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Lesson 14 - Animals
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Strange Animals

"Strange Animals"
Listening Exercise

Key Words

Below you will find a list of key vocabulary you need to know to understand the lesson. Click on each word to hear it and practice its pronunciation.

surface
the top or outside part of something
predator
an animal that hunts and eats other animals
drown
to die because you cannot breathe underwater
prey
an animal that is hunted and eaten by another animal
beetle
a small insect with a hard body and wings
bombardier
able to shoot or spray something out
liquid
a substance that flows, like water

 

Exercise - Key Words

Read the definition and select the word that was defined.

1. an animal that hunts and eats other animals
   

2. a small insect with a hard body and wings
   

3. able to shoot or spray something out
   

4. the top or outside part of something
   

5. a substance that flows, like water
   

6. to die because you cannot breathe underwater
   

7. an animal that is hunted and eaten by another animal
   

 

Listening Comprehension

Instructions
Select "True" or "False" for each sentence based on the information in the dialogue.

► Listen to the dialogue

1. The four-eyed fish uses two eyes to look above water and two to look below water.
   
   

2. The spider described in the dialog can swim and breathe underwater like a fish .
   
   

3. The Bombardier Beetle explodes like a bomb if you light it on fire.
   
   

 

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