Shadowing Practice: Fed Rate Decision At FOMC Meeting - Learn English Speaking with Video
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Vocabulary and speaking notes for this lesson
This B2 speaking lesson is built on the video “Fed Rate Decision At FOMC Meeting”. This video has 12 sentences and 140 words to shadow. The speech runs for 0:44. The speaker talks fast, about 192 words per minute, so expect linked and reduced sounds.
Key vocabulary in this video
The 12 most advanced words in the video, with pronunciation and meaning:
| Word | Pronunciation | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| hike noun | /haɪk/ | A long walk, usually for pleasure or exercise. |
| morgan noun | /ˈmɔɹɡən/ | A unit for expressing the relative distance between genes on a chromosome. |
| crush verb | /kɹʌʃ/ | To press between two hard objects; to squeeze so as to alter the natural shape or integrity, or to force together into a mass. |
| guidance noun | /ˈɡaɪdəns/ | The act or process of guiding. |
| tune noun | /tjuːn/ | A melody. |
| scenario noun | /sɪˈnɛəɹioʊ/ | An outline or model of an expected or supposed sequence of events. |
| yield verb | /jiːld/ | To give as a result or outcome; to produce or render. |
| portfolio noun | /pɔːtˈfəʊ.liˌəʊ/ | A case for carrying papers, drawings, photographs, maps and other flat documents. |
| inflation noun | /ɪnˈfleɪ.ʃən/ | An act, instance of, or state of expansion or increase in size, especially by injection of a gas or liquid. |
| modest adjective | /ˈmɑdəst/ | Not bragging or boasting about oneself or one's achievements; unpretentious, humble. |
| flirt verb | /flɚt/ | To throw (something) with a jerk or sudden movement; to fling. |
| materially adverb | In a material manner; with regard to physical things or characteristics. |
Pronunciation to watch
- The “sh” and “zh” sounds: crush /kɹʌʃ/, inflation /ɪnˈfleɪ.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 hike, morgan, crush.
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