Walk & Talk: London 🇬🇧 – YouTube Dictation Transcript & Vocabulary
Welcome to FluentDictation, your best YouTube dictation website for English practice. Master this C1 level video with our interactive transcript and shadowing practice tools. We've broken down "Walk & Talk: London 🇬🇧" into bite-sized segments, perfect for dictation exercises and pronunciation improvement. Read along with our annotated transcript, learn essential vocabulary, and enhance your listening skills. 👉 Start dictation practice
Join thousands of learners using our YouTube dictation tool to improve their English listening and writing skills.
📺 Click to play this educational video. Best viewed with captions enabled for dictation practice.
Interactive Transcript & Highlights for Dictation
1.Hello video viewers, this episode is called Walk and Talk London, although as you can see at this point I'm actually on a bike, making my way from Bloomsbury, in the north of the city centre, down to the south bank of the River Thames, where my walk is going to begin
2.So yes, you're going to join me on a walk through central London
3.It's a bit of an adventure, you'll see some of London's most famous sights, and I'll talk to you in English, of course, throughout the entire thing
4.Hence the title, Walk and Talk London
5.It's a rambling episode in both senses of the word
💡 Tap the highlighted words to see definitions and examples
Key Vocabulary (CEFR C1)
subtitles
B1(authorship) A heading below or after a title.
Example:
"alright mate? Yeah, I'm alright thanks. Subtitles are available on this video, so switch them on if you'd like a little bit of help understanding every single word that I say."
understanding
B2To grasp a concept fully and thoroughly, especially (of words, statements, art, etc.) to be aware of the meaning of and (of people) to be aware of the intent of.
Example:
"alright mate? Yeah, I'm alright thanks. Subtitles are available on this video, so switch them on if you'd like a little bit of help understanding every single word that I say."
millennium
B1A period of time consisting of one thousand years.
Example:
"when was it? Around the time of the millennium, a lot of this stuff got refurbished and redesigned, "
redesigned
B1To lay out or plan a new version of something previously laid out or planned.
Example:
"when was it? Around the time of the millennium, a lot of this stuff got refurbished and redesigned, "
alcoholics
B1A person addicted to alcohol.
Example:
"kids and the alcoholics, or the alcoholic kids. If you're ready for this, say yeah! Yeah! If you're "
disorienting
B2To cause to lose orientation or direction.
Example:
"This is what it's like in any big city, isn't it? It's always going to be noisy. So I expect for some of you listening that might be a bit disorienting or just, "
unconventional
B2Something or someone that is unconventional.
Example:
"okay? There you go. So sometimes with English, it's not just a question of right or wrong. It's just a question of whether you can explain your unconventional use of grammar, "
sceptical
B2Having, or expressing doubt; questioning.
Example:
"anymore? I think everyone's a bit sceptical now. Everyone's over it, "
minister's
B1A B1-level word commonly used in this context.
Example:
"It's basically a small side street, but that's where the Prime Minister's house is. Number 10 Downing Street. Can we see it from here? You can't really see it from here."
education
B1The process of imparting knowledge, skill and judgment.
Example:
"most important members of the government. For example, the Ministry for Education, "
| Word | CEFR | Definition |
|---|---|---|
| subtitles | B1 | (authorship) A heading below or after a title. |
| understanding | B2 | To grasp a concept fully and thoroughly, especially (of words, statements, art, etc.) to be aware of the meaning of and (of people) to be aware of the intent of. |
| millennium | B1 | A period of time consisting of one thousand years. |
| redesigned | B1 | To lay out or plan a new version of something previously laid out or planned. |
| alcoholics | B1 | A person addicted to alcohol. |
| disorienting | B2 | To cause to lose orientation or direction. |
| unconventional | B2 | Something or someone that is unconventional. |
| sceptical | B2 | Having, or expressing doubt; questioning. |
| minister's | B1 | A B1-level word commonly used in this context. |
| education | B1 | The process of imparting knowledge, skill and judgment. |
Want more YouTube dictation drills? Visit our practice hub.
Want to translate multiple languages at once? Visit our Want to translate multiple languages at once? Visit our Multiple Language Translator.
Grammar & Pronunciation Tips for Dictation Practice
Chunking
Notice how the speaker pauses after specific phrases to help comprehension.
Linking
Listen for connected speech patterns when words flow together.
Intonation
Pay attention to how pitch changes to emphasize important information.
Video Difficulty Analysis & Stats
Downloadable Dictation Resources & Materials
Download Study Materials
Download these resources to practice offline. The transcript helps with reading comprehension, SRT subtitles work with video players, and the vocabulary list is perfect for flashcard apps.
Ready to practice?
Start your dictation practice now with this video and improve your English listening skills.