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What happens if you cut down all of a city's trees? - Stefan Al – YouTube Dictation Transcript & Vocabulary

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Transcripción interactiva y destacados

1.This is the tale of two ancient cities and the trees that determined their destinies

2.In 3,000 BC Uruk was more densely populated than modern day New York City

3.This crowded capital had to continually expand their irrigation system to feed its growing population

4.2,500 years later in Sri Lanka, the city of Anuradhapura had a similar problem

5.They were also growing constantly, and like Uruk, their city relied heavily on an elaborate irrigation system

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Vocabulario clave (CEFR C1)

religious

B2

A member of a religious order, i.e. a monk or nun.

Example:

"Religious reverence slowed farmer’s axes"

evaporating

B1

To transition from a liquid state into a gaseous state

Example:

"Evaporating water left mineral deposits,"

buildings

A2

The act or process by which something is built; construction.

Example:

"buildings absorbed up to nine times more solar radiation"

radiation

B2

The shooting forth of anything from a point or surface, like diverging rays of light.

Example:

"buildings absorbed up to nine times more solar radiation"

resilience

B2

The mental ability to recover quickly from depression, illness or misfortune.

Example:

"This layout increased the city’s resilience"

including

A2

To bring into a group, class, set, or total as a (new) part or member.

Example:

"including those within 50-meter tall vertical gardens called supertrees."

conservatories

B1

That which preserves from injury.

Example:

"These structures sustain themselves and nearby conservatories"

conditioning

B1

To subject to the process of acclimation.

Example:

"reducing the need for air conditioning"

humanity

B2

Mankind; human beings as a group.

Example:

"Humanity has been uncovering these arboreal benefits for centuries."

combined

A2

An event in alpine skiing which combines runs on a downhill skiing course and a slalom course, for individual skiers.

Example:

"Combined with the period’s poor sanitation standards,"

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Análisis de dificultad y estadísticas del vídeo

Categoría
basic
Nivel CEFR
C1
Duración
0
Total de palabras
671
Total de frases
77
Longitud media de frase
9 palabras

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