Sesame Street: Elmo is a Reuse Grouch with Oscar | Earth Day Reusing Song – YouTube Dictation Transcript & Vocabulary
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1.- Hey you
2.Yeah, you
3.You're just in time for our grouch meeting
4.(both ) - Wait for Elmo
5.Elmo is here for the grouch meeting
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Key Vocabulary (CEFR B1)
talking
A2The action of the verb talk.
Example:
"What are you talking about?"
sometime
A2Former, erstwhile; at some previous time.
Example:
"I knew I'd stump you sometime! (laughs)"
amazing
A2To fill with wonder and surprise; to astonish, astound, surprise or perplex.
Example:
"Isn't it amazing?"
laugh
A2An expression of mirth particular to the human species; the sound heard in laughing; laughter.
Example:
"(both laugh)"
something
A2An object whose nature is yet to be defined.
Example:
"and turn it into something you can use again."
choose
A2To pick; to make the choice of; to select.
Example:
"♪ Reusing anything that Oscar chooses ♪"
cardboard
A2A wood-based material resembling heavy paper, used in the manufacture of boxes, cartons and signs.
Example:
"♪ A cardboard box for scuba goggles ♪"
twice
A2Two times.
Example:
"- You just said the same thing twice!"
nutritious
B2(of food or drink) Providing nutrients; healthy to eat.
Example:
"♪ It can make nutritious soil that can feed ♪"
composting
A2To produce compost, let organic matter decay into fertilizer.
Example:
"That's called composting."
| Word | CEFR | Definition |
|---|---|---|
| talking | A2 | The action of the verb talk. |
| sometime | A2 | Former, erstwhile; at some previous time. |
| amazing | A2 | To fill with wonder and surprise; to astonish, astound, surprise or perplex. |
| laugh | A2 | An expression of mirth particular to the human species; the sound heard in laughing; laughter. |
| something | A2 | An object whose nature is yet to be defined. |
| choose | A2 | To pick; to make the choice of; to select. |
| cardboard | A2 | A wood-based material resembling heavy paper, used in the manufacture of boxes, cartons and signs. |
| twice | A2 | Two times. |
| nutritious | B2 | (of food or drink) Providing nutrients; healthy to eat. |
| composting | A2 | To produce compost, let organic matter decay into fertilizer. |
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