The benefits of good posture - Murat Dalkilinç – YouTube Dictation Transcript & Vocabulary
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1.Has anyone ever told you, "Stand up straight!" or you for at a family dinner
2.Comments like that might be annoying, but they're not wrong
3.Your posture, the way you hold your body when you're sitting or standing, is the foundation for every movement your body makes, and can determine how well your body adapts to the stresses on it
4.These stresses can be things like carrying weight, or sitting in an awkward position
5.And the big one we all all day every day: gravity
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Key Vocabulary (CEFR B2)
slouching
A2To hang or droop; to adopt a limp posture
Example:
"or scolded you for slouching at a family dinner?"
experience
B1The effect upon the judgment or feelings produced by any event, whether witnessed or participated in; personal and direct impressions as contrasted with description or fancies; personal acquaintance; actual enjoyment or suffering.
Example:
"And the big one we all experience all day every day: gravity."
extremely
A2(degree) To an extreme degree.
Example:
"Keeping your muscles and joints moving is extremely important."
important
A2Having relevant and crucial value.
Example:
"Keeping your muscles and joints moving is extremely important."
adaptations
B1The process of adapting something or becoming adapted to a situation; adjustment, modification.
Example:
"Over time, these dysfunctional adaptations"
increases
A2An amount by which a quantity is increased.
Example:
"increases the likelihood of accidents,"
efficiently
B1In an efficient manner.
Example:
"which allows you to move efficiently"
researchers
B1One who researches.
Example:
"Researchers have linked poor posture to scoliosis,"
backpacks
A2A knapsack, sometimes mounted on a light frame, but always supported by straps, worn on a person’s back for the purpose of carrying things, especially when hiking, or on a student's back when carrying books.
Example:
"Backpacks should be in contact with your back carried symetrically."
scolded
A2To burn with hot liquid.
Example:
"or scolded you for slouching at a family dinner?"
| Word | CEFR | Definition |
|---|---|---|
| slouching | A2 | To hang or droop; to adopt a limp posture |
| experience | B1 | The effect upon the judgment or feelings produced by any event, whether witnessed or participated in; personal and direct impressions as contrasted with description or fancies; personal acquaintance; actual enjoyment or suffering. |
| extremely | A2 | (degree) To an extreme degree. |
| important | A2 | Having relevant and crucial value. |
| adaptations | B1 | The process of adapting something or becoming adapted to a situation; adjustment, modification. |
| increases | A2 | An amount by which a quantity is increased. |
| efficiently | B1 | In an efficient manner. |
| researchers | B1 | One who researches. |
| backpacks | A2 | A knapsack, sometimes mounted on a light frame, but always supported by straps, worn on a person’s back for the purpose of carrying things, especially when hiking, or on a student's back when carrying books. |
| scolded | A2 | To burn with hot liquid. |
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