Natural Handcrafted Artisanal ... Streets?! – YouTube Dictation Transcript & Vocabulary
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1.Asphalt is a great material for roads
2.It provides a smooth, even surf ace that makes a road safe and comfortable for high speed traffic
3.It’s relatively cost-effective to install, especially over large areas like highways
4.And it can be laid very quickly, especially if you’re these guys
5.So asphalt is routinely used around the world, and here in the Netherlands it’s normal to see asphalt on highways and roads
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Key Vocabulary (CEFR C2)
designing
B1To plan and carry out (a picture, work of art, construction etc.).
Example:
"maintain it all to an acceptable level. Yet another reason why designing a city "
ironically
B1(manner) In an ironic manner; in a way displaying irony.
Example:
"you could’ve just replaced the bricks, people! Ironically, the Dutch sometimes have the opposite "
maintained
B1To support (someone), to back up or assist (someone) in an action.
Example:
"as long as they’re properly maintained. But the gold standard in the Netherlands is this "
initially
B1At the beginning.
Example:
"Klinkers are more expensive than asphalt to install initially, but maintenance is relatively "
everywhere
B1In or to all locations under discussion.
Example:
"that these are so important that they should be required to be built in every city everywhere, "
handcrafted
B2Made by hand or using the hands, as opposed to by mass production or using machinery.
Example:
"handcrafted artisanal streets. [NJB Intro] "
technically
B2Based on precise facts.
Example:
"Technically the proper name for these are straatbaksteen, which literally translates "
elleboogverband
B2A B2-level word commonly used in this context.
Example:
"Elleboogverband is common for parking spaces, and you can see here how the "
including
B1To bring into a group, class, set, or total as a (new) part or member.
Example:
"Including this beautiful pattern in the centre. But these aren’t original. "
depending
B1(followed by on or upon, formerly also by of) To be contingent or conditioned; to have something as a necessary condition; to hinge on.
Example:
"depending on how much traffic drives over them. "
| Word | CEFR | Definition |
|---|---|---|
| designing | B1 | To plan and carry out (a picture, work of art, construction etc.). |
| ironically | B1 | (manner) In an ironic manner; in a way displaying irony. |
| maintained | B1 | To support (someone), to back up or assist (someone) in an action. |
| initially | B1 | At the beginning. |
| everywhere | B1 | In or to all locations under discussion. |
| handcrafted | B2 | Made by hand or using the hands, as opposed to by mass production or using machinery. |
| technically | B2 | Based on precise facts. |
| elleboogverband | B2 | A B2-level word commonly used in this context. |
| including | B1 | To bring into a group, class, set, or total as a (new) part or member. |
| depending | B1 | (followed by on or upon, formerly also by of) To be contingent or conditioned; to have something as a necessary condition; to hinge on. |
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