Guns N' Roses - Sweet Child O' Mine (Official Music Video) – YouTube Dictation Transcript & Vocabulary
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1. ♪♪ [rock guitar] ♪ She's got a smile that it seems to me ♪ ♪ Reminds me of ♪ ♪ Where was as fresh ♪ ♪ As the bright blue sky ♪ ♪ Now and then, when I see her face ♪ ♪ She takes me away to that place ♪ ♪ And if I stared too long ♪ ♪ I'd break down and cry ♪ ♪ Whoa, oh, whoa ♪ ♪ Sweet child of mine ♪ ♪ Whoa, oh, oh, oh ♪ ♪ Sweet love of mine ♪ ♪ She's got eyes of the bluest skies ♪ ♪ As if they of rain ♪ ♪ I'd hate to look into those eyes ♪ ♪ And see an ounce of pain ♪ ♪ Her hair reminds me of a warm, safe place ♪ ♪ Where as a child I'd hide ♪ ♪ And pray for the and the rain ♪ ♪ To quietly pass me by ♪ ♪ Whoa, oh, whoa ♪ ♪ Sweet child of mine ♪ ♪ Whoa, oh, oh, oh ♪ ♪ Sweet love of mine ♪ ♪ Whoa, oh, oh, oh ♪ ♪ Sweet child of mine ♪ ♪ Ooh, yeah ♪ ♪ Ooh, sweet love of mine ♪ ♪ Where do we go
2.♪ ♪ Where do we go now
3.♪ ♪ Where do we go
4.♪ ♪ , oh, where do we go
5.♪ ♪ Where do we go now
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Key Vocabulary (CEFR B1)
childhood
A2The state of being a child.
Example:
"♪ Reminds me of childhood memories ♪"
everything
A2All the things under discussion.
Example:
"♪ Where everything was as fresh ♪"
mm-mm
A2A A2-level word commonly used in this context.
Example:
"♪ Mm-mm, oh, where do we go? ♪"
memories
A2The ability of the brain to record information or impressions with the facility of recalling them later at will.
Example:
"♪ Reminds me of childhood memories ♪"
special
A2A reduction in consumer cost (usually for a limited time) for items or services rendered.
Example:
"♪ She takes me away to that special place ♪"
probably
A2In all likelihood.
Example:
"♪ I'd probably break down and cry ♪"
thought
A2To ponder, to go over in one's head.
Example:
" ♪ As if they thought of rain ♪"
thunder
A2The loud rumbling, cracking, or crashing sound caused by expansion of rapidly heated air around a lightning bolt.
Example:
"♪ And pray for the thunder and the rain ♪"
| Word | CEFR | Definition |
|---|---|---|
| childhood | A2 | The state of being a child. |
| everything | A2 | All the things under discussion. |
| mm-mm | A2 | A A2-level word commonly used in this context. |
| memories | A2 | The ability of the brain to record information or impressions with the facility of recalling them later at will. |
| special | A2 | A reduction in consumer cost (usually for a limited time) for items or services rendered. |
| probably | A2 | In all likelihood. |
| thought | A2 | To ponder, to go over in one's head. |
| thunder | A2 | The loud rumbling, cracking, or crashing sound caused by expansion of rapidly heated air around a lightning bolt. |
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