The benefits of boredom - 6 Minute English – YouTube Dictation Transcript & Vocabulary
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1.Hello
2.This is 6 Minute English from BBC Learning English
3.I'm Neil
4.And I'm Sam
5.How's your week been, Sam
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Key Vocabulary (CEFR B1)
collecting
A2To gather together; amass.
Example:
"him that title? Was it...? a) Collecting train numbers -"
trainspotting
B1A B1-level word commonly used in this context.
Example:
"trainspotting! Having nothing"
congratulations
B1The act of congratulating.
Example:
"postboxes. Was I right? Yes, you were! Congratulations."
listening
A2To pay attention to a sound or speech.
Example:
"bored listening to us!"
newspaper
A2A publication, usually published daily or weekly and usually printed on cheap, low-quality paper, containing news and other articles.
Example:
"A survey by British newspaper"
roundabouts
B1(Australia and sometimes United States) A road junction at which traffic streams circularly around a central island.
Example:
"roundabouts of the UK. Wow - they all sounds deadly"
expresses
A2A mode of transportation, often a train, that travels quickly or directly.
Example:
"expresses how extremely"
certainly
A2In a way which is certain; with certainty.
Example:
"certainly be demotivating."
scrolling
A2To change one's view of data on a computer's display, typically using a scroll bar or a scroll wheel to move in gradual increments.
Example:
"scrolling our boredom away"
situations
A2The combination of circumstances at a given moment; a state of affairs.
Example:
"situations or unpleasant"
| Word | CEFR | Definition |
|---|---|---|
| collecting | A2 | To gather together; amass. |
| trainspotting | B1 | A B1-level word commonly used in this context. |
| congratulations | B1 | The act of congratulating. |
| listening | A2 | To pay attention to a sound or speech. |
| newspaper | A2 | A publication, usually published daily or weekly and usually printed on cheap, low-quality paper, containing news and other articles. |
| roundabouts | B1 | (Australia and sometimes United States) A road junction at which traffic streams circularly around a central island. |
| expresses | A2 | A mode of transportation, often a train, that travels quickly or directly. |
| certainly | A2 | In a way which is certain; with certainty. |
| scrolling | A2 | To change one's view of data on a computer's display, typically using a scroll bar or a scroll wheel to move in gradual increments. |
| situations | A2 | The combination of circumstances at a given moment; a state of affairs. |
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