Luigi Mangione's Crazy Crime: News for IELTS and TOEFL

If you like learning about the current news and improving your English for your next English conversation, this English lesson is for you. While watching a news report about the killing of a powerful CEO, you will learn English phrasal verbs, English idioms,, and other advanced English vocabulary that can really stump English learners.

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1. United Healthcare
• : A big company that helps people pay for doctors and hospitals.
• : Many people in America use UnitedHealthcare for health insurance.
2. CEO (Chief Executive Officer)
• : The boss of a company who makes the big decisions.
• : The CEO of the company talked about their plans for next year.
3. High-powered attorney
• : A lawyer who is very successful and important.
• : The man hired a high-powered attorney to help him in court.
4. Waive extradition
• : To agree to go back to another state or country for a trial.
• : The man decided to waive extradition and go back to face the charges.
5. Indictment
• : A paper that says someone is officially charged with a crime.
• : The court gave the man an indictment for stealing.
6. Executing warrants
• : Police acting on a paper that lets them arrest or search someone.
• : The police were executing warrants to search the house.
7. Tip
• : A small piece of information someone gives to help.
• : The police got a tip about where the suspect was hiding.
8. Appropriately prioritized
• : Putting things in the right order of importance.
• : The teacher appropriately prioritized the students’ work for the day.
9. Allegedly
• : People say it happened, but it’s not proven yet.
• : He allegedly stole the money, but the court hasn’t decided yet.
10. Fixating
• : Thinking too much about one thing.
• : She kept fixating on the mistake she made in her homework.
11. Spiral
• : A shape that goes around and around
• : She wrote her notes down in a spiral notebook.
12. Execute
• : To kill someone on purpose
• : The criminal executed his victim in a terrible way.
13. Contest
• : To argue or fight about something.
• : He decided to contest the charges in court.
14. Initially thought
• : What someone believed at first.
• : I initially thought it would rain today, but the sun is out.
15. Eventually
• : After some time.
• : He worked hard and eventually finished the project.
16. Under siege
• : Attacked or surrounded.
• : The town was under siege during the war.
17. Op-ed
• : A piece of writing in a newspaper where someone shares their opinion.
• : She wrote an op-ed about how to save money.
18. Unconscionable
• : Very bad and wrong.
• : The teacher said the student’s behavior was unconscionable.
19. Vitriol
• : Very mean words or comments.
• : The speech was full of vitriol against the politician.
20. Colleagues
• : People you work with.
• : I talked to my colleagues about the meeting.
21. Barrage
• : A lot of things happening at once.
• : The teacher got a barrage of questions after class.
22. Insurance claim
• : Asking an insurance company to pay for damage or a problem.
• : He made an insurance claim after his car was damaged.
23. Misinformation
• : Wrong or false information.
• : The article gave misinformation about the new rule.