Teaching in the US vs. the rest of the world – YouTube Dictation Transcript & Vocabulary
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1.This is Anna
2.She just graduated from college in the United States
3.And this is Sophia
4.She also just graduated from college in Finland
5.Anna and Sophia both want to be middle school teachers
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Key Vocabulary (CEFR C1)
translate
A2In Euclidean spaces: a set of points obtained by adding a given fixed vector to each point of a given set.
Example:
"So do all those extra teaching hours translate to better results?"
experiences
B1The effect upon the judgment or feelings produced by any event, whether witnessed or participated in; personal and direct impressions as contrasted with description or fancies; personal acquaintance; actual enjoyment or suffering.
Example:
"experiences will be very different. So different that Anna is twice as likely"
necessarily
B1Inevitably; of necessity.
Example:
"necessarily reflected in Anna's paycheck."
graduates
A2A person who is recognized by a university as having completed the requirements of a degree studied at the institution.
Example:
"graduates in similar countries. But Anna and other American middle school"
college-educated
B1A B1-level word commonly used in this context.
Example:
"teachers only make about 65 cents for every dollar that their college-educated"
finland's
A2A A2-level word commonly used in this context.
Example:
"Finland's book."
results
A2That which results; the conclusion or end to which any course or condition of things leads, or which is obtained by any process or operation; consequence or effect.
Example:
"So do all those extra teaching hours translate to better results?"
classroom
A2A room, often in a school, where classes take place
Example:
"of its teachers in the classroom? In the US, teachers work about nine and a"
security
B2The condition of not being threatened, especially physically, psychologically, emotionally, or financially.
Example:
"security and other non-instructional costs than schools in other countries."
state
A2A condition; a set of circumstances applying at any given time.
Example:
"This is Anna. She just graduated from college in the United States. And this is"
| Word | CEFR | Definition |
|---|---|---|
| translate | A2 | In Euclidean spaces: a set of points obtained by adding a given fixed vector to each point of a given set. |
| experiences | B1 | The effect upon the judgment or feelings produced by any event, whether witnessed or participated in; personal and direct impressions as contrasted with description or fancies; personal acquaintance; actual enjoyment or suffering. |
| necessarily | B1 | Inevitably; of necessity. |
| graduates | A2 | A person who is recognized by a university as having completed the requirements of a degree studied at the institution. |
| college-educated | B1 | A B1-level word commonly used in this context. |
| finland's | A2 | A A2-level word commonly used in this context. |
| results | A2 | That which results; the conclusion or end to which any course or condition of things leads, or which is obtained by any process or operation; consequence or effect. |
| classroom | A2 | A room, often in a school, where classes take place |
| security | B2 | The condition of not being threatened, especially physically, psychologically, emotionally, or financially. |
| state | A2 | A condition; a set of circumstances applying at any given time. |
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