Can we live without plastic? ⏲️ 6 Minute English – YouTube Dictation Transcript & Vocabulary
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1.Hello
2.This is Six Minute English from BBC Learning English
3.I'm Neil
4.And I'm Beth
5."Plastic is fantastic." This phrase was used a lot in the 1950s when mass-produced plastic items started to become part of our everyday lives
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Key Vocabulary (CEFR B2)
hairbrushes
B1A brush used in hair care for brushing, tidying, and detangling hair
Example:
"a. snooker balls b. shopping bags or c. hairbrushes?"
everything
A2All the things under discussion.
Example:
"the most commonly used material in modern life, found in everything"
university
B2Institution of higher education (typically accepting students from the age of about 17 or 18, depending on country, but in some exceptional cases able to take younger students) where subjects are studied and researched in depth and degrees are offered.
Example:
"Dr Sherri Mason is Professor of Chemistry at Penn State University"
microplastics
B1Small particles of plastic found especially in the marine environment (typically less than about 5 mm).
Example:
"Her award-winning 2017 research into microplastics"
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:
"have been tested by scientists"
describes
A2To represent in words.
Example:
"The adjective synthetic describes"
without
A2Outside, externally. This is still used in the names of some civil parishes in England, e.g. St Cuthbert Without.
Example:
"time to live without plastic? And, as usual,"
shopping
A2To visit stores or shops to browse or explore merchandise, especially with the intention of buying such merchandise.
Example:
"a. snooker balls b. shopping bags or c. hairbrushes?"
replaced
A2To restore to a former place, position, condition, etc.; to put back
Example:
"which object made of natural materials was the first to be replaced by plastic?"
trending
A2To have a particular direction; to run; to stretch; to tend.
Example:
"Join us next time for more trending topics"
| Word | CEFR | Definition |
|---|---|---|
| hairbrushes | B1 | A brush used in hair care for brushing, tidying, and detangling hair |
| everything | A2 | All the things under discussion. |
| university | B2 | Institution of higher education (typically accepting students from the age of about 17 or 18, depending on country, but in some exceptional cases able to take younger students) where subjects are studied and researched in depth and degrees are offered. |
| microplastics | B1 | Small particles of plastic found especially in the marine environment (typically less than about 5 mm). |
| 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. |
| describes | A2 | To represent in words. |
| without | A2 | Outside, externally. This is still used in the names of some civil parishes in England, e.g. St Cuthbert Without. |
| shopping | A2 | To visit stores or shops to browse or explore merchandise, especially with the intention of buying such merchandise. |
| replaced | A2 | To restore to a former place, position, condition, etc.; to put back |
| trending | A2 | To have a particular direction; to run; to stretch; to tend. |
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