How to cut your food waste... and save money! | BBC Ideas – YouTube Dictation Transcript & Vocabulary
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1.Have you ever thrown away a sprouty potato
2.It might not seem like a big deal, but that's just one of the 2.9 million potatoes we throw away every day in the UK
3.One third of the food produced globally every year goes to waste
4.Imagine that you go to the and you get three bags of groceries
5.One of those bags is going directly to waste
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Key Vocabulary (CEFR B2)
understanding
B1To grasp a concept fully and thoroughly, especially (of words, statements, art, etc.) to be aware of the meaning of and (of people) to be aware of the intent of.
Example:
"NARRATOR: Understanding what the dates mean on our food packaging"
techniques
A2The practical aspects of a given art, occupation etc.; formal requirements.
Example:
"NARRATOR: And we could learn a thing or two from ancient techniques."
supermarket
B1A large self-service store that sells groceries and, usually, medications, household goods and/or clothing.
Example:
"Imagine that you go to the supermarket"
fermentation
B2Any of many anaerobic biochemical reactions in which an enzyme (or several enzymes produced by a microorganism) catalyses the conversion of one substance into another; especially the conversion (using yeast) of sugars to alcohol or acetic acid with the evolution of carbon dioxide
Example:
"Fermentation allows us to turn yeast into beer and cabbage into kimchi."
bioactive
A2Such a material
Example:
"Bioactive packaging, for example, releases enzymes or antioxidants"
antioxidants
B1Any substance that acts to slow or prevent the oxidation of another chemical.
Example:
"Bioactive packaging, for example, releases enzymes or antioxidants"
nutritious
B2(of food or drink) Providing nutrients; healthy to eat.
Example:
"that have had their DNA altered to make them more nutritious"
something
A2An object whose nature is yet to be defined.
Example:
"something has happened to it and it's no longer natural."
necessarily
B1Inevitably; of necessity.
Example:
"necessarily receive widespread acceptance"
acceptance
B2The act of accepting; a receiving of something offered, with acquiescence, approbation, or satisfaction; especially, favourable reception; approval.
Example:
"necessarily receive widespread acceptance"
| Word | CEFR | Definition |
|---|---|---|
| understanding | B1 | To grasp a concept fully and thoroughly, especially (of words, statements, art, etc.) to be aware of the meaning of and (of people) to be aware of the intent of. |
| techniques | A2 | The practical aspects of a given art, occupation etc.; formal requirements. |
| supermarket | B1 | A large self-service store that sells groceries and, usually, medications, household goods and/or clothing. |
| fermentation | B2 | Any of many anaerobic biochemical reactions in which an enzyme (or several enzymes produced by a microorganism) catalyses the conversion of one substance into another; especially the conversion (using yeast) of sugars to alcohol or acetic acid with the evolution of carbon dioxide |
| bioactive | A2 | Such a material |
| antioxidants | B1 | Any substance that acts to slow or prevent the oxidation of another chemical. |
| nutritious | B2 | (of food or drink) Providing nutrients; healthy to eat. |
| something | A2 | An object whose nature is yet to be defined. |
| necessarily | B1 | Inevitably; of necessity. |
| acceptance | B2 | The act of accepting; a receiving of something offered, with acquiescence, approbation, or satisfaction; especially, favourable reception; approval. |
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