Why don't people eat ostrich eggs? – YouTube Dictation Transcript & Vocabulary
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1.(phone ringing) - Hi, it's Doug
2.I have here in my hands the egg of an ostrich
3.This is the actual egg with the yolk inside and everything
4.Just for comparison, here's an egg you might be more familiar with, a chicken egg
5.Now, if we were to break open this ostrich egg, how much yolk do you think is inside of there
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Key Vocabulary (CEFR B1)
everybody
A2All people.
Example:
"an ostrich egg, to feed everybody?"
cornucopia
A2A goat's horn endlessly overflowing with fruit, flowers and grain; or full of whatever its owner wanted.
Example:
"What's a cornucopia?"
questions
A2A sentence, phrase or word which asks for information, reply or response; an interrogative.
Example:
"and picked out three Thanksgiving-related questions"
scientists
A2One whose activities make use of the scientific method to answer questions regarding the measurable universe. A scientist may be involved in original research, or make use of the results of the research of others.
Example:
"Scientists think it was probably"
wouldn't
A2A A2-level word commonly used in this context.
Example:
""Wouldn't an ostrich egg have a baby ostrich inside of it?""
someone
A2A partially specified but unnamed person.
Example:
"Someone named Connor has a question about eggs."
whenever
A2(interrogative) When ever: emphatic form of when.
Example:
"Whenever I tell this story, lots of people ask me,"
between
A2A kind of needle, shorter than a sharp, with a small rounded eye, used for making fine stitches on heavy fabrics.
Example:
"between ostrich egg and chicken egg."
morning
A2The part of the day from dawn to noon.
Example:
"Most people don't want to start their morning"
examples
A2Something that is representative of all such things in a group.
Example:
"have been able to find a few examples"
| Word | CEFR | Definition |
|---|---|---|
| everybody | A2 | All people. |
| cornucopia | A2 | A goat's horn endlessly overflowing with fruit, flowers and grain; or full of whatever its owner wanted. |
| questions | A2 | A sentence, phrase or word which asks for information, reply or response; an interrogative. |
| scientists | A2 | One whose activities make use of the scientific method to answer questions regarding the measurable universe. A scientist may be involved in original research, or make use of the results of the research of others. |
| wouldn't | A2 | A A2-level word commonly used in this context. |
| someone | A2 | A partially specified but unnamed person. |
| whenever | A2 | (interrogative) When ever: emphatic form of when. |
| between | A2 | A kind of needle, shorter than a sharp, with a small rounded eye, used for making fine stitches on heavy fabrics. |
| morning | A2 | The part of the day from dawn to noon. |
| examples | A2 | Something that is representative of all such things in a group. |
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