All About Koalas for Kids: Koalas for Children - FreeSchool – YouTube Dictation Transcript & Vocabulary
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1.You're
2.Let's learn about koalas
3.Although you may have heard them called koala 'bears,' koalas are not bears at all
4.Like bears, koalas are mammals, which means they are warm-blooded, have fur, and feed their babies milk
5.Unlike bears, koalas are a special kind of mammal called '.' have pouches to carry their babies in for a few months after they are born
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Key Vocabulary (CEFR C1)
freeschool
A2A A2-level word commonly used in this context.
Example:
"You're watching FreeSchool!"
kangaroos
A2A member of the Macropodidae family of large marsupials with strong hind legs for hopping, native to Australia.
Example:
"Kangaroos are probably the most famous marsupials, but koalas have pouches too!"
aboriginal
A2An Aboriginal inhabitant of Australia, Aborigine.
Example:
"They rarely even come to the ground to drink: the name 'koala' is from an Aboriginal word"
watching
A2To look at, see, or view for a period of time.
Example:
"You're watching FreeSchool!"
probably
A2In all likelihood.
Example:
"Kangaroos are probably the most famous marsupials, but koalas have pouches too!"
goodbye
A1An utterance of goodbye, the wishing of farewell to someone.
Example:
"Goodbye till next time!"
meaning
A2(of words or symbols) The entity, perception, feeling or concept thereby represented or evoked.
Example:
"meaning 'no drink,' because koalas get most of their water from the leaves they eat."
marsupials
A2A mammal of which the female has a pouch in which it rears its young, which are born immature, through early infancy, such as the kangaroo or koala, or else pouchless members of the Marsupialia like the shrew opossum.
Example:
"Unlike bears, koalas are a special kind of mammal called 'marsupials.'"
stomach
A2An organ in animals that stores food in the process of digestion.
Example:
"Once a baby koala comes out of the pouch, it will hang onto its mother's back or stomach"
habitats
A2Conditions suitable for an organism or population of organisms to live.
Example:
"If we want to make sure that koalas stay healthy and happy, we need to protect their habitats"
| Word | CEFR | Definition |
|---|---|---|
| freeschool | A2 | A A2-level word commonly used in this context. |
| kangaroos | A2 | A member of the Macropodidae family of large marsupials with strong hind legs for hopping, native to Australia. |
| aboriginal | A2 | An Aboriginal inhabitant of Australia, Aborigine. |
| watching | A2 | To look at, see, or view for a period of time. |
| probably | A2 | In all likelihood. |
| goodbye | A1 | An utterance of goodbye, the wishing of farewell to someone. |
| meaning | A2 | (of words or symbols) The entity, perception, feeling or concept thereby represented or evoked. |
| marsupials | A2 | A mammal of which the female has a pouch in which it rears its young, which are born immature, through early infancy, such as the kangaroo or koala, or else pouchless members of the Marsupialia like the shrew opossum. |
| stomach | A2 | An organ in animals that stores food in the process of digestion. |
| habitats | A2 | Conditions suitable for an organism or population of organisms to live. |
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