Adopted! – YouTube Dictation Transcript & Vocabulary
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1.For seven years of my life, I grew up in the foster system
2.I had to leave my mom’s house because of the decision she made to stop being there for her children
3.At the time, it was just me, an eight year old girl, and my brother, and an eleven year old severely autistic boy
4.One day the police showed up at our house
5.They asked me a lot of and then told us I would be staying at my aunt's house with her three kids, and my brother would go to a home for his needs
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Key Vocabulary (CEFR C1)
something
A2An object whose nature is yet to be defined.
Example:
"Something didn’t work in that home and, we were moved after a year and a half of staying there."
december
A2A A2-level word commonly used in this context.
Example:
"December 31, 2014, we were adopted by these people."
questions
A2A sentence, phrase or word which asks for information, reply or response; an interrogative.
Example:
"They asked me a lot of questions and then told us I would be staying at my aunt's house"
biological
B2A biological product.
Example:
"But I found out my biological mom had another baby."
placements
A2The act of placing or putting in place; the act of locating or positioning; the state of being placed.
Example:
"I thought that was it for my foster placements but, I was wrong."
thank
A2An expression of appreciation; a thought.
Example:
"thank you Jesus!"
jesus
A2A A2-level word commonly used in this context.
Example:
"thank you Jesus!"
different
A2The different ideal.
Example:
"by so many people at so many different times."
groundings
A2Fundamental knowledge or background in a field or discipline.
Example:
"Being here for two years now, I’ve received lots of love, and crazy rules and groundings."
austin
A2A A2-level word commonly used in this context.
Example:
"Austin threw up, cried, fussed, changed his diapers."
| Word | CEFR | Definition |
|---|---|---|
| something | A2 | An object whose nature is yet to be defined. |
| december | A2 | A A2-level word commonly used in this context. |
| questions | A2 | A sentence, phrase or word which asks for information, reply or response; an interrogative. |
| biological | B2 | A biological product. |
| placements | A2 | The act of placing or putting in place; the act of locating or positioning; the state of being placed. |
| thank | A2 | An expression of appreciation; a thought. |
| jesus | A2 | A A2-level word commonly used in this context. |
| different | A2 | The different ideal. |
| groundings | A2 | Fundamental knowledge or background in a field or discipline. |
| austin | A2 | A A2-level word commonly used in this context. |
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