The Salmon's Life Mission | Destination WILD – YouTube Dictation Transcript & Vocabulary
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1.NARRATOR: October and November are amongst the wettest months of the year with rain falling on two out of three days
2.But this autumn deluge is a critical part of the of one animal-- Atlantic salmon
3.Here at the Falls of Shin, 30 miles north of Inverness, big numbers are gathering
4. from their ocean migration, they're getting ready to move up river
5.Their eggs can only survive in the shallow of Highland rivers high up in the mountains
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Key Vocabulary (CEFR B1)
lifecycle
A2The course of stages through which an organism passes from fertilized zygote until maturity, reproduction, and death.
Example:
"But this autumn deluge is a critical part of the lifecycle"
returning
A2To come or go back (to a place or person).
Example:
"Returning from their ocean migration,"
headwaters
A2The source of a river, the set of streams that feed into the river's beginning.
Example:
"Their eggs can only survive in the shallow headwaters"
offspring
A2A person's daughter(s) and/or son(s); a person's children.
Example:
"They must time it right if their offspring"
launching
A2To throw (a projectile such as a lance, dart or ball); to hurl; to propel with force.
Example:
"Launching themselves above the sill"
| Word | CEFR | Definition |
|---|---|---|
| lifecycle | A2 | The course of stages through which an organism passes from fertilized zygote until maturity, reproduction, and death. |
| returning | A2 | To come or go back (to a place or person). |
| headwaters | A2 | The source of a river, the set of streams that feed into the river's beginning. |
| offspring | A2 | A person's daughter(s) and/or son(s); a person's children. |
| launching | A2 | To throw (a projectile such as a lance, dart or ball); to hurl; to propel with force. |
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