Shadowing Practice: Defeated Brazilian presidential candidate Bolsonaro flees to US - Learn English Speaking with Video
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Now, breaking news overnight, the defeated presidential candidate in Brazil arriving in the U .S., fleeing a criminal investigation at home after his loss, surprising loss.
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Our chief investigative correspondent, Aaron Katursky, has that story for us.
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Good morning, Aaron.
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Good morning, Robin.
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It's just days after losing his bid to follow his father into office as president of Brazil.
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Flavio Bolsonaro bolted the country for the United States, where the Trump administration says it's issuing him and his family visas.
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Bolsonaro fled after
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Brazilian authorities ordered him to surrender his passport as part of an investigation into a billion -dollar money laundering scheme.
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He has denied wrongdoing and cast the investigation as political.
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Bolsonaro, though, had vowed to contest the election he just lost to President Luis Inácio Lula da
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Silva, but then he disappeared, flummoxing Brazilians who now consider him a fugitive.
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Argentine officials told ABC News Bolsonaro is now flying through Ecuador to Miami.
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The State Department said it would welcome him, same as his brother who's been living with a green card in the U .S since 2025.
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Bolsonaro's father also left for Florida after he lost to Lula in 2022.
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But he returned to Brazil where he's now living under house arrest for attempting a coup.
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Guys.
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All right, Aaron.
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Thank you for that.
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Vocabulary and speaking notes for this lesson
This speaking lesson is built on the video “Defeated Brazilian presidential candidate Bolsonaro flees to US”. The speaker keeps coming back to these words: Bolsonaro, Aaron, Brazil, investigation. This video has 18 sentences and 218 words to shadow. The speech runs for 1:13. The speaker talks at a natural 178 words per minute, close to everyday conversation. Only 75% of the words are among the 3,000 most common in English, so the vocabulary is demanding.
Key vocabulary in this video
15 words from the video worth learning, with pronunciation and meaning:
| Word | Pronunciation | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| flee verb | /ˈfliː/ | To run away; to escape. |
| arrive verb | /əˈɹaɪv/ | To reach; to get to a certain place. |
| deny verb | /dəˈnaɪ/ | To disallow or reject. |
| overnight adverb | /əʊvə(ɹ)ˈnaɪt/ | During or throughout the night, especially during the evening or night just past. |
| visa noun | /ˈviːzə/ | A permit to enter and leave a country, normally issued by the authorities of the country to be visited. |
| disappear verb | /dɪsəˈpɪɹ/ | To vanish. |
| surrender verb | /səˈɹɛndə(ɹ)/ | To give up into the power, control, or possession of another. |
| passport noun | /ˈpæspɔɹt/ | An official document normally used for international journeys, which proves the identity and nationality of the person for whom it was issued. |
| bolt noun | /boʊlt/ | A (usually) metal fastener consisting of a cylindrical body that is threaded, with a larger head on one end. It can be inserted into an unthreaded hole up to… |
| coup noun | /ku/ | A quick, brilliant, and highly successful act. |
| correspondent noun | /ˌkɔɹ.ɪˈspɑn.dənt/ | Something which corresponds with something else; counterpart. |
| silva noun | The forest trees of a particular area | |
| investigative adjective | /ɪnˈvɛstɪɡətɪv/ | Of or pertaining to investigation or an investigation. |
| argentine noun | /ˈɑː(ɹ).d͡ʒənˌtiːn/ | Any osmeriform fish of the genus Argentina, especially a European argentine (Argentina sphyraena). |
| vow noun | /vaʊ/ | A solemn promise to perform some act, or behave in a specified manner, especially a promise to live and act in accordance with the rules of a religious order. |
Grammar in this video
The structures the speaker uses most, with the exact words from the video:
| Structure | In the video |
|---|---|
| Present perfect continuous have/has been + -ing — an action that started earlier and is still going on | who's been living |
| Present perfect have/has + past participle — a past action that still matters now | has denied |
Pronunciation to watch
- Long words — get the stress right: correspondent /ˌkɔɹ.ɪˈspɑn.dənt/, investigative /ɪnˈvɛstɪɡətɪv/
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 flee, arrive, deny.
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.