Grit: The Power of Passion and Perseverance | Angela Lee Duckworth | TED – YouTube Dictation Transcript & Vocabulary
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1.: Joseph Geni Reviewer: Morton Bast When I was 27 years old, I left a very demanding job in management for a job that was even more demanding: teaching
2.I went to teach seventh graders math in the New York City public schools
3.And like any teacher, I made quizzes and tests
4.I gave out homework assignments
5.When the work came back, I calculated grades
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Key Vocabulary (CEFR B2)
transcriber
B1A B1-level word commonly used in this context.
Example:
"Transcriber: Joseph Geni Reviewer: Morton Bast"
parallelogram
B1A convex quadrilateral in which each pair of opposite edges are parallel and of equal length.
Example:
"sure, they're hard: ratios, decimals, the area of a parallelogram."
improving
A2To make (something) better; to increase the value or productivity (of something).
Example:
"at improving learning outcomes for their students?"
salespeople
B1A person whose job is to sell things, either in a shop/store or elsewhere.
Example:
"which of these salespeople is going to keep their jobs?"
motivated
A2To provide someone with an incentive to do something; to encourage.
Example:
"How do I keep them motivated for the long run?""
consulting
A2To seek the opinion or advice of another; to take counsel; to deliberate together; to confer.
Example:
"I left a very demanding job in management consulting"
difference
B2The quality of being different.
Example:
"What struck me was that IQ was not the only difference"
effective
A2A soldier fit for duty
Example:
"and of those, who will be the most effective"
standardized
B1To establish a standard consisting of regulations for how something is to be done across an organization.
Example:
"standardized achievement test scores,"
especially
A2(manner) In a special manner; specially.
Example:
"especially for kids at risk for dropping out."
| Word | CEFR | Definition |
|---|---|---|
| transcriber | B1 | A B1-level word commonly used in this context. |
| parallelogram | B1 | A convex quadrilateral in which each pair of opposite edges are parallel and of equal length. |
| improving | A2 | To make (something) better; to increase the value or productivity (of something). |
| salespeople | B1 | A person whose job is to sell things, either in a shop/store or elsewhere. |
| motivated | A2 | To provide someone with an incentive to do something; to encourage. |
| consulting | A2 | To seek the opinion or advice of another; to take counsel; to deliberate together; to confer. |
| difference | B2 | The quality of being different. |
| effective | A2 | A soldier fit for duty |
| standardized | B1 | To establish a standard consisting of regulations for how something is to be done across an organization. |
| especially | A2 | (manner) In a special manner; specially. |
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