Listening practice through dictation 1 | Bài 1 | A Picnic By The River – YouTube Dictation Transcript & Vocabulary
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1.[Music] one a picnic by the this is a good spot let's stop and have our picnic next to the good idea walking always makes me i'm ready for we can sit here on the grass oh no forgot to throw these empty bags away there is litter why do people always leave litter around it's not a nice thing to do it spoils other people's i think they are lazy or maybe they just don't care look there are some empty cans and glass under that tree too people should clean up before they leave and not leave litter lying around that's right well after our picnic let's pick up all the litter we can and take it out of here okay and next week let's come back with and pick up some more good idea [Music] this is a good spot let's stop and have our picnic next to the good idea walking always makes me i'm ready for we can sit here on the grass oh no forgot to throw these empty bags away there is litter why do people always leave litter around it's not a nice thing to do it spoils other people's i think they are lazy or maybe they just don't care look there are some empty cans and glass under that tree too people should clean up before they leave and not leave litter lying around that's right well after our picnic let's pick up all the litter we can and take it out of here okay and next week let's come back with and pick up some more good idea [Music] this is a good spot let's stop and have our picnic next to the good idea walking always makes me i'm ready for we can sit here on the grass oh no forgot to throw these empty bags away there is litter [Music] why do people always leave litter around it's not a nice thing to do it spoils other people's i think they are lazy or maybe they just don't care look there are some empty cans and glass under that tree too people should clean up before they leave and not leave litter lying around that's right well after our picnic let's pick up all the litter we can and take it out of here okay and next week let's come back with and pick up some more good idea [Music] you
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Key Vocabulary (CEFR B1)
everywhere
A2In or to all locations under discussion.
Example:
"there is litter everywhere"
picnics
A2An informal social gathering, usually in a natural outdoor setting, to which the participants bring their own food and drink.
Example:
"other people's picnics"
someone
A2A partially specified but unnamed person.
Example:
"someone forgot to throw these empty"
bottles
A2A container, typically made of glass or plastic and having a tapered neck, used primarily for holding liquids.
Example:
"glass bottles"
friends
A2A person other than a family member, spouse or lover whose company one enjoys and towards whom one feels affection.
Example:
"friends"
unit
A2A particular, minute unit of mass, defined differently for different substances, but so that varying substances of the same general type have the property that one international unit of the one has the same effect on the human body as one international unit of the other.
Example:
"unit one"
river
A2A large and often winding stream which drains a land mass, carrying water down from higher areas to a lower point, oftentimes ending in another body of water, such as an ocean or in an inland sea.
Example:
"a picnic by the river"
hungry
A2Affected by hunger; desiring of food; having a physical need for food.
Example:
"good idea walking always makes me hungry"
lunch
A2A light meal usually eaten around midday, notably when not as main meal of the day.
Example:
"i'm ready for lunch"
paper
A2A sheet material used for writing on or printing on (or as a non-waterproof container), usually made by draining cellulose fibres from a suspension in water.
Example:
"paper bags away"
| Word | CEFR | Definition |
|---|---|---|
| everywhere | A2 | In or to all locations under discussion. |
| picnics | A2 | An informal social gathering, usually in a natural outdoor setting, to which the participants bring their own food and drink. |
| someone | A2 | A partially specified but unnamed person. |
| bottles | A2 | A container, typically made of glass or plastic and having a tapered neck, used primarily for holding liquids. |
| friends | A2 | A person other than a family member, spouse or lover whose company one enjoys and towards whom one feels affection. |
| unit | A2 | A particular, minute unit of mass, defined differently for different substances, but so that varying substances of the same general type have the property that one international unit of the one has the same effect on the human body as one international unit of the other. |
| river | A2 | A large and often winding stream which drains a land mass, carrying water down from higher areas to a lower point, oftentimes ending in another body of water, such as an ocean or in an inland sea. |
| hungry | A2 | Affected by hunger; desiring of food; having a physical need for food. |
| lunch | A2 | A light meal usually eaten around midday, notably when not as main meal of the day. |
| paper | A2 | A sheet material used for writing on or printing on (or as a non-waterproof container), usually made by draining cellulose fibres from a suspension in water. |
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