Hitler - OverSimplified (Part 2) – YouTube Dictation Transcript & Vocabulary
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1.Since Germany's military had to be , Hitler could no longer remain a soldier after the war, but he kept working for the army as an informant
2.After the war, communists in Germany had attempted a revolution, and the government was worried about communism in general, so Hitler was tasked with infiltrating and reporting on any new political parties that could pose a communist threat
3.A new party called the German Workers' Party threw up a whole bunch of red flags, so Hitler went along to one of their meetings but found that they weren't communists at all - they were extreme right, and shared many of his extreme beliefs, so he left the army, and signed up to join the party
4.His fantastic speaking abilities impressed the party's leadership and supporters, and he very quickly rose to the top
5.He decided that the party needs a makeover, so he renamed it to the National Socialist German Workers' Party, or Nazi for short, and he gave it a new color scheme
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Key Vocabulary (CEFR C1)
professionally
B1As a professional; for one's paid career.
Example:
"Hitler needed to maintain the support of his professionally trained German army, more so than his rough and rowdy SA."
delightful
A2Pleasant; pleasing, bringing enjoyment, satisfaction, or pleasure.
Example:
"and the Nazis were no different. Hitler set up the very descriptive "Hall Protection Detachment," later changed to the very delightful"
un-politician-like
B1A B1-level word commonly used in this context.
Example:
"un-politician-like he was, but a new economic crisis would change all of that."
unemployment
B2The state of having no job; joblessness.
Example:
"Unemployment skyrocketed."
negotiating
B1To confer with others in order to come to terms or reach an agreement.
Example:
"negotiating with Hitler, said to Hindenburg,"
historians
A2A writer of history; a chronicler; an annalist.
Example:
"Historians still aren't sure who did it and many suspect the Nazis did it themselves, but Hitler blamed the communists,"
decisions
A2The act of deciding.
Example:
"giving Hitler the perfect opportunity. He introduced a law to parliament that would allow him to make all future laws and decisions"
reporters
A2Someone or something that reports.
Example:
"reporters who had printed negative articles about him, one guy who did absolutely nothing,"
businesses
A2A specific commercial enterprise or establishment.
Example:
"expression, and public assembly were suspended. Jews were initially branded and their businesses"
reduced
A2To bring down the size, quantity, quality, value or intensity of something; to diminish, to lower.
Example:
"Since Germany's military had to be reduced, Hitler could no longer remain a soldier after the war,"
| Word | CEFR | Definition |
|---|---|---|
| professionally | B1 | As a professional; for one's paid career. |
| delightful | A2 | Pleasant; pleasing, bringing enjoyment, satisfaction, or pleasure. |
| un-politician-like | B1 | A B1-level word commonly used in this context. |
| unemployment | B2 | The state of having no job; joblessness. |
| negotiating | B1 | To confer with others in order to come to terms or reach an agreement. |
| historians | A2 | A writer of history; a chronicler; an annalist. |
| decisions | A2 | The act of deciding. |
| reporters | A2 | Someone or something that reports. |
| businesses | A2 | A specific commercial enterprise or establishment. |
| reduced | A2 | To bring down the size, quantity, quality, value or intensity of something; to diminish, to lower. |
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