3 things I learned while my plane crashed | Ric Elias – YouTube Dictation Transcript & Vocabulary
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1.Imagine a big as you climb through 3,000 ft
2.Imagine a plane full of smoke
3.Imagine an engine going clack, clack, clack
4.It sounds scary
5.Well, I had a unique seat that day
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Key Vocabulary (CEFR B1)
relationships
B1Connection or association; the condition of being related.
Example:
"How would you change your relationships"
waiting
A2To delay movement or action until the arrival or occurrence of; to await. (Now generally superseded by “wait for”.)
Example:
"that you're waiting to get done because you think you'll be here forever?"
forever
A2An extremely long time.
Example:
"that you're waiting to get done because you think you'll be here forever?"
explosion
B2A violent release of energy (sometimes mechanical, nuclear, or chemical.)
Example:
"Imagine a big explosion as you climb through 3,000 ft."
attendants
A2One who attends; one who works with or watches over something.
Example:
"I was the only one who could talk to the flight attendants."
manhattan
A2A cocktail made from whiskey, sweet vermouth and bitters.
Example:
"You could see Manhattan."
unemotional
B1Showing little or no feeling.
Example:
"The most unemotional three words I've ever heard."
experiences
B1The effect upon the judgment or feelings produced by any event, whether witnessed or participated in; personal and direct impressions as contrasted with description or fancies; personal acquaintance; actual enjoyment or suffering.
Example:
"all the experiences I wanted to have and I never did."
washington
A2A A2-level word commonly used in this context.
Example:
"and this is as we clear the George Washington Bridge,"
everything
A2All the things under discussion.
Example:
"I've tried to get better at everything I tried."
| Word | CEFR | Definition |
|---|---|---|
| relationships | B1 | Connection or association; the condition of being related. |
| waiting | A2 | To delay movement or action until the arrival or occurrence of; to await. (Now generally superseded by “wait for”.) |
| forever | A2 | An extremely long time. |
| explosion | B2 | A violent release of energy (sometimes mechanical, nuclear, or chemical.) |
| attendants | A2 | One who attends; one who works with or watches over something. |
| manhattan | A2 | A cocktail made from whiskey, sweet vermouth and bitters. |
| unemotional | B1 | Showing little or no feeling. |
| experiences | B1 | The effect upon the judgment or feelings produced by any event, whether witnessed or participated in; personal and direct impressions as contrasted with description or fancies; personal acquaintance; actual enjoyment or suffering. |
| washington | A2 | A A2-level word commonly used in this context. |
| everything | A2 | All the things under discussion. |
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