Here's a look at some of the aftermath in Altadena devastated by Eaton Fire – YouTube Dictation Transcript & Vocabulary
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1.ASHLEY SHARP IS JOINING US LIVE
2.>> IT LOOKS LIKE YOU ARE ON A BURNT OUT MOVIE SET
3.IT IS AND BUSTLING
4.IT LOOKS LIKE A GHOST TOWN
5.>> IT LOOKS LIKE SOMETHING OUT OF A HORROR MOVIE
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Key Vocabulary (CEFR B1)
photographer
B1One who takes photographs, typically as an occupation.
Example:
"PHOTOGRAPHER COULD PAN OVER. I "
unpredictable
B1An unpredictable thing.
Example:
"UNPREDICTABLE THE FIRE BURNED. "
testament
B2A solemn, authentic instrument in writing, by which a person declares his or her will as to disposal of his or her inheritance (estate and effects) after his or her death, benefiting specified heir(s).
Example:
"TESTAMENT TO THE WAY THE FIRES "
reporting
A2To relate details of (an event or incident); to recount, describe (something).
Example:
"REPORTING ON A FIRE THERE LAST "
hustling
A2To push someone roughly, to crowd, to jostle.
Example:
"HUSTLING AND BUSTLING. IT LOOKS"
gusting
A2To blow in gusts.
Example:
"GUSTING AS STRONGLY AS THE "
air-quality
B2A B2-level word commonly used in this context.
Example:
"HOW IS THE AIR-QUALITY? WHAT "
showing
A2To display, to have somebody see (something).
Example:
"SHOWING THROUGH. THAT IS A "
wearing
A2To carry or have equipped on or about one's body, as an item of clothing, equipment, decoration, etc.
Example:
"WEARING A MASK , EVERYBODY IS. "
apocalyptic
B1One who predicts apocalypse.
Example:
"APOCALYPTIC. THESE COMMUNITIES "
| Word | CEFR | Definition |
|---|---|---|
| photographer | B1 | One who takes photographs, typically as an occupation. |
| unpredictable | B1 | An unpredictable thing. |
| testament | B2 | A solemn, authentic instrument in writing, by which a person declares his or her will as to disposal of his or her inheritance (estate and effects) after his or her death, benefiting specified heir(s). |
| reporting | A2 | To relate details of (an event or incident); to recount, describe (something). |
| hustling | A2 | To push someone roughly, to crowd, to jostle. |
| gusting | A2 | To blow in gusts. |
| air-quality | B2 | A B2-level word commonly used in this context. |
| showing | A2 | To display, to have somebody see (something). |
| wearing | A2 | To carry or have equipped on or about one's body, as an item of clothing, equipment, decoration, etc. |
| apocalyptic | B1 | One who predicts apocalypse. |
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