Can you solve the honeybee riddle? - Dan Finkel – YouTube Dictation Transcript & Vocabulary
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1.You’re a on a to keep the rare honeybee Apis Trifecta from going extinct
2.The last 60 bees of the species are in your
3.You’ve already constructed wire frames of the appropriate size and shape
4.Now you need to turn them into working by helping the bees fill every hex with wax
5.There are two ways to fill a given hex
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Key Vocabulary (CEFR B1)
engineer
A2A person who is qualified or professionally engaged in any branch of engineering.
Example:
"So how low can we go, and how can we engineer a chain reaction?"
happens
A2To occur or take place.
Example:
"What happens to the perimeter?"
slightly
A2Slenderly; delicately.
Example:
"What about a slightly bigger one?"
mission
B2A set of tasks that fulfills a purpose or duty; an assignment set by an employer, or by oneself.
Example:
"You’re a biologist on a mission"
beehives
A2A 12- to 13-year-old participant in the Young Women organization of the LDS Church.
Example:
"Now you need to turn them into working beehives"
yourself
A2(reflexive pronoun) Your own self (singular).
Example:
"Pause the video to figure it out yourself"
there's
A2A A2-level word commonly used in this context.
Example:
"There's a really clever approach to this,"
dividing
A2To split or separate (something) into two or more parts.
Example:
"Dividing that 54 by the six sides on each non-adjacent hex"
biologist
A2A student of biology; one versed in the science of biology.
Example:
"You’re a biologist on a mission"
terrarium
A2An enclosure wherein very small animals are displayed humanely, often with some plants, in a naturalistic setting.
Example:
"The last 60 bees of the species are in your terrarium."
| Word | CEFR | Definition |
|---|---|---|
| engineer | A2 | A person who is qualified or professionally engaged in any branch of engineering. |
| happens | A2 | To occur or take place. |
| slightly | A2 | Slenderly; delicately. |
| mission | B2 | A set of tasks that fulfills a purpose or duty; an assignment set by an employer, or by oneself. |
| beehives | A2 | A 12- to 13-year-old participant in the Young Women organization of the LDS Church. |
| yourself | A2 | (reflexive pronoun) Your own self (singular). |
| there's | A2 | A A2-level word commonly used in this context. |
| dividing | A2 | To split or separate (something) into two or more parts. |
| biologist | A2 | A student of biology; one versed in the science of biology. |
| terrarium | A2 | An enclosure wherein very small animals are displayed humanely, often with some plants, in a naturalistic setting. |
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