Koalas 101 | Nat Geo Wild – YouTube Dictation Transcript & Vocabulary
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1.- [Narrator] With fluffy ears, round heads, and spoon-shaped noses, koalas are known for their lovable faces
2.But these sleepy, Australian tree are full of surprises
3.Koalas are not bears, they're marsupials
4.Often mislabeled koala bears because of their teddy bear-like appearance, koalas are marsupials, that give girth to undeveloped young
5.Like most marsupials, mother koalas have pouches, where baby koalas, or joeys, drink their mother's milk and continue to for around six months
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Key Vocabulary (CEFR B2)
substance
B2Physical matter; material.
Example:
"This allows joeys to access and a consume a substance"
australia's
B1A B1-level word commonly used in this context.
Example:
"Australia's conservation plans include designating"
designating
B1To mark out and make known; to point out; to indicate; to show; to distinguish by marks or description
Example:
"Australia's conservation plans include designating"
dwellers
A2An inhabitant of a specific place; an inhabitant or denizen.
Example:
"But these sleepy, Australian tree dwellers"
mammals
A2An animal of the class Mammalia, characterized by being warm-blooded, having hair and feeding milk to its young.
Example:
"mammals that give girth to undeveloped young."
develop
A2To change with a specific direction, progress.
Example:
"mammals that give girth to undeveloped young."
clawless
A2A A2-level word commonly used in this context.
Example:
"clawless opposable digit,"
freeing
A2To make free; set at liberty; release.
Example:
"freeing their hands to forage."
together
A2Coherent; well organized.
Example:
"The second and third toes are fused together"
entirely
A2To the full or entire extent.
Example:
"The koala diet consists almost entirely"
| Word | CEFR | Definition |
|---|---|---|
| substance | B2 | Physical matter; material. |
| australia's | B1 | A B1-level word commonly used in this context. |
| designating | B1 | To mark out and make known; to point out; to indicate; to show; to distinguish by marks or description |
| dwellers | A2 | An inhabitant of a specific place; an inhabitant or denizen. |
| mammals | A2 | An animal of the class Mammalia, characterized by being warm-blooded, having hair and feeding milk to its young. |
| develop | A2 | To change with a specific direction, progress. |
| clawless | A2 | A A2-level word commonly used in this context. |
| freeing | A2 | To make free; set at liberty; release. |
| together | A2 | Coherent; well organized. |
| entirely | A2 | To the full or entire extent. |
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