Are there really dead wasps in figs? - Carolyn Beans – YouTube Dictation Transcript & Vocabulary
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1.In 2023, a US grocer recalled over 10,000 cases of broccoli cheddar soup over concerns they contained too much of an unintended
2.That
3.Bugs
4.We know insects regularly come into contact with our food— but how many are you actually eating
5.And is it okay
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Key Vocabulary (CEFR B2)
remaining
A2To stay behind while others withdraw; to be left after others have been removed or destroyed; to be left after a number or quantity has been subtracted or cut off; to be left as not included or comprised.
Example:
"Wingless and blind, the males hatch first, open the remaining galls,"
pollinator-plant
B1A B1-level word commonly used in this context.
Example:
"Pollinator-plant relationships can get hyper-specific."
themselves
A2The reflexive case of they, the third-person plural personal pronoun. The group of people, animals or objects previously mentioned, as the object of a verb or following a preposition (also used for emphasis).
Example:
"Next, the males dig exit pathways they never use themselves"
archaeological
B2Relating to the science or research of archaeology.
Example:
"Archaeological records suggest that people in the Jordan Valley"
extreme
A2The greatest or utmost point, degree or condition.
Example:
"Let’s start with an extreme example:"
wingless
A2A A2-level word commonly used in this context.
Example:
"Wingless and blind, the males hatch first, open the remaining galls,"
ingredient
A2One of the substances present in a mixture, especially food.
Example:
"over concerns they contained too much of an unintended ingredient."
depends
A2(followed by on or upon, formerly also by of) To be contingent or conditioned; to have something as a necessary condition; to hinge on.
Example:
"depends on at least one unique species of tiny wasps."
tissues
A2Thin, woven, gauze-like fabric.
Example:
"but a fleshy bundle derived from stem tissues"
typically
A2In a typical or common manner.
Example:
"Humans typically harvest one species: the common fig."
| Word | CEFR | Definition |
|---|---|---|
| remaining | A2 | To stay behind while others withdraw; to be left after others have been removed or destroyed; to be left after a number or quantity has been subtracted or cut off; to be left as not included or comprised. |
| pollinator-plant | B1 | A B1-level word commonly used in this context. |
| themselves | A2 | The reflexive case of they, the third-person plural personal pronoun. The group of people, animals or objects previously mentioned, as the object of a verb or following a preposition (also used for emphasis). |
| archaeological | B2 | Relating to the science or research of archaeology. |
| extreme | A2 | The greatest or utmost point, degree or condition. |
| wingless | A2 | A A2-level word commonly used in this context. |
| ingredient | A2 | One of the substances present in a mixture, especially food. |
| depends | A2 | (followed by on or upon, formerly also by of) To be contingent or conditioned; to have something as a necessary condition; to hinge on. |
| tissues | A2 | Thin, woven, gauze-like fabric. |
| typically | A2 | In a typical or common manner. |
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