2025 April 23 BBC 2-minute World News Audio – YouTube Dictation Transcript & Vocabulary
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1.BBC News with Fiona The European Commission has imposed large fines on Apple and Meta in a move that could anger President Trump at a time of wider trade disputes though the first issued under new EU legislation aimed at curbing the power of Big Tech
2. have been filing past the coffin of Pope Francis on the first day of his lying in state in St Peter's Basilica
3.His coffin was carried a short across the Vatican in a accompanied by church bells and applause from crowds
4.The US Vice President has said it's time for Russia and Ukraine to strike a ceasefire deal or will walk away from negotiations
5.JD Vance said both sides had been issued an explicit proposal
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Key Vocabulary (CEFR B2)
macdonald
A2A A2-level word commonly used in this context.
Example:
"BBC News with Fiona MacDonald"
penalties
A2A penalty shootout.
Example:
"trade disputes though the first penalties"
procession
B2The act of progressing or proceeding.
Example:
"procession accompanied by church bells and"
washington
A2A A2-level word commonly used in this context.
Example:
"Washington will walk away from negotiations."
humanitarian
B1A scholar of one of the subjects in the humanities.
Example:
"two months old blockade on humanitarian"
politicised
B1To discuss politics
Example:
"politicised and the Palestinian territory must"
mourners
A2Someone filled with or expressing grief or sadness, especially over a death; someone who mourns.
Example:
"Mourners have been filing past the"
distance
B2The amount of space between two points, usually geographical points, usually (but not necessarily) measured along a straight line.
Example:
"distance across the Vatican in a"
| Word | CEFR | Definition |
|---|---|---|
| macdonald | A2 | A A2-level word commonly used in this context. |
| penalties | A2 | A penalty shootout. |
| procession | B2 | The act of progressing or proceeding. |
| washington | A2 | A A2-level word commonly used in this context. |
| humanitarian | B1 | A scholar of one of the subjects in the humanities. |
| politicised | B1 | To discuss politics |
| mourners | A2 | Someone filled with or expressing grief or sadness, especially over a death; someone who mourns. |
| distance | B2 | The amount of space between two points, usually geographical points, usually (but not necessarily) measured along a straight line. |
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