The Ladybug Love-In: A Valentine's Special | Deep Look – YouTube Dictation Transcript & Vocabulary
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1.Can you see the rusty on this fallen tree
2.It almost looks like some sort of , doesn't it
3.Except it's moving
4.They're ladybugs
5.Thousands and thousands of ladybugs
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Key Vocabulary (CEFR B2)
predators
A2Any animal or other organism that hunts and kills other organisms (their prey), primarily for food.
Example:
"Their rusty color is a warning to predators: We taste terrible."
scientists
A2One whose activities make use of the scientific method to answer questions regarding the measurable universe. A scientist may be involved in original research, or make use of the results of the research of others.
Example:
"Scientists think previous generations left pheromone tracks -- chemicals secreted through"
patches
A2A piece of cloth, or other suitable material, sewed or otherwise fixed upon a garment to repair or strengthen it, especially upon an old garment to cover a hole.
Example:
"Can you see the rusty patches on this fallen redwood tree? It almost looks like some sort"
redwood
A2(USDA-preferred term) The species Sequoia sempervirens.
Example:
"Can you see the rusty patches on this fallen redwood tree? It almost looks like some sort"
disease
A2An abnormal condition of a human, animal or plant that causes discomfort or dysfunction; distinct from injury insofar as the latter is usually instantaneously acquired.
Example:
"of disease, doesn't it? Except it's moving."
warning
A2To make (someone) aware of (something impending); especially:
Example:
"Their rusty color is a warning to predators: We taste terrible."
terrible
A2Dreadful; causing terror, alarm and fear; awesome
Example:
"Their rusty color is a warning to predators: We taste terrible."
through
A2A large slab of stone laid in a dry-stone wall from one side to the other; a perpend.
Example:
"Scientists think previous generations left pheromone tracks -- chemicals secreted through"
| Word | CEFR | Definition |
|---|---|---|
| predators | A2 | Any animal or other organism that hunts and kills other organisms (their prey), primarily for food. |
| scientists | A2 | One whose activities make use of the scientific method to answer questions regarding the measurable universe. A scientist may be involved in original research, or make use of the results of the research of others. |
| patches | A2 | A piece of cloth, or other suitable material, sewed or otherwise fixed upon a garment to repair or strengthen it, especially upon an old garment to cover a hole. |
| redwood | A2 | (USDA-preferred term) The species Sequoia sempervirens. |
| disease | A2 | An abnormal condition of a human, animal or plant that causes discomfort or dysfunction; distinct from injury insofar as the latter is usually instantaneously acquired. |
| warning | A2 | To make (someone) aware of (something impending); especially: |
| terrible | A2 | Dreadful; causing terror, alarm and fear; awesome |
| through | A2 | A large slab of stone laid in a dry-stone wall from one side to the other; a perpend. |
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