Mindset For IELTS Foundation - Unit 1 - Track 02 – YouTube Dictation Transcript & Vocabulary
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1.track two hi Jack I'm really excited about coming to stay with you at your house on the student exchange trip to next term me too Carlos I know you're going to have a great time at my school and with my family tell me a bit about your family what do you all like doing well I love playing volleyball and basketball ball I do volleyball once a week and basketball twice a week I you have a brother what does he do is he interested in sport too no not really he prefers staying at home and he's a member of our local gym but he never goes oh that sounds like me you've got a sister too haven't you yes she's really good at painting and some of her work is hanging up on the walls at home so you'll be able to see it when you come that would be great I'd love to see it what about your well my mom loves growing things she spends a lot of time planting flowers and cutting the grass that sounds and your dad what does he like doing well he's really good at building and fixing things if anything gets broken around the house he fixes it he makes new things too like great and I know your grandma lives with you what does she like doing well we're lucky she's an amazing cook and makes us all wonderful meals every day she already wants to know what you like eating really well that gives me an idea for a present for her a recipe book from where I'm from in the USA perfect
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Key Vocabulary (CEFR B2)
australia
A2A A2-level word commonly used in this context.
Example:
"the student exchange trip to Australia"
interesting
B1To engage the attention of; to awaken interest in; to excite emotion or passion in, in behalf of a person or thing.
Example:
"interesting and your dad what does he"
furniture
A2Large movable item(s), usually in a room, which enhance(s) the room's characteristics, functionally or decoratively.
Example:
"he makes new things too like Furniture"
remember
A2To recall from one's memory; to have an image in one's memory.
Example:
"remember you have a brother what does he"
reading
A2To look at and interpret letters or other information that is written.
Example:
"reading he's a member of our local gym"
drawing
A2To move or develop something.
Example:
"drawing some of her work is hanging up"
parents
A2One of the two persons from whom one is immediately biologically descended; a mother or father.
Example:
"parents well my mom loves growing things"
outdoors
A2(often preceded by "the") The environment outside of enclosed structures.
Example:
"she spends a lot of time Outdoors"
| Word | CEFR | Definition |
|---|---|---|
| australia | A2 | A A2-level word commonly used in this context. |
| interesting | B1 | To engage the attention of; to awaken interest in; to excite emotion or passion in, in behalf of a person or thing. |
| furniture | A2 | Large movable item(s), usually in a room, which enhance(s) the room's characteristics, functionally or decoratively. |
| remember | A2 | To recall from one's memory; to have an image in one's memory. |
| reading | A2 | To look at and interpret letters or other information that is written. |
| drawing | A2 | To move or develop something. |
| parents | A2 | One of the two persons from whom one is immediately biologically descended; a mother or father. |
| outdoors | A2 | (often preceded by "the") The environment outside of enclosed structures. |
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