Individualism: Is it a good or bad thing? | A-Z of ISMs Episode 9 - BBC Ideas – YouTube Dictation Transcript & Vocabulary
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1.The A to Z of isms
2.Individualism
3.If someone called you an individualist, would you be or insulted
4.An individualist might be a rugged John Wayne, a pioneer like Amy Johnson, a creative innovator like Kate Bush, or an entrepreneur like Richard Branson
5.People we admire for refusing to follow the crowd, for being true to themselves
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Key Vocabulary (CEFR B2)
flattered
A2To compliment someone, often insincerely and sometimes to win favour.
Example:
"would you be flattered or insulted?"
philosopher
B1A lover of wisdom.
Example:
"The Prussian philosopher Kant summed up its key message in the Latin phrase"
apprentice
A2A trainee, especially in a skilled trade.
Example:
"you find your identity in it: as a parent, a child, a ruler, a teacher, an apprentice."
subscribe
A2To sign up to have copies of a publication, such as a newspaper or a magazine, delivered for a period of time.
Example:
"Thanks for watching. Don’t forget to subscribe! :)"
intermediaries
B1An agent acting as a mediator between sides that may disagree.
Example:
"taking away the need for priests to act as intermediaries"
individual
A2A person considered alone, rather than as belonging to a group of people.
Example:
"The A to Z of isms... Individualism."
development
B1The process of developing; growth, directed change.
Example:
"But this in many ways welcome development"
separated
A2To divide (a thing) into separate parts.
Example:
"Across East Asia, who you are cannot be separated"
| Word | CEFR | Definition |
|---|---|---|
| flattered | A2 | To compliment someone, often insincerely and sometimes to win favour. |
| philosopher | B1 | A lover of wisdom. |
| apprentice | A2 | A trainee, especially in a skilled trade. |
| subscribe | A2 | To sign up to have copies of a publication, such as a newspaper or a magazine, delivered for a period of time. |
| intermediaries | B1 | An agent acting as a mediator between sides that may disagree. |
| individual | A2 | A person considered alone, rather than as belonging to a group of people. |
| development | B1 | The process of developing; growth, directed change. |
| separated | A2 | To divide (a thing) into separate parts. |
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