How were bicycles invented? – YouTube Dictation Transcript & Vocabulary
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1.(phone rings) - Hi, it's Jay
2.I love my bicycle, but I've never ridden a bicycle like this
3.These are Olympic athletes in the women's BMX freestyle event, where riders performing credible tricks on bicycles
4.It's dangerous, only for experts, but watch what these bicycles can do
5., right
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Key Vocabulary (CEFR B1)
important
A2Having relevant and crucial value.
Example:
"In those days, horses were really important."
competing
A2To be in battle or in a rivalry with another for the same thing, position, or reward; to contend
Example:
"These are Olympic athletes competing"
indonesia
A2A A2-level word commonly used in this context.
Example:
"This is a volcano in the country of Indonesia"
penny-farthing
B1A type of bicycle popular in the 19th century, with the front wheel far larger than the rear one.
Example:
"This version called the penny-farthing"
amazing
A2To fill with wonder and surprise; to astonish, astound, surprise or perplex.
Example:
"Amazing, right? Someone named Brooklyn"
someone
A2A partially specified but unnamed person.
Example:
"Amazing, right? Someone named Brooklyn"
invention
B2Something invented.
Example:
"When I wanna learn more about an invention,"
different
A2The different ideal.
Example:
"I started using my bicycle for a different purpose."
farmers
A2A person who works the land and/or who keeps livestock, especially on a farm.
Example:
"Farmers had a hard time growing food."
freedom
A2The state of being free, of not being imprisoned or enslaved.
Example:
"Riding bikes gave women more freedom"
| Word | CEFR | Definition |
|---|---|---|
| important | A2 | Having relevant and crucial value. |
| competing | A2 | To be in battle or in a rivalry with another for the same thing, position, or reward; to contend |
| indonesia | A2 | A A2-level word commonly used in this context. |
| penny-farthing | B1 | A type of bicycle popular in the 19th century, with the front wheel far larger than the rear one. |
| amazing | A2 | To fill with wonder and surprise; to astonish, astound, surprise or perplex. |
| someone | A2 | A partially specified but unnamed person. |
| invention | B2 | Something invented. |
| different | A2 | The different ideal. |
| farmers | A2 | A person who works the land and/or who keeps livestock, especially on a farm. |
| freedom | A2 | The state of being free, of not being imprisoned or enslaved. |
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