What happens when your mum goes to prison? | BBC Ideas – YouTube Dictation Transcript & Vocabulary
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1.Mummy's in a castle With big dogs and concrete floors, Mummy's in a castle With security guards and bolted doors
2.That was the first thing to hit me - my children
3.What's going to happen
4.Just the sheer shock, I think
5.My children when they had to leave
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Key Vocabulary (CEFR B1)
important
A2Having relevant and crucial value.
Example:
"So it's really important in all these cases"
validated
A2To render valid.
Example:
"and the grief was never validated"
sometimes
A2Former; sometime.
Example:
"Sometimes I feel different"
different
A2The different ideal.
Example:
"Sometimes I feel different"
anybody
A2Any one out of an indefinite number of persons; anyone; any person.
Example:
"Would anybody bring them?"
together
A2Coherent; well organized.
Example:
"Which of her siblings would stay together?"
effects
A2The result or outcome of a cause.
Example:
"It can have lifelong effects"
telling
A2(archaic outside of idioms) To count, reckon, or enumerate.
Example:
"telling them all the things that I was doing"
evidence
B2Facts or observations presented in support of an assertion.
Example:
"Globally, there's quite a lot of research evidence"
screaming
A2To cry out with a shrill voice; to utter a sudden, sharp outcry, or shrill, loud cry, as in fright or extreme pain; to shriek; to screech.
Example:
"My children screaming when they had to leave."
| Word | CEFR | Definition |
|---|---|---|
| important | A2 | Having relevant and crucial value. |
| validated | A2 | To render valid. |
| sometimes | A2 | Former; sometime. |
| different | A2 | The different ideal. |
| anybody | A2 | Any one out of an indefinite number of persons; anyone; any person. |
| together | A2 | Coherent; well organized. |
| effects | A2 | The result or outcome of a cause. |
| telling | A2 | (archaic outside of idioms) To count, reckon, or enumerate. |
| evidence | B2 | Facts or observations presented in support of an assertion. |
| screaming | A2 | To cry out with a shrill voice; to utter a sudden, sharp outcry, or shrill, loud cry, as in fright or extreme pain; to shriek; to screech. |
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