Why you procrastinate even when it feels bad – YouTube Dictation Transcript & Vocabulary
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1.It’s 5 p.m
2.and you’ve just realized that report you’ve been putting off is due tomorrow
3.It’s time to buckle down, open your computer
4.and check your phone
5.Maybe catch up on your favorite YouTube channel
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Key Vocabulary (CEFR B2)
responsible
B1The individual who bears the responsibility for something.
Example:
"Responsible time management requires deciding which tasks are important"
important
A2Having relevant and crucial value.
Example:
"Responsible time management requires deciding which tasks are important"
unimportant
B1Petty; not important or noteworthy
Example:
"than distract yourself with unimportant tasks."
specifically
B1In a specific manner, applying to or naming a particular thing or things, expressly, explicitly
Example:
"specifically by avoiding a task we see as threatening."
processing
A2To perform a particular process on a thing.
Example:
"Your amygdala, a set of neurons involved in emotional processing"
participants
B1One who participates.
Example:
"Studies of procrastinating university students have found participants"
increases
A2An amount by which a quantity is increased.
Example:
"increases while you’re putting it off."
self-esteem
B1Confidence in one's own worth; self-respect.
Example:
"and those who struggle with low self-esteem"
regardless
A2Having no regard; heedless; careless.
Example:
"regardless of how good they are at time management."
reinforcing
B1To strengthen, especially by addition or augmentation.
Example:
"reinforcing it as a bodily response for coping with stressful tasks."
| Word | CEFR | Definition |
|---|---|---|
| responsible | B1 | The individual who bears the responsibility for something. |
| important | A2 | Having relevant and crucial value. |
| unimportant | B1 | Petty; not important or noteworthy |
| specifically | B1 | In a specific manner, applying to or naming a particular thing or things, expressly, explicitly |
| processing | A2 | To perform a particular process on a thing. |
| participants | B1 | One who participates. |
| increases | A2 | An amount by which a quantity is increased. |
| self-esteem | B1 | Confidence in one's own worth; self-respect. |
| regardless | A2 | Having no regard; heedless; careless. |
| reinforcing | B1 | To strengthen, especially by addition or augmentation. |
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