PHILOSOPHY - The Stoics – YouTube Dictation Transcript & Vocabulary
Welcome to FluentDictation, your best YouTube dictation website for English practice. Master this C1 level video with our interactive transcript and shadowing practice tools. We've broken down "PHILOSOPHY - The Stoics" into bite-sized segments, perfect for dictation exercises and pronunciation improvement. Read along with our annotated transcript, learn essential vocabulary, and enhance your listening skills. 👉 Start dictation practice
Join thousands of learners using our YouTube dictation tool to improve their English listening and writing skills.
📺 Click to play this educational video. Best viewed with captions enabled for dictation practice.
Interactive Transcript & Highlights for Dictation
1.This is a film about Stoicism and why you need more of it in your life - because, as people seldom tell you, but we will, quietly
2.Stoicism was a philosophy that flourished for 480 years in Ancient Greece and Rome, and was with from slaves to the : because - unlike so much philosophy, it was helpful, helpful when we panic, want to give up, despair and rage at existence
3.We still honour this philosophy whenever we think of someone as brave and - without perhaps quite knowing why - call them ‘stoic’ There are two great philosophers of Stoicism
4.The first is the Roman writer and tutor to Nero, Seneca
5.He lived between AD 4 and AD 65 That's right, 'tutor to Nero'
💡 Tap the highlighted words to see definitions and examples
Key Vocabulary (CEFR C1)
aristocracy
B1The nobility, or the hereditary ruling class.
Example:
"and was popular with everyone from slaves to the aristocracy: because - unlike so much"
intelligent
B1Of high or especially quick cognitive capacity, bright.
Example:
"is their duty to 'cheer you up'. However intelligent they might otherwise be, they say things like:"
otherwise
A2Other than supposed; different.
Example:
"is their duty to 'cheer you up'. However intelligent they might otherwise be, they say things like:"
intellectual
B1An intelligent, learned person, especially one who discourses about learned matters.
Example:
"The Stoics wanted to calm them down but they did so by an unusual route: by intellectual argument."
meditations
B1A devotional exercise of, or leading to contemplation.
Example:
"but found time to write one of the greatest works of philosophy, the Meditations"
emboldens
A2To render (someone) bolder or more courageous.
Example:
"or being made a laughing stock... but one will get through it. Stoicism emboldens"
worst-case
A2In the least favorable of all possible circumstances.
Example:
"worst-case scenarios."
unexpected
A2Not expected, anticipated or foreseen.
Example:
"time something bad happens to us, only when it is bad and UNEXPECTED"
popular
A2A person who is popular, especially at a school.
Example:
"and was popular with everyone from slaves to the aristocracy: because - unlike so much"
everyone
A2Every person.
Example:
"and was popular with everyone from slaves to the aristocracy: because - unlike so much"
| Word | CEFR | Definition |
|---|---|---|
| aristocracy | B1 | The nobility, or the hereditary ruling class. |
| intelligent | B1 | Of high or especially quick cognitive capacity, bright. |
| otherwise | A2 | Other than supposed; different. |
| intellectual | B1 | An intelligent, learned person, especially one who discourses about learned matters. |
| meditations | B1 | A devotional exercise of, or leading to contemplation. |
| emboldens | A2 | To render (someone) bolder or more courageous. |
| worst-case | A2 | In the least favorable of all possible circumstances. |
| unexpected | A2 | Not expected, anticipated or foreseen. |
| popular | A2 | A person who is popular, especially at a school. |
| everyone | A2 | Every person. |
Want more YouTube dictation drills? Visit our practice hub.
Want to translate multiple languages at once? Visit our Want to translate multiple languages at once? Visit our Multiple Language Translator.
Grammar & Pronunciation Tips for Dictation Practice
Chunking
Notice how the speaker pauses after specific phrases to help comprehension.
Linking
Listen for connected speech patterns when words flow together.
Intonation
Pay attention to how pitch changes to emphasize important information.
Video Difficulty Analysis & Stats
Downloadable Dictation Resources & Materials
Download Study Materials
Download these resources to practice offline. The transcript helps with reading comprehension, SRT subtitles work with video players, and the vocabulary list is perfect for flashcard apps.
Ready to practice?
Start your dictation practice now with this video and improve your English listening skills.