What does that backwards P-symbol mean? | BBC Ideas – YouTube Dictation Transcript & Vocabulary
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1.[Music] thank you [Music] [Applause] [Music] thank you [Music] foreign foreign [Music] [Applause] [Music] foreign [Music] for if you enjoyed that be sure to check out these videos next and if you haven't already hit the button and click the Bell to get a each time we upload a new
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Key Vocabulary (CEFR B1)
subscribe
A2To sign up to have copies of a publication, such as a newspaper or a magazine, delivered for a period of time.
Example:
"Subscribe button and click the Bell to"
notification
B2The act of notifying.
Example:
"get a notification each time we upload a"
thanks
A1An expression of appreciation; a thought.
Example:
"thanks for watching if you enjoyed that"
video
A2Television, television show, movie.
Example:
"be sure to check out these videos next"
watching
A2To look at, see, or view for a period of time.
Example:
"thanks for watching if you enjoyed that"
| Word | CEFR | Definition |
|---|---|---|
| subscribe | A2 | To sign up to have copies of a publication, such as a newspaper or a magazine, delivered for a period of time. |
| notification | B2 | The act of notifying. |
| thanks | A1 | An expression of appreciation; a thought. |
| video | A2 | Television, television show, movie. |
| watching | A2 | To look at, see, or view for a period of time. |
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