Where do bugs go in winter? – YouTube Dictation Transcript & Vocabulary
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1.(phone rings) - Hi, it's Doug
2.What's the most colorful insect you've ever seen
3.Well, a couple of years ago I visited the state of Florida and I was amazed to see these things
4.They're some of the most colorful I've ever seen
5.It's called a lubber and what was strangest of all it was the middle of December when I saw them
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Key Vocabulary (CEFR B1)
hibernate
A2To spend winter time in hibernation.
Example:
"Could it be that they hibernate during the winter too?"
grasshoppers
B1A mostly herbivorous insect of the order Orthoptera, noted for its ability to jump long distances and for the habit of some species communicating by stridulation; they are related to but distinct from crickets.
Example:
"They're some of the most colorful grasshoppers"
wintertime
A2The season of winter, between autumn and spring
Example:
"Florida doesn't ever get very cold in the wintertime"
creatures
A2A living being; an animal or (sometimes derogatory) a human.
Example:
"I missed seeing all these creatures"
underground
B1An underground railway, especially for mass transit of people in urban areas.
Example:
"in a big pile like in a cave underground"
sometimes
A2Former; sometime.
Example:
"Sometimes they even try to stay warm"
confetti
A2Small pieces or strips (streamers) of colored paper or other material (metal, plaster, etc) generally thrown about at festive occasions, especially at weddings and in victory celebrations.
Example:
"You can choose from, why do people throw confetti?"
invented
A2To design a new process or mechanism.
Example:
"Who invented the alphabet?"
alphabet
A2The set of letters used when writing in a language.
Example:
"Who invented the alphabet?"
someone
A2A partially specified but unnamed person.
Example:
"Someone named Kylie has a question about insects."
| Word | CEFR | Definition |
|---|---|---|
| hibernate | A2 | To spend winter time in hibernation. |
| grasshoppers | B1 | A mostly herbivorous insect of the order Orthoptera, noted for its ability to jump long distances and for the habit of some species communicating by stridulation; they are related to but distinct from crickets. |
| wintertime | A2 | The season of winter, between autumn and spring |
| creatures | A2 | A living being; an animal or (sometimes derogatory) a human. |
| underground | B1 | An underground railway, especially for mass transit of people in urban areas. |
| sometimes | A2 | Former; sometime. |
| confetti | A2 | Small pieces or strips (streamers) of colored paper or other material (metal, plaster, etc) generally thrown about at festive occasions, especially at weddings and in victory celebrations. |
| invented | A2 | To design a new process or mechanism. |
| alphabet | A2 | The set of letters used when writing in a language. |
| someone | A2 | A partially specified but unnamed person. |
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