Three minutes to the centre of the Earth | BBC Ideas – YouTube Dictation Transcript & Vocabulary
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1.It's 6,371 kilometres to the centre of the Earth
2.Follow us down
3.We're going all the way to the heart of the planet
4.Our world is made of layers, a bit like an onion, and as far as we know, life only exists in the first layer - the crust
5.In the crust, you'll find the burrows of such as moles and badgers
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Key Vocabulary (CEFR B2)
crocodiles
A2Any of the predatory amphibious reptiles of the family Crocodylidae; a crocodilian, any species of the order Crocodilia, which also includes the alligators, caimans and gavials.
Example:
"The deepest are made by Nile crocodiles"
professor
A2The most senior rank for an academic at a university or similar institution, informally also known as "full professor." Abbreviated Prof.
Example:
"Professor Otto Lidenbrock encounters an entire underground world,"
elengubu
A2A A2-level word commonly used in this context.
Example:
"like Elengubu in Turkey,"
animals
A2In scientific usage, a multicellular organism that is usually mobile, whose cells are not encased in a rigid cell wall (distinguishing it from plants and fungi) and which derives energy solely from the consumption of other organisms (distinguishing it from plants).
Example:
"the crust. In the crust, you'll find the burrows of animals"
complete
A2A completed survey.
Example:
"complete with schools and chapels."
although
A2Though, even though, in spite of or despite the fact that: introducing a clause that expresses a concession.
Example:
"Although unsuccessful, new efforts are afoot with a plan to drill"
crystals
A2A solid composed of an array of atoms or molecules possessing long-range order and arranged in a pattern which is periodic in three dimensions.
Example:
"Crystals change from green to blue to brown,"
replete
A2A honeypot ant.
Example:
"replete with prehistoric creatures and a subterranean ocean."
crushed
A2To press between two hard objects; to squeeze so as to alter the natural shape or integrity of it, or to force together into a mass.
Example:
"In reality, our little vehicle would have been crushed"
turkey
A2The guinea fowl (family Numididae).
Example:
"like Elengubu in Turkey,"
| Word | CEFR | Definition |
|---|---|---|
| crocodiles | A2 | Any of the predatory amphibious reptiles of the family Crocodylidae; a crocodilian, any species of the order Crocodilia, which also includes the alligators, caimans and gavials. |
| professor | A2 | The most senior rank for an academic at a university or similar institution, informally also known as "full professor." Abbreviated Prof. |
| elengubu | A2 | A A2-level word commonly used in this context. |
| animals | A2 | In scientific usage, a multicellular organism that is usually mobile, whose cells are not encased in a rigid cell wall (distinguishing it from plants and fungi) and which derives energy solely from the consumption of other organisms (distinguishing it from plants). |
| complete | A2 | A completed survey. |
| although | A2 | Though, even though, in spite of or despite the fact that: introducing a clause that expresses a concession. |
| crystals | A2 | A solid composed of an array of atoms or molecules possessing long-range order and arranged in a pattern which is periodic in three dimensions. |
| replete | A2 | A honeypot ant. |
| crushed | A2 | To press between two hard objects; to squeeze so as to alter the natural shape or integrity of it, or to force together into a mass. |
| turkey | A2 | The guinea fowl (family Numididae). |
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