How To Understand FAST Spoken English – YouTube Dictation Transcript & Vocabulary
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1.Let me guess
2.You can understand English speakers perfectly well when they talk at this speed
3.However, when
4.It's harder to understand them
5.Let me help
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Key Vocabulary (CEFR C2)
afternoon
B1The part of the day from noon or lunchtime until sunset, evening, or suppertime or 6pm.
Example:
"[Music] Good morning, good afternoon and good evening. Welcome to Smashing English! Before "
practicalities
B2The state of being practical or feasible.
Example:
"practicalities here, because I truly think that this, this is the main reason why understanding "
vowel-to-vowel
B2A B2-level word commonly used in this context.
Example:
"it becomes "I actually." Why do we say "Y"? Let me tell you. So, this is a vowel-to-vowel link. Okay, "
objective
B1A material object that physically exists.
Example:
"objective of economic policy should be collective well-being. How happy and healthy a population is, "
morning
B1The part of the day from dawn to noon.
Example:
"[Music] Good morning, good afternoon and good evening. Welcome to Smashing English! Before "
evening
B1The time of the day between dusk and night, when it gets dark.
Example:
"[Music] Good morning, good afternoon and good evening. Welcome to Smashing English! Before "
smashing
B1To break (something brittle) violently.
Example:
"[Music] Good morning, good afternoon and good evening. Welcome to Smashing English! Before "
feature
B1One's structure or make-up: form, shape, bodily proportions.
Example:
"featured much younger speakers using a dialect that maybe you are not familiar with. They were "
everyone
B1Every person.
Example:
"the things that confuse you. So, for example, the one that everyone knows: "gonna." Okay, instead of "
understanding
B1To grasp a concept fully and thoroughly, especially (of words, statements, art, etc.) to be aware of the meaning of and (of people) to be aware of the intent of.
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"practicalities here, because I truly think that this, this is the main reason why understanding "
| Word | CEFR | Definition |
|---|---|---|
| afternoon | B1 | The part of the day from noon or lunchtime until sunset, evening, or suppertime or 6pm. |
| practicalities | B2 | The state of being practical or feasible. |
| vowel-to-vowel | B2 | A B2-level word commonly used in this context. |
| objective | B1 | A material object that physically exists. |
| morning | B1 | The part of the day from dawn to noon. |
| evening | B1 | The time of the day between dusk and night, when it gets dark. |
| smashing | B1 | To break (something brittle) violently. |
| feature | B1 | One's structure or make-up: form, shape, bodily proportions. |
| everyone | B1 | Every person. |
| understanding | B1 | To grasp a concept fully and thoroughly, especially (of words, statements, art, etc.) to be aware of the meaning of and (of people) to be aware of the intent of. |
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