Shadowing Practice: Animation on the Council configurations - Learn English Speaking with Video
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What are the Council configurations?
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To make decisions in different policy areas, the Council meets in specialised meetings known as Council configurations.
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Each configuration is made up of Ministers from the Member States.
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It is the Ministers who vote on behalf of their national government.
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Each configuration deals with specific issues.
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For example, Economic and Finance Ministers meet to discuss financial affairs and ministers of justice discuss justice issues.
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In total, the Council of the EU meets in ten different configurations.
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There is no hierarchy among Council configurations.
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However, the General Affairs Council and the Foreign Affairs Council have specific roles defined in the EU treaties.
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Meetings of each configuration take place regularly.
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Some meet every month, some three to four times a year and some on an ad hoc basis.
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Over 150 preparatory bodies prepare the ground for the meetings.
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Meetings are chaired by the Minister from the Member State holding the Council Presidency, with the exception of the Foreign Affairs Council,
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which is chaired by the High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy.
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At their meetings, Ministers work together to find common solutions on issues of shared interest.
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The Council takes decisions using simple majority, qualified majority or unanimity voting.
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When discussing or voting on a legislative proposal, Council meetings are public.
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Meetings are also public when the Council is debating major issues affecting the interests of the EU and its citizens.
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Find out all you want to know about Council configurations and much more on concilium .europa .eu.
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Vocabulary and speaking notes for this lesson
This speaking lesson is built on the video “Animation on the Council configurations”. The speaker keeps coming back to these words: Council, configuration, meetings, minister, affairs. This video has 18 sentences and 251 words to shadow. The speech runs for 1:53. The speaker talks at a steady 134 words per minute, a comfortable pace for shadowing. 82% of the words are among the 3,000 most common in English; the rest is worth studying before you start.
Key vocabulary in this video
15 words from the video worth learning, with pronunciation and meaning:
| Word | Pronunciation | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| configuration noun | /kənˌfɪɡ.əˈɹeɪ̯.ʃən/ | The form of a thing, as depending on the relative placement of the parts of a thing's shape. |
| affair noun | /əˈfɛɹ/ | Something which is done or is to be done; business of any kind, commercial, professional, or public. |
| proposal noun | /pɹəˈpoʊzəl/ | A scheme or design. |
| behalf noun | /bɪˈhæf/ | The interest, benefit, or wellbeing of someone or something. |
| citizen noun | /ˈsɪtɪzən/ | A resident of a city or town, especially one with legally recognized rights or duties. |
| exception noun | /əkˈsɛpʃən/ | The act of excepting or excluding; exclusion; restriction by taking out something which would otherwise be included, as in a class, statement, rule. |
| legislative adjective | /ˈlɛd͡ʒ.ɪ.slə.tɪv/ | Making, or having the power to make, a law or laws; lawmaking. |
| define verb | /dɪˈfaɪn/ | To determine with precision; to mark out with distinctness; to ascertain or exhibit clearly. |
| treaty noun | /ˈtɹiti/ | A formal binding agreement concluded by subjects of international law, namely, states and international organizations; a convention, a pact. |
| qualify verb | /ˈkwɑ.lɪ.faɪ/ | To describe or characterize something by listing its qualities. |
| presidency noun | /ˈpɹɛzɪdənsi/ | The office or role of president. |
| specialized adjective | Highly skilled in, or specifically adapted to, a specific field. | |
| hierarchy noun | /ˈhaɪ.ə.ɹɑː(ɹ).ki/ | A body of authoritative officials organized in nested ranks. |
| preparatory adjective | /ˈpɹɛp(ə)ɹətɔɹi/ | Of or pertaining to preparation, having the purpose of making something or someone ready, preparative. |
| unanimity noun | /ˌjuːnəˈnɪmɪti/ | The condition of agreement by all parties, the state of being unanimous. |
Phrasal verbs you will hear
| Word | Meaning |
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| find out verb | To discover, as by asking or investigating. |
Pronunciation to watch
- The “sh” and “zh” sounds: configuration /kənˌfɪɡ.əˈɹeɪ̯.ʃən/, exception /əkˈsɛpʃən/
- Long words — get the stress right: configuration /kənˌfɪɡ.əˈɹeɪ̯.ʃən/, legislative /ˈlɛd͡ʒ.ɪ.slə.tɪv/, presidency /ˈpɹɛzɪdənsi/, hierarchy /ˈhaɪ.ə.ɹɑː(ɹ).ki/, preparatory /ˈpɹɛp(ə)ɹətɔɹi/
How to practise with this video
- Listen to the whole video once without speaking and note the words you do not know.
- Shadow it sentence by sentence at normal speed, repeating each one until your rhythm matches the speaker.
- Record yourself and compare with the original, paying attention to words like configuration, affair, proposal.
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