Shadowing Practice: The Hunt for the Charlie Kirk Shooter - Learn English Speaking with Video
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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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Vocabulary and speaking notes for this lesson
This B2 speaking lesson is built on the video “The Hunt for the Charlie Kirk Shooter”. The speaker keeps coming back to these words: Robinson, Kirk, rifle, member, authorities. This video has 75 sentences and 971 words to shadow. The speech runs for 5:35. The speaker talks at a natural 174 words per minute, close to everyday conversation. Only 77% 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 |
|---|---|---|
| rifle noun | /ˈɹaɪfəl/ | A firearm fired from the shoulder; improved range and accuracy is provided by a long, rifled barrel. |
| fascist noun | /ˈfæʃɪst/ | A proponent of fascism. |
| shooter noun | /ˈʃuːtəː/ | Someone who shoots something; a gunner, archer, etc. |
| engrave verb | /ɪnˈɡɹeɪv/ | To carve text or symbols into (something), usually for the purposes of identification or art. |
| fern noun | /fɜːn/ | Any of a group of some twenty thousand species of vascular plants classified in the division Pteridophyta that lack seeds and reproduce by shedding spores to… |
| superluminal adjective | Faster than light; having a speed greater than light. | |
| render verb | /ˈɹɛn.dɚ/ | To cause to become. |
| investigator noun | /ɪnˈvɛs.tɪˌɡeɪ̯.təː/ | One who investigates. |
| reportedly adverb | /ɹɪˈpɔːtɪdli/ | According to reports or rumors. |
| blender noun | /ˈblɛn.dɚ/ | A machine with sharp rotating blades in a bowl, for mashing, crushing, or liquefying food ingredients. |
| discord noun | /ˈdɪskɔɹd/ | Lack of concord, agreement, harmony; disaccord. |
| engraving noun | The practice of incising a design onto a hard surface, by cutting grooves into it. | |
| manhunt noun | /ˈmænˌhʌnt/ | An organized search for a criminal or enemy. |
| metastasize verb | /məˈtæstəˌsaɪz/ | Of a disease (especially cancer) or a tumour: to form a metastasis (“a secondary focus away from the primary site”) in (a body organ). |
| reverberate verb | /ɹəˈvɜɹbəˌɹeɪt/ | To cause (a sound) to be (repeatedly) bounced against one or more surfaces; to re-echo. |
Phrasal verbs you will hear
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| check out verb | To record the departure or withdrawal of someone or something (such as guests, employees, books, etc.). |
| jump down verb | To leave an elevated position to a lower position by one jump. |
| leave behind verb | To abandon. |
| run back verb | To take someone home by car; to give someone a lift to their house. |
| sign up verb | To add a name to the list of people who are participating in something. |
Grammar in this video
The structures the speaker uses most, with the exact words from the video:
| Structure | In the video |
|---|---|
| Passive voice be + past participle — the focus is on what happens, not who does it | was murdered · was caught · is said |
| Present perfect have/has + past participle — a past action that still matters now | have identified · has been caught · have compared |
Pronunciation to watch
The speaker uses 3 contractions and reduced forms, such as didn't, we're, you'll. Say them the short way, as you hear them.
- The “sh” and “zh” sounds: fascist /ˈfæʃɪst/, shooter /ˈʃuːtəː/, allegation /ˌæl.ɪˈɡeɪ.ʃən/, assassination /əˌsæs.ɪˈneɪ.ʃən/
- Long words — get the stress right: investigator /ɪnˈvɛs.tɪˌɡeɪ̯.təː/, reportedly /ɹɪˈpɔːtɪdli/, metastasize /məˈtæstəˌsaɪz/, reverberate /ɹəˈvɜɹbəˌɹeɪt/, allegation /ˌæl.ɪˈɡeɪ.ʃən/
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 rifle, fascist, shooter.
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.