Why do people work? - Best 2D Explainer Video Example #explainervideo #animation #characteranimation – YouTube Dictation Transcript & Vocabulary
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1.We are all busy All of us have work to do But hold on a second WHY DO PEOPLE WORK
2.The most common answer is that people work for money They need money to buy food, to buy clothes and to buy gifts for loved ones And there are others who work for their family but that means they also need the money But what if they have a pot load of money
3.What if they are like Jobs
4.Then maybe they work because they love their work or want to the world And then there are others who work for of science or humanity
5.And then are those that work to break records
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Key Vocabulary (CEFR B2)
ourselves
A2(reflexive pronoun) Us; the group including the speaker as the object of a verb or preposition when that group also is the subject.
Example:
"Just to feel good about ourselves!"
politicians
B1One engaged in politics, especially an elected or appointed government official.
Example:
"Then we have politicians who work for... "
essentially
B1In an essential manner; in essence
Example:
"but that essentially means they also need the money"
steve
A2A A2-level word commonly used in this context.
Example:
"What if they are like Steve Jobs?"
revolutionize
B1To radically or significantly change, as in a revolution
Example:
"or want to revolutionize the world"
betterment
B2An improvement.
Example:
"who work for betterment of science or humanity."
sportsmen
A2A man who engages in sports; a male athlete.
Example:
"like athletes and sportsmen."
cough
A2A sudden, usually noisy expulsion of air from the lungs, often involuntary.
Example:
"[cough] Do politicians actually work? "
| Word | CEFR | Definition |
|---|---|---|
| ourselves | A2 | (reflexive pronoun) Us; the group including the speaker as the object of a verb or preposition when that group also is the subject. |
| politicians | B1 | One engaged in politics, especially an elected or appointed government official. |
| essentially | B1 | In an essential manner; in essence |
| steve | A2 | A A2-level word commonly used in this context. |
| revolutionize | B1 | To radically or significantly change, as in a revolution |
| betterment | B2 | An improvement. |
| sportsmen | A2 | A man who engages in sports; a male athlete. |
| cough | A2 | A sudden, usually noisy expulsion of air from the lungs, often involuntary. |
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