Why wasps are just as wonderful as bees | BBC Ideas – YouTube Dictation Transcript & Vocabulary
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1.Wasps
2.They're pretty annoying
3.But what would if all the wasps in the just
4.Well, before you start , let's have a little look at some of the wonders of wasps
5.If there are no wasps, it's not just the insect that would be lost, but a complex society with some to our own
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Key Vocabulary (CEFR B2)
disappeared
B1To vanish.
Example:
"But what would happen if all the wasps in the world just disappeared?"
happen
A2To occur or take place.
Example:
"But what would happen if all the wasps in the world just disappeared?"
world
A2(with "the") Human collective existence; existence in general.
Example:
"But what would happen if all the wasps in the world just disappeared?"
celebrating
B1To extol or honour in a solemn manner.
Example:
"Well, before you start celebrating,"
lesser-known
B1Not as well or widely known as others of the same kind.
Example:
"let's have a little look at some of the lesser-known wonders of wasps."
surprising
A2To cause (someone) to feel unusually alarmed or delighted by something unexpected.
Example:
"but a complex society with some surprising similarities to our own."
similarities
B1Closeness of appearance to something else.
Example:
"but a complex society with some surprising similarities to our own."
equivalent
A2Anything that is virtually equal to something else, or has the same value, force, etc.
Example:
"or the wasp equivalent of a caretaker,"
caretaker
A2Someone who takes care of a place or thing; someone looking after a place, or responsible for keeping it in good repair.
Example:
"or the wasp equivalent of a caretaker,"
recognise
A2To match (something or someone which one currently perceives) to a memory of some previous encounter with the same person or thing.
Example:
"Some wasps can recognise each other's faces,"
| Word | CEFR | Definition |
|---|---|---|
| disappeared | B1 | To vanish. |
| happen | A2 | To occur or take place. |
| world | A2 | (with "the") Human collective existence; existence in general. |
| celebrating | B1 | To extol or honour in a solemn manner. |
| lesser-known | B1 | Not as well or widely known as others of the same kind. |
| surprising | A2 | To cause (someone) to feel unusually alarmed or delighted by something unexpected. |
| similarities | B1 | Closeness of appearance to something else. |
| equivalent | A2 | Anything that is virtually equal to something else, or has the same value, force, etc. |
| caretaker | A2 | Someone who takes care of a place or thing; someone looking after a place, or responsible for keeping it in good repair. |
| recognise | A2 | To match (something or someone which one currently perceives) to a memory of some previous encounter with the same person or thing. |
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