Half a million secrets | Frank Warren – YouTube Dictation Transcript & Vocabulary
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1.Hi, my name is Frank, and I collect secrets
2.It all started with a crazy idea in November of 2004
3.I printed up 3,000 self-addressed postcards, just like this
4.They were blank on one side, and on the other side I listed some simple instructions
5.I asked people to anonymously share an artful secret they'd never told anyone before
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Key Vocabulary (CEFR B1)
recording
A2To make a record of information.
Example:
"Voicemail recording: First saved voice message."
beautiful
A2Someone who is beautiful. Can be used as a term of address.
Example:
"June Cohen: Frank, that was beautiful,"
information
B2That which resolves uncertainty; anything that answers the question of "what a given entity is".
Example:
"FW: Sometimes I share that information, yeah."
demonstrating
B1To show how to use (something).
Example:
"This one does a great job of demonstrating"
community
B2A group sharing a common understanding, and often the same language, law, manners, and/or tradition.
Example:
"that I can share with the whole PostSecret community"
developed
A2To change with a specific direction, progress.
Example:
"I finally got the pictures developed"
remains
A2(chiefly in the plural) That which is left; relic; remainder.
Example:
"is the ripped up remains"
somebody
A2A recognised or important person, a celebrity.
Example:
"or help somebody else get the photos back to them"
grandma
A2Grandmother
Example:
"Grandma: ♫ It's somebody's birthday today ♫"
yourself
A2(reflexive pronoun) Your own self (singular).
Example:
"Have you ever sent yourself a postcard?"
| Word | CEFR | Definition |
|---|---|---|
| recording | A2 | To make a record of information. |
| beautiful | A2 | Someone who is beautiful. Can be used as a term of address. |
| information | B2 | That which resolves uncertainty; anything that answers the question of "what a given entity is". |
| demonstrating | B1 | To show how to use (something). |
| community | B2 | A group sharing a common understanding, and often the same language, law, manners, and/or tradition. |
| developed | A2 | To change with a specific direction, progress. |
| remains | A2 | (chiefly in the plural) That which is left; relic; remainder. |
| somebody | A2 | A recognised or important person, a celebrity. |
| grandma | A2 | Grandmother |
| yourself | A2 | (reflexive pronoun) Your own self (singular). |
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