Why people are choosing to quit social media | BBC Ideas – YouTube Dictation Transcript & Vocabulary
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1.I'm not sure that other people on the Tube would be happy, but I look at other people more
2.I like to observe, have a look at what wearing, you know, what sort of person they would be
3.Just try and live in the moment a bit more
4.That's right
5.No Facebook, no Twitter
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Key Vocabulary (CEFR B2)
important
A2Having relevant and crucial value.
Example:
"and it's really important for us to have a sense"
psychologists
B1An expert in the field of psychology.
Example:
"And there's a whole industry of consultants, of psychologists"
worthwhile
A2Good and important enough to spend time, effort, or money on.
Example:
"But the things that are the most worthwhile"
without
A2Outside, externally. This is still used in the names of some civil parishes in England, e.g. St Cuthbert Without.
Example:
"I'm sure I could live without it. We did before, didn't we?"
imagine
A2A short fanfic or prompt placing a reader insert in a novel scenario with a character or celebrity.
Example:
"imagine what sort of person they would be."
updating
A2To bring (a thing) up to date.
Example:
"updating their status and seeing what other people think about them."
zombies
A2A snake god or fetish in religions of West Africa and elsewhere.
Example:
"When I'm the bus, I just see people like zombies"
someone's
A2A A2-level word commonly used in this context.
Example:
"have a look at what someone's wearing, you know,"
triggered
A2To fire a weapon.
Example:
"What triggered it was a break up."
addictiveness
B2A B2-level word commonly used in this context.
Example:
"The point about social media is the addictiveness."
| Word | CEFR | Definition |
|---|---|---|
| important | A2 | Having relevant and crucial value. |
| psychologists | B1 | An expert in the field of psychology. |
| worthwhile | A2 | Good and important enough to spend time, effort, or money on. |
| without | A2 | Outside, externally. This is still used in the names of some civil parishes in England, e.g. St Cuthbert Without. |
| imagine | A2 | A short fanfic or prompt placing a reader insert in a novel scenario with a character or celebrity. |
| updating | A2 | To bring (a thing) up to date. |
| zombies | A2 | A snake god or fetish in religions of West Africa and elsewhere. |
| someone's | A2 | A A2-level word commonly used in this context. |
| triggered | A2 | To fire a weapon. |
| addictiveness | B2 | A B2-level word commonly used in this context. |
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