Simple English Conversation for Beginners | Meeting for the First Time – YouTube Dictation Transcript & Vocabulary
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1.Hi there
2.Is this seat taken
3.Hi
4.No, it's free
5.You can sit here
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Key Vocabulary (CEFR A2)
cappuccino
A2An Italian coffee-based beverage made from espresso and milk that has been steamed and/or frothed.
Example:
"drink? Hm. I like cappuccino,"
department
B2A part, portion, or subdivision.
Example:
"department?"
marketing
A2To make (products or services) available for sale and promote them.
Example:
"Hi. Excuse me. Is this the marketing"
brothers
A2Son of the same parents as another person.
Example:
"Do you have any brothers or sisters?"
sisters
A2A daughter of the same parents as another person; a female sibling.
Example:
"Do you have any brothers or sisters?"
brother
A2Son of the same parents as another person.
Example:
"Do you have any brothers or sisters?"
exchange
A2An act of exchanging or trading.
Example:
"Would you like to exchange numbers?"
numbers
A2An abstract entity used to describe quantity.
Example:
"Would you like to exchange numbers?"
bringing
A2(ditransitive) To transport toward somebody/somewhere.
Example:
"bringing lunch from home?"
learning
A2To acquire, or attempt to acquire knowledge or an ability to do something.
Example:
"learning my way around."
| Word | CEFR | Definition |
|---|---|---|
| cappuccino | A2 | An Italian coffee-based beverage made from espresso and milk that has been steamed and/or frothed. |
| department | B2 | A part, portion, or subdivision. |
| marketing | A2 | To make (products or services) available for sale and promote them. |
| brothers | A2 | Son of the same parents as another person. |
| sisters | A2 | A daughter of the same parents as another person; a female sibling. |
| brother | A2 | Son of the same parents as another person. |
| exchange | A2 | An act of exchanging or trading. |
| numbers | A2 | An abstract entity used to describe quantity. |
| bringing | A2 | (ditransitive) To transport toward somebody/somewhere. |
| learning | A2 | To acquire, or attempt to acquire knowledge or an ability to do something. |
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