2025 April 13 BBC 2-minute World News Audio – YouTube Dictation Transcript & Vocabulary
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1.BBC News with Govinda Gill Ukraine says at least 21 people have been killed in Russian ballistic missile strikes on the north-eastern city of Sumi
2.More than 80 others were injured
3.Video footage posted by President Zelensky shows large numbers of bodies on debris-strewn streets
4.China's leader Xi Jinping has told the President of Indonesia that their share a common future
5.He was speaking just before the start of a three-country tour aimed at boosting China's regional ties
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Key Vocabulary (CEFR B2)
countries
A2(chiefly British) An area of land; a district, region.
Example:
"countries share a common future."
explaining
A2To make plain, manifest, or intelligible; to clear of obscurity; to illustrate the meaning of.
Example:
"explaining the government's dramatic intervention to"
britain's
A2A A2-level word commonly used in this context.
Example:
"Britain's recorded its highest daily total"
undocumented
B1Lacking instructions or reference material.
Example:
"so far this year of undocumented"
residents
A2A person, animal or plant living at a certain location or in a certain area.
Example:
"Residents of the Zamzam camp in"
indictment
B2An official formal accusation for a criminal offence, or the process by which it is brought to a jury.
Example:
"indictment of one of its consular"
officials
A2An office holder invested with powers and authorities.
Example:
"officials in a kidnapping case."
abduction
B2Leading away; a carrying away.
Example:
"abduction of an Algerian dissident who"
| Word | CEFR | Definition |
|---|---|---|
| countries | A2 | (chiefly British) An area of land; a district, region. |
| explaining | A2 | To make plain, manifest, or intelligible; to clear of obscurity; to illustrate the meaning of. |
| britain's | A2 | A A2-level word commonly used in this context. |
| undocumented | B1 | Lacking instructions or reference material. |
| residents | A2 | A person, animal or plant living at a certain location or in a certain area. |
| indictment | B2 | An official formal accusation for a criminal offence, or the process by which it is brought to a jury. |
| officials | A2 | An office holder invested with powers and authorities. |
| abduction | B2 | Leading away; a carrying away. |
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