Why do we binge-watch? | BBC Ideas – YouTube Dictation Transcript & Vocabulary
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1.I can easily watch an entire series in a single day
2.Two days
3.Ten hours of television a day, and I didn’t even like it
4.Bingeing started by accident
5.Netflix had realised that loads of people were gravitating towards watching shows in bulk, be that shows that you've seen before - Friends, Seinfeld, Law & Order, ER
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Key Vocabulary (CEFR B2)
thumbnail
A2The fingernail on the thumb.
Example:
"which thumbnail is working. Why?"
connotations
B1A meaning of a word or phrase that is suggested or implied, as opposed to a denotation, or literal meaning. A characteristic of words or phrases, or of the contexts that words and phrases are used in.
Example:
"Bingeing is a word that has very negative connotations to it, right?"
potentially
B1In a manner showing much potential; with the possibility of happening in a given way.
Example:
"If we're making time to watch a series end-to-end, we are potentially"
binge-watching
B1To watch multiple episodes of a television programme in a short period of time.
Example:
"Binge-watching means that you're activating yourself to a high degree"
working
A2(usually in the plural) Operation; action.
Example:
"which thumbnail is working. Why?"
fleabag
A2A bed or sleeping bag.
Example:
"Yeah, I love Fleabag!"
no-one's
A2A A2-level word commonly used in this context.
Example:
"No-one's fun anymore. Whatever happened to fun!"
anymore
A2(in negative or interrogative constructions) From a given time onwards; longer, again.
Example:
"No-one's fun anymore. Whatever happened to fun!"
whatever
A2Unexceptional or unimportant; blah.
Example:
"No-one's fun anymore. Whatever happened to fun!"
happened
A2To occur or take place.
Example:
"No-one's fun anymore. Whatever happened to fun!"
| Word | CEFR | Definition |
|---|---|---|
| thumbnail | A2 | The fingernail on the thumb. |
| connotations | B1 | A meaning of a word or phrase that is suggested or implied, as opposed to a denotation, or literal meaning. A characteristic of words or phrases, or of the contexts that words and phrases are used in. |
| potentially | B1 | In a manner showing much potential; with the possibility of happening in a given way. |
| binge-watching | B1 | To watch multiple episodes of a television programme in a short period of time. |
| working | A2 | (usually in the plural) Operation; action. |
| fleabag | A2 | A bed or sleeping bag. |
| no-one's | A2 | A A2-level word commonly used in this context. |
| anymore | A2 | (in negative or interrogative constructions) From a given time onwards; longer, again. |
| whatever | A2 | Unexceptional or unimportant; blah. |
| happened | A2 | To occur or take place. |
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