TOEFL & IELTS skills - Notetaking – YouTube Dictation Transcript & Vocabulary
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1.Hi
2.Welcome back to www.engvid.com
3.I'm Adam
4.Today's lesson is going to be for those of you who are going to take the TOEFL or IELTS test
5.So just so you understand, I will be speaking at a more natural speed
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Key Vocabulary (CEFR C1)
throughout
B1Completely through, right the way through.
Example:
"answer. Okay? So note taking skills -- very important throughout the TOEFL test."
impossible
B1An impossibility
Example:
"word they hear. Impossible. Okay? Unless you're a stenographer -- that's a person who works"
stenographer
B2Someone skilled in the transcription of speech (for example, a secretary who takes dictation)
Example:
"word they hear. Impossible. Okay? Unless you're a stenographer -- that's a person who works"
divisions
B1The act or process of dividing anything.
Example:
"Headings, divisions, lists: These are the most important things you're listening for."
invitation
B2The act of inviting; solicitation; the requesting of a person's company.
Example:
"Okay. Which goes with this? Accept, reject. Somebody makes an invitation. Does the person"
attention
B2Mental focus.
Example:
"are they supporting or attacking the reading? So this is what you have to pay attention"
differences
B2The quality of being different.
Example:
"the reading. Okay? And then, use all of these in your little essay to show the differences."
incorporate
B2To include (something) as a part.
Example:
"Okay? If I see "inc." with a dot, I understand "incorporate". Okay? Same with "co" without"
application
B2The act of applying or laying on, in a literal sense
Example:
"right? "App" for me means "application". "Appt" means "appointment". "Acct" means "account"."
appointment
B2The act of appointing a person to hold an office or to have a position of trust
Example:
"right? "App" for me means "application". "Appt" means "appointment". "Acct" means "account"."
| Word | CEFR | Definition |
|---|---|---|
| throughout | B1 | Completely through, right the way through. |
| impossible | B1 | An impossibility |
| stenographer | B2 | Someone skilled in the transcription of speech (for example, a secretary who takes dictation) |
| divisions | B1 | The act or process of dividing anything. |
| invitation | B2 | The act of inviting; solicitation; the requesting of a person's company. |
| attention | B2 | Mental focus. |
| differences | B2 | The quality of being different. |
| incorporate | B2 | To include (something) as a part. |
| application | B2 | The act of applying or laying on, in a literal sense |
| appointment | B2 | The act of appointing a person to hold an office or to have a position of trust |
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