Canada election: What do Canadians care most about? - World Questions podcast, BBC World Service – YouTube Dictation Transcript & Vocabulary
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1.This is the BBC World Service
2.I'm Jonny Dymond and welcome to World Questions Canada
3.President Trump called it the 51st state of the USA, and has threatened to use economic force to make that claim a reality, starting with high tariffs of 25%
4.The Canadian prime minister says the country is facing the most significant crisis of our lifetimes, with its sovereignty under threat and a federal election, full steam ahead will debate passionate questions from across this vast nation
5.Once upon a time, the first visit of a new US president and a new Canadian prime minister was to their closest neighbour and oldest ally each other
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Key Vocabulary (CEFR B2)
regarding
B1To look at; to observe.
Example:
"and Europe stand with Canada regarding their determination to remain sovereign,"
determination
B2The act of determining, or the state of being determined.
Example:
"and Europe stand with Canada regarding their determination to remain sovereign,"
sovereign
B1A monarch; the ruler of a country.
Example:
"with its sovereignty under threat and a federal election,"
appointees
B1A person who is appointed
Example:
"his merry bunch of loyal appointees?"
self-reliant
B2Reliant upon oneself; trusting to one's own powers or judgment.
Example:
"From my perspective, it's important that we become more self-reliant,"
behaviour
B1The way a living creature behaves or acts.
Example:
"your prime minister was visiting him, what did you make of that behaviour?"
counterbalance
B2A weight that is put in opposition to an equal weight so it keeps that in balance.
Example:
"to counterbalance Russia, China and an increasingly rogue United States?"
relations
B1The manner in which two things may be associated.
Example:
"of strong bilateral relationships with other countries."
strengthened
B2To make strong or stronger; to add strength to; to increase the strength of; to fortify.
Example:
"A formal union with Europe? A strengthened alliance with Europe?"
criticisms
B1The act of criticising; a critical judgment passed or expressed
Example:
"What do you make of the criticisms you heard there from Heather McPherson?"
| Word | CEFR | Definition |
|---|---|---|
| regarding | B1 | To look at; to observe. |
| determination | B2 | The act of determining, or the state of being determined. |
| sovereign | B1 | A monarch; the ruler of a country. |
| appointees | B1 | A person who is appointed |
| self-reliant | B2 | Reliant upon oneself; trusting to one's own powers or judgment. |
| behaviour | B1 | The way a living creature behaves or acts. |
| counterbalance | B2 | A weight that is put in opposition to an equal weight so it keeps that in balance. |
| relations | B1 | The manner in which two things may be associated. |
| strengthened | B2 | To make strong or stronger; to add strength to; to increase the strength of; to fortify. |
| criticisms | B1 | The act of criticising; a critical judgment passed or expressed |
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