07 BBC INTERVIEWS Speakout Starter: U07 – Past – YouTube Dictation Transcript & Vocabulary
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1.[Music] hi my birthday is on August the 26th on my birthday I usually go out with my friends in the evening my last birthday I was in Italy on holiday how about you when is your birthday birthday my birthday is on March the 31st on August the 28th on the 26th my birthday is December the 15th my birthday is on the 8th of December my birthday is on the 1st of May it's on the 24th of October the 29th of October 15th of November on May the 14th October 14th what do you usually do on your birthday I usually have a cake and I have a party I usually see my best friends and uh just you know have a have a quiet day I with my and my sons my wife cooks like an evening meal I usually get nice and have dinner and a cake with my family um have a party I usually spend it with my family usually have a few friends and a small party yes I have three parties one with my family one with friends and one at work where were you on your last birthday I was in the Countryside my last birthday I was in Su in England in the countryside I was on the beach I was at home having a meal with my wife I was at home in in my studio I was in Iceland um on holiday I was in Mumbai India I was in England on the 15th of November and I had uh lunch with my daughter and her two little boys my lovely [Music] grandchildren
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Key Vocabulary (CEFR B1)
wonderful
A2Tending to excite wonder; surprising, extraordinary.
Example:
"wonderful meal with my wife I was at"
january
A2A A2-level word commonly used in this context.
Example:
"January the 26th my birthday is December"
husband
A2The master of a house; the head of a family; a householder.
Example:
"a quiet day I celebrate with my husband"
presents
A2The current moment or period of time.
Example:
"presents and have dinner and a cake with"
english
A2Spinning or rotary motion given to a ball around the vertical axis, as in billiards or bowling.
Example:
"birthday I was in the English"
sometimes
A2Former; sometime.
Example:
"I usually have a cake and sometimes I"
celebrate
A2To extol or honour in a solemn manner.
Example:
"a quiet day I celebrate with my husband"
something
A2An object whose nature is yet to be defined.
Example:
"and my sons my wife cooks something like"
| Word | CEFR | Definition |
|---|---|---|
| wonderful | A2 | Tending to excite wonder; surprising, extraordinary. |
| january | A2 | A A2-level word commonly used in this context. |
| husband | A2 | The master of a house; the head of a family; a householder. |
| presents | A2 | The current moment or period of time. |
| english | A2 | Spinning or rotary motion given to a ball around the vertical axis, as in billiards or bowling. |
| sometimes | A2 | Former; sometime. |
| celebrate | A2 | To extol or honour in a solemn manner. |
| something | A2 | An object whose nature is yet to be defined. |
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