TREVOR NOAH - Most Viewed Videos of 2024 (so far) -Stand-up comedy mashup) – YouTube Dictation Transcript & Vocabulary
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1.- And it was a Sunday morning
2.I was in bed, still asleep
3.It was early, early in the morning, maybe like nine or 10 o'clock
4.And the phone rings
5.And it's my baby brother using my mom's phone
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Key Vocabulary (CEFR C1)
backwards
B1Oriented toward the back.
Example:
"Can I come? Of course I can come. I'm panicking. I jump out of bed. I'm running around. I'm trying to put my clothes on some things or backwards."
inappropriate
B2Not appropriate; not suitable for the situation, time, or place.
Example:
"'cause I was shocked. I ran. I was like, what the hell's, whoa, Sorry. Sorry. That was inappropriate. What's happening here, guys?"
nothing's
B1A B1-level word commonly used in this context.
Example:
"This is not even, nothing's fine. Like, you should go play in the park or something. It's not a time to cry right now. What the hell?"
surgery's
B1A B1-level word commonly used in this context.
Example:
"I see you. And surgery's very, I'm like, lady, what is expensive? This is my mother. She said so well, anywhere from like 20,000, 20,000 ran."
listening
B1To pay attention to a sound or speech.
Example:
"Let guy what wrong with him? This is the worst speech. I'm not listening anymore. This is horrible, horrible."
important
B1Having relevant and crucial value.
Example:
"The rhythm is the most important thing. And Yankees didn't match his rhythm. I knew there was something wrong. You remember this?"
wikipedia
B1A B1-level word commonly used in this context.
Example:
"Zuma was there reading Mandela's Wikipedia page, right?"
ambassador
B1A minister of the highest rank sent to a foreign court to represent there his sovereign or country. (Sometimes called ambassador-in-residence)
Example:
"- I'm in the zone. - Did nobody think to ask? He did sign language for everyone. The ambassador of China was up there."
estimated
B1To calculate roughly, often from imperfect data.
Example:
"He's like, I don't, I don't, I don't need that, sir, I estimated that you were going a hundred miles. I was like, estimate it. What does a hundred look like?"
situations
B1The combination of circumstances at a given moment; a state of affairs.
Example:
"Wouldn't that be great to have Americans in sticky situations? There they are at a standoff. And the police pull up."
| Word | CEFR | Definition |
|---|---|---|
| backwards | B1 | Oriented toward the back. |
| inappropriate | B2 | Not appropriate; not suitable for the situation, time, or place. |
| nothing's | B1 | A B1-level word commonly used in this context. |
| surgery's | B1 | A B1-level word commonly used in this context. |
| listening | B1 | To pay attention to a sound or speech. |
| important | B1 | Having relevant and crucial value. |
| wikipedia | B1 | A B1-level word commonly used in this context. |
| ambassador | B1 | A minister of the highest rank sent to a foreign court to represent there his sovereign or country. (Sometimes called ambassador-in-residence) |
| estimated | B1 | To calculate roughly, often from imperfect data. |
| situations | B1 | The combination of circumstances at a given moment; a state of affairs. |
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