Are you ever too old to have a baby? - The Global Story podcast, BBC World Service – YouTube Dictation Transcript & Vocabulary
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1.Hello, I'm Katya Adler, from the BBC World Service this is The Global Story
2.Around the world, women are having fewer babies and mothers are getting older and older
3.More women are having children in their 40s, their 50s and even in their 60s and 70s
4.Last week we successfully delivered this lady, 70 years of age, of twins, boy and girl
5.Previously, we had treated her with IVF, again the same process, three years ago, and she conceived and delivered a baby girl
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Vocabulario clave (CEFR C2)
phenomenon
B1A thing or being, event or process, perceptible through senses; or a fact or occurrence thereof.
Example:
"the age of 30. But this is quite a new phenomenon. Minds are changing, aren't they? Because I mean, "
specifically
B2In a specific manner, applying to or naming a particular thing or things, expressly, explicitly
Example:
"Is it economic factors? Is it specifically career? Can you talk about global patterns? "
correlations
B2A reciprocal, parallel or complementary relationship between two or more comparable objects.
Example:
"falling there as well. What are the factors? So, one of the most direct correlations "
proclaimed
B1To announce or declare.
Example:
"I want to protect the environment. How much of this is a proclaimed aim? And how much do you "
colleague
B1A fellow member of a profession, staff, academic faculty or other organization; an associate.
Example:
"damage that a higher population will cause? Actually, my colleague, Navin Singh Khadka, "
wondering
B1To be affected with surprise or admiration; to be struck with astonishment; to be amazed; to marvel; often followed by at.
Example:
"I was just wondering, Joyce, can you take us through the hows of all of this? "
government
B2The body with the power to make and/or enforce laws to control a country, land area, people or organization.
Example:
"need care, anyone who's out of the workforce, and that's the real worry for governments. "
mother-baby
B2A B2-level word commonly used in this context.
Example:
"Surely if you have fewer babies, mother-baby health should be improving? "
scrabbling
B1To scrape or scratch powerfully with hands or claws.
Example:
"You do have governments scrabbling around for solutions, don't they? Isn't the most "
essentially
B2In an essential manner; in essence
Example:
"common one to try and essentially pay people to have more babies? "
| Palabra | CEFR | Definición |
|---|---|---|
| phenomenon | B1 | A thing or being, event or process, perceptible through senses; or a fact or occurrence thereof. |
| specifically | B2 | In a specific manner, applying to or naming a particular thing or things, expressly, explicitly |
| correlations | B2 | A reciprocal, parallel or complementary relationship between two or more comparable objects. |
| proclaimed | B1 | To announce or declare. |
| colleague | B1 | A fellow member of a profession, staff, academic faculty or other organization; an associate. |
| wondering | B1 | To be affected with surprise or admiration; to be struck with astonishment; to be amazed; to marvel; often followed by at. |
| government | B2 | The body with the power to make and/or enforce laws to control a country, land area, people or organization. |
| mother-baby | B2 | A B2-level word commonly used in this context. |
| scrabbling | B1 | To scrape or scratch powerfully with hands or claws. |
| essentially | B2 | In an essential manner; in essence |
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