Angela Duckworth at Bates: Push those cell phones away – YouTube Dictation Transcript & Vocabulary
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1.Good morning, Batesies
2.Oh, before I begin, uh, President Jenkins, I'd like to ask you for a favor if that's okay
3.Um, don't want to get distracted up here
4.So, I wonder if you might hold on to my phone
5.Let me put it on silent
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Key Vocabulary (CEFR B1)
apartment
B2A complete domicile occupying only part of a building, especially one for rent; a flat.
Example:
"apartment one floor below mine? She"
maintaining
B2To support (someone), to back up or assist (someone) in an action.
Example:
"maintaining your friendships will"
friendships
B2The condition of being friends.
Example:
"maintaining your friendships will"
happening
B1To occur or take place.
Example:
"probably something that isn't happening"
embarrassing
B2To humiliate; to disrupt somebody's composure or comfort with acting publicly or freely; to disconcert; to abash
Example:
"embarrassing for your neighbor."
celebrate
B1To extol or honour in a solemn manner.
Example:
"presently. Graduates as we celebrate"
researching
B2To search or examine with continued care; to seek diligently.
Example:
"researching my book, Grit, I interviewed"
definitely
B1Without question and beyond doubt.
Example:
"surprise you because it definitely"
fortitude
B1Mental or emotional strength that enables courage in the face of adversity.
Example:
"that they rarely rely on inner fortitude"
strivvers
B1A B1-level word commonly used in this context.
Example:
"strivvers are exquisitly aware of how"
| Word | CEFR | Definition |
|---|---|---|
| apartment | B2 | A complete domicile occupying only part of a building, especially one for rent; a flat. |
| maintaining | B2 | To support (someone), to back up or assist (someone) in an action. |
| friendships | B2 | The condition of being friends. |
| happening | B1 | To occur or take place. |
| embarrassing | B2 | To humiliate; to disrupt somebody's composure or comfort with acting publicly or freely; to disconcert; to abash |
| celebrate | B1 | To extol or honour in a solemn manner. |
| researching | B2 | To search or examine with continued care; to seek diligently. |
| definitely | B1 | Without question and beyond doubt. |
| fortitude | B1 | Mental or emotional strength that enables courage in the face of adversity. |
| strivvers | B1 | A B1-level word commonly used in this context. |
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