How is syrup made? – YouTube Dictation Transcript & Vocabulary
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1.(phone ringing) - Hi, it's Doug
2.Maple syrup
3.I grew up with it, but a few years ago, I traveled to Europe, and I was surprised to find out that a lotta people there have never tried it before
4.A few of the people I met who had tried it it tasted disgusting
5.What do you think of maple syrup
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Key Vocabulary (CEFR B1)
important
A2Having relevant and crucial value.
Example:
"That brings us to the next important step in making syrup,"
recognize
A2To match (something or someone which one currently perceives) to a memory of some previous encounter with the same person or thing.
Example:
"Do you recognize it?"
skeletons
A2The system that provides support to an organism, internal and made up of bones and cartilage in vertebrates, external in some other animals.
Example:
"Do bats and birds have different skeletons?"
questions
A2A sentence, phrase or word which asks for information, reply or response; an interrogative.
Example:
"and picked out three Halloween-themed questions"
tradition
B2A part of culture that is passed from person to person or generation to generation, possibly differing in detail from family to family, such as the way to celebrate holidays.
Example:
"For many of them, making maple syrup is a tradition"
sapsuckers
A2A woodpecker of the eastern United States (of the genus Sphyrapicus) that feeds mainly on the sap of trees
Example:
"Sapsuckers carefully cut away the outer layer"
wouldn't
A2A A2-level word commonly used in this context.
Example:
"although, wouldn't that be awesome if you could?"
awesome
A2Short for awesomeness: the quality, state, or essence of being awesome.
Example:
"although, wouldn't that be awesome if you could?"
pumpkins
A2A domesticated plant, in species Cucurbita pepo, similar in growth pattern, foliage, flower, and fruit to the squash or melon.
Example:
"why do people carve pumpkins?"
thought
A2To ponder, to go over in one's head.
Example:
"thought it tasted disgusting."
| Word | CEFR | Definition |
|---|---|---|
| important | A2 | Having relevant and crucial value. |
| recognize | A2 | To match (something or someone which one currently perceives) to a memory of some previous encounter with the same person or thing. |
| skeletons | A2 | The system that provides support to an organism, internal and made up of bones and cartilage in vertebrates, external in some other animals. |
| questions | A2 | A sentence, phrase or word which asks for information, reply or response; an interrogative. |
| tradition | B2 | A part of culture that is passed from person to person or generation to generation, possibly differing in detail from family to family, such as the way to celebrate holidays. |
| sapsuckers | A2 | A woodpecker of the eastern United States (of the genus Sphyrapicus) that feeds mainly on the sap of trees |
| wouldn't | A2 | A A2-level word commonly used in this context. |
| awesome | A2 | Short for awesomeness: the quality, state, or essence of being awesome. |
| pumpkins | A2 | A domesticated plant, in species Cucurbita pepo, similar in growth pattern, foliage, flower, and fruit to the squash or melon. |
| thought | A2 | To ponder, to go over in one's head. |
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