How do they turn wood into paper? – YouTube Dictation Transcript & Vocabulary
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1.[BEEPS] Hi, it's Doug
2.I'm surrounded today by paper
3.Paper is an amazing material
4.You can make almost anything out of paper
5.You can make a paper bird
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Key Vocabulary (CEFR B1)
something
A2An object whose nature is yet to be defined.
Example:
"or something?"
toothpaste
A2A paste, normally used with a toothbrush, for cleaning the teeth.
Example:
"You can choose from, how does toothpaste clean your teeth?"
hurricanes
A2A severe tropical cyclone in the North Atlantic Ocean, Caribbean Sea, Gulf of Mexico, or in the eastern North Pacific off the west coast of Mexico, with winds of 119 km/h (74 miles per hour) or greater accompanied by rain, lightning, and thunder that sometimes moves into temperate latitudes.
Example:
"What makes hurricanes so dangerous?"
dangerous
A2Full of danger.
Example:
"What makes hurricanes so dangerous?"
sometimes
A2Former; sometime.
Example:
"Sometimes we call it tissue paper."
figured
A2To calculate, to solve a mathematical problem.
Example:
"How did they figured this out?"
someone
A2A partially specified but unnamed person.
Example:
"Someone named Malikai has a question"
surface
A2The overside or up-side of a flat object such as a table, or of a liquid.
Example:
"But if you pour it out over a flat surface"
important
A2Having relevant and crucial value.
Example:
"But don't forget one of the most important uses of all."
without
A2Outside, externally. This is still used in the names of some civil parishes in England, e.g. St Cuthbert Without.
Example:
"Without paper we wouldn't have these--"
| Word | CEFR | Definition |
|---|---|---|
| something | A2 | An object whose nature is yet to be defined. |
| toothpaste | A2 | A paste, normally used with a toothbrush, for cleaning the teeth. |
| hurricanes | A2 | A severe tropical cyclone in the North Atlantic Ocean, Caribbean Sea, Gulf of Mexico, or in the eastern North Pacific off the west coast of Mexico, with winds of 119 km/h (74 miles per hour) or greater accompanied by rain, lightning, and thunder that sometimes moves into temperate latitudes. |
| dangerous | A2 | Full of danger. |
| sometimes | A2 | Former; sometime. |
| figured | A2 | To calculate, to solve a mathematical problem. |
| someone | A2 | A partially specified but unnamed person. |
| surface | A2 | The overside or up-side of a flat object such as a table, or of a liquid. |
| important | A2 | Having relevant and crucial value. |
| without | A2 | Outside, externally. This is still used in the names of some civil parishes in England, e.g. St Cuthbert Without. |
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