The fascinating secret lives of giant clams | Mei Lin Neo – YouTube Dictation Transcript & Vocabulary
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1.Back home, my friends call me nicknames, such as "The Giant Clam Girl," "Clam Queen," or, "The Mother of Clams." (Laughter) This is because every time I see them, I talk nonstop about giant clams all day, every day
2.Giant clams are these massive and colorful shelled marine animals, the largest of its kind
3.Just look at this shell
4.The biggest recorded individual was four-and-a-half-feet long and weighed about 550 pounds
5.That is almost as heavy as three baby elephants
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Vocabulario clave (CEFR B2)
important
A2Having relevant and crucial value.
Example:
"We think that walking is important for getting away from predators"
predators
A2Any animal or other organism that hunts and kills other organisms (their prey), primarily for food.
Example:
"We think that walking is important for getting away from predators"
conserving
A2To save for later use, sometimes by the use of a preservative.
Example:
""Why should people care about conserving giant clams?" --"
man-eaters
A2An animal that has a reputation for eating humans, such as the tiger or shark.
Example:
"South Pacific legends once described giant clams as man-eaters"
considered
A2To think about seriously.
Example:
"Considered a delicacy throughout the Western Pacific and Indian Oceans,"
thought
A2To ponder, to go over in one's head.
Example:
"I thought, "Really?""
clamity
B2A B2-level word commonly used in this context.
Example:
"It's a "clamity!""
walking
A2To move on the feet by alternately setting each foot (or pair or group of feet, in the case of animals with four or more feet) forward, with at least one foot on the ground at all times. Compare run.
Example:
"We think that walking is important for getting away from predators"
getting
A2(ditransitive) To obtain; to acquire.
Example:
"We think that walking is important for getting away from predators"
retreat
A2The act of pulling back or withdrawing, as from something dangerous, or unpleasant.
Example:
"It seems that these gentle giants would rather retreat"
| Palabra | CEFR | Definición |
|---|---|---|
| important | A2 | Having relevant and crucial value. |
| predators | A2 | Any animal or other organism that hunts and kills other organisms (their prey), primarily for food. |
| conserving | A2 | To save for later use, sometimes by the use of a preservative. |
| man-eaters | A2 | An animal that has a reputation for eating humans, such as the tiger or shark. |
| considered | A2 | To think about seriously. |
| thought | A2 | To ponder, to go over in one's head. |
| clamity | B2 | A B2-level word commonly used in this context. |
| walking | A2 | To move on the feet by alternately setting each foot (or pair or group of feet, in the case of animals with four or more feet) forward, with at least one foot on the ground at all times. Compare run. |
| getting | A2 | (ditransitive) To obtain; to acquire. |
| retreat | A2 | The act of pulling back or withdrawing, as from something dangerous, or unpleasant. |
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