Plants fighting pollution ⏲️ 6 Minute English – YouTube Dictation Transcript & Vocabulary
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1.Hello
2.This is 6 Minute English from BBC Learning English
3.I'm Neil
4.and I'm Beth
5.Now, imagine a field polluted by spilled oil
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Key Vocabulary (CEFR B2)
environment
B1The surroundings of, and influences on, a particular item of interest.
Example:
"from polluted environments."
basically
A2In a fundamental, essential or basic manner
Example:
"It basically means plants being used to clean up contaminated environment, right?"
contaminated
B1To make something dangerous or toxic by introducing impurities or foreign matter.
Example:
"It basically means plants being used to clean up contaminated environment, right?"
environmental
B1Pertaining to the environment.
Example:
"It's good to hear a positive environmental news story for once, isn't it, Neil?"
organisation
B2The quality of being organized.
Example:
"or the most important highest ranking leader of an organisation."
chemicals
A2Any specific chemical element or chemical compound or alloy.
Example:
"the technique that certain plants use to remove harmful chemicals"
expensive
A2Given to expending a lot of money; profligate, lavish.
Example:
"Cleaning up chemical pollution is dangerous and expensive"
hyacinths
A2Any bulbous plant of the genus Hyacinthus, native to the Mediterranean and South Africa.
Example:
"Yes, plants like water hyacinths"
phytoremediating
B1A B1-level word commonly used in this context.
Example:
"Phytoremediating plants are certainly needed"
landscape
A2A portion of land or territory which the eye can comprehend in a single view, including all the objects it contains.
Example:
"But oil spills have devastated the region's landscape"
| Word | CEFR | Definition |
|---|---|---|
| environment | B1 | The surroundings of, and influences on, a particular item of interest. |
| basically | A2 | In a fundamental, essential or basic manner |
| contaminated | B1 | To make something dangerous or toxic by introducing impurities or foreign matter. |
| environmental | B1 | Pertaining to the environment. |
| organisation | B2 | The quality of being organized. |
| chemicals | A2 | Any specific chemical element or chemical compound or alloy. |
| expensive | A2 | Given to expending a lot of money; profligate, lavish. |
| hyacinths | A2 | Any bulbous plant of the genus Hyacinthus, native to the Mediterranean and South Africa. |
| phytoremediating | B1 | A B1-level word commonly used in this context. |
| landscape | A2 | A portion of land or territory which the eye can comprehend in a single view, including all the objects it contains. |
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