Wildfires scorch Southern Europe as heatwave is setting new temperature records | DW News – YouTube Dictation Transcript & Vocabulary
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1.Wildfires burning in several European countries have claimed the lives of at least two people
2.For days now, countries across the Mediterranean region have been enduring a scorching heat wave that's setting new records
3.Our next report begins in Turkey, where firefighters are battling to contain wildfires in the country's west and
4.This Turkish woman lost her farm animals
5.She's inspecting the damage to her property after firefighters contained a major wildfire in Turkey
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Key Vocabulary (CEFR B1)
northwest
A2The compass point halfway between north and west, bearing 315°, abbreviated as NW.
Example:
"country's west and northwest."
northwestern
B1Of or pertaining to the northwest; from or to in such a direction.
Example:
"major wildfire in northwestern Turkey."
continent's
B1A B1-level word commonly used in this context.
Example:
"countries across the continent's"
temperature
B1A measure of cold or heat, often measurable with a thermometer.
Example:
"temperature records. Our next report"
including
A2To bring into a group, class, set, or total as a (new) part or member.
Example:
"other Mediterranean countries, including"
tresantos
A2A A2-level word commonly used in this context.
Example:
"Spain. A wildfire in Madrid's Tresantos"
understand
A2To grasp a concept fully and thoroughly, especially (of words, statements, art, etc.) to be aware of the meaning of and (of people) to be aware of the intent of.
Example:
"understand that it was caused by"
neighborhood
B1The quality of being a neighbor, of living nearby, next to each-other; proximity.
Example:
"Then it got closer to this neighborhood"
| Word | CEFR | Definition |
|---|---|---|
| northwest | A2 | The compass point halfway between north and west, bearing 315°, abbreviated as NW. |
| northwestern | B1 | Of or pertaining to the northwest; from or to in such a direction. |
| continent's | B1 | A B1-level word commonly used in this context. |
| temperature | B1 | A measure of cold or heat, often measurable with a thermometer. |
| including | A2 | To bring into a group, class, set, or total as a (new) part or member. |
| tresantos | A2 | A A2-level word commonly used in this context. |
| understand | A2 | To grasp a concept fully and thoroughly, especially (of words, statements, art, etc.) to be aware of the meaning of and (of people) to be aware of the intent of. |
| neighborhood | B1 | The quality of being a neighbor, of living nearby, next to each-other; proximity. |
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