2025 July 31 BBC One minute World News – YouTube Dictation Transcript & Vocabulary
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1.Hello, this is BBC News, the headlines
2.At least seven people, including a boy, are killed in a wave of Russian drone and targeting the Ukrainian capital overnight
3.This is the live scene
4.The mayor of Kyiv says nine children were also injured, the largest number of children to be wounded in an overnight Russian attack on the capital
5. Trump says it will be very hard for the US to make a trade deal with Canada after it announced plans to a Palestinian state
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Key Vocabulary (CEFR B1)
six-year-old
B1A B1-level word commonly used in this context.
Example:
"six-year-old boy, are killed in a"
president
A2An act in the past which may be used as an example to help decide the outcome of similar instances in the future.
Example:
"President Trump says it will be"
recognise
A2To match (something or someone which one currently perceives) to a memory of some previous encounter with the same person or thing.
Example:
"after it announced plans to recognise"
missile
A2Any object used as a weapon by being thrown or fired through the air, such as stone, arrow or bullet.
Example:
"wave of Russian drone and missile"
attacks
A2An attempt to cause damage, injury to, or death of opponent or enemy.
Example:
"attacks targeting the Ukrainian capital overnight."
| Word | CEFR | Definition |
|---|---|---|
| six-year-old | B1 | A B1-level word commonly used in this context. |
| president | A2 | An act in the past which may be used as an example to help decide the outcome of similar instances in the future. |
| recognise | A2 | To match (something or someone which one currently perceives) to a memory of some previous encounter with the same person or thing. |
| missile | A2 | Any object used as a weapon by being thrown or fired through the air, such as stone, arrow or bullet. |
| attacks | A2 | An attempt to cause damage, injury to, or death of opponent or enemy. |
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