Learning a language? Speak it like you’re playing a video game | Marianna Pascal | TEDxPenangRoad – YouTube Dictation Transcript & Vocabulary
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1.: Phuong Cao : Peter van de Ven For the past 20 years, I've been helping Malaysian and other Southeast Asians to speak better English
2.And through training thousands of Southeast Asians, I've discovered a very surprising truth
3.I've discovered that how well somebody communicates in English actually has very little to do with their English level
4.It has a lot to do with their attitude towards English
5.There are people out there who have a very low level of English, and they can communicate very, very well
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Key Vocabulary (CEFR B1)
transcriber
B1A B1-level word commonly used in this context.
Example:
"Transcriber: Phuong Cao Reviewer: Peter van de Ven"
community
B2A group sharing a common understanding, and often the same language, law, manners, and/or tradition.
Example:
"but to your children, to your community, and to the future of Malaysia?"
cybercafe
A2A café in which customers may access the Internet
Example:
"and I had to go to a cybercafe."
distinction
B2That which distinguishes; a single occurrence of a determining factor or feature, the fact of being divided; separation, discrimination.
Example:
"Now, why is this distinction so important not just to you, to your children,"
countries
A2(chiefly British) An area of land; a district, region.
Example:
"but to the future of Malaysia and countries like Malaysia?"
integrator
A2A person who, or a device which, integrates.
Example:
"and he says, "Ah! Cheese ... integrator!""
everything
A2All the things under discussion.
Example:
"everything about DHA and EPA you could possibly imagine."
reviewer
A2A person who writes reviews for a newspaper or other publication; a critic.
Example:
"Transcriber: Phuong Cao Reviewer: Peter van de Ven"
screwing
A2To connect or assemble pieces using a screw.
Example:
"Because it was all about not screwing up, right?"
smoothly
A2In a smooth manner
Example:
"that can just do it smoothly, calmly, with confidence?"
| Word | CEFR | Definition |
|---|---|---|
| transcriber | B1 | A B1-level word commonly used in this context. |
| community | B2 | A group sharing a common understanding, and often the same language, law, manners, and/or tradition. |
| cybercafe | A2 | A café in which customers may access the Internet |
| distinction | B2 | That which distinguishes; a single occurrence of a determining factor or feature, the fact of being divided; separation, discrimination. |
| countries | A2 | (chiefly British) An area of land; a district, region. |
| integrator | A2 | A person who, or a device which, integrates. |
| everything | A2 | All the things under discussion. |
| reviewer | A2 | A person who writes reviews for a newspaper or other publication; a critic. |
| screwing | A2 | To connect or assemble pieces using a screw. |
| smoothly | A2 | In a smooth manner |
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