The Man Who Killed Millions and Saved Billions (Clean Version) – YouTube Dictation Transcript & Vocabulary
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1.- The 1918 Nobel Prize for Chemistry is probably the most Nobel Prize ever awarded
2.It was given to German scientist Fritz Haber for solving one of the biggest problems humanity has ever faced
3.His invention is directly for the lives of 4 billion people today
4.But when he received his prize, many of his peers refused to attend
5.Two other Nobel Prize winners rejected their awards in protest and the New York Times wrote a scathing article about him
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Key Vocabulary (CEFR C2)
important
B1Having relevant and crucial value.
Example:
"is probably the most important Nobel Prize ever awarded."
everything
B1All the things under discussion.
Example:
"and everything else on this planet in the process?"
responsible
B2The individual who bears the responsibility for something.
Example:
"His invention is directly responsible"
impactful
B1Having impact.
Example:
"He is simultaneously one of the most impactful"
photosynthesize
B2To synthesize carbohydrates from carbon dioxide and water using the energy of light by photosynthesis
Example:
"They can't produce enough chlorophyll to photosynthesize"
unfarmable
B1A B1-level word commonly used in this context.
Example:
"in places that were previously unfarmable"
kickstarted
B2To start a motorcycle.
Example:
"These are Snatoms, a product I kickstarted"
atmosphere
B1The gases surrounding the Earth or any astronomical body.
Example:
"and these molecules stay in the atmosphere"
increasingly
B2Increasing in amount or intensity
Example:
"Increasingly sophisticated versions of these experiments"
experiments
B2A test under controlled conditions made to either demonstrate a known truth, examine the validity of a hypothesis, or determine the efficacy of something previously untried.
Example:
"Increasingly sophisticated versions of these experiments"
| Word | CEFR | Definition |
|---|---|---|
| important | B1 | Having relevant and crucial value. |
| everything | B1 | All the things under discussion. |
| responsible | B2 | The individual who bears the responsibility for something. |
| impactful | B1 | Having impact. |
| photosynthesize | B2 | To synthesize carbohydrates from carbon dioxide and water using the energy of light by photosynthesis |
| unfarmable | B1 | A B1-level word commonly used in this context. |
| kickstarted | B2 | To start a motorcycle. |
| atmosphere | B1 | The gases surrounding the Earth or any astronomical body. |
| increasingly | B2 | Increasing in amount or intensity |
| experiments | B2 | A test under controlled conditions made to either demonstrate a known truth, examine the validity of a hypothesis, or determine the efficacy of something previously untried. |
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