Geography Now! Ecuador – YouTube Dictation Transcript & Vocabulary
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1.Hey everybody, say hi to Cindy
2.She is the only Ecuadorian I know
3.Wow, I'm so excited to be on Geography Now
4.This is so cool
5.Hey Barby, can I
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Key Vocabulary (CEFR B2)
regenerate
A2To construct or create anew, especially in an improved manner.
Example:
"the right to exist, persist, maintain, and regenerate in its vital cycles."
remainder
A2A part or parts remaining after some has/have been removed.
Example:
"and the remainder are other groups like East Asians."
gibberish
A2Speech or writing that is unintelligible, incoherent or meaningless.
Example:
"Fun side note: Gredo from Star Wars actually speaks gibberish Quechua."
rainforest
A2A forest in a climate with high annual rainfall and no dry season.
Example:
"stead the rainforest"
concentrations
B1The act, process or ability of concentrating; the process of becoming concentrated, or the state of being concentrated.
Example:
"Ecuador is home to one of the highest concentrations"
subduction
B2The action of being pushed or drawn beneath another object.
Example:
"subduction of the Nazca Plate under the South American Plate"
irrigated
A2To supply (farmland) with water, by building ditches, pipes, etc.
Example:
"irrigated with the snowmelt from the mountains."
agriculture
B1The art or science of cultivating the ground, including the harvesting of crops, and the rearing and management of livestock
Example:
"Agriculture allows Ecuador to have an incredible"
incredible
A2Too implausible to be credible; beyond belief; unbelievable.
Example:
"Agriculture allows Ecuador to have an incredible"
selection
B2A process by which heritable traits conferring survival and reproductive advantage to individuals, or related individuals, tend to be passed on to succeeding generations and become more frequent in a population, whereas other less favourable traits tend to become eliminated; the differential survival and reproduction of phenotypes.
Example:
"selection of produce for some of their"
| Word | CEFR | Definition |
|---|---|---|
| regenerate | A2 | To construct or create anew, especially in an improved manner. |
| remainder | A2 | A part or parts remaining after some has/have been removed. |
| gibberish | A2 | Speech or writing that is unintelligible, incoherent or meaningless. |
| rainforest | A2 | A forest in a climate with high annual rainfall and no dry season. |
| concentrations | B1 | The act, process or ability of concentrating; the process of becoming concentrated, or the state of being concentrated. |
| subduction | B2 | The action of being pushed or drawn beneath another object. |
| irrigated | A2 | To supply (farmland) with water, by building ditches, pipes, etc. |
| agriculture | B1 | The art or science of cultivating the ground, including the harvesting of crops, and the rearing and management of livestock |
| incredible | A2 | Too implausible to be credible; beyond belief; unbelievable. |
| selection | B2 | A process by which heritable traits conferring survival and reproductive advantage to individuals, or related individuals, tend to be passed on to succeeding generations and become more frequent in a population, whereas other less favourable traits tend to become eliminated; the differential survival and reproduction of phenotypes. |
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