Why water is really, really weird | BBC Ideas – YouTube Dictation Transcript & Vocabulary
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1.Water
2.You might not see it, but this is
3.Here's why
4.Every molecule of water on the Earth and inside you or any other living thing has existed for billions of years
5.After it came to Earth, that water has been through rocks, air, animals, plants and back again
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Key Vocabulary (CEFR B2)
subscribe
A2To sign up to have copies of a publication, such as a newspaper or a magazine, delivered for a period of time.
Example:
"Thanks for watching. Don’t forget to subscribe! :)"
featureless
B1Without distinguishing features.
Example:
"and take a good look at this colourless, featureless"
cycling
A2To ride a bicycle or other cycle.
Example:
"After it came to Earth, that water has been cycling"
objects
A2A thing that has physical existence.
Example:
"objects from the edge of our solar system."
hydrogen
A2The lightest chemical element (symbol H), with an atomic number of 1 and atomic weight of 1.00794.
Example:
"hydrogen and oxygen."
floating
A2Of an object or substance, to be supported by a liquid of greater density than the object so as that part of the object or substance remains above the surface.
Example:
"floating ice has enabled complex life to survive and evolve on our planet,"
despite
A2Disdain, contemptuous feelings, hatred.
Example:
"despite the many ice ages that have frozen the Earth's surface solid."
they're
A2A A2-level word commonly used in this context.
Example:
"They're so good at it"
molecules
A2The smallest particle of a specific element or compound that retains the chemical properties of that element or compound; two or more atoms held together by chemical bonds.
Example:
"Water molecules can float upwards, against the force of gravity."
incredible
A2Too implausible to be credible; beyond belief; unbelievable.
Example:
"Each molecule has been on an incredible voyage"
| Word | CEFR | Definition |
|---|---|---|
| subscribe | A2 | To sign up to have copies of a publication, such as a newspaper or a magazine, delivered for a period of time. |
| featureless | B1 | Without distinguishing features. |
| cycling | A2 | To ride a bicycle or other cycle. |
| objects | A2 | A thing that has physical existence. |
| hydrogen | A2 | The lightest chemical element (symbol H), with an atomic number of 1 and atomic weight of 1.00794. |
| floating | A2 | Of an object or substance, to be supported by a liquid of greater density than the object so as that part of the object or substance remains above the surface. |
| despite | A2 | Disdain, contemptuous feelings, hatred. |
| they're | A2 | A A2-level word commonly used in this context. |
| molecules | A2 | The smallest particle of a specific element or compound that retains the chemical properties of that element or compound; two or more atoms held together by chemical bonds. |
| incredible | A2 | Too implausible to be credible; beyond belief; unbelievable. |
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