These Hairworms Eat a Cricket Alive and Control Its Mind | Deep Look – YouTube Dictation Transcript & Vocabulary
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1.The day starts normally enough
2.You give your pet some food and water
3.But later
4.in your pet's water dish, you find this
5.A hairworm
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Key Vocabulary (CEFR B2)
description
B2A sketch or account of anything in words; a portraiture or representation in language; an enumeration of the essential qualities of a thing or species.
Example:
"Are you in? Link is in the description. Thanks."
understand
A2To grasp a concept fully and thoroughly, especially (of words, statements, art, etc.) to be aware of the meaning of and (of people) to be aware of the intent of.
Example:
"understand parasites like toxoplasma ..."
believe
A2To accept as true, particularly without absolute certainty (i.e., as opposed to knowing)
Example:
"It came out of a little cricket. Don't believe me?"
actually
A2(modal) In act or in fact; really; in truth; positively.
Example:
"They actually control a cricket's mind to get to their home: the water."
control
A2Influence or authority over something.
Example:
"They actually control a cricket's mind to get to their home: the water."
cricket's
A2A A2-level word commonly used in this context.
Example:
"They actually control a cricket's mind to get to their home: the water."
learning
A2To acquire, or attempt to acquire knowledge or an ability to do something.
Example:
"Learning about these hairworms could help scientists ..."
little
A2A small amount.
Example:
"It came out of a little cricket. Don't believe me?"
hairworm's
A2A A2-level word commonly used in this context.
Example:
"The hairworm's journey starts innocently enough, in a river, as an egg ..."
innocently
A2In an innocent manner.
Example:
"The hairworm's journey starts innocently enough, in a river, as an egg ..."
| Word | CEFR | Definition |
|---|---|---|
| description | B2 | A sketch or account of anything in words; a portraiture or representation in language; an enumeration of the essential qualities of a thing or species. |
| understand | A2 | To grasp a concept fully and thoroughly, especially (of words, statements, art, etc.) to be aware of the meaning of and (of people) to be aware of the intent of. |
| believe | A2 | To accept as true, particularly without absolute certainty (i.e., as opposed to knowing) |
| actually | A2 | (modal) In act or in fact; really; in truth; positively. |
| control | A2 | Influence or authority over something. |
| cricket's | A2 | A A2-level word commonly used in this context. |
| learning | A2 | To acquire, or attempt to acquire knowledge or an ability to do something. |
| little | A2 | A small amount. |
| hairworm's | A2 | A A2-level word commonly used in this context. |
| innocently | A2 | In an innocent manner. |
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