$1 vs $500,000 Romantic Date – YouTube Dictation Transcript & Vocabulary
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1.We're going on some of the most expensive dates in the world
2.Like this $500,000 date that includes the entirety of Disneyland, all for ourselves… a $100,000 date at this mega complex with a massive waterpark and indoor ski resort… a $50,000 private island date… Best date ever
3.a $10,000 date cooked by Gordon Ramsay… and we even convinced superstar singer Madison Beer to go on a date with my most awkward friend
4.All starting with this $1 date: a Ferris Wheel
5.- Here's $1
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Key Vocabulary (CEFR B1)
wondering
B1To be affected with surprise or admiration; to be struck with astonishment; to be amazed; to marvel; often followed by at.
Example:
"You're probably wondering, "Why is this the $10,000 date?""
disrespecting
B2To show a lack of respect to someone or something.
Example:
"Why are you disrespecting his restaurant?"
restaurant
A2An eating establishment in which diners are served food, usually by waiters at their tables but sometimes (as in a fast food restaurant) at a counter.
Example:
"Why are you disrespecting his restaurant?"
nightmare
B1A demon or monster, thought to plague people while they slept and cause a feeling of suffocation and terror during sleep.
Example:
"You guys have turned it to a nightmare!"
fireworks
B1A device using gunpowder and other chemicals which, when lit, emits a combination of coloured flames, sparks, whistles or bangs, and sometimes made to rocket high into the sky before exploding, used for entertainment or celebration.
Example:
"Cue the fireworks show!"
lightning
B1A flash of light produced by short-duration, high-voltage discharge of electricity within a cloud, between clouds, or between a cloud and the earth.
Example:
"And lightning at the same time!"
terrifying
B1To frighten greatly; to fill with terror.
Example:
"This is terrifying!"
terrified
B1Extremely frightened.
Example:
"- What? - I'm freakin' terrified."
vegetarian
B1A person who does not eat animal flesh, or, in some cases, use any animal products.
Example:
"Vegan? Vegetarian?"
important
B1Having relevant and crucial value.
Example:
"And then it was time for me to ask an important question."
| Word | CEFR | Definition |
|---|---|---|
| wondering | B1 | To be affected with surprise or admiration; to be struck with astonishment; to be amazed; to marvel; often followed by at. |
| disrespecting | B2 | To show a lack of respect to someone or something. |
| restaurant | A2 | An eating establishment in which diners are served food, usually by waiters at their tables but sometimes (as in a fast food restaurant) at a counter. |
| nightmare | B1 | A demon or monster, thought to plague people while they slept and cause a feeling of suffocation and terror during sleep. |
| fireworks | B1 | A device using gunpowder and other chemicals which, when lit, emits a combination of coloured flames, sparks, whistles or bangs, and sometimes made to rocket high into the sky before exploding, used for entertainment or celebration. |
| lightning | B1 | A flash of light produced by short-duration, high-voltage discharge of electricity within a cloud, between clouds, or between a cloud and the earth. |
| terrifying | B1 | To frighten greatly; to fill with terror. |
| terrified | B1 | Extremely frightened. |
| vegetarian | B1 | A person who does not eat animal flesh, or, in some cases, use any animal products. |
| important | B1 | Having relevant and crucial value. |
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