Are ultra-processed foods impossible to avoid? - The Global Story podcast, BBC World Service – YouTube Dictation Transcript & Vocabulary
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Transcripción interactiva y destacados
1.Hello, I'm Lucy Hockings
2.From the BBC World Service, this is The Global Story
3.Ready meals, chocolate, biscuits, sausages, fizzy drinks
4.We know that processed food is bad for us
5.But recent research shows that in many countries around the world, the majority of calories most of us consume are from products known as ultra-processed foods
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Vocabulario clave (CEFR C1)
breadcrumbs
B2(chiefly in the plural) A tiny piece of bread, either one that falls from bread as it is cut or eaten, or one made deliberately by crumbling bread.
Example:
"just fish and breadcrumbs, isn't it? It was ultra-processed. Mayonnaise. I'd had "
mayonnaise
B1A dressing made from vegetable oil, raw egg yolks and seasoning, used on salads, with french fries, in sandwiches etc.
Example:
"just fish and breadcrumbs, isn't it? It was ultra-processed. Mayonnaise. I'd had "
diet-related
B2A B2-level word commonly used in this context.
Example:
"they? Because they say actually the driving force behind multiple diet-related illnesses can be "
illnesses
B1An instance of a disease or poor health.
Example:
"they? Because they say actually the driving force behind multiple diet-related illnesses can be "
quantities
B1A fundamental, generic term used when referring to the measurement (count, amount) of a scalar, vector, number of items or to some other way of denominating the value of a collection or group of items.
Example:
"it good for me in the quantities I eat it? I'm not so sure. Also, potato crisps another of my "
sweeteners
B1Something added to food to sweeten its taste, especially an artificial substitute for sugar.
Example:
"food. What else? It might have added sugars and sweeteners or fake sugars and it may say that "
satisfying
B1To do enough for; to meet the needs of; to fulfill the wishes or requirements of.
Example:
"really satisfying about scanning a barcode and then finding out, is this good or is this bad? "
long-term
B1Becoming evident after a relatively long time period.
Example:
"If we don't Phillipa get on top of UPFs, what's going to happen in the long-term? "
realistically
B2In a realistic manner.
Example:
"can realistically cut down on our UPFs? Probably the thing to do is to start "
realistic
B1Expressed or represented as being accurate, practicable, or not idealistic.
Example:
"can realistically cut down on our UPFs? Probably the thing to do is to start "
Palabra | CEFR | Definición |
---|---|---|
breadcrumbs | B2 | (chiefly in the plural) A tiny piece of bread, either one that falls from bread as it is cut or eaten, or one made deliberately by crumbling bread. |
mayonnaise | B1 | A dressing made from vegetable oil, raw egg yolks and seasoning, used on salads, with french fries, in sandwiches etc. |
diet-related | B2 | A B2-level word commonly used in this context. |
illnesses | B1 | An instance of a disease or poor health. |
quantities | B1 | A fundamental, generic term used when referring to the measurement (count, amount) of a scalar, vector, number of items or to some other way of denominating the value of a collection or group of items. |
sweeteners | B1 | Something added to food to sweeten its taste, especially an artificial substitute for sugar. |
satisfying | B1 | To do enough for; to meet the needs of; to fulfill the wishes or requirements of. |
long-term | B1 | Becoming evident after a relatively long time period. |
realistically | B2 | In a realistic manner. |
realistic | B1 | Expressed or represented as being accurate, practicable, or not idealistic. |
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