'I was diagnosed with ADHD as an adult' | BBC Ideas – YouTube Dictation Transcript & Vocabulary
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1.JO: When I left , I did a on hotel
2.No idea why
3.That was so boring
4.I nearly got thrown off it because I was caught riding on the cleaning down the corridor when we did the housekeeping
5.After that, I went and worked for a solicitors
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Key Vocabulary (CEFR B1)
management
B2Administration; the use of limited resources combined with forecasting, planning, leadership and execution skills to achieve predetermined specific goals.
Example:
"JO: When I left school, I did a course on hotel management."
distorted
A2To bring something out of shape, to misshape.
Example:
"DISTORTED: Worry, worry, worry."
headmaster
A2A male school principal.
Example:
"being called in to see the headmaster"
footsteps
A2The mark or impression left by a foot; a track.
Example:
"FOOTSTEPS ECHO"
headteacher
B1The most senior teacher in a school who is responsible for its management and administration.
Example:
"Headteacher said, "She could absolutely achieve,"
conversation
B2Expression and exchange of individual ideas through talking with other people; also, a set instance or occasion of such talking.
Example:
"if you want to have a difficult conversation"
machines
A2A device that directs and controls energy, often in the form of movement or electricity, to produce a certain effect.
Example:
"because I was caught riding on the cleaning machines"
something
A2An object whose nature is yet to be defined.
Example:
""When are you going to actually settle on something?""
school
A1(collective) A group of fish or a group of marine mammals such as porpoises, dolphins, or whales.
Example:
"JO: When I left school, I did a course on hotel management."
course
A2A sequence of events.
Example:
"JO: When I left school, I did a course on hotel management."
| Word | CEFR | Definition |
|---|---|---|
| management | B2 | Administration; the use of limited resources combined with forecasting, planning, leadership and execution skills to achieve predetermined specific goals. |
| distorted | A2 | To bring something out of shape, to misshape. |
| headmaster | A2 | A male school principal. |
| footsteps | A2 | The mark or impression left by a foot; a track. |
| headteacher | B1 | The most senior teacher in a school who is responsible for its management and administration. |
| conversation | B2 | Expression and exchange of individual ideas through talking with other people; also, a set instance or occasion of such talking. |
| machines | A2 | A device that directs and controls energy, often in the form of movement or electricity, to produce a certain effect. |
| something | A2 | An object whose nature is yet to be defined. |
| school | A1 | (collective) A group of fish or a group of marine mammals such as porpoises, dolphins, or whales. |
| course | A2 | A sequence of events. |
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