Milk. White Poison or Healthy Drink? – YouTube Dictation Transcript & Vocabulary
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1.Over the last decade, milk has become a bit controversial
2.Some people say it's a necessary and nutritious food, vital for healthy bones, but others say it can cause cancer and lead to an early death
3.So, who's right
4.And why are we drinking it anyway
5.[Intro music] Milk is the basis of every mammal's diet after birth, when our digestive systems are immature and small
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Key Vocabulary (CEFR C1)
domesticated
B1To make domestic.
Example:
"Soon, they domesticated the first dairy animals:"
adaptation
B2The process of adapting something or becoming adapted to a situation; adjustment, modification.
Example:
"This adaptation has to do with a specialized enzyme: lactase."
specialized
B1To make distinct or separate, particularly:
Example:
"This adaptation has to do with a specialized enzyme: lactase."
plant-based
B1A B1-level word commonly used in this context.
Example:
"What about plant-based milk?"
ingredients
B1One of the substances present in a mixture, especially food.
Example:
"the key ingredients that give dairy its taste and structure."
structure
A2A cohesive whole built up of distinct parts.
Example:
"the key ingredients that give dairy its taste and structure."
something
A2An object whose nature is yet to be defined.
Example:
"something that plant based alternatives struggle with because they lack casein and whey protein,"
vitamin
A2Any of a specific group of organic compounds essential in small quantities for healthy human growth, metabolism, development, and body function; found in minute amounts in plant and animal foods or sometimes produced synthetically; deficiencies of specific vitamins produce specific disorders.
Example:
"Milk is rich in fat, vitamins, minerals, and milk-sugar: lactose."
minerals
A2Any naturally occurring inorganic material that has a (more or less) definite chemical composition and characteristic physical properties.
Example:
"Milk is rich in fat, vitamins, minerals, and milk-sugar: lactose."
thousand
A2A numerical value equal to 1,000 = 10 × 100 = 103
Example:
"This is how it's been for thousands of years."
| Word | CEFR | Definition |
|---|---|---|
| domesticated | B1 | To make domestic. |
| adaptation | B2 | The process of adapting something or becoming adapted to a situation; adjustment, modification. |
| specialized | B1 | To make distinct or separate, particularly: |
| plant-based | B1 | A B1-level word commonly used in this context. |
| ingredients | B1 | One of the substances present in a mixture, especially food. |
| structure | A2 | A cohesive whole built up of distinct parts. |
| something | A2 | An object whose nature is yet to be defined. |
| vitamin | A2 | Any of a specific group of organic compounds essential in small quantities for healthy human growth, metabolism, development, and body function; found in minute amounts in plant and animal foods or sometimes produced synthetically; deficiencies of specific vitamins produce specific disorders. |
| minerals | A2 | Any naturally occurring inorganic material that has a (more or less) definite chemical composition and characteristic physical properties. |
| thousand | A2 | A numerical value equal to 1,000 = 10 × 100 = 103 |
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