SpongeBob SquarePants | 'That's a Rodeo' Music Video | Nickelodeon UK – YouTube Dictation Transcript & Vocabulary
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1.♫ Critters that you gotta ♫ Cowboy suits with purty ♫ Boots with spurs that jingle jangle ♫ That's a rodeo ♫ Tight blue jeans you gotta squeeze in ♫ But they sure look mighty pleasin' ♫ Big belt buckles are always in season ♫ That's a rodeo (lively country music) ♫ Rodeo ♫ Rodeo ♫ Rodeo ♫ Rodeo ♫ Yippee ti yay ♫ Yippee ti yo ♫ Rodeo ♫ Rodeo ♫ Rodeo ♫ Rodeo ♫ Yippee ti yay ♫ Yippee ti yo ♫ Ride that critter, don't be no ♫ Hold on tight with all your might ♫ Yee-Haw, that's a rodeo ♫ Tractor pulls and big ol' bulls ♫ Line dancin', horses prancin' ♫ Barrel racin', bareback ridin' ♫ Bronco bustin', aluminum siding ♫ That's a rodeo ♫ Rodeo ♫ Rodeo ♫ Rodeo ♫ Rodeo ♫ Yippee ti yay ♫ Yippee ti yo ♫ Rodeo ♫ Rodeo ♫ Rodeo ♫ Rodeo ♫ Yippee ti yay ♫ Yippe ti yo (lively country music) ♫ And don't forget who makes us laugh ♫ When we're feelin' down ♫ The , ♫ Good ol' rodeo ♫ - Clowns
2.Don't go , it's too
3.- I must, it's my duty
4.(rocket launches)
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Key Vocabulary (CEFR B1)
sunny-funny
B1A B1-level word commonly used in this context.
Example:
"♫ The happy-slappy, sunny-funny"
wrangle
A2An act of wrangling.
Example:
"♫ Critters that you gotta wrangle"
spangles
A2A small piece of sparkling metallic material sewn on to a garment as decoration; a sequin.
Example:
"♫ Cowboy suits with purty spangles"
quitter
A2(now rare outside Jamaica) Matter flowing from a wound or sore; pus.
Example:
"♫ Ride that critter, don't be no quitter"
happy-slappy
B1A B1-level word commonly used in this context.
Example:
"♫ The happy-slappy, sunny-funny"
clown
A2A slapstick performance artist often associated with a circus and usually characterized by bright, oversized clothing, a red nose, face paint, and a brightly colored wig.
Example:
"♫ Good ol' rodeo clown ♫"
sandy
A2Covered with sand.
Example:
"- Clowns! Don't go Sandy, it's too risky."
risky
A2Dangerous, involving risks.
Example:
"- Clowns! Don't go Sandy, it's too risky."
| Word | CEFR | Definition |
|---|---|---|
| sunny-funny | B1 | A B1-level word commonly used in this context. |
| wrangle | A2 | An act of wrangling. |
| spangles | A2 | A small piece of sparkling metallic material sewn on to a garment as decoration; a sequin. |
| quitter | A2 | (now rare outside Jamaica) Matter flowing from a wound or sore; pus. |
| happy-slappy | B1 | A B1-level word commonly used in this context. |
| clown | A2 | A slapstick performance artist often associated with a circus and usually characterized by bright, oversized clothing, a red nose, face paint, and a brightly colored wig. |
| sandy | A2 | Covered with sand. |
| risky | A2 | Dangerous, involving risks. |
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