03 BBC INTERVIEWS Speakout Elementary: U03 – People – YouTube Dictation Transcript & Vocabulary
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1.[Music] I live and work in London but I've got friends and family in Asia and my sister also lives in London so I often meet her for dinner at the weekend where do you live I live in London I live with my parents in a flat in claen I live in King's cross in London I live in Los Angeles California at the moment I live in London I live in Berlin I live in duckland in east of London I live in London I live near youth station in the south of France in a city called M do you live on your own or with friends or family I live with family I live with my brother and we live together in a flat I live in an with a friend near the train station in M I live with two other I live with my family I live with my mom and my dad and my brother I live with friends in the flat chair I live together with my family with my wife and two children I live with my friends I live on my own I live with my mom and dad and three [Music] how often do you see your friends and family I see my friends daily quite often there's quite a big student Community here so I see my friends quite a lot I try to see them every day mostly I see them at the weekend I see my friends every day at I don't see my family very often maybe once every other year I see my family every day because I live with them um I see my friends twice or three times a week um my mother lives doesn't live in the same city so I don't see her very often about once a month [Music] mom what do you like doing with friends or family with friends I like uh going to the pool going to the beach I like uh playing uh games I like going out just um go to the cinema eating together we like to go for a meal or to the cinema um with my family I we go on holiday so we go um on road trips up to Northern California I actually quite like cooking with my friends um and also the usual stuff like going to the cinema going to walk and pars I like having family meals with my family and I like going to the cinema or going to parties with my friends making music most of my friends are so we like and enjoy making music also just having conversations about our [Music] lives
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Key Vocabulary (CEFR B1)
apartment
B2A complete domicile occupying only part of a building, especially one for rent; a flat.
Example:
"apartment with a friend near the train"
flatmates
A2A person with whom one shares a flat.
Example:
"flatmates I live with my family I live"
university
B2Institution of higher education (typically accepting students from the age of about 17 or 18, depending on country, but in some exceptional cases able to take younger students) where subjects are studied and researched in depth and degrees are offered.
Example:
"University I don't see my family very"
socializing
B1To interact with others
Example:
"socializing um go to the cinema eating"
generally
A2Popularly or widely.
Example:
"the cinema um with my family I generally"
sometimes
A2Former; sometime.
Example:
"sometimes we go on holiday so we go um"
musicians
A2A composer, conductor, or performer of music; specifically, a person who sings and/or plays a musical instrument as a hobby, an occupation, or a profession.
Example:
"music most of my friends are musicians"
america
A2A A2-level word commonly used in this context.
Example:
"friends and family in Asia and America"
central
A2Being in the centre.
Example:
"where do you live I live in central"
sisters
A2A daughter of the same parents as another person; a female sibling.
Example:
"sisters how often do you see your"
| Word | CEFR | Definition |
|---|---|---|
| apartment | B2 | A complete domicile occupying only part of a building, especially one for rent; a flat. |
| flatmates | A2 | A person with whom one shares a flat. |
| university | B2 | Institution of higher education (typically accepting students from the age of about 17 or 18, depending on country, but in some exceptional cases able to take younger students) where subjects are studied and researched in depth and degrees are offered. |
| socializing | B1 | To interact with others |
| generally | A2 | Popularly or widely. |
| sometimes | A2 | Former; sometime. |
| musicians | A2 | A composer, conductor, or performer of music; specifically, a person who sings and/or plays a musical instrument as a hobby, an occupation, or a profession. |
| america | A2 | A A2-level word commonly used in this context. |
| central | A2 | Being in the centre. |
| sisters | A2 | A daughter of the same parents as another person; a female sibling. |
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