शैडोइंग अभ्यास: Largest California wildfire of 2025 reaches "mega fire" status - वीडियो के साथ अंग्रेजी बोलना सीखें
पाठ बनाया जा रहा है...
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To the west now where the Gifford Fire burning through the
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rugged backcountry of California's central coast is now the state's largest wildfire of the year.
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It reached so-called mega fire status.
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In fact, it's one of 38 large fires burning right now across nine states.
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But there is some progress to report tonight.
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CBS's Andres Gutierrez is in the community of Castaic, north of Los Angeles.
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Andres.
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Good evening, Reed.
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The flames raced down this hill and ended up getting within a few feet of this house.
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Quick action by firefighters saved it and thousands of others.
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Weary fire crews put out hotspots, gaining the upper hand on the Canyon fire, which exploded to more than 5,000 acres in less than 24 hours,
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forcing thousands to evacuate in LA and Ventura counties.
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My son kept calling, telling me to get out of here.
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Fire officials say the wildfire, which began Thursday, is 28% contained.
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Letty Berrigan returned today, surprised to see her home still standing.
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If I don't have a home, it's OK.
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You know, everybody else is safe.
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The danger out West isn't over.
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Central California's Gifford Fire has pushed past the mega fire status of 100,000 acres.
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In western Colorado, the Lee Fire has consumed more than 88,000 acres.
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Wildfires also rage in Utah and at Arizona's Grand Canyon, closing the north rim for the season.
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In Maui, it's been two years since the worst wildfire in modern U.S history destroyed the town of Lahaina
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and its iconic front street.
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Wildfire killed at least 102 people and displaced roughly 5,000 residents.
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Recovery is slow.
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Removing debris took a year and about 50 homes have been rebuilt.
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Hawaii's Governor Josh Green says the goal is to build hundreds of homes.
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We will do everything we can to bring resources to you, but it's your inner strength and your community strength that will get you through the day.
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Now, this fire has destroyed several outbuildings like this, but no homes have been lost.
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There are several residents who are on high alert tonight, ready to evacuate if things take a turn for the worse.
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Reed.
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Andres Gutierrez, thanks so much.
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Vocabulary and speaking notes for this lesson
This B2 speaking lesson is built on the video “Largest California wildfire of 2025 reaches "mega fire" status”. The speaker keeps coming back to these words: wildfire, Andres, acres. This video has 32 sentences and 354 words to shadow. The speech runs for 2:17. The speaker talks at a natural 155 words per minute, close to everyday conversation. Only 80% of the words are among the 3,000 most common in English, so the vocabulary is demanding.
Key vocabulary in this video
The 15 most advanced words in the video, with pronunciation and meaning:
| Word | Pronunciation | Meaning |
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| wildfire noun | /ˈwaɪldˌfaɪər/ | A rapidly spreading fire, especially one occurring in a wildland area. |
| acre noun | /ˈeɪ.kɚ/ | An English unit of land area (symbol: a. or ac.) originally denoting a day's ploughing for a yoke of oxen, now standardized as 4,840 square yards or 4,046.86… |
| evacuate verb | /ɪˈvæk.ju.eɪt/ | To leave or withdraw from; to quit; to retire from. |
| mega adjective | /ˈmɛɡə/ | Very large. |
| backcountry noun | /ˈbækˌkʌntɹi/ | A remote region; countryside that is relatively inaccessible. |
| displace verb | /dɪsˈpleɪs/ | To put out of place; to disarrange. |
| firefighter noun | /ˈfaɪ.ɚˌfaɪ.tɚ/ | A person who has been trained to put out fires. |
| outbuilding noun | /ˈaʊtˌbɪl.dɪŋ/ | A building, such as a barn, shed, or garage, that is separate from, but associated with some main building. |
| rugged adjective | /ˈɹʌɡ.ɪd/ | Broken into sharp or irregular points; uneven; not smooth; rough. |
| weary adjective | /ˈwɪɚi/ | Having the strength exhausted by toil or exertion; tired; fatigued. |
| explode verb | /ɪkˈsploʊd/ | To fly apart with sudden violent force; to blow up, to burst, to detonate, to go off. |
| consume verb | /kənˈsum/ | To use up. |
| rebuild verb | /ɹiːˈbɪld/ | To build again or anew. |
| debris noun | /ˈdɛbɹi/ | Rubble, wreckage, scattered remains of something destroyed. |
| flame noun | /fleɪm/ | The visible part of fire; a stream of burning vapour or gas, emitting light and heat. |
Phrasal verbs you will hear
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| burn through verb | To use up in a hasty or destructive manner. |
| end up verb | To bring to a conclusion. |
| get out of verb | To leave, exit or escape from; to become free of. |
| push past verb | To rudely force one's way in front of another. |
| put out verb | To blind (eyes). |
Pronunciation to watch
- Long words — get the stress right: evacuate /ɪˈvæk.ju.eɪt/, firefighter /ˈfaɪ.ɚˌfaɪ.tɚ/
How to practise with this video
- Listen to the whole video once without speaking and note the words you do not know.
- Start at 0.75× speed, shadow it sentence by sentence, then go back to normal speed once it feels easy.
- Record yourself and compare with the original, paying attention to words like wildfire, acre, evacuate.
शैडोइंग तकनीक क्या है?
शैडोइंग (Shadowing) एक विज्ञान-समर्थित भाषा सीखने की तकनीक है जो मूल रूप से पेशेवर दुभाषिया प्रशिक्षण के लिए विकसित की गई थी। विधि सरल लेकिन शक्तिशाली है: आप मूल अंग्रेज़ी ऑडियो सुनते हैं और तुरंत इसे ज़ोर से दोहराते हैं — जैसे वक्ता की छाया 1-2 सेकंड की देरी से। शोध से पता चलता है कि यह उच्चारण सटीकता, स्वर, लय, जुड़ी हुई ध्वनियाँ, सुनने की समझ और बोलने की प्रवाहशीलता में काफ़ी सुधार करता है।