Which country has the best education in the world? - The Global Story podcast, BBC World Service – YouTube Dictation Transcript & Vocabulary
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1.Hello, I'm Lucy Hockings
2.From the BBC World Service, This is The Global Story
3.A good education can make us richer, healthier and help us to thrive
4.And governments around the world compete in global rankings to see which nation is deemed to have the best school system in the world
5.Asian schools often get the best results, with some Nordic countries also highly praised
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Key Vocabulary (CEFR B2)
outperforming
B2To perform better than something or someone.
Example:
"that girls are outperforming boys?"
seriously
B1(manner) In a serious or literal manner.
Example:
"Sean, some countries take these Pisa rankings incredibly seriously. Why?"
ourselves
B1(reflexive pronoun) Us; the group including the speaker as the object of a verb or preposition when that group also is the subject.
Example:
"what are we going to do with ourselves?'"
achieving
B1To succeed in something, now especially in academic performance.
Example:
"I mean, does it? These high achieving countries, what do they have in common?"
important
B1Having relevant and crucial value.
Example:
"of the most important things that happens in a classroom,"
ingredient
B1One of the substances present in a mixture, especially food.
Example:
"like the key ingredient by itself, as it were."
elsewhere
B1A place other than here.
Example:
"And that raises the question, well, why can't that happen elsewhere?"
university
B2Institution of higher education (typically accepting students from the age of about 17 or 18, depending on country, but in some exceptional cases able to take younger students) where subjects are studied and researched in depth and degrees are offered.
Example:
"Also joining us today is John Jerrim, who is a professor at the University"
achievement
B2The act of achieving or performing; a successful performance; accomplishment
Example:
"ranking education systems in terms of their level of achievement"
standards
B1A principle or example or measure used for comparison.
Example:
"Standards went up. Is there just not a fundamental here, that in order"
| Word | CEFR | Definition |
|---|---|---|
| outperforming | B2 | To perform better than something or someone. |
| seriously | B1 | (manner) In a serious or literal manner. |
| ourselves | B1 | (reflexive pronoun) Us; the group including the speaker as the object of a verb or preposition when that group also is the subject. |
| achieving | B1 | To succeed in something, now especially in academic performance. |
| important | B1 | Having relevant and crucial value. |
| ingredient | B1 | One of the substances present in a mixture, especially food. |
| elsewhere | B1 | A place other than here. |
| university | B2 | Institution of higher education (typically accepting students from the age of about 17 or 18, depending on country, but in some exceptional cases able to take younger students) where subjects are studied and researched in depth and degrees are offered. |
| achievement | B2 | The act of achieving or performing; a successful performance; accomplishment |
| standards | B1 | A principle or example or measure used for comparison. |
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