Do schools kill creativity? | Sir Ken Robinson | TED – YouTube Dictation Transcript & Vocabulary
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1.Good
2.How are you
3.(Audience) Good
4.It's been great, hasn't it
5.I've been blown away by the whole thing
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Key Vocabulary (CEFR B1)
somebody's
B1A B1-level word commonly used in this context.
Example:
"He was in somebody's English class, wasn't he?"
affection
B2The act of affecting or acting upon.
Example:
"And I say this out of affection for them:"
combination
B2The act of combining, the state of being combined or the result of combining.
Example:
"And it's the combination of all the things we've talked about:"
dedication
B2The act of dedicating or the state of being dedicated.
Example:
"What you have there is a person of extraordinary dedication"
throughout
B1Completely through, right the way through.
Example:
"throughout the world"
academics
B1(usually capitalized) A follower of Plato, a Platonist.
Example:
"get yourself along to a residential conference of senior academics"
technology
B1The organization of knowledge for practical purposes.
Example:
"technology and its transformational effect on work,"
following
B1To go after; to pursue; to move behind in the same path or direction.
Example:
"Following off from Helen yesterday,"
principles
B1A fundamental assumption or guiding belief.
Example:
"We have to rethink the fundamental principles"
morning
B1The part of the day from dawn to noon.
Example:
"Good morning. How are you?"
| Word | CEFR | Definition |
|---|---|---|
| somebody's | B1 | A B1-level word commonly used in this context. |
| affection | B2 | The act of affecting or acting upon. |
| combination | B2 | The act of combining, the state of being combined or the result of combining. |
| dedication | B2 | The act of dedicating or the state of being dedicated. |
| throughout | B1 | Completely through, right the way through. |
| academics | B1 | (usually capitalized) A follower of Plato, a Platonist. |
| technology | B1 | The organization of knowledge for practical purposes. |
| following | B1 | To go after; to pursue; to move behind in the same path or direction. |
| principles | B1 | A fundamental assumption or guiding belief. |
| morning | B1 | The part of the day from dawn to noon. |
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