dateline: 13 February 2019
Rare Black Leopard Caught on Camera
Pre-Listening Vocabulary
- rare: not common
- leopard: a large wild cat with black spots
- rumour: a story going around that may or may not be true
- capture: to catch
- stunning: amazing to see
- elusive: difficult to catch or find
- mutation: a change in gene structure
- pigment: colouring (e.g., of skin or hair)
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Rare Black Leopard Caught on Camera
Comprehension Questions
- What type of animal was photographed and where?
- What is melanism?
- Why does the report mention Marvel Comics?
Discussion Question
Why might this report interest trophy hunters? Should media outlets protect rare animals by not reporting locations where they have been spotted?
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6 Comments
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Betzabé says:
Is a great way to improve our skills and a funny way to learn new things, most of the people who are here is for that, so is really a good work Tara, thank you and greetings.
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Bijan says:
Hi Tara,
Oh!
This audio news report is so difficult for me and could only understand these words after several times to listen to it:
camera, area, in Kenya, East Africa, was captured, animal, photograph, country, actually, regular, the cat, black.
Thus I could understand the subject so hardly without seeing the text & guess it’s in advanced level too.
I hope you to publish these audio news reports in advanced level once in a month.
Please, feel free to say no.
Thank you so much and have a wonderful week in nice Canada,
Bijan from the Persian Gulf -
Nadira says:
Will use this with my class which I have started once more . hopefully will start recording in the future and share for other learners to share as they way you have taught us . Bless you dear Tara
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Salih says:
Thank you Tara,
I got new words -
danka says:
Very specific pronunciation. Difficult to understand
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Marie-Danielle says:
Thank you, Tara!
I just learned a new word ( Melanism)
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