Reporter's Notebook: The importance of reading in a tech-obsessed world – YouTube Dictation Transcript & Vocabulary
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1.>>> I'M GOING TO TRY YOUR PATIENCE
2.CAN YOU STICK WITH ME TO THE END OF THIS ESSAY ABOUT NATIONAL THERE GOES SOME OF YOU ALREADY, DECIDING THIS TOMIC CAN'T BE INTERESTING ENOUGH TO STICK WITH IT, ESPECIALLY WHEN THERE ARE VIDEOS ON YOUR PHONE YOU CAN WATCH
3.FOR THOSE OF YOU WHO HAVE STAYED, I'M GUESSING YOU'RE READERS
4.NOT BECAUSE THAT'S THE TOPIC BUT BECAUSE READING HAS YOU TO TOLERATE MOMENTS THAT ARE NOT CONSTANTLY FOCUSED ON STIMULUS
5.WE PROMOTE READING FOR YOUNG PEOPLE
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Key Vocabulary (CEFR B1)
conditioned
B1To subject to the process of acclimation.
Example:
"CONDITIONED "
imagination
B2The image-making power of the mind; the act of mentally creating or reproducing an object not previously perceived; the ability to create such images.
Example:
"IMAGINATION AND TEACHES US TO "
activates
A2To encourage development or induce increased activity; to stimulate.
Example:
"ACTIVATES THE "
smartphones
B1A mobile phone with more advanced features and greater computing capacity than a featurephone.
Example:
"SMARTPHONES "
complex
A2A network of interconnected systems.
Example:
"COMPLEX IDEAS. "
actually
A2(modal) In act or in fact; really; in truth; positively.
Example:
"ACTUALLY HAVING THOSE "
another
A2An additional one of the same kind.
Example:
"ANOTHER STUDY SHOWED "
ability
B2Suitableness.
Example:
"ABILITY TO UNDERSTAND REAL "
| Word | CEFR | Definition |
|---|---|---|
| conditioned | B1 | To subject to the process of acclimation. |
| imagination | B2 | The image-making power of the mind; the act of mentally creating or reproducing an object not previously perceived; the ability to create such images. |
| activates | A2 | To encourage development or induce increased activity; to stimulate. |
| smartphones | B1 | A mobile phone with more advanced features and greater computing capacity than a featurephone. |
| complex | A2 | A network of interconnected systems. |
| actually | A2 | (modal) In act or in fact; really; in truth; positively. |
| another | A2 | An additional one of the same kind. |
| ability | B2 | Suitableness. |
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