Are you flourishing? ⏲️ 6 Minute English – YouTube Dictation Transcript & Vocabulary
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1.Hello, this is 6 Minute English from BBC Learning English
2.I'm Phil
3.And I'm Georgie
4.Now, you probably know the word wellbeing – it's a general feeling of health and happiness
5.But have you ever heard of flourishing
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Key Vocabulary (CEFR B2)
everything's
B1A B1-level word commonly used in this context.
Example:
"Erm... yeah, everything's going well!"
everything
A2All the things under discussion.
Example:
"Erm... yeah, everything's going well!"
headlines
A2The heading or title of a magazine or newspaper article.
Example:
"Some of the, sort of, headlines were: high-income countries –"
high-income
B1A B1-level word commonly used in this context.
Example:
"Some of the, sort of, headlines were: high-income countries –"
ourselves
A2(reflexive pronoun) Us; the group including the speaker as the object of a verb or preposition when that group also is the subject.
Example:
"So, what can any of us do to help ourselves to flourish?"
practising
A2To repeat (an activity) as a way of improving one's skill in that activity.
Example:
"So, things that are as simple as just practising gratitude, right?"
expression
B2The action of expressing thoughts, ideas, feelings, etc.
Example:
"a word or expression on a certain topic"
investigating
B1To inquire into or study in order to ascertain facts or information.
Example:
"It's an idea which Claudia Hammond has been investigating"
especially
A2(manner) In a special manner; specially.
Example:
"especially on television and in newspapers."
contribute
A2To give something that is or becomes part of a larger whole.
Example:
"And finally, small wins are minor successes which contribute"
| Word | CEFR | Definition |
|---|---|---|
| everything's | B1 | A B1-level word commonly used in this context. |
| everything | A2 | All the things under discussion. |
| headlines | A2 | The heading or title of a magazine or newspaper article. |
| high-income | B1 | A B1-level word commonly used in this context. |
| ourselves | A2 | (reflexive pronoun) Us; the group including the speaker as the object of a verb or preposition when that group also is the subject. |
| practising | A2 | To repeat (an activity) as a way of improving one's skill in that activity. |
| expression | B2 | The action of expressing thoughts, ideas, feelings, etc. |
| investigating | B1 | To inquire into or study in order to ascertain facts or information. |
| especially | A2 | (manner) In a special manner; specially. |
| contribute | A2 | To give something that is or becomes part of a larger whole. |
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