My Dad Was Never There For Me – YouTube Dictation Transcript & Vocabulary
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1.I never knew what it was like to have a normal family because ever since I was young I had a father who was never there for me I have a wonderful mother who was always there to support me and comfort me however I can't say the same for my father he was an alcoholic and because of it I paid a lot for the damage in pain it brought I couldn't just be normal I couldn't invite my friends to my house because I was scared my father would be drunk and that he would me in front of them I was often jealous of my friends because they had dads who were there to be a part of their lives my dad was rarely a part of my life he was often not even home and when he was he wasn't in his right state of mind because he was drunk and even when he wasn't drinking he shot me and my family out of his life he would stay in his room watching TV or playing video games almost all of the time that he was home it was as if I had been replaced by a computer this gave me low up because I felt it broke me down and I was often scared to come home because I knew what awaited me was only a torn family I remember one night I was sitting at our kitchen table while my mom was cooking dinner and I could hear my dad teasing my sister from and I could tell he was drunk because his words were slurred she couldn't take it anymore and she screamed at him stop it you're drunk me and my mom were just in shock that my sister had stood up to him my dad yelled at her and accused her that my mom had told her that he was drunk then he proceeded to stop downstairs to where my mom was standing in the kitchen he yelled at her I was sobbing hunched over in my chair when he snatched a glass bowl off the table and slammed it to the ground he stared coldly at me as if I didn't matter he stomped back up the stairs and slammed the door I didn't see him for what felt like weeks a few years later he was arrested under charges of domestic violence and child abuse he had never physically hurt me but he had said so many damaging things that by the time he was arrested I had such a low and self-worth that it was actually a relief to see him go however my father was released the next day and he actually came back home after about a month of living with my grandpa my dad started drinking again after returning and I actually began to stand up to him I told them this isn't okay and I would really appreciate it if you try to quit but he didn't listen to me those few months he lived with us after being arrested was one of the hardest times in my life then one day my mom just had enough and she kicked him out followed by a divorce I have been slowly and after months I that I am and I do matter and no one should ever have to feel like they are because makes them feel like they are worthless I'm scared because soon I have to face my dad again for court reasons but I know in my heart that I am strong and that I will have the strength to stand up to him oh my god we totally done that the cliff had him all the way sure you
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Key Vocabulary (CEFR C1)
recovering
A2To get back, to regain (a physical thing; in astronomy and navigation, sight of a thing or a signal).
Example:
"recovering and after months I realized that I am important and I do matter and"
important
A2Having relevant and crucial value.
Example:
"low self-esteem growing up because I felt unimportant it broke me down and I"
embarrass
A2To humiliate; to disrupt somebody's composure or comfort with acting publicly or freely; to disconcert; to abash
Example:
"embarrass me in front of them I was often jealous of my friends because they"
growing
A2To become larger, to increase in magnitude.
Example:
"low self-esteem growing up because I felt unimportant it broke me down and I"
realized
A2To make real; to convert from the imaginary or fictitious into reality; to bring into real existence
Example:
"recovering and after months I realized that I am important and I do matter and"
someone
A2A partially specified but unnamed person.
Example:
"no one should ever have to feel like they are unimportant because someone"
self-esteem
B1Confidence in one's own worth; self-respect.
Example:
"low self-esteem growing up because I felt unimportant it broke me down and I"
unimportant
B1Petty; not important or noteworthy
Example:
"low self-esteem growing up because I felt unimportant it broke me down and I"
upstairs
A2An upper storey.
Example:
"mom was cooking dinner and I could hear my dad teasing my sister from upstairs"
finally
A2At the end or conclusion; ultimately.
Example:
"and I could tell he was drunk because his words were slurred she finally"
| Word | CEFR | Definition |
|---|---|---|
| recovering | A2 | To get back, to regain (a physical thing; in astronomy and navigation, sight of a thing or a signal). |
| important | A2 | Having relevant and crucial value. |
| embarrass | A2 | To humiliate; to disrupt somebody's composure or comfort with acting publicly or freely; to disconcert; to abash |
| growing | A2 | To become larger, to increase in magnitude. |
| realized | A2 | To make real; to convert from the imaginary or fictitious into reality; to bring into real existence |
| someone | A2 | A partially specified but unnamed person. |
| self-esteem | B1 | Confidence in one's own worth; self-respect. |
| unimportant | B1 | Petty; not important or noteworthy |
| upstairs | A2 | An upper storey. |
| finally | A2 | At the end or conclusion; ultimately. |
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