2025 June 20 BBC One minute World News – YouTube Dictation Transcript & Vocabulary
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1.This is BBC News, the headlines
2.Israel says Iranian missile struck the city of Beersheba, whilst the Israeli military says it has a series of attacks in the heart of Tehran
3.This is the scene live in Geneva, where Iranian and Western leaders are meeting today for the first time since the conflict began
4.Meanwhile, Russia has offered to be mediated between Iran and Israel
5.We have a special report from St Petersburg
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Key Vocabulary (CEFR B1)
completed
A2To finish; to make done; to reach the end.
Example:
"Israeli military says it has completed"
public's
A2A A2-level word commonly used in this context.
Example:
"But has the public's attitude changed since then?"
attitude
A2The position of the body or way of carrying oneself.
Example:
"But has the public's attitude changed since then?"
changed
A2To become something different.
Example:
"But has the public's attitude changed since then?"
southern
A2Someone from one of the states which seceded in 1861 and briefly formed the Confederate States of America, or, more broadly, from some neighboring states as well (but excluding geographically-southerly states like Arizona); compare the South.
Example:
"southern city of Beersheba, whilst the"
| Word | CEFR | Definition |
|---|---|---|
| completed | A2 | To finish; to make done; to reach the end. |
| public's | A2 | A A2-level word commonly used in this context. |
| attitude | A2 | The position of the body or way of carrying oneself. |
| changed | A2 | To become something different. |
| southern | A2 | Someone from one of the states which seceded in 1861 and briefly formed the Confederate States of America, or, more broadly, from some neighboring states as well (but excluding geographically-southerly states like Arizona); compare the South. |
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