CBC News: The National | Carney prepares to become prime minister – YouTube Dictation Transcript & Vocabulary
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1.(♪♪) >> Adrienne: TONIGHT, MARK CARNEY PREPARES TO TAKE OVER AS PRIME MINISTER
2.>> THAT TRANSITION WILL BE SEAMLESS AND IT WILL BE QUICK
3.>> Adrienne:CARNEY'S MEETINGS WITH THE MAN THAT HE'LL REPLACE, AND HIS OWN PARTY READY FOR A RACE
4.>> CARNEY PUTS HIMSELF FIRST
5.AND CONSERVATIVES WILL PUT CANADA FIRST
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Key Vocabulary (CEFR C1)
announcer
B1One who makes announcements.
Example:
"(♪♪) >> Announcer: FROM CBC NEWS THIS IS "THE NATIONAL" WITH CHIEF CORRESPONDENT ADRIENNE ARSENAULT. (♪♪)"
landslide
B1A natural disaster that involves the breakup and downhill flow of rock, mud, water and anything caught in the path.
Example:
">> Reporter:MR. CARNEY, WHEN WILL THERE BE AN ELECTION? >> Reporter: FRESH OFF THE HEELS OF A LANDSLIDE VICTORY, MARK CARNEY ON PARLIAMENT HILL TO"
rejuvenated
B2To render young again.
Example:
">> CARNEY HAS REJUVENATED AND REENERGIZED. >> Reporter: THE FIRST M.P. WHO PUBLICLY CALLED ON JUSTIN"
reenergized
B2To energize again or anew.
Example:
">> CARNEY HAS REJUVENATED AND REENERGIZED. >> Reporter: THE FIRST M.P. WHO PUBLICLY CALLED ON JUSTIN"
reconsider
B1To consider a matter again
Example:
"WOULD LIKE YOU TO RECONSIDER. >> MARK CARNEY! >> Reporter: CARNEY GEARING UP TO SEND CANADIANS TO THE POLLS,"
shoulder-to-shoulder
B2In close proximity; side-by-side.
Example:
"THE BIG ELECTION. AND WE WILL STAND SHOULDER-TO-SHOULDER TOGETHER TO DO IT. >> Reporter: HE WON THE"
financial
B1Related to finances.
Example:
"AND HE'S ON FULL BOARD RIGHT NOW. >> Reporter: THE CONSERVATIVES HAVE BEEN CALLING ON CARNEY TO DISCLOSE HIS PERSONAL FINANCIAL HOLDINGS TO THE ETHICS"
mendicino
B1A B1-level word commonly used in this context.
Example:
">> Reporter: ADRIENNE, FORMER CABINET MINISTER MARCO MENDICINO HAS BEEN TAPPED AS CARNEY'S CHIEF OF STAFF THROUGH THIS TRANSITION"
important
B1Having relevant and crucial value.
Example:
"BE REALLY BE IMPORTANT TO GET THIS RIGHT. >> Adrienne: I WANTED TO PICK UP"
conditions
B1A logical clause or phrase that a conditional statement uses. The phrase can either be true or false.
Example:
"TAX ELECTION. >> Reporter: BUT THE CONDITIONS HAVE CHANGED. THE LIBERAL GOVERNMENT SAYS THAT"
| Word | CEFR | Definition |
|---|---|---|
| announcer | B1 | One who makes announcements. |
| landslide | B1 | A natural disaster that involves the breakup and downhill flow of rock, mud, water and anything caught in the path. |
| rejuvenated | B2 | To render young again. |
| reenergized | B2 | To energize again or anew. |
| reconsider | B1 | To consider a matter again |
| shoulder-to-shoulder | B2 | In close proximity; side-by-side. |
| financial | B1 | Related to finances. |
| mendicino | B1 | A B1-level word commonly used in this context. |
| important | B1 | Having relevant and crucial value. |
| conditions | B1 | A logical clause or phrase that a conditional statement uses. The phrase can either be true or false. |
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