We were all female – YouTube Dictation Transcript & Vocabulary
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1.Dear gentlemen, Science has a confession
2.Your life actually began as a female
3.Well, phenotypically or physically speaking that is, though some prefer to call this stage gender neutral
4.As you might know, two people mate, they each combine half of their genetic information together; 23 chromosomes each
5.One pair of these chromosomes helps to determine your sex
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Key Vocabulary (CEFR C2)
functions
A2What something does or is used for.
Example:
"known as the SRY gene has two functions: to inhibit certain features of the X"
conception
B2The act of conceiving.
Example:
"while males have one X and one Y chromosome. At the moment of conception"
inhibit
A2To hold in or hold back; to keep in check; restrain.
Example:
"known as the SRY gene has two functions: to inhibit certain features of the X"
certain
A2(with "the") Something certain.
Example:
"known as the SRY gene has two functions: to inhibit certain features of the X"
features
A2One's structure or make-up: form, shape, bodily proportions.
Example:
"known as the SRY gene has two functions: to inhibit certain features of the X"
variant
A2Something that is slightly different from a type or norm.
Example:
"And the mail variant of the clitoris?"
clitoris
A2A sensitive elongated erectile organ at the anterior part of the vulva in female humans and mammals, homologous with the penis.
Example:
"And the mail variant of the clitoris?"
breasts
A2Either of the two organs on the front of a female human's chest, which contain the mammary glands; also the analogous organs in males.
Example:
"But, you don't develop breasts. Sorry. Got a burning question you want answered?"
| Word | CEFR | Definition |
|---|---|---|
| functions | A2 | What something does or is used for. |
| conception | B2 | The act of conceiving. |
| inhibit | A2 | To hold in or hold back; to keep in check; restrain. |
| certain | A2 | (with "the") Something certain. |
| features | A2 | One's structure or make-up: form, shape, bodily proportions. |
| variant | A2 | Something that is slightly different from a type or norm. |
| clitoris | A2 | A sensitive elongated erectile organ at the anterior part of the vulva in female humans and mammals, homologous with the penis. |
| breasts | A2 | Either of the two organs on the front of a female human's chest, which contain the mammary glands; also the analogous organs in males. |
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