How are aid cuts affecting the hunger crises in Nigeria and globally? | DW News – YouTube Dictation Transcript & Vocabulary
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1.to Nigeria now where the number of people facing acute hunger has reached nearly 31 million
2.That's a record to the United Nations
3. Nigeria has been hard hit and that's because of escalating violence by various militant groups
4.Added to that, global aid cuts are making the dire hunger situation even worse
5.DW's West Africa Africa correspondent Azizat Alolua reports now from Nigeria's northeast
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Key Vocabulary (CEFR B2)
remaining
A2To stay behind while others withdraw; to be left after others have been removed or destroyed; to be left after a number or quantity has been subtracted or cut off; to be left as not included or comprised.
Example:
"remaining workers."
according
A2To make to agree or correspond; to suit one thing to another; to adjust.
Example:
"according to the United Nations."
northeastern
B1Of, related to, located in, or from the northeast.
Example:
"Northeastern Nigeria has been"
particularly
B1(focus) Especially, extremely.
Example:
"particularly hard hit and that's because"
criminals
A2A person who is guilty of a crime, notably breaking the law.
Example:
"reaching the camps as armed criminals"
struggling
A2To strive, to labour in difficulty, to fight (for or against), to contend.
Example:
"Gala. The refugees here are struggling"
three-year-old
B1A B1-level word commonly used in this context.
Example:
"three-year-old Jim, to the stabilization"
neighboring
B1Situated or living nearby or adjacent to.
Example:
"neighboring states. Stabilization"
intervention
B2The action of intervening; interfering in some course of events.
Example:
"intervention we get here in camp because"
coordination
B2The act of coordinating, making different people or things work together for a goal or effect.
Example:
"Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs,"
| Word | CEFR | Definition |
|---|---|---|
| remaining | A2 | To stay behind while others withdraw; to be left after others have been removed or destroyed; to be left after a number or quantity has been subtracted or cut off; to be left as not included or comprised. |
| according | A2 | To make to agree or correspond; to suit one thing to another; to adjust. |
| northeastern | B1 | Of, related to, located in, or from the northeast. |
| particularly | B1 | (focus) Especially, extremely. |
| criminals | A2 | A person who is guilty of a crime, notably breaking the law. |
| struggling | A2 | To strive, to labour in difficulty, to fight (for or against), to contend. |
| three-year-old | B1 | A B1-level word commonly used in this context. |
| neighboring | B1 | Situated or living nearby or adjacent to. |
| intervention | B2 | The action of intervening; interfering in some course of events. |
| coordination | B2 | The act of coordinating, making different people or things work together for a goal or effect. |
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