Debunking dementia: 'See the person, not the diagnosis' | BBC Ideas – YouTube Dictation Transcript & Vocabulary
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1.RUTH: My life is in front of me and I have to cope with it, and so I can't be afraid of it
2.RONALD: So often, people of my , we get such a raw deal because we're defined as being aggressive or loud, when, if anything, my mannerisms define somebody who's frustrated, exhausted and struggling to be heard
3.SEBASTIAN: People with dementia are people
4.They're human beings
5.RACHEL: Like me
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Key Vocabulary (CEFR B1)
beginning
A2The act of doing that which begins anything; commencement of an action, state, or space of time; entrance into being or upon a course; the first act, effort, or state of a succession of acts or states.
Example:
"RUTH: Well, I suppose in the beginning"
connection
B2The act of connecting.
Example:
"visiting helps maintain that connection."
important
A2Having relevant and crucial value.
Example:
"are actually really important."
campaigns
A2A series of operations undertaken to achieve a set goal.
Example:
"GLYNIS: I've been involved in some campaigns and talks."
diagnosis
A2To determine which disease is causing a sick person's signs and symptoms; to find the diagnosis.
Example:
"RONALD: See the person and not the diagnosis."
difficult
A2To make difficult; to impede; to perplex.
Example:
"Ultimately, although it was very difficult"
cultural
A2Pertaining to culture.
Example:
"RONALD: So often, people of my cultural heritage,"
heritage
A2An inheritance; property that may be inherited.
Example:
"RONALD: So often, people of my cultural heritage,"
symptoms
A2A perceived change in some function, sensation or appearance of a person that indicates a disease or disorder, such as fever, headache or rash.
Example:
"RACHEL: Memory loss can be one of the symptoms"
umbrella
A2Cloth-covered frame used for protection against rain or sun.
Example:
"SEBASTIAN: Dementia is an umbrella term, a syndrome, if you like,"
| Word | CEFR | Definition |
|---|---|---|
| beginning | A2 | The act of doing that which begins anything; commencement of an action, state, or space of time; entrance into being or upon a course; the first act, effort, or state of a succession of acts or states. |
| connection | B2 | The act of connecting. |
| important | A2 | Having relevant and crucial value. |
| campaigns | A2 | A series of operations undertaken to achieve a set goal. |
| diagnosis | A2 | To determine which disease is causing a sick person's signs and symptoms; to find the diagnosis. |
| difficult | A2 | To make difficult; to impede; to perplex. |
| cultural | A2 | Pertaining to culture. |
| heritage | A2 | An inheritance; property that may be inherited. |
| symptoms | A2 | A perceived change in some function, sensation or appearance of a person that indicates a disease or disorder, such as fever, headache or rash. |
| umbrella | A2 | Cloth-covered frame used for protection against rain or sun. |
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