2025 April 15 BBC One minute World News – YouTube Dictation Transcript & Vocabulary
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1.Hello, welcome
2. with BBC News, our main this hour
3.The US Vice President JD Vance raises hopes of a UK-US trade deal
4.Raw materials arrive in the UK as ministers race to keep Scunthorpe's blast furnaces running
5.This is the scene live from the port
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Key Vocabulary (CEFR B1)
headlines
A2The heading or title of a magazine or newspaper article.
Example:
"headlines this hour."
associations
B1The act of associating.
Example:
"of the UK's biggest housing associations"
british
A2A A2-level word commonly used in this context.
Example:
"as ministers race to keep British"
steel's
A2A A2-level word commonly used in this context.
Example:
"Steel's Scunthorpe's blast furnaces running."
you're
A2A A2-level word commonly used in this context.
Example:
"You're with BBC News, our main"
Word | CEFR | Definition |
---|---|---|
headlines | A2 | The heading or title of a magazine or newspaper article. |
associations | B1 | The act of associating. |
british | A2 | A A2-level word commonly used in this context. |
steel's | A2 | A A2-level word commonly used in this context. |
you're | A2 | A A2-level word commonly used in this context. |
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