How can you tell if a plant is poisonous? – YouTube Dictation Transcript & Vocabulary
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1.(phone ringing) (chime) - Hi, Doug
2.- Hi, Landon
3.- I have a question for you
4.How can you tell if a plant is poisonous
5.- That's a great question
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Key Vocabulary (CEFR B1)
important
A2Having relevant and crucial value.
Example:
"That's why this question is so important."
collection
B2A set of items or amount of material procured or gathered together.
Example:
"some people have put together a collection"
flavoring
A2To add flavoring to something.
Example:
"and it's where we get the flavoring"
careful
A2Taking care; attentive to potential danger, error or harm; cautious.
Example:
"You can visit there, but be careful"
tempting
A2To provoke someone to do wrong, especially by promising a reward; to entice.
Example:
"or dangerous plants, it could be tempting"
wherever
A2An emphatic form of where.
Example:
"wherever you want, even if it's on someone else's land."
raspberry
A2The plant Rubus idaeus.
Example:
"Take a look at this raspberry plant."
whether
A2Which of two.
Example:
"whether a plant is poisonous or not."
chances
A2An opportunity or possibility.
Example:
"Chances are there are local groups of experts in your area"
definitely
A2Without question and beyond doubt.
Example:
"grow in the wild, too, but definitely not all of the plants"
| Word | CEFR | Definition |
|---|---|---|
| important | A2 | Having relevant and crucial value. |
| collection | B2 | A set of items or amount of material procured or gathered together. |
| flavoring | A2 | To add flavoring to something. |
| careful | A2 | Taking care; attentive to potential danger, error or harm; cautious. |
| tempting | A2 | To provoke someone to do wrong, especially by promising a reward; to entice. |
| wherever | A2 | An emphatic form of where. |
| raspberry | A2 | The plant Rubus idaeus. |
| whether | A2 | Which of two. |
| chances | A2 | An opportunity or possibility. |
| definitely | A2 | Without question and beyond doubt. |
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