One Year Ago I Built an Ecosystem, This Happened – YouTube Dictation Transcript & Vocabulary
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1.A year ago today, I built this little chunk of
2.This is much more than a bedside tank
3.It has evolved into a dense ecosystem teeming with life
4.It is in this video where you can see both the and beauty of Mother Nature
5.Today, I will unveil to you the full history of the cannibal jungle in my bedroom
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Key Vocabulary (CEFR B2)
reproduce
A2To produce an image or copy of.
Example:
"Then how did they reproduce?"
rainforest
A2A forest in a climate with high annual rainfall and no dry season.
Example:
"A year ago today, I built this little chunk of rainforest."
brutality
B2The state of being brutal.
Example:
"It is in this video where you can see both the brutality and beauty of Mother Nature."
cannibals
A2An organism which eats others of its own species or kind, especially a human who eats human flesh.
Example:
"They were cannibals. It showed how brutal nature can be."
background
A2One's social heritage, or previous life; what one did in the past.
Example:
"I built a custom background for the tank using some ghost wood spray foam and"
foreground
A2The elements of an image which lie closest to the picture plane.
Example:
"The tank wouldn't be the same without it. I built up some lava rock in the foreground."
substrate
A2What an enzyme acts upon.
Example:
"The back of the tank was then filled with some liquid and substrate."
groundwork
A2The foundation; the basic or fundamental parts that support or allow for the rest.
Example:
"I didn't realize I had created the groundwork for an ecosystem."
progression
B2The act of moving from one thing to another.
Example:
"to appear. The progression of the tank was slow but clearly evident."
introduced
A2(of people) To cause (someone) to be acquainted (with someone else).
Example:
"Once mold appeared, I introduced various species of springtails into the tank."
| Word | CEFR | Definition |
|---|---|---|
| reproduce | A2 | To produce an image or copy of. |
| rainforest | A2 | A forest in a climate with high annual rainfall and no dry season. |
| brutality | B2 | The state of being brutal. |
| cannibals | A2 | An organism which eats others of its own species or kind, especially a human who eats human flesh. |
| background | A2 | One's social heritage, or previous life; what one did in the past. |
| foreground | A2 | The elements of an image which lie closest to the picture plane. |
| substrate | A2 | What an enzyme acts upon. |
| groundwork | A2 | The foundation; the basic or fundamental parts that support or allow for the rest. |
| progression | B2 | The act of moving from one thing to another. |
| introduced | A2 | (of people) To cause (someone) to be acquainted (with someone else). |
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