Are women better leaders than men? - What in the World podcast, BBC World Service – YouTube Dictation Transcript & Vocabulary
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1.Hello, it's Hannah Gelbart here
2.Welcome to this episode of what in the world from the BBC World Service
3.During the US presidential election campaign, there was a lot of talk about whether America might elect its first ever female president
4.Now, as you know, that didn't happen
5.But it did happen for Mexico, Namibia and North Macedonia
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Key Vocabulary (CEFR B2)
statements
B1A declaration or remark.
Example:
"Yeah. So we have been looking up some kind of statements, right?"
personalities
B2A set of non-physical psychological and social qualities that make a person (or thing) distinct from another.
Example:
"Women, like men, have different personalities, right?"
important
B1Having relevant and crucial value.
Example:
"Why else do some people think that it's important that we have more women"
profitable
B1Producing a profit.
Example:
"Is it going to make it more profitable?"
completely
B1(manner) In a complete manner
Example:
"and have completely different styles, right?"
questions
B1A sentence, phrase or word which asks for information, reply or response; an interrogative.
Example:
"these generalizations, these big questions"
expecting
B1To predict or believe that something will happen
Example:
"expecting women to deliver something different."
according
B1To make to agree or correspond; to suit one thing to another; to adjust.
Example:
"according to UN figures. But at the same time,"
scientists
B1One whose activities make use of the scientific method to answer questions regarding the measurable universe. A scientist may be involved in original research, or make use of the results of the research of others.
Example:
"scientists are reluctant to make conclusions about anything in general"
institute
B1An organization founded to promote a cause
Example:
"but she's the Director of the Global Institute"
| Word | CEFR | Definition |
|---|---|---|
| statements | B1 | A declaration or remark. |
| personalities | B2 | A set of non-physical psychological and social qualities that make a person (or thing) distinct from another. |
| important | B1 | Having relevant and crucial value. |
| profitable | B1 | Producing a profit. |
| completely | B1 | (manner) In a complete manner |
| questions | B1 | A sentence, phrase or word which asks for information, reply or response; an interrogative. |
| expecting | B1 | To predict or believe that something will happen |
| according | B1 | To make to agree or correspond; to suit one thing to another; to adjust. |
| scientists | B1 | One whose activities make use of the scientific method to answer questions regarding the measurable universe. A scientist may be involved in original research, or make use of the results of the research of others. |
| institute | B1 | An organization founded to promote a cause |
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