Forget the Corporate Ladder — Winners Take Risks | Molly Graham | TED – YouTube Dictation Transcript & Vocabulary
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1.There's a lot of pressure around what it takes to build a great career
2.And it all comes back to this idea that you're supposed to know what you want to do
3.It’s an idea that I like to call “the stairs.” Here's how the stairs go
4.You show up in college, and you're supposed to know what you want to major in
5.That major is supposed to lead you to your first job, and then you get another job, and you get promoted and promoted and promoted forever
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Key Vocabulary (CEFR B1)
difference
B2The quality of being different.
Example:
"The trick is to learn to tell the difference"
barometer
A2An instrument for measuring atmospheric pressure.
Example:
"Two weeks is a great barometer"
embracing
A2To clasp (someone or each other) in the arms with affection; to take in the arms; to hug.
Example:
"Embracing being a professional idiot"
important
A2Having relevant and crucial value.
Example:
"one of the most important things you can get good at in your career"
To use the social-networking site Facebook.
Example:
"in Human Resources at Facebook"
littered
A2To drop or throw trash without properly disposing of it (as discarding in public areas rather than trash receptacles).
Example:
"that the world is littered"
company
A2A team; a group of people who work together professionally.
Example:
"One friend described becoming CEO of her company"
self-worth
A2The value one assigns to oneself or one's abilities in self assessment.
Example:
"like your self-worth is tied to your title,"
promotion
B2An advancement in rank or position.
Example:
"or your last performance rating, or your next promotion."
differently
B1(manner) In a different way.
Example:
"Said differently,"
| Word | CEFR | Definition |
|---|---|---|
| difference | B2 | The quality of being different. |
| barometer | A2 | An instrument for measuring atmospheric pressure. |
| embracing | A2 | To clasp (someone or each other) in the arms with affection; to take in the arms; to hug. |
| important | A2 | Having relevant and crucial value. |
| A2 | To use the social-networking site Facebook. | |
| littered | A2 | To drop or throw trash without properly disposing of it (as discarding in public areas rather than trash receptacles). |
| company | A2 | A team; a group of people who work together professionally. |
| self-worth | A2 | The value one assigns to oneself or one's abilities in self assessment. |
| promotion | B2 | An advancement in rank or position. |
| differently | B1 | (manner) In a different way. |
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