What staying up all night does to your brain - Anna Rothschild – YouTube Dictation Transcript & Vocabulary
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1.You’re just one Roman Empire history final away from a relaxing spring break
2.But you still have so much to study
3.So you decide to follow in the footsteps of many students before you and pull an all-nighter
4.When you stay up all night, you're fighting against your body's natural circadian rhythms
5.These are the cyclical changes that virtually all living things over the course of a 24-hour period— such as sleeping and waking— and they’re heavily influenced by light
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Key Vocabulary (CEFR B2)
flashcards
A2A card used to aid rote memorization. One side of the card contains data of one kind, or a question, and the other side contains the associated response which one wants to memorize. For example, one side could contain an English word, and the other side the Spanish translation.
Example:
"You’re acing these flashcards!"
experience
B1The effect upon the judgment or feelings produced by any event, whether witnessed or participated in; personal and direct impressions as contrasted with description or fancies; personal acquaintance; actual enjoyment or suffering.
Example:
"These are the cyclical changes that virtually all living things experience"
throughout
A2Completely through, right the way through.
Example:
"Throughout the day, your brain has been releasing a waste product"
consolidated
B1To combine into a single unit; to group together or join.
Example:
"Normally when you go to sleep, memories like these are consolidated"
information
B2That which resolves uncertainty; anything that answers the question of "what a given entity is".
Example:
"So it’s a good thing you only need to remember this information"
microsleeps
B1A B1-level word commonly used in this context.
Example:
"Microsleeps are unpredictable periods of sleep that last for only a few seconds"
regularly
A2With constant frequency or pattern.
Example:
"Regularly getting less than seven hours of sleep each night "
multiple
A2A whole number that can be divided by another number with no remainder.
Example:
"It’s all multiple choice!"
normally
A2Under normal conditions or circumstances; usually; most of the time
Example:
"Normally when you go to sleep, memories like these are consolidated"
release
A2The event of setting (someone or something) free (e.g. hostages, slaves, prisoners, caged animals, hooked or stuck mechanisms).
Example:
"release a compound called GABA."
| Word | CEFR | Definition |
|---|---|---|
| flashcards | A2 | A card used to aid rote memorization. One side of the card contains data of one kind, or a question, and the other side contains the associated response which one wants to memorize. For example, one side could contain an English word, and the other side the Spanish translation. |
| experience | B1 | The effect upon the judgment or feelings produced by any event, whether witnessed or participated in; personal and direct impressions as contrasted with description or fancies; personal acquaintance; actual enjoyment or suffering. |
| throughout | A2 | Completely through, right the way through. |
| consolidated | B1 | To combine into a single unit; to group together or join. |
| information | B2 | That which resolves uncertainty; anything that answers the question of "what a given entity is". |
| microsleeps | B1 | A B1-level word commonly used in this context. |
| regularly | A2 | With constant frequency or pattern. |
| multiple | A2 | A whole number that can be divided by another number with no remainder. |
| normally | A2 | Under normal conditions or circumstances; usually; most of the time |
| release | A2 | The event of setting (someone or something) free (e.g. hostages, slaves, prisoners, caged animals, hooked or stuck mechanisms). |
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