Woolly mice: Are woolly mammoths next? BBC Learning English from the News – YouTube Dictation Transcript & Vocabulary
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1.From BBC Learning English, this is Learning English from the News
2.Our podcast about the news headlines
3.In this : are woolly mice the first step to bringing back the extinct woolly mammoth
4.Hello, I'm Beth
5.And I'm Neil
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Key Vocabulary (CEFR B2)
literally
A2Word for word; not figuratively; not as an idiom or metaphor
Example:
"so scientists can't literally bring woolly mammoths back to life, can they?"
hemisphere
A2Half of the celestial sphere, as divided by either the ecliptic or the celestial equator .
Example:
"in hair that lived in cold areas in the Northern Hemisphere"
environmental
B1Pertaining to the environment.
Example:
"and technology is needed to reverse all the environmental"
particularly
B1(focus) Especially, extremely.
Example:
"particularly the extinction of animals like the woolly mammoth,"
children
A2A person who has not yet reached adulthood, whether natural (puberty), cultural (initiation), or legal (majority)
Example:
"Can I say my children have a moral obligation to tidy their bedrooms?"
bedrooms
A2A room in a house where a bed is kept for sleeping.
Example:
"Can I say my children have a moral obligation to tidy their bedrooms?"
programme
A2A set of structured activities.
Example:
"In this programme: are woolly mice the first step to bringing back"
scientists
A2One whose activities make use of the scientific method to answer questions regarding the measurable universe. A scientist may be involved in original research, or make use of the results of the research of others.
Example:
"Scientists have created a genetically modified mouse that's woolly."
altering
A2To change the form or structure of.
Example:
"The changes have been produced by altering"
covered
A2To place something over or upon, as to conceal or protect.
Example:
"Now, woolly mammoths were those elephant-like creatures covered"
| Word | CEFR | Definition |
|---|---|---|
| literally | A2 | Word for word; not figuratively; not as an idiom or metaphor |
| hemisphere | A2 | Half of the celestial sphere, as divided by either the ecliptic or the celestial equator . |
| environmental | B1 | Pertaining to the environment. |
| particularly | B1 | (focus) Especially, extremely. |
| children | A2 | A person who has not yet reached adulthood, whether natural (puberty), cultural (initiation), or legal (majority) |
| bedrooms | A2 | A room in a house where a bed is kept for sleeping. |
| programme | A2 | A set of structured activities. |
| scientists | A2 | One whose activities make use of the scientific method to answer questions regarding the measurable universe. A scientist may be involved in original research, or make use of the results of the research of others. |
| altering | A2 | To change the form or structure of. |
| covered | A2 | To place something over or upon, as to conceal or protect. |
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