2025 April 24 BBC One minute World News – YouTube Dictation Transcript & Vocabulary
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1.Hello and welcome back to BBC News
2.Let's bring you up to date with our main
3.Russia carries out a major drone and missile attack on Kiev, at least nine people in the capital
4.The UK media watchdog Ofcom says social media will have to carry out age checks
5.If you have a serious peanut allergy, a clinical trial suggests it may be possible to train your body to overcome the
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Key Vocabulary (CEFR B1)
headlines
A2The heading or title of a magazine or newspaper article.
Example:
"with our main headlines."
killing
A2To put to death; to extinguish the life of.
Example:
"and missile attack on Kiev, killing"
ukrainian
A2A A2-level word commonly used in this context.
Example:
"at least nine people in the Ukrainian capital."
condition
B2A logical clause or phrase that a conditional statement uses. The phrase can either be true or false.
Example:
"body to overcome the condition."
satellite
A2A moon or other smaller body orbiting a larger one.
Example:
"in Jiuquan, satellite launch centre."
| Word | CEFR | Definition |
|---|---|---|
| headlines | A2 | The heading or title of a magazine or newspaper article. |
| killing | A2 | To put to death; to extinguish the life of. |
| ukrainian | A2 | A A2-level word commonly used in this context. |
| condition | B2 | A logical clause or phrase that a conditional statement uses. The phrase can either be true or false. |
| satellite | A2 | A moon or other smaller body orbiting a larger one. |
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