Motivational Video - Time Is Precious (By Unkle Adams) – YouTube Dictation Transcript & Vocabulary
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1.hey everybody today I decided that I was going to make a video about something that I feel is very very very this is the average life expectancy of a human being keep in mind this is an number it depends where you live in the world and what your is like so here's where you're born each one of these lines 10 years you might live longer than that you might live A little bit shorter than that you never really know you could die here you could die here I wanted to make this video to show you something I hope that this video lights a fire inside of you and gets your butt in gear to pursue that thing that you've been wanting to pursue but you keep putting off and you keep saying oh tomorrow or when I have time or when the kids are in school or when I save up more money let me show you why time is so so in here's what happens we're born we're kids and then we're and roughly around here we start to work and we work work work work work we keep working all the way until we're 65 years old so as you can see that is most of your life so it is very [Music] to spend this time doing something that you love being a kid is nice retiring is nice but what about the years in between these should not be just a right off and just waiting for Friday and just get through it and can't wait till cuz once those years are gone they're gone what I'm saying is if you're working at a job that you hate just for a paycheck then you need to make a change in your life because what we know as humans is that we live on earth and then we die where we go after we die it's Up For Debate we all have opinions on that you get one shot one chance make the most of it and make sure that you are happy with your life unfortunately we don't have forever so I didn't mean to make this to scare you I made it to motivate you and I want you to get after that thing that you've been wanting to do now is the time pursue it go after it you have nothing to lose and make all of your years from birth to death meaningful special and all the best good luck [Music]
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Key Vocabulary (CEFR B2)
approximate
B1To estimate.
Example:
"approximate number it depends where you"
lifestyle
A2A style of living that reflects the attitudes and values of a person or group.
Example:
"lifestyle is like so here's where you're"
represents
A2To present again or anew; to present by means of something standing in the place of; to exhibit the counterpart or image of; to typify.
Example:
"born each one of these lines represents"
typically
A2In a typical or common manner.
Example:
"society typically"
teenagers
A2A person between 13 and 19 years of age; an adolescent.
Example:
"teenagers and roughly around"
retirement
B2An act of retiring; withdrawal.
Example:
"retirement cuz once those years are gone"
different
A2The different ideal.
Example:
"different opinions on that you get one"
purposeful
A2Having purpose; intentional.
Example:
"purposeful all the best good luck"
important
A2Having relevant and crucial value.
Example:
"that I feel is very very very important"
society
B1A long-standing group of people sharing cultural aspects such as language, dress, norms of behavior and artistic forms.
Example:
"society typically"
| Word | CEFR | Definition |
|---|---|---|
| approximate | B1 | To estimate. |
| lifestyle | A2 | A style of living that reflects the attitudes and values of a person or group. |
| represents | A2 | To present again or anew; to present by means of something standing in the place of; to exhibit the counterpart or image of; to typify. |
| typically | A2 | In a typical or common manner. |
| teenagers | A2 | A person between 13 and 19 years of age; an adolescent. |
| retirement | B2 | An act of retiring; withdrawal. |
| different | A2 | The different ideal. |
| purposeful | A2 | Having purpose; intentional. |
| important | A2 | Having relevant and crucial value. |
| society | B1 | A long-standing group of people sharing cultural aspects such as language, dress, norms of behavior and artistic forms. |
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