How Mosquitoes Use Six Needles to Suck Your Blood | Deep Look – YouTube Dictation Transcript & Vocabulary
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1.This is the deadliest animal in the world
2.Mosquitoes kill hundreds of of people each year… the most people: children, pregnant women… No other bite kills more humans… or makes more of us sick
3.So what makes a mosquito’s bite so
4.For starters, they’re motivated
5.Only females bite us
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Key Vocabulary (CEFR C1)
thousands
A2A A2-level word commonly used in this context.
Example:
"Mosquitoes kill hundreds of thousands of people each year… the most vulnerable people: children,"
vulnerable
A2More or most likely to be exposed to the chance of being attacked or harmed, either physically or emotionally.
Example:
"Mosquitoes kill hundreds of thousands of people each year… the most vulnerable people: children,"
effective
A2A soldier fit for duty
Example:
"So what makes a mosquito’s bite so effective?"
protective
A2Something that protects.
Example:
"First, a protective sheath retracts – see it bending back?"
separates
A2(usually in the plural) Anything that is sold by itself, especially an article of clothing.
Example:
"As her gut fills up, she separates water from the blood and squeezes it out. See that drop?"
california
A2A A2-level word commonly used in this context.
Example:
"here in California. Gross, right? Well, you can avoid them by emptying your"
subscribe
A2To sign up to have copies of a publication, such as a newspaper or a magazine, delivered for a period of time.
Example:
"rain gutters. Pet water dishes too. While you're at it, subscribe! We have so many more"
receptors
A2A protein on a cell wall that binds with specific molecules so that they can be absorbed into the cell in order to control certain functions.
Example:
"Receptors on the tip of one of her other needles pick up on chemicals that our blood vessels"
| Word | CEFR | Definition |
|---|---|---|
| thousands | A2 | A A2-level word commonly used in this context. |
| vulnerable | A2 | More or most likely to be exposed to the chance of being attacked or harmed, either physically or emotionally. |
| effective | A2 | A soldier fit for duty |
| protective | A2 | Something that protects. |
| separates | A2 | (usually in the plural) Anything that is sold by itself, especially an article of clothing. |
| california | A2 | A A2-level word commonly used in this context. |
| subscribe | A2 | To sign up to have copies of a publication, such as a newspaper or a magazine, delivered for a period of time. |
| receptors | A2 | A protein on a cell wall that binds with specific molecules so that they can be absorbed into the cell in order to control certain functions. |
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