57 Years Apart - A Boy And a Man Talk About Life – YouTube Dictation Transcript & Vocabulary
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1.Okay, may I ask you a , the first one
2.Right
3.What is the worst thing about being young
4.Well, you get lots of It's also pretty it's like in the middle like it's all like in the middle of bad and good Oh What is the worst thing about being old
5.Not being able to do things, that you could do when you were young
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Key Vocabulary (CEFR B1)
important
A2Having relevant and crucial value.
Example:
"You can remember all the good things, and that's the important thing."
hopefully
A2In a hopeful manner.
Example:
"Hopefully I don't."
successful
A2Resulting in success; assuring, or promoting, success; accomplishing what was proposed; having the desired effect
Example:
"And, I'm sure your life is going to be very successful"
question
B2A sentence, phrase or word which asks for information, reply or response; an interrogative.
Example:
"Okay, may I ask you a question, the first one?"
remember
A2To recall from one's memory; to have an image in one's memory.
Example:
"You can remember all the good things, and that's the important thing."
homework
A2Work that is done at home, especially school exercises assigned by a teacher.
Example:
"Well, you get lots of homework"
whenever
A2(interrogative) When ever: emphatic form of when.
Example:
"Whenever he gets hurt I hug him."
floor
A2The interior bottom or surface of a house or building; the supporting surface of a room.
Example:
"-Um -Like, uh, you can't bend down and get stuff on the floor?"
imagination
B2The image-making power of the mind; the act of mentally creating or reproducing an object not previously perceived; the ability to create such images.
Example:
"I could use my imagination more."
though
A2Despite that; however.
Example:
"Even though I'll have to change his diaper. It'll be fun!"
| Word | CEFR | Definition |
|---|---|---|
| important | A2 | Having relevant and crucial value. |
| hopefully | A2 | In a hopeful manner. |
| successful | A2 | Resulting in success; assuring, or promoting, success; accomplishing what was proposed; having the desired effect |
| question | B2 | A sentence, phrase or word which asks for information, reply or response; an interrogative. |
| remember | A2 | To recall from one's memory; to have an image in one's memory. |
| homework | A2 | Work that is done at home, especially school exercises assigned by a teacher. |
| whenever | A2 | (interrogative) When ever: emphatic form of when. |
| floor | A2 | The interior bottom or surface of a house or building; the supporting surface of a room. |
| imagination | B2 | The image-making power of the mind; the act of mentally creating or reproducing an object not previously perceived; the ability to create such images. |
| though | A2 | Despite that; however. |
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