Why Do Tumbleweeds Tumble? | Deep Look – YouTube Dictation Transcript & Vocabulary
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1.Thanks to CuriosityStream for supporting PBS Digital Studios
2.They’re prickly
3.Restless
4.Rambling
5.But if most plants are content to stay in one place, why does the tumbleweed hit the open road
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Key Vocabulary (CEFR B2)
nonfiction
B2Written works intended to give facts, or true accounts of real things and events. Often used attributively.
Example:
"CuriosityStream is a subscription streaming service that offers documentaries and nonfiction"
attached
A2To fasten, to join to (literally and figuratively).
Example:
"See where it was attached?"
journey
A2A set amount of travelling, seen as a single unit; a discrete trip, a voyage.
Example:
"Want to keep up with Deep Look’s journey?"
perfectly
A2With perfection.
Example:
"But if most plants are perfectly content to stay in one place, why does the tumbleweed"
seedlings
A2A young plant grown from seed.
Example:
"Tumbleweeds start out as tiny seedlings."
different
A2The different ideal.
Example:
"This fruit is different than something delicious like cherries."
something
A2An object whose nature is yet to be defined.
Example:
"This fruit is different than something delicious like cherries."
delicious
B2Pleasing to taste; tasty.
Example:
"This fruit is different than something delicious like cherries."
where
A2The place in which something happens.
Example:
"See where it was attached?"
thousands
A2A A2-level word commonly used in this context.
Example:
"Then the skeleton is off, shaking loose tens of thousands of seeds as it goes."
| Word | CEFR | Definition |
|---|---|---|
| nonfiction | B2 | Written works intended to give facts, or true accounts of real things and events. Often used attributively. |
| attached | A2 | To fasten, to join to (literally and figuratively). |
| journey | A2 | A set amount of travelling, seen as a single unit; a discrete trip, a voyage. |
| perfectly | A2 | With perfection. |
| seedlings | A2 | A young plant grown from seed. |
| different | A2 | The different ideal. |
| something | A2 | An object whose nature is yet to be defined. |
| delicious | B2 | Pleasing to taste; tasty. |
| where | A2 | The place in which something happens. |
| thousands | A2 | A A2-level word commonly used in this context. |
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