Sleep Is Your Superpower | Matt Walker | TED – YouTube Dictation Transcript & Vocabulary
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1.Thank you very much
2.Well, I would like to start with testicles
3.(Laughter) Men who sleep five hours a night have significantly smaller testicles than those who sleep seven hours or more
4.(Laughter) In addition, men who routinely sleep just four to five hours a night will have a level of which is that of someone 10 years their senior
5.So a lack of sleep will age a man by a decade in terms of that critical aspect of wellness
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Key Vocabulary (CEFR B2)
experimental
B2The subject of an experiment.
Example:
"and we assigned them to one of two experimental groups:"
important
B1Having relevant and crucial value.
Example:
"And it is important that we understand"
incredible
B1Too implausible to be credible; beyond belief; unbelievable.
Example:
"Isn't that incredible?"
mission-critical
B2Of a process or part within a larger system, vital to the operations of the system as a whole.
Example:
"what is the mission-critical statement here?"
statement
B2A declaration or remark.
Example:
"what is the mission-critical statement here?"
testosterone
B2Steroid hormone produced primarily in the testes of the male; it is responsible for the development of secondary sex characteristics in the male.
Example:
"will have a level of testosterone"
hypothesis
B1Used loosely, a tentative conjecture explaining an observation, phenomenon or scientific problem that can be tested by further observation, investigation and/or experimentation. As a scientific term of art, see the attached quotation. Compare to theory, and quotation given there.
Example:
"Here in this study, we decided to test the hypothesis"
considering
B2To think about seriously.
Example:
"considering what we know is happening to sleep"
reservoir
B1A place where anything is kept in store
Example:
"shifting memories from a short-term vulnerable reservoir"
especially
B1(manner) In a special manner; specially.
Example:
"especially that deep quality of sleep that I was just discussing."
| Word | CEFR | Definition |
|---|---|---|
| experimental | B2 | The subject of an experiment. |
| important | B1 | Having relevant and crucial value. |
| incredible | B1 | Too implausible to be credible; beyond belief; unbelievable. |
| mission-critical | B2 | Of a process or part within a larger system, vital to the operations of the system as a whole. |
| statement | B2 | A declaration or remark. |
| testosterone | B2 | Steroid hormone produced primarily in the testes of the male; it is responsible for the development of secondary sex characteristics in the male. |
| hypothesis | B1 | Used loosely, a tentative conjecture explaining an observation, phenomenon or scientific problem that can be tested by further observation, investigation and/or experimentation. As a scientific term of art, see the attached quotation. Compare to theory, and quotation given there. |
| considering | B2 | To think about seriously. |
| reservoir | B1 | A place where anything is kept in store |
| especially | B1 | (manner) In a special manner; specially. |
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