He Bought a Whole Town (in the middle of nowhere) 🇺🇸 – YouTube Dictation Transcript & Vocabulary
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1.[mellow acoustic guitar plays] [Peter] You know the guy I'm meeting
2.He's a character
3.-You're in the video, is that cool
4.-Oh no
5.[laughs] -Take care
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Key Vocabulary (CEFR C1)
adventure
B1The encountering of risks; a bold undertaking, in which dangers are likely to be encountered, and the issue is staked upon unforeseen events; a daring feat.
Example:
"For those willing to go on a serious adventure? -There's 25 of us out here in a five square mile radius."
direction
B2A theoretical line (physically or mentally) followed from a point of origin or towards a destination. May be relative (e.g. up, left, outbound, dorsal), geographical (e.g. north), rotational (e.g. clockwise), or with respect to an object or location (e.g. toward Boston).
Example:
"There's nobody else for 30 miles in each direction. -How far to the closest real grocery store?"
whoever's
B1A B1-level word commonly used in this context.
Example:
"-Okay. -Whoever's coming by? -I don't do inventory. If I did inventory, which I have, there's more money in the box than should be in the box."
least-populated
B2A B2-level word commonly used in this context.
Example:
"-So one of the least-populated areas in the whole country? Yeah, and one of the major dark spots too in the country."
self-sufficient
B2Able to provide for oneself independently of others; not needing external support.
Example:
"[Peter] So Monk, you're actually bringing this all here or there's ice delivery? -No we make everything here. Everything's self-sufficient here."
squirrels
B1Any of the rodents of the family Sciuridae distinguished by their large bushy tail.
Example:
"[Peter] You hunt a lot? No, not really. Squirrels, random pests,"
cardboard
B1A wood-based material resembling heavy paper, used in the manufacture of boxes, cartons and signs.
Example:
"I guess horses like cardboard and they like paper. -$6? -Yep."
high-pressure
B2Operating at relatively high pressure, such as several times atmospheric pressure.
Example:
"-Are you the fire department? -Yeah, we're the fire department as well. I got 14 high-pressure pumps and miles of hoses."
primitive
B2An original or primary word; a word not derived from another, as opposed to derivative.
Example:
"-I'd be fine. -For how long? -Oh, a long time. Years. I can do it, I've lived that whole primitive lifestyle but now it's like"
homesteader
B2A B2-level word commonly used in this context.
Example:
"You didn't retool maybe. -But now that opportunity's gone away? That's gone for the homesteader. That's the thing about back to the lander, they could come to Northern California"
| Word | CEFR | Definition |
|---|---|---|
| adventure | B1 | The encountering of risks; a bold undertaking, in which dangers are likely to be encountered, and the issue is staked upon unforeseen events; a daring feat. |
| direction | B2 | A theoretical line (physically or mentally) followed from a point of origin or towards a destination. May be relative (e.g. up, left, outbound, dorsal), geographical (e.g. north), rotational (e.g. clockwise), or with respect to an object or location (e.g. toward Boston). |
| whoever's | B1 | A B1-level word commonly used in this context. |
| least-populated | B2 | A B2-level word commonly used in this context. |
| self-sufficient | B2 | Able to provide for oneself independently of others; not needing external support. |
| squirrels | B1 | Any of the rodents of the family Sciuridae distinguished by their large bushy tail. |
| cardboard | B1 | A wood-based material resembling heavy paper, used in the manufacture of boxes, cartons and signs. |
| high-pressure | B2 | Operating at relatively high pressure, such as several times atmospheric pressure. |
| primitive | B2 | An original or primary word; a word not derived from another, as opposed to derivative. |
| homesteader | B2 | A B2-level word commonly used in this context. |
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