How are magnets made? – YouTube Dictation Transcript & Vocabulary
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1.(phone ringing) - Hi, Doug
2.- Hi, Chiranjeve I have a question for you, how are magnet made
3.- Oh, that's a great question
4.There's all kinds of fun things you can do with a couple of magnets
5.Like the kind you might see on a fridge
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Key Vocabulary (CEFR B1)
transferred
B1To move or pass from one place, person or thing to another.
Example:
"of a lodestone can be transferred"
magnetically
B1A B1-level word commonly used in this context.
Example:
"of paperclips connecting to each other magnetically"
combinations
B1The act of combining, the state of being combined or the result of combining.
Example:
"The process starts by mixing together certain combinations"
without
A2Outside, externally. This is still used in the names of some civil parishes in England, e.g. St Cuthbert Without.
Example:
"You can choose from, can plants grow without soil?"
invented
A2To design a new process or mechanism.
Example:
"When was chalk invented?"
tabletop
A2(furniture) the flat, horizontal surface of a table
Example:
"You can put one magnet on a tabletop"
pinched
A2To squeeze a small amount of a person's skin and flesh, making it hurt.
Example:
"You don't want to get your fingers pinched"
instead
A2In the place of something (usually mentioned earlier); as a substitute or alternative.
Example:
"Instead of attracting, they repel which feels so cool."
ability
B2Suitableness.
Example:
"It looks like a rock but it has the ability"
footage
A2An amount of film or tape that has been used to record something.
Example:
"This is actual video footage"
| Word | CEFR | Definition |
|---|---|---|
| transferred | B1 | To move or pass from one place, person or thing to another. |
| magnetically | B1 | A B1-level word commonly used in this context. |
| combinations | B1 | The act of combining, the state of being combined or the result of combining. |
| without | A2 | Outside, externally. This is still used in the names of some civil parishes in England, e.g. St Cuthbert Without. |
| invented | A2 | To design a new process or mechanism. |
| tabletop | A2 | (furniture) the flat, horizontal surface of a table |
| pinched | A2 | To squeeze a small amount of a person's skin and flesh, making it hurt. |
| instead | A2 | In the place of something (usually mentioned earlier); as a substitute or alternative. |
| ability | B2 | Suitableness. |
| footage | A2 | An amount of film or tape that has been used to record something. |
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