How to Describe Being Sick in English – YouTube Dictation Transcript & Vocabulary
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1.Well, hello
2.How are you doing
3.I'm doing pretty good, but I've been sick for a week and it hasn't been very fun
4. serious, just a normal sickness
5.So I thought today, since I haven't put an English lesson here on YouTube for over a week, I should maybe do an English lesson about describing being sick
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Key Vocabulary (CEFR B1)
temperature
B1A measure of cold or heat, often measurable with a thermometer.
Example:
"temperature is higher than it's supposed to be."
christmas
A2A A2-level word commonly used in this context.
Example:
"school Wednesday doing a little bit of Christmas"
afternoon
A2The part of the day from noon or lunchtime until sunset, evening, or suppertime or 6pm.
Example:
"afternoon and I just went back to sleep."
nothing
A2Something trifling, or of no consequence or importance.
Example:
"Nothing serious, just a normal sickness."
cracking
A2To form cracks.
Example:
"I was laughing a lot today and cracking"
shooting
A2To launch a projectile.
Example:
"Shooting the video is the hard part."
energetic
A2Possessing or pertaining to energy.
Example:
"less energetic than you normally are."
difficult
A2To make difficult; to impede; to perplex.
Example:
"yes, but it would have just been too difficult."
sometimes
A2Former; sometime.
Example:
"As a teacher, sometimes it's easier to just go"
different
A2The different ideal.
Example:
"And I was starting to get different symptoms."
| Word | CEFR | Definition |
|---|---|---|
| temperature | B1 | A measure of cold or heat, often measurable with a thermometer. |
| christmas | A2 | A A2-level word commonly used in this context. |
| afternoon | A2 | The part of the day from noon or lunchtime until sunset, evening, or suppertime or 6pm. |
| nothing | A2 | Something trifling, or of no consequence or importance. |
| cracking | A2 | To form cracks. |
| shooting | A2 | To launch a projectile. |
| energetic | A2 | Possessing or pertaining to energy. |
| difficult | A2 | To make difficult; to impede; to perplex. |
| sometimes | A2 | Former; sometime. |
| different | A2 | The different ideal. |
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