Western Europe saw hottest June on record | BBC News – YouTube Dictation Transcript & Vocabulary
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1.Western Europe saw its hottest June on record and last month was the third warmest June globally
2.That's to a new report from the European Capernacus Climate Service
3.It's one of the main global climate data
4.This comes as the world is extreme weather
5.Heavy rain caused flash flooding in the US state of New Mexico
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Key Vocabulary (CEFR B1)
providers
A2One who, or that which, provides a service, commodity, or the means for subsistence.
Example:
"the main global climate data providers."
additional
A2Something added.
Example:
"additional warming from climate change?"
according
A2To make to agree or correspond; to suit one thing to another; to adjust.
Example:
"warmest June globally. That's according"
experiencing
B1To observe certain events; undergo a certain feeling or process; or perform certain actions that may alter one or contribute to one's knowledge, opinions, or skills.
Example:
"This comes as the world is experiencing"
extremely
A2(degree) To an extreme degree.
Example:
"extremely close uh to the city um and"
devastating
B1To ruin many or all things over a large area, such as most or all buildings of a city, or cities of a region, or trees of a forest.
Example:
"children died. It follows devastating"
evacuated
A2To leave or withdraw from; to quit; to retire from
Example:
"city. At least 400 people were evacuated"
temporary
A2One serving for a limited time; short-term employee.
Example:
"Thursday after heat forced a temporary"
increasing
A2(of a quantity, etc.) To become larger or greater.
Example:
"increasing the heat by 1.4°"
witnessed
A2To furnish proof of, to show.
Example:
"which you yourself, Guy, witnessed"
| Word | CEFR | Definition |
|---|---|---|
| providers | A2 | One who, or that which, provides a service, commodity, or the means for subsistence. |
| additional | A2 | Something added. |
| according | A2 | To make to agree or correspond; to suit one thing to another; to adjust. |
| experiencing | B1 | To observe certain events; undergo a certain feeling or process; or perform certain actions that may alter one or contribute to one's knowledge, opinions, or skills. |
| extremely | A2 | (degree) To an extreme degree. |
| devastating | B1 | To ruin many or all things over a large area, such as most or all buildings of a city, or cities of a region, or trees of a forest. |
| evacuated | A2 | To leave or withdraw from; to quit; to retire from |
| temporary | A2 | One serving for a limited time; short-term employee. |
| increasing | A2 | (of a quantity, etc.) To become larger or greater. |
| witnessed | A2 | To furnish proof of, to show. |
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