Shadowing Practice: 미-이란 종전 합의했지만, 전문가들이 경제 정상화 어렵다 말하는 이유 - BBC News 코리아 - Learn English Speaking with Video
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Donald Trump has talked about ships starting their engines.
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They won't be starting their engines now.
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Oil prices have tumbled on the back of the news that a deal has been reached to end the war in Iran.
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U .S oil is currently around $80 a barrel, while Brent crude is at $83 a barrel.
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Investors are also cheering the prospect of the Straight Up Home Moose reopening by Friday, a key sticking point during all the negotiations.
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For more on the movements, let's bring in our Asia business reporter, Nick Marsh.
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Nick, we've been talking a lot about oil over the last few weeks, but this seems like a significant move very significant yes steve i mean
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if you want to break down its significance you could probably look at the the short medium
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and long -term implications of this deal being announced
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so obviously in the short term you just said it there
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price of oil has tumbled you know it's around 84 a
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barrel lowest it's been for a very long time still still
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quite a bit higher than it was before the war but
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but definitely you know an obvious you know reaction to what has been announced in the medium term
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so in the next sort of week two three four weeks all of those issues
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that really haven't been resolved yet so the thorny nuclear issue you know
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that hasn't been resolved uh what's gonna happen in lebanon you
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know israel wasn't a signatory to this agreement lifting of the
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naval blockade demining the straits of Hormuz unfreezing you know all
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of these Iranian assets also lifting of sanctions on Iranian oil you know these are really really big things
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which have not happened yet
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so you know Donald Trump has talked about you know ships
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starting their engines they won't be starting their engines now that's
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that's for sure they're going to be wanting to see how this deal actually pans out
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and how it's implemented
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so in terms of the letting the oil flow that's not
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happening in the long term the economic damage has already been done to a large degree.
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You know, we're talking about a billion barrels of oil that have been taken out of the world supply, inflation high, businesses having to pay higher costs across the board,
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you know, fuel difficulties for lots of people.
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So that damage has been done and that's going to be felt and fertiliser as well, by the way, you know, so much of that hasn't reached Asia.
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So that is going to be felt for the remainder of the year, probably into next year as well.
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Yeah, so some seriously, some serious questions still remain long term impact certainly to be felt.
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Just on the shorter term, you mentioned the Strait of Hormuz there, the fact that it's not going to be, you know, opened as soon as President Trump says it is.
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Probably not, no. I mean, like I say, if the two sides do stick to this agreement and they get everything resolved,
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then there's no reason that a ship would see any risk.
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Ultimately, it's, does a ship in the Strait of Hormuz feel like it's safe enough to cross at the moment?
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You know, will it be attacked by iran does iran feel like it
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needs to use this lever at the moment they probably don't
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feel like it's safe enough in terms of getting traffic to
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flow the way it was before the war that's going to take months
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and months and months we could be seeing more traffic certainly maybe next week
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or you know as you know into next month or something like
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that but getting back to what we were before the war that's going to take a lot of time
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Vocabulary and speaking notes for this lesson
This speaking lesson is built on the video “미-이란 종전 합의했지만, 전문가들이 경제 정상화 어렵다 말하는 이유 - BBC News 코리아”. The speaker keeps coming back to these words: term, oil, barrel, engines, ship. This video has 43 sentences and 635 words to shadow. The speech runs for 3:07. The speaker talks fast, about 204 words per minute, so expect linked and reduced sounds. 87% of the words are among the 3,000 most common in English, so the vocabulary is easy to follow.
Key vocabulary in this video
15 words from the video worth learning, with pronunciation and meaning:
| Word | Pronunciation | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| barrel noun | /ˈbæɹəl/ | A round (cylindrical) vessel, such as a cask, of greater length than breadth, and bulging in the middle, made of staves bound with hoops, and having flat ends… |
| resolve verb | /ɹɪˈzɑlv/ | To find a solution to (a problem). |
| announce verb | /əˈnaʊn(t)s/ | To give public notice of, especially for the first time; to make known. |
| pan noun | /pæn/ | A wide, flat receptacle used around the house, especially for cooking. |
| reporter noun | /ɹɪˈpoɹ.tɚ/ | Someone or something that reports. |
| difficulty noun | /ˈdɪfɪkəlti/ | The state of being difficult, or hard to do. |
| naval adjective | /ˈneɪvəl/ | Of or relating to a navy. |
| asset noun | /ˈæsɛt/ | A thing or quality that has value, especially one that generates cash flows. |
| implement verb | /ˈɪmpləmənt/ | To bring about; to put into practice; to carry out. |
| significance noun | /sɪɡˈnɪfɪkəns/ | The extent to which something matters; importance |
| inflation noun | /ɪnˈfleɪ.ʃən/ | An act, instance of, or state of expansion or increase in size, especially by injection of a gas or liquid. |
| prospect noun | /ˈpɹɑspɛkt/ | The region which the eye overlooks at one time; a view; a scene; an outlook. |
| cheer verb | /t͡ʃɪɹ/ | To gladden; to make cheerful; often with up. |
| remainder noun | /ɹəˈmeɪndɚ/ | A part or parts remaining after some has/have been removed or already occurred. |
| crude adjective | /kɹuːd/ | In a natural, untreated state. |
Phrasal verbs you will hear
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| break down verb | To stop functioning. |
| get back to verb | Return to (an activity) |
Grammar in this video
The structures the speaker uses most, with the exact words from the video:
| Structure | In the video |
|---|---|
| Present perfect have/has + past participle — a past action that still matters now | has talked · have tumbled · has tumbled |
| Passive voice be + past participle — the focus is on what happens, not who does it | has been reached · being announced · has been announced |
Pronunciation to watch
The speaker uses 11 contractions and reduced forms, such as hasn't, won't, don't. Say them the short way, as you hear them.
- The “sh” and “zh” sounds: inflation /ɪnˈfleɪ.ʃən/, negotiation /nɪˌɡəʊ.ʃiˈeɪ.ʃən/, implication /ˌɪmpləˈkeɪʃən/, sanction /ˈsæŋkʃən/
- Long words — get the stress right: difficulty /ˈdɪfɪkəlti/, significance /sɪɡˈnɪfɪkəns/, negotiation /nɪˌɡəʊ.ʃiˈeɪ.ʃən/, implication /ˌɪmpləˈkeɪʃən/, signatory /ˈsɪɡ.nə.tɔː.ɹi/
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 barrel, resolve, announce.
What is the Shadowing Technique?
Shadowing is a science-backed language learning technique originally developed for professional interpreter training and popularized by polyglot Dr. Alexander Arguelles. The method is simple but powerful: you listen to native English audio and immediately repeat it out loud — like a shadow following the speaker with just a 1–2 second delay. Unlike passive listening or grammar drills, shadowing forces your brain and mouth muscles to simultaneously process and reproduce real speech patterns. Research shows it significantly improves pronunciation accuracy, intonation, rhythm, connected speech, listening comprehension, and speaking fluency — making it one of the most effective methods for IELTS Speaking preparation and real-world English communication.