Are killer whales really dangerous? – YouTube Dictation Transcript & Vocabulary
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1.(phone ringing) - Hi, it's Danni
2.As an ocean expert, I've had the of seeing some pretty awesome marine life
3.Like once I was filming a video in Puget Sound, and I observed a pair of orcas in the distance
4.In case you don't know, orcas are what a lot of people call killer whales
5.The orcas stayed far away for a long time, just minding their own business, and then all of a sudden one of them made a dash for our boat
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Key Vocabulary (CEFR B1)
binoculars
A2A hand-held device consisting of a series of lenses and prisms, used to magnify objects so that they can be better seen from a distance, and looked at through both eyes.
Example:
""How do binoculars work?""
privilege
A2(ecclesiastical law) An exemption from certain laws granted by the Pope.
Example:
"As an ocean expert, I've had the privilege"
washington
A2A A2-level word commonly used in this context.
Example:
"Like once I was filming a video in Puget Sound, Washington"
australia
A2A A2-level word commonly used in this context.
Example:
"Hundreds of years ago, the First Nations People of Australia"
following
A2To go after; to pursue; to move behind in the same path or direction.
Example:
"I guess you could say that orcas are great at following"
differently
B1(manner) In a different way.
Example:
"it's clear that these orcas were behaving very differently"
understand
A2To grasp a concept fully and thoroughly, especially (of words, statements, art, etc.) to be aware of the meaning of and (of people) to be aware of the intent of.
Example:
"so we can better understand"
chinook
A2The descending, warm, dry wind on the eastern side of the Rocky Mountains that generally blows from the southwest and can rapidly increase the temperature due to the much warmer air it brings.
Example:
"except for this one: the Chinook salmon."
staring
A2(construed with at) To look fixedly (at something).
Example:
"staring back at me before it disappeared."
someone
A2A partially specified but unnamed person.
Example:
"Someone named Akash has a question about orcas."
Word | CEFR | Definition |
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binoculars | A2 | A hand-held device consisting of a series of lenses and prisms, used to magnify objects so that they can be better seen from a distance, and looked at through both eyes. |
privilege | A2 | (ecclesiastical law) An exemption from certain laws granted by the Pope. |
washington | A2 | A A2-level word commonly used in this context. |
australia | A2 | A A2-level word commonly used in this context. |
following | A2 | To go after; to pursue; to move behind in the same path or direction. |
differently | B1 | (manner) In a different way. |
understand | A2 | To grasp a concept fully and thoroughly, especially (of words, statements, art, etc.) to be aware of the meaning of and (of people) to be aware of the intent of. |
chinook | A2 | The descending, warm, dry wind on the eastern side of the Rocky Mountains that generally blows from the southwest and can rapidly increase the temperature due to the much warmer air it brings. |
staring | A2 | (construed with at) To look fixedly (at something). |
someone | A2 | A partially specified but unnamed person. |
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