Dakuwaqa's Garden - Underwater footage from Fiji & Tonga – YouTube Dictation Transcript & Vocabulary
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1.You can turn off these captions with the button under the video "E6", Bligh Water, Fiji Dascyllus at "Maytag", Bligh Water "Mushrooms", Namena Marine Reserve, Fiji "Coral Corner", Bligh Water "Maytag" "Coral Corner" "Mellow Yellow", Bligh Water "E6" Chironephthya corals at "Mount Mutiny", Bligh Water Cave at "Lion's Den" near Wakaya Island, Fiji Chironephthya corals at "The Whole Shebang", Bligh Water "The Whole Shebang" "Mellow Yellow" "E6" "Kansas" at North Save-a-Tack, Namena Marine Reserve Lyretail anthias at "Howard's Diner", Bligh Water "Maytag" Banded sea krait at "Jim's Alley" near Gau Island Pacific sailfin tang at "Maytag" Button polyps at "Humann Nature", Bligh Water Urn ascidians at "Becky's" near Makogai Island Pom pom Xenia at "E6" Barberi clownfish at "E6" Barberi clownfish at "Cat's Meow", Bligh Water Barberi clownfish at "Jim's Alley" Pink anemonefish at "Mount Mutiny" Blueband gobies at "Lion's Den" Firefish at Lua Lafalafa Reef, Tonga batfish at "Lion's Den" Teira batfish over the "Nasi Yalodina" wreck, Bligh water Elongate surgeonfish at "Maytag" Blackfin barracuda at "Coral Corner" Bigeye trevallies at "Grand Central Station" (North Save-a-Tack) bannerfish at "School House", Bligh Water Pacific double-saddle butterflyfish at "Cat's Meow" Blue and gold fusiliers over yellow scroll coral at Nigali Passage near Gau Island Barcheek trevally at "Tetons", Namena Marine Reserve Golden damsel and bluestreak cleaner wrasse at "Mount Mutiny" Blue and gold fusilier and bluestreak cleaner wrasse at "Mount Mutiny" Sunburst anthias at "Palako's Patch", Tonga Ocellate damselfish defecating at Uoleva Point, Tonga Arc-eye hawkfish at "Anthias Avenue" near Gau Island flathead at Luangahu Reef Ribbon eel (male) at "Tetons" Giant moray at "Mellow Yellow" Juvenile rockmover wrasse at "Two Thumbs Up", Namena Marine Reserve Firefish at Lua Lafalafa Reef Red lionfish at "Cat's Meow" Whitetip reef shark under "Kansas" Grey reef shark at Nigali Passage corals at "Kansas" puffer at "Kansas" puffer at Ha'afeva Island, Tonga Chromis at "E6" Red lionfish at "Anthias Avenue" Zebra lionfish at Luangahu Reef Coral grouper at "Becky's" Dwarf hawkfish at Luangahu Reef at "E6" prawn-goby at "E6" Signalfin goby at "E6" Gorgeous prawn goby & snapping shrimp at "Two Thumbs Up" Weedy pygmy seahorse at "Mushrooms" Ornate ghost pipefish at "Mushrooms" Ornate ghost pipefish ggs in brooding pouch Christmas tree worm at "Becky's" Manta ray at Vatu Vai near Wakaya Island Hawksbill turtle at "Lion's Den" Humpback whale mother and calf at Ha'apai, Tonga Malabar grouper at "Grand Central Station", North Save-a-Tack Honeycomb coral at "Mellow Yellow" "Lion's Den" "Mushrooms" "Coral Corner" "Mushrooms" Whitemargin unicornfish at "Mushrooms" Dendronephthya soft coral at "E6" Bigeye barracuda at Nigali Passage "Gomo", Bligh Water "Nasi Yalodina" wreck "E6" Lance blenny at "Anthias Avenue" Triplespot blenny at "Tetons" Valentini puffer at Luangahu Reef, Tonga Parrotfish at Nukupule, Tonga Bluespotted ribbontail ray at "Mushrooms" Blotched fantail ray at Ha'afeva Island Orange mantis shrimp at "Mellow Yellow" Sexy shrimp (squat shrimp) at "Anthias Avenue" Day octopus at Lua Lafalafa Reef Fuchsia flatworms mating at "Tetons" Bullock's Hypselodoris at Luangahu Reef Spanish dancer at Luangahu Reef Spanish dancer at Ha'afeva Island Brown booby at Vatu-i-ra, Fiji
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Key Vocabulary (CEFR B2)
reticulated
B1Characterized by or having the form of a grid or network.
Example:
"Reticulated Dascyllus at "Maytag", Bligh Water"
orbicular
A2Circular or spherical in shape; round.
Example:
"Orbicular batfish at "Lion's Den""
schooling
A2(of fish) To form into, or travel in a school.
Example:
"Schooling bannerfish at "School House", Bligh Water"
longsnout
A2A A2-level word commonly used in this context.
Example:
"Longsnout flathead at Luangahu Reef"
sinularia
A2A A2-level word commonly used in this context.
Example:
"Sinularia corals at "Kansas""
blue-spotted
B1A B1-level word commonly used in this context.
Example:
"Blue-spotted puffer at "Kansas""
blackspotted
B1A B1-level word commonly used in this context.
Example:
"Blackspotted puffer at Ha'afeva Island, Tonga"
blue-green
A2A A2-level word commonly used in this context.
Example:
"Blue-green Chromis at "E6""
scorpionfish
B1Any of the family Scorpaenidae of mostly marine fish, including many of the world's most venomous species, the "sting" taking the form of sharp spines coated with venomous mucus.
Example:
"Scorpionfish at "E6""
randall's
A2A A2-level word commonly used in this context.
Example:
"Randall's prawn-goby at "E6""
| Word | CEFR | Definition |
|---|---|---|
| reticulated | B1 | Characterized by or having the form of a grid or network. |
| orbicular | A2 | Circular or spherical in shape; round. |
| schooling | A2 | (of fish) To form into, or travel in a school. |
| longsnout | A2 | A A2-level word commonly used in this context. |
| sinularia | A2 | A A2-level word commonly used in this context. |
| blue-spotted | B1 | A B1-level word commonly used in this context. |
| blackspotted | B1 | A B1-level word commonly used in this context. |
| blue-green | A2 | A A2-level word commonly used in this context. |
| scorpionfish | B1 | Any of the family Scorpaenidae of mostly marine fish, including many of the world's most venomous species, the "sting" taking the form of sharp spines coated with venomous mucus. |
| randall's | A2 | A A2-level word commonly used in this context. |
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