How to Make Stress Your Friend | Kelly McGonigal | TED – YouTube Dictation Transcript & Vocabulary
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1.I have a confession to make
2.But first, I want you to make a little confession to me
3.In the past year, I want you to just raise your hand if you've experienced relatively little stress
4.Anyone
5.How about a amount of stress
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Key Vocabulary (CEFR B1)
wondering
A2To be affected with surprise or admiration; to be struck with astonishment; to be amazed; to marvel; often followed by at.
Example:
"So this study got me wondering:"
community
B2A group sharing a common understanding, and often the same language, law, manners, and/or tradition.
Example:
"people in your community?""
including
A2To bring into a group, class, set, or total as a (new) part or member.
Example:
"including people who had relatively little stress."
weaknesses
A2The condition of being weak.
Example:
"a five-minute impromptu speech on your personal weaknesses"
struggling
A2To strive, to labour in difficulty, to fight (for or against), to contend.
Example:
"when someone else in your life is struggling"
surrounded
A2To encircle something or simultaneously extend in all directions.
Example:
"your stress response wants you to be surrounded"
regenerate
A2To construct or create anew, especially in an improved manner.
Example:
"and oxytocin helps heart cells regenerate"
moderate
A2One who holds an intermediate position between extremes, as in politics.
Example:
"How about a moderate amount of stress?"
changing
A2To become something different.
Example:
"Can changing how you think about stress make you healthier?"
knowing
A2To perceive the truth or factuality of; to be certain of or that.
Example:
"Okay, so how is knowing this side of stress going to make you healthier?"
| Word | CEFR | Definition |
|---|---|---|
| wondering | A2 | To be affected with surprise or admiration; to be struck with astonishment; to be amazed; to marvel; often followed by at. |
| community | B2 | A group sharing a common understanding, and often the same language, law, manners, and/or tradition. |
| including | A2 | To bring into a group, class, set, or total as a (new) part or member. |
| weaknesses | A2 | The condition of being weak. |
| struggling | A2 | To strive, to labour in difficulty, to fight (for or against), to contend. |
| surrounded | A2 | To encircle something or simultaneously extend in all directions. |
| regenerate | A2 | To construct or create anew, especially in an improved manner. |
| moderate | A2 | One who holds an intermediate position between extremes, as in politics. |
| changing | A2 | To become something different. |
| knowing | A2 | To perceive the truth or factuality of; to be certain of or that. |
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