Introduction to Biology: Crash Course Biology #1 – YouTube Dictation Transcript & Vocabulary
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1.Four billion years ago, something very strange happened on this planet
2.We call it “life” and I dare any person, any of you, to tell me that it isn’t the most interesting thing that has ever happened
3.Thankfully for all of us, it’s still happening
4.It’s happening as much, if not more, than ever
5.It’s squishy, slippery, and slimy, and sticky, and spiky and you’ll find all the shapes—moss-shaped, mosquito-shaped, manatee-shaped, you-shaped
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Key Vocabulary (CEFR C1)
breathing
A2To draw air into (inhale), and expel air from (exhale), the lungs in order to extract oxygen and excrete waste gases.
Example:
"Quick: Are you breathing right now? That is a biological process."
introduced
A2(of people) To cause (someone) to be acquainted (with someone else).
Example:
"Wait, am I alive? I am alive, right? Cause we just introduced some serious uncertainty here."
uncertainty
B1Doubt; the condition of being uncertain or without conviction.
Example:
"Wait, am I alive? I am alive, right? Cause we just introduced some serious uncertainty here."
strategies
A2The science and art of military command as applied to the overall planning and conduct of warfare.
Example:
"our bodies are using two different strategies for the same life-sustaining goal: regulating our temperature."
life-sustaining
B1A B1-level word commonly used in this context.
Example:
"our bodies are using two different strategies for the same life-sustaining goal: regulating our temperature."
regulating
A2To dictate policy.
Example:
"our bodies are using two different strategies for the same life-sustaining goal: regulating our temperature."
temperature
B1A measure of cold or heat, often measurable with a thermometer.
Example:
"our bodies are using two different strategies for the same life-sustaining goal: regulating our temperature."
slow-motion
B2Slower than regular speed.
Example:
"But it’s also the slow-motion stuff of the plant world:"
offspring
A2A person's daughter(s) and/or son(s); a person's children.
Example:
"Third: living things reproduce, passing on genetic information to their offspring."
chaotically
B1A B1-level word commonly used in this context.
Example:
"Sixth: life is organized, even in living things that seem chaotically arranged to human eyes."
| Word | CEFR | Definition |
|---|---|---|
| breathing | A2 | To draw air into (inhale), and expel air from (exhale), the lungs in order to extract oxygen and excrete waste gases. |
| introduced | A2 | (of people) To cause (someone) to be acquainted (with someone else). |
| uncertainty | B1 | Doubt; the condition of being uncertain or without conviction. |
| strategies | A2 | The science and art of military command as applied to the overall planning and conduct of warfare. |
| life-sustaining | B1 | A B1-level word commonly used in this context. |
| regulating | A2 | To dictate policy. |
| temperature | B1 | A measure of cold or heat, often measurable with a thermometer. |
| slow-motion | B2 | Slower than regular speed. |
| offspring | A2 | A person's daughter(s) and/or son(s); a person's children. |
| chaotically | B1 | A B1-level word commonly used in this context. |
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