Zero - Part 1 – YouTube Dictation Transcript & Vocabulary
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1.We're all born of the same matter However, we're not all born equal Who will you be
2.What will you become
3.Some people are born to be leaders, effecting great change amongst their people Others are born into mediocrity, living unremarkable lives But for some Life will be a constant battle offering zero So how can nothing
4.be something
5.School was the only place where Zero received He learnt important life like his value in society And that it was forbidden for his denomination to multiply Zero was made to feel like a much larger number But the children only wanted to remind him that a zero is a zero no matter which way you face As Zero grew into an adult, he walked a lonely path Despite his numerical shortcomings, Zero felt he had something to offer Zero never allowed bad situations to get him down
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Key Vocabulary (CEFR B2)
opportunities
B1A chance for advancement, progress or profit.
Example:
"Life will be a constant battle offering zero opportunities"
attention
B2Mental focus.
Example:
"School was the only place where Zero received attention"
sometimes
A2Former; sometime.
Example:
"Sometimes Zero was made to feel like a much larger number"
different
A2The different ideal.
Example:
"But this time was different"
sensation
B2A physical feeling or perception from something that comes into contact with the body; something sensed.
Example:
"But the most wonderful sensation"
belonging
A2To have its proper place.
Example:
"Was the feeling of belonging"
magnificent
B1Grand, elegant or splendid in appearance.
Example:
"He had created something truly magnificent"
lessons
A2A section of learning or teaching into which a wider learning content is divided.
Example:
"He learnt important life lessons like his value in society"
| Word | CEFR | Definition |
|---|---|---|
| opportunities | B1 | A chance for advancement, progress or profit. |
| attention | B2 | Mental focus. |
| sometimes | A2 | Former; sometime. |
| different | A2 | The different ideal. |
| sensation | B2 | A physical feeling or perception from something that comes into contact with the body; something sensed. |
| belonging | A2 | To have its proper place. |
| magnificent | B1 | Grand, elegant or splendid in appearance. |
| lessons | A2 | A section of learning or teaching into which a wider learning content is divided. |
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