What's the tallest skyscraper anyone can build? – YouTube Dictation Transcript & Vocabulary
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1.(phone ringing) - Hi, it's Doug
2.Have you ever the game Jenga
3.Some people are able to build some pretty tall towers
4.Like check out this, the world record
5.This person piled 485 blocks on one single Jenga block
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Key Vocabulary (CEFR B1)
important
A2Having relevant and crucial value.
Example:
"but that's not really what's most important."
currently
A2At this moment, at present, now.
Example:
"currently the Burj Khalifa."
possible
A2A possible one.
Example:
"How is that even possible?"
biggest
A2Of great size, large.
Example:
""Which animal has the biggest heart?""
someone
A2A partially specified but unnamed person.
Example:
"Someone named Ashley has a question about building things."
played
A2To act in a manner such that one has fun; to engage in activities expressly for the purpose of recreation or entertainment.
Example:
"Have you ever played the game Jenga?"
balancing
A2To bring (items) to an equipoise, as the scales of a balance by adjusting the weights.
Example:
"That's some amazing balancing skills."
questions
A2A sentence, phrase or word which asks for information, reply or response; an interrogative.
Example:
"I picked out three questions from the question jar"
anyone
A2Any person; anybody.
Example:
"What's the tallest skyscraper anyone can build?"
inventing
A2To design a new process or mechanism.
Example:
"Now, by inventing new ways to trick the wind,"
| Word | CEFR | Definition |
|---|---|---|
| important | A2 | Having relevant and crucial value. |
| currently | A2 | At this moment, at present, now. |
| possible | A2 | A possible one. |
| biggest | A2 | Of great size, large. |
| someone | A2 | A partially specified but unnamed person. |
| played | A2 | To act in a manner such that one has fun; to engage in activities expressly for the purpose of recreation or entertainment. |
| balancing | A2 | To bring (items) to an equipoise, as the scales of a balance by adjusting the weights. |
| questions | A2 | A sentence, phrase or word which asks for information, reply or response; an interrogative. |
| anyone | A2 | Any person; anybody. |
| inventing | A2 | To design a new process or mechanism. |
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