2025 May 19 BBC One minute World News – YouTube Dictation Transcript & Vocabulary
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1.This is BBC News, the headlines
2.The UK confirms a new deal with the EU to reset ahead of a meeting the Prime Minister and European in London today
3.Israel is to allow a limited amount of aid into Gaza as the territory teeters on the brink of famine
4.Former US President Joe Biden is with an aggressive form of prostate cancer that has spread to his bones
5.And I'm here at the Chelsea Flower Show
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Key Vocabulary (CEFR B2)
post-brexit
B1A B1-level word commonly used in this context.
Example:
"with the EU to reset post-Brexit"
relations
A2The manner in which two things may be associated.
Example:
"relations ahead of a meeting between"
diagnosed
A2To determine which disease is causing a sick person's signs and symptoms; to find the diagnosis.
Example:
"diagnosed with an aggressive form of"
between
A2A kind of needle, shorter than a sharp, with a small rounded eye, used for making fine stitches on heavy fabrics.
Example:
"relations ahead of a meeting between"
leaders
A2Any person that leads or directs
Example:
"the Prime Minister and European leaders"
| Word | CEFR | Definition |
|---|---|---|
| post-brexit | B1 | A B1-level word commonly used in this context. |
| relations | A2 | The manner in which two things may be associated. |
| diagnosed | A2 | To determine which disease is causing a sick person's signs and symptoms; to find the diagnosis. |
| between | A2 | A kind of needle, shorter than a sharp, with a small rounded eye, used for making fine stitches on heavy fabrics. |
| leaders | A2 | Any person that leads or directs |
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