The life cycle of a cup of coffee - A.J. Jacobs – YouTube Dictation Transcript & Vocabulary
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1.How many people does it take to make a cup of coffee
2.For many of us, all it takes is a short walk and a quick pour
3.But this simple staple is the result of a globe-spanning process whose cost and complexity are far greater than you might imagine
4.It begins in a place like the remote Colombian town of Pitalito
5.Here, family farms have clear cut local forests to make room for neat rows of Coffea trees
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Key Vocabulary (CEFR B2)
remaining
A2To stay behind while others withdraw; to be left after others have been removed or destroyed; to be left after a number or quantity has been subtracted or cut off; to be left as not included or comprised.
Example:
"Then, workers wash off the remaining fruit and put the seeds out to dry."
maintaining
B1To support (someone), to back up or assist (someone) in an action.
Example:
"and that’s not counting everyone maintaining the infrastructure"
infrastructure
B1(systems theory) An underlying base or foundation especially for an organization or system.
Example:
"and that’s not counting everyone maintaining the infrastructure"
regularly
A2With constant frequency or pattern.
Example:
"Over the next three weeks, workers rake the seeds regularly"
transforming
B1To change greatly the appearance or form of.
Example:
"transforming the seeds into grindable, brewable beans"
logistics
A2A logistic function or graph of a logistic curve.
Example:
"Logistics teams manage bean delivery routes,"
counting
A2To recite numbers in sequence.
Example:
"and that’s not counting everyone maintaining the infrastructure"
everyone
A2Every person.
Example:
"and that’s not counting everyone maintaining the infrastructure"
ethiopia
A2A A2-level word commonly used in this context.
Example:
"These shrub-like plants were first domesticated in Ethiopia"
ferment
B2Something, such as a yeast or barm, that causes fermentation.
Example:
"where they’re collected and taken to ferment"
| Word | CEFR | Definition |
|---|---|---|
| remaining | A2 | To stay behind while others withdraw; to be left after others have been removed or destroyed; to be left after a number or quantity has been subtracted or cut off; to be left as not included or comprised. |
| maintaining | B1 | To support (someone), to back up or assist (someone) in an action. |
| infrastructure | B1 | (systems theory) An underlying base or foundation especially for an organization or system. |
| regularly | A2 | With constant frequency or pattern. |
| transforming | B1 | To change greatly the appearance or form of. |
| logistics | A2 | A logistic function or graph of a logistic curve. |
| counting | A2 | To recite numbers in sequence. |
| everyone | A2 | Every person. |
| ethiopia | A2 | A A2-level word commonly used in this context. |
| ferment | B2 | Something, such as a yeast or barm, that causes fermentation. |
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