Is it too late to save endangered animals from extinction? | BBC Ideas – YouTube Dictation Transcript & Vocabulary
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1.The story of the last great auk is a tragic tale, but one worth telling
2.A gentle, flightless seabird, it once thrived on the windswept islands of the North Atlantic, but it was hunted for its meat, eggs, feathers and oil, and its population declined in the 19th century
3.Unused to any kind of predator, enormous numbers were captured
4.The islands on which the auks lived became "fast-food drive-throughs" for European sailors travelling to the New World
5.In 1844, the last known pair of great auks were found on Eldey Island, off the coast of Iceland
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Schlüsselvokabular (CEFR B2)
collectable
B1Anything that someone might want to collect.
Example:
"collectable eggs, feathers and oil,"
intensive
A2Form of a word with a stronger or more forceful sense than the root on which the intensive is built.
Example:
"Intensive farming has transformed the planet,"
expanding
A2To change (something) from a smaller form and/or size to a larger one; to spread out or lay open.
Example:
"expanding cities and shrinking hedgerows,"
three-quarters
B1Three-quarter
Example:
"Three-quarters of Britain's rural hedge-loving hogs have disappeared"
disappeared
B1To vanish.
Example:
"Three-quarters of Britain's rural hedge-loving hogs have disappeared"
providing
A2To make a living; earn money for necessities.
Example:
"providing the pollination of our food,"
achieving
A2To succeed in something, now especially in academic performance.
Example:
"Achieving the target would certainly slow biodiversity loss,"
dentistry
A2The field of medicine concerned with the study, diagnosis and treatment of conditions of the teeth and oral cavity.
Example:
"So, Hotlin offered discounted dentistry"
improving
A2To make (something) better; to increase the value or productivity (of something).
Example:
"improving and protecting the orang-utans' habitat."
rapidly
A2With speed; in a rapid manner.
Example:
"and its population declined rapidly"
Wort | CEFR | Definition |
---|---|---|
collectable | B1 | Anything that someone might want to collect. |
intensive | A2 | Form of a word with a stronger or more forceful sense than the root on which the intensive is built. |
expanding | A2 | To change (something) from a smaller form and/or size to a larger one; to spread out or lay open. |
three-quarters | B1 | Three-quarter |
disappeared | B1 | To vanish. |
providing | A2 | To make a living; earn money for necessities. |
achieving | A2 | To succeed in something, now especially in academic performance. |
dentistry | A2 | The field of medicine concerned with the study, diagnosis and treatment of conditions of the teeth and oral cavity. |
improving | A2 | To make (something) better; to increase the value or productivity (of something). |
rapidly | A2 | With speed; in a rapid manner. |
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