Why soil is one of the most amazing things on Earth | BBC Ideas – YouTube Dictation Transcript & Vocabulary
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1.Soil
2.it’s one the most underrated, and little-understood, on our fragile planet
3.Here’s why… Far from being lifeless dirt, it’s estimated that in a single gram of soil, there could be as many as 50,000 of microscopic organisms, or microorganisms
4.And in one teaspoon of soil, there are more microorganisms than there are people on the Earth
5.But much of what lies beneath, in this hidden and deep universe, is still alien to us
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Key Vocabulary (CEFR C2)
fascinated
A2To evoke an intense interest or attraction in someone.
Example:
"Darwin was fascinated by them and said:"
appreciate
A2To be grateful or thankful for.
Example:
"It’s important we value, appreciate -"
competition
B2The action of competing.
Example:
"Millions of years of evolutionary competition"
earthworms
A2A worm that lives in the ground.
Example:
"Earthworms journey down and around,"
ecosystem
A2A system formed by an ecological community and its environment that functions as a unit.
Example:
"And just one example of the interconnected ecosystem"
capturing
A2To take control of; to seize by force or stratagem.
Example:
"capturing carbon and locking it away in stable forms"
including
A2To bring into a group, class, set, or total as a (new) part or member.
Example:
"including trees."
intensive
A2Form of a word with a stronger or more forceful sense than the root on which the intensive is built.
Example:
"Intensive farming is one of them. "
wonders
A2Something that causes amazement or awe; a marvel.
Example:
"wonders on our fragile planet."
species
A2Type or kind. (Compare race.)
Example:
"there could be as many as 50,000 species"
| Word | CEFR | Definition |
|---|---|---|
| fascinated | A2 | To evoke an intense interest or attraction in someone. |
| appreciate | A2 | To be grateful or thankful for. |
| competition | B2 | The action of competing. |
| earthworms | A2 | A worm that lives in the ground. |
| ecosystem | A2 | A system formed by an ecological community and its environment that functions as a unit. |
| capturing | A2 | To take control of; to seize by force or stratagem. |
| including | A2 | To bring into a group, class, set, or total as a (new) part or member. |
| intensive | A2 | Form of a word with a stronger or more forceful sense than the root on which the intensive is built. |
| wonders | A2 | Something that causes amazement or awe; a marvel. |
| species | A2 | Type or kind. (Compare race.) |
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