Why animals help each other - Ashley Ward – YouTube Dictation Transcript & Vocabulary
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1.These humpback whales have already covered thousands of kilometers on their migration from tropical breeding grounds to colder feeding grounds
2.But one of these whales is about to take a detour
3.From several kilometers away, it hears a group of orcas harassing a seal, and— as if answering a distress signal— it races off
4.The humpback charges the 8-meter-long orcas, them away with its massive pectoral flukes
5.Then, when the threat is gone, it swiftly returns to its journey
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Key Vocabulary (CEFR B2)
cooperation
B2(usually uncountable) The act of cooperating.
Example:
"So what exactly does cooperation look like in the animal kingdom?"
introduced
A2(of people) To cause (someone) to be acquainted (with someone else).
Example:
"introduced the notion of survival of the fittest,"
dominating
A2To govern, rule or control by superior authority or power
Example:
"creating a lasting vision of Earth’s strongest animals dominating"
sometimes
A2Former; sometime.
Example:
"Sometimes it's fairly straightforward."
researchers
B1One who researches.
Example:
"Researchers still don't know why humpbacks protect unrelated whales"
risking
A2To incur risk of (something).
Example:
"But why would they expend time and energy risking their lives for a stray seal?"
vicious
B2Violent, destructive and cruel.
Example:
"Isn’t nature a cruel and vicious place, without room for generosity?"
without
A2Outside, externally. This is still used in the names of some civil parishes in England, e.g. St Cuthbert Without.
Example:
"Isn’t nature a cruel and vicious place, without room for generosity?"
exactly
A2(manner) without approximation; precisely.
Example:
"So what exactly does cooperation look like in the animal kingdom?"
driving
A2To provide an impetus for motion or other physical change, to move an object by means of the provision of force thereto.
Example:
"driving them away with its massive pectoral flukes."
| Word | CEFR | Definition |
|---|---|---|
| cooperation | B2 | (usually uncountable) The act of cooperating. |
| introduced | A2 | (of people) To cause (someone) to be acquainted (with someone else). |
| dominating | A2 | To govern, rule or control by superior authority or power |
| sometimes | A2 | Former; sometime. |
| researchers | B1 | One who researches. |
| risking | A2 | To incur risk of (something). |
| vicious | B2 | Violent, destructive and cruel. |
| without | A2 | Outside, externally. This is still used in the names of some civil parishes in England, e.g. St Cuthbert Without. |
| exactly | A2 | (manner) without approximation; precisely. |
| driving | A2 | To provide an impetus for motion or other physical change, to move an object by means of the provision of force thereto. |
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