How can you tell if a mushroom is poisonous? – YouTube Dictation Transcript & Vocabulary
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1.(phone ringing) - Hi, it's Doug
2.Have you ever found a mushroom growing in the wild
3.Well, this guy in the country of Zambia found what might be one of the biggest mushrooms in the world
4.And best of all, it's one that's not poisonous
5.He could eat it
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Key Vocabulary (CEFR B1)
sometimes
A2Former; sometime.
Example:
"sometimes you can find some really interesting ones."
overnight
A2Items delivered or completed overnight.
Example:
"overnight in my back yard."
yellow-orange
B1A B1-level word commonly used in this context.
Example:
"These are always bright yellow-orange"
measure
A2A prescribed quantity or extent.
Example:
"How does a car measure the gas in its tank?"
minerals
A2Any naturally occurring inorganic material that has a (more or less) definite chemical composition and characteristic physical properties.
Example:
"Where do minerals come from?"
anymore
A2(in negative or interrogative constructions) From a given time onwards; longer, again.
Example:
"Or, why isn't Pluto a planet anymore?"
someone
A2A partially specified but unnamed person.
Example:
"Someone named Isaiah has a question about mushrooms."
pattern
A2Model, example.
Example:
"We know it has to do with a circle-shaped pattern"
sitting
A2A period during which one is seated for a specific purpose.
Example:
"sitting there in the grass."
millions
A2(long and short scales) The cardinal number 1,000,000: 106; a thousand thousand.
Example:
"millions of microscopic particles called spores."
| Word | CEFR | Definition |
|---|---|---|
| sometimes | A2 | Former; sometime. |
| overnight | A2 | Items delivered or completed overnight. |
| yellow-orange | B1 | A B1-level word commonly used in this context. |
| measure | A2 | A prescribed quantity or extent. |
| minerals | A2 | Any naturally occurring inorganic material that has a (more or less) definite chemical composition and characteristic physical properties. |
| anymore | A2 | (in negative or interrogative constructions) From a given time onwards; longer, again. |
| someone | A2 | A partially specified but unnamed person. |
| pattern | A2 | Model, example. |
| sitting | A2 | A period during which one is seated for a specific purpose. |
| millions | A2 | (long and short scales) The cardinal number 1,000,000: 106; a thousand thousand. |
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