2025 April 26 BBC 2-minute World News Audio – YouTube Dictation Transcript & Vocabulary
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1.BBC News with Chris Beyrou Virginia Geffrey, who accused Prince Andrew and the disgraced financier Jeffrey Epstein of sexual abuse, has died by suicide at her home in Australia
2.She was 41
3.Prince Andrew has always denied the but reached an out-of-court with Ms Geffrey in 2022
4.Crowds have started to gather at St Peter's Square in Rome for the funeral of Pope Francis later this morning
5.More than 200,000 members of the public and 50 heads of state are expected to attend the open air mass
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Key Vocabulary (CEFR B2)
remaining
A2To stay behind while others withdraw; to be left after others have been removed or destroyed; to be left after a number or quantity has been subtracted or cut off; to be left as not included or comprised.
Example:
"Hamas to release the remaining hostages."
accusations
B1The act of accusing.
Example:
"accusations but reached an out-of-court settlement"
settlement
B2The act of settling.
Example:
"accusations but reached an out-of-court settlement"
organisation
B2The quality of being organized.
Example:
"Organisation has called for an immediate"
immediate
A2Happening right away, instantly, with no delay.
Example:
"Organisation has called for an immediate"
sentenced
A2To declare a sentence on a convicted person; to doom; to condemn to punishment.
Example:
"sentenced to 14 years in jail"
journalist
A2The keeper of a personal journal, who writes in it regularly.
Example:
"guilty to kidnapping an American journalist"
wilderness
B2An unsettled and uncultivated tract of land in its natural state; a barren land; a wild or waste.
Example:
"a half in the Australian wilderness"
| Word | CEFR | Definition |
|---|---|---|
| remaining | A2 | To stay behind while others withdraw; to be left after others have been removed or destroyed; to be left after a number or quantity has been subtracted or cut off; to be left as not included or comprised. |
| accusations | B1 | The act of accusing. |
| settlement | B2 | The act of settling. |
| organisation | B2 | The quality of being organized. |
| immediate | A2 | Happening right away, instantly, with no delay. |
| sentenced | A2 | To declare a sentence on a convicted person; to doom; to condemn to punishment. |
| journalist | A2 | The keeper of a personal journal, who writes in it regularly. |
| wilderness | B2 | An unsettled and uncultivated tract of land in its natural state; a barren land; a wild or waste. |
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