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Western Europe saw hottest June on record | BBC News – YouTube Dictation Transcript & Vocabulary

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1.Western Europe saw its hottest June on record and last month was the third warmest June globally

2.That's to a new report from the European Capernacus Climate Service

3.It's one of the main global climate data

4.This comes as the world is extreme weather

5.Heavy rain caused flash flooding in the US state of New Mexico

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Key Vocabulary (CEFR B1)

providers

A2

One who, or that which, provides a service, commodity, or the means for subsistence.

Example:

"the main global climate data providers."

additional

A2

Something added.

Example:

"additional warming from climate change?"

according

A2

To make to agree or correspond; to suit one thing to another; to adjust.

Example:

"warmest June globally. That's according"

experiencing

B1

To observe certain events; undergo a certain feeling or process; or perform certain actions that may alter one or contribute to one's knowledge, opinions, or skills.

Example:

"This comes as the world is experiencing"

extremely

A2

(degree) To an extreme degree.

Example:

"extremely close uh to the city um and"

devastating

B1

To ruin many or all things over a large area, such as most or all buildings of a city, or cities of a region, or trees of a forest.

Example:

"children died. It follows devastating"

evacuated

A2

To leave or withdraw from; to quit; to retire from

Example:

"city. At least 400 people were evacuated"

temporary

A2

One serving for a limited time; short-term employee.

Example:

"Thursday after heat forced a temporary"

increasing

A2

(of a quantity, etc.) To become larger or greater.

Example:

"increasing the heat by 1.4°"

witnessed

A2

To furnish proof of, to show.

Example:

"which you yourself, Guy, witnessed"

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Video Difficulty Analysis & Stats

Category
news-&-politics
CEFR Level
B1
Duration
430
Total Words
1221
Total Sentences
183
Average Sentence Length
7 words

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