How do you say sorry? ⏲️ 6 Minute English – YouTube Dictation Transcript & Vocabulary
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1.Hello, this is 6 Minute English from BBC Learning English
2.I'm Neil
3.And I'm Beth
4.In English there are many ways to apologise, depending on the situation
5.In formal situations you could say, Please forgive me, while to a friend you might just say, My bad
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Key Vocabulary (CEFR B2)
presenter
A2Someone who presents a broadcast programme; a compere or master of ceremonies.
Example:
"The presenter says: It's not every day that you offend a king."
apologies
A2An expression of remorse or regret for having said or done something that harmed another: an instance of apologizing (saying that one is sorry).
Example:
"So how do apologies change from culture to culture?"
journalists
B1The keeper of a personal journal, who writes in it regularly.
Example:
"Let's listen now as three BBC journalists"
television
B2An electronic communication medium that allows the transmission of real-time visual images, and often sound.
Example:
"Recently in Ghana, a journalist made some comments on television"
highlights
A2An area or a spot in a drawing, painting, or photograph that is strongly illuminated.
Example:
"The phrase, it's not every day that, highlights"
following
A2To go after; to pursue; to move behind in the same path or direction.
Example:
"following strict traditional rules – that she dress in black"
relationship
B1Connection or association; the condition of being related.
Example:
"In Korea, the way of saying sorry varies depending on the relationship"
dictating
A2To order, command, control.
Example:
"Korea has a complicated honorific system dictating"
publicly
A2In public, openly, in an open and public manner.
Example:
"who publicly criticised the King of the Ashanti tribe?"
covering
A2To place something over or upon, as to conceal or protect.
Example:
"Here's BBC World Service programme, The Fifth Floor, covering the story:"
| Word | CEFR | Definition |
|---|---|---|
| presenter | A2 | Someone who presents a broadcast programme; a compere or master of ceremonies. |
| apologies | A2 | An expression of remorse or regret for having said or done something that harmed another: an instance of apologizing (saying that one is sorry). |
| journalists | B1 | The keeper of a personal journal, who writes in it regularly. |
| television | B2 | An electronic communication medium that allows the transmission of real-time visual images, and often sound. |
| highlights | A2 | An area or a spot in a drawing, painting, or photograph that is strongly illuminated. |
| following | A2 | To go after; to pursue; to move behind in the same path or direction. |
| relationship | B1 | Connection or association; the condition of being related. |
| dictating | A2 | To order, command, control. |
| publicly | A2 | In public, openly, in an open and public manner. |
| covering | A2 | To place something over or upon, as to conceal or protect. |
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