɪnˈvɛs.tɪˌɡeɪ̯.təː/ | investigador, investigadora |
| reportedly adverbio | /ɹɪˈpɔːtɪdli/ | supuestamente, reportadamente |
| blender sustantivo | /ˈblɛn.dɚ/ | licuadora |
| discord sustantivo | /ˈdɪskɔɹd/ | discordia, desencuentro |
| engraving sustantivo | grabado, grabadura | |
| manhunt sustantivo | /ˈmænˌhʌnt/ | persecución, cacería |
| metastasize verbo | /məˈtæstəˌsaɪz/ | metastatizar, metastizar |
| reverberate verbo | /ɹəˈvɜɹbəˌɹeɪt/ | reverberar |
Phrasal verbs que vas a escuchar
| Palabra | Significado |
|---|---|
| check out verbo | investigar, chequear |
| sign up verbo | inscribir, alistar |
Gramática en este vídeo
Las estructuras que más usa el hablante, con las palabras exactas del vídeo:
| Estructura | En el vídeo |
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| Voz pasiva be + participio pasado — importa lo que ocurre, no quién lo hace | was murdered · was caught · is said |
| Present perfect have/has + participio pasado — una acción pasada que sigue importando ahora | have identified · has been caught · have compared |
Pronunciación a tener en cuenta
El hablante usa 3 contracciones y formas reducidas, como didn't, we're, you'll. Dilas en su forma corta, tal como las oyes.
- Los sonidos de “sh” y “zh”: fascist /ˈfæʃɪst/, shooter /ˈʃuːtəː/, allegation /ˌæl.ɪˈɡeɪ.ʃən/, assassination /əˌsæs.ɪˈneɪ.ʃən/
- Palabras largas — cuida el acento: investigator /ɪnˈvɛs.tɪˌɡeɪ̯.təː/, reportedly /ɹɪˈpɔːtɪdli/, metastasize /məˈtæstəˌsaɪz/, reverberate /ɹəˈvɜɹbəˌɹeɪt/, allegation /ˌæl.ɪˈɡeɪ.ʃən/
Cómo practicar con este vídeo
- Escucha el vídeo entero una vez sin hablar y anota las palabras que no conoces.
- Empieza a velocidad 0,75×, haz shadowing frase por frase y vuelve a la velocidad normal cuando te resulte fácil.
- Grábate y compara con el original, prestando atención a palabras como rifle, fascist, shooter.
¿Qué es la Técnica de Shadowing?
Shadowing es una técnica de aprendizaje de idiomas respaldada por la ciencia, desarrollada originalmente para la formación de intérpretes profesionales y popularizada por el políglota Dr. Alexander Arguelles. El método es simple pero poderoso: escuchas audio en inglés nativo y lo repites en voz alta de inmediato, como una sombra que sigue al hablante con solo 1-2 segundos de retraso. A diferencia de la escucha pasiva o los ejercicios de gramática, el shadowing obliga a tu cerebro y músculos de la boca a procesar y reproducir simultáneamente patrones de habla reales. Las investigaciones muestran que mejora significativamente la precisión de la pronunciación, la entonación, el ritmo, el habla conectada, la comprensión auditiva y la fluidez al hablar, convirtiéndola en una de las metodologías más efectivas para la preparación del IELTS Speaking y la comunicación en inglés en el mundo real.