The Tragic Story of Nikola Tesla – YouTube Dictation Transcript & Vocabulary
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1.When you think about the greatest inventors of all time, there are a few names that come to mind
2.Henry Ford
3.The Wright brothers
4.Thomas Edison
5.But there's one name that is not as recognizable
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Key Vocabulary (CEFR C1)
impression
B2The indentation or depression made by the pressure of one object on or into another.
Example:
"impression of Edison. Edison was also impressed by Tesla, later saying: "I have had many hard-working "
impressed
B1To affect (someone) strongly and often favourably.
Example:
"impression of Edison. Edison was also impressed by Tesla, later saying: "I have had many hard-working "
hard-working
B2Of a person, taking their work seriously and doing it well and rapidly.
Example:
"impression of Edison. Edison was also impressed by Tesla, later saying: "I have had many hard-working "
directions
B1A theoretical line (physically or mentally) followed from a point of origin or towards a destination. May be relative (e.g. up, left, outbound, dorsal), geographical (e.g. north), rotational (e.g. clockwise), or with respect to an object or location (e.g. toward Boston).
Example:
"Changing directions is crucial to maintaining a steady supply of electricity because it does not "
maintaining
B2To support (someone), to back up or assist (someone) in an action.
Example:
"Changing directions is crucial to maintaining a steady supply of electricity because it does not "
decisions
B1The act of deciding.
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"But the main reason is because Tesla was not a capitalist. He made decisions that those with "
capitalist
B1A person who is a supporter of capitalism.
Example:
"But the main reason is because Tesla was not a capitalist. He made decisions that those with "
household
B1Collectively, all the persons who live in a given house; a family including attendants, servants etc.; a domestic or family establishment.
Example:
"household appliances in her spare time. She had an eidetic memory - the ability to recall an image from "
telephone
B1A telecommunication device (originally mechanical, and now electronic) used for two-way talking with another person (now often shortened to phone).
Example:
"telephone company. While walking around a park in the city one day, he had an epiphany about "
developing
B1To change with a specific direction, progress.
Example:
"developing a new way of generating electricity using alternating current. It would be his greatest "
| Word | CEFR | Definition |
|---|---|---|
| impression | B2 | The indentation or depression made by the pressure of one object on or into another. |
| impressed | B1 | To affect (someone) strongly and often favourably. |
| hard-working | B2 | Of a person, taking their work seriously and doing it well and rapidly. |
| directions | B1 | A theoretical line (physically or mentally) followed from a point of origin or towards a destination. May be relative (e.g. up, left, outbound, dorsal), geographical (e.g. north), rotational (e.g. clockwise), or with respect to an object or location (e.g. toward Boston). |
| maintaining | B2 | To support (someone), to back up or assist (someone) in an action. |
| decisions | B1 | The act of deciding. |
| capitalist | B1 | A person who is a supporter of capitalism. |
| household | B1 | Collectively, all the persons who live in a given house; a family including attendants, servants etc.; a domestic or family establishment. |
| telephone | B1 | A telecommunication device (originally mechanical, and now electronic) used for two-way talking with another person (now often shortened to phone). |
| developing | B1 | To change with a specific direction, progress. |
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