What is it like to be deaf in prison? | BBC Ideas – YouTube Dictation Transcript & Vocabulary
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1.CLAIRE: feels that little bit more
2.ANONYMOUS: There was total
3.They didn't understand me
4.CLAIRE: Everyone has their own opinions on how hard prison should be, but with a disability it shouldn't be any harder
5.I worked as a prison officer, so I was in jail on a daily basis
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Key Vocabulary (CEFR B2)
everything
A2All the things under discussion.
Example:
"CLAIRE: Everything feels that little bit more frightening."
frightening
B1To cause to feel fear; to scare; to cause to feel alarm or fright.
Example:
"CLAIRE: Everything feels that little bit more frightening."
communication
B2The act or fact of communicating anything; transmission.
Example:
"ANONYMOUS: There was total communication breakdown."
breakdown
A2A failure, particularly mechanical; something that has failed
Example:
"ANONYMOUS: There was total communication breakdown."
profoundly
A2(manner) With depth, meaningfully.
Example:
"ANONYMOUS: I'm profoundly deaf."
mcculloch
A2A A2-level word commonly used in this context.
Example:
"DANIEL MCCULLOCH: Prisons are environments"
environments
B1The surroundings of, and influences on, a particular item of interest.
Example:
"DANIEL MCCULLOCH: Prisons are environments"
happening
A2To occur or take place.
Example:
"CLAIRE: If you can't hear what's happening outside"
supported
A2To keep from falling.
Example:
"DANIEL: The way that prisoners are meant to be supported"
engagement
B2An appointment, especially to speak or perform.
Example:
"engagement in education or work or training,"
| Word | CEFR | Definition |
|---|---|---|
| everything | A2 | All the things under discussion. |
| frightening | B1 | To cause to feel fear; to scare; to cause to feel alarm or fright. |
| communication | B2 | The act or fact of communicating anything; transmission. |
| breakdown | A2 | A failure, particularly mechanical; something that has failed |
| profoundly | A2 | (manner) With depth, meaningfully. |
| mcculloch | A2 | A A2-level word commonly used in this context. |
| environments | B1 | The surroundings of, and influences on, a particular item of interest. |
| happening | A2 | To occur or take place. |
| supported | A2 | To keep from falling. |
| engagement | B2 | An appointment, especially to speak or perform. |
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