How Shipping Containers Control Global Trade – YouTube Dictation Transcript & Vocabulary
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1.Container shipping is responsible for moving 90% of the world's goods
2.Most of it is in metal boxes like these
3.You can have hundreds of items from hundreds of different companies in one container
4.And so it really is a logistics marvel
5.But if shipping containers aren't in the right place at the right time, problems may unfold
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Key Vocabulary (CEFR B2)
important
A2Having relevant and crucial value.
Example:
"People suddenly realize how important that"
commodity
B2Anything movable (a good) that is bought and sold.
Example:
"commodity, right? And it became so much easier to"
congestion
B2The hindrance or blockage of the passage of something, for example a fluid, mixture, traffic, people, etc. (due to an excess of this or due to a partial or complete obstruction), resulting in overfilling or overcrowding.
Example:
"Congestion at the ports."
background
A2One's social heritage, or previous life; what one did in the past.
Example:
"We are kind of the hidden secret in the background"
everywhere
A2In or to all locations under discussion.
Example:
"everywhere available."
ramifications
B1A branching-out, the act or result of developing branches; specifically the divergence of the stem and limbs of a plant into smaller ones, or of similar developments in blood vessels, anatomical structures etc.
Example:
"Supply chain disruptions can have big ramifications"
rerouting
A2To change the route taken by something.
Example:
"trade. Hundreds of large vessels are now rerouting"
somewhere
A2Unspecified or unknown (unlocated) place or location.
Example:
"somewhere inside the United States to pick up"
vegetables
A2Any plant.
Example:
"vegetables to those who need it."
moore-mccormack
B1A B1-level word commonly used in this context.
Example:
"Moore-McCormack and other land, sea and air"
| Word | CEFR | Definition |
|---|---|---|
| important | A2 | Having relevant and crucial value. |
| commodity | B2 | Anything movable (a good) that is bought and sold. |
| congestion | B2 | The hindrance or blockage of the passage of something, for example a fluid, mixture, traffic, people, etc. (due to an excess of this or due to a partial or complete obstruction), resulting in overfilling or overcrowding. |
| background | A2 | One's social heritage, or previous life; what one did in the past. |
| everywhere | A2 | In or to all locations under discussion. |
| ramifications | B1 | A branching-out, the act or result of developing branches; specifically the divergence of the stem and limbs of a plant into smaller ones, or of similar developments in blood vessels, anatomical structures etc. |
| rerouting | A2 | To change the route taken by something. |
| somewhere | A2 | Unspecified or unknown (unlocated) place or location. |
| vegetables | A2 | Any plant. |
| moore-mccormack | B1 | A B1-level word commonly used in this context. |
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