16 Dead in California Fires: An English Conversation 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 tremendous amount of damage caused by the California fires, you will learn English phrasal verbs, English idioms,, and other advanced English vocabulary that can really stump English learners. 💙 OVER 100 BONUS ENGLISH LESSONS? Become a channel member. https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCakDTg9dhhAsr3WmHyJDa-g/join 📰 Get 50% off GROUND NEWS https://check.ground.news/AmericanEnglishBrent 📽️ Want to record lessons like this? I livestream with STREAMYARD: https://streamyard.com/pal/c/6287572368359424 🇹🇷 🇸🇪 👨🏼‍🦱 Want a Hair Transplant? Check out https://cabhealth.com/ Get 10% off a hair transplant Code Brent10 🎥 The Camera I Use for Outdoor Lessons: https://amzn.to/3Ca1xPJ 📹 The Other Camera I Use: https://amzn.to/3Ca1xPJ 📘 The Book I'm Currently Reading: https://amzn.to/3Atd0JU *As an Amazon affiliate, I may earn money if you click. California Fire 1. Devastated : Very sad or completely destroyed. : The Pacific Palisades community was devastated after the fires destroyed many homes. She was devastated after her good friend lost her house in the fire. 2. Unprecedented : Something that has never happened before. : The firefighters faced unprecedented challenges because the fire spread so fast. It would have been unprecedented if Kamala Harris would have won the election. She would have been our first female president. 3. Get Access : To be able to enter or use something. : People could not get access to their homes because of the evacuation. 4. Structures : Buildings or things people build. : Over 1,000 structures, including homes and stores, were burned in the fire. 5. Unimaginable : Hard to believe or imagine. : The damage caused by the fire was unimaginable for the people living there. 6. Synagogue : A place where Jewish people pray. Like a church for Christians or a mosque for Muslims. : The fire damaged a synagogue in Pacific Palisades, and people were very sad. 7. Pacific Palisades : A neighborhood in Los Angeles, California. : The fires in Pacific Palisades were some of the worst in California this year. 8. Swell : To get bigger or larger in number. : The number of people leaving their homes started to swell as the fire got worse. 9. Renew : To start again or make something new. : People are working to renew their community after the fire destroyed so much. 10. Looting : Stealing during a disaster. : Police stopped people from looting empty homes during the fire. 11. National Guard : A part of the military that helps in emergencies. : The National Guard came to help people leave safely during the fire. 12. Bathroom Tiles : Flat pieces used on bathroom walls or floors. : The fire was so hot it cracked bathroom tiles in many homes. 13. Exposing Vulnerabilities : Showing weaknesses or problems. : The fire showed vulnerabilities in the city’s emergency plans. 14. Hampered : Made something harder to do. : Strong winds hampered firefighters trying to stop the fire. 15. Water Pressure : How strong water flows through pipes. : Firefighters had trouble because the water pressure was too low. 16. Volumes of Water : Large amounts of water. : They needed huge volumes of water to fight the fire. 17. Magnitude : The size or importance of something. : The magnitude of the fire made it one of the worst in California.