VIP Class Notes (Nicholas)
Next Class Focus
Work on pronunciation of the states!
Homework
Planet Earth / TV Series
Pronunciation
Nevada
leopard / LEH-PER-DUH
Vocabulary
instinct / 本能 / these are the behaviors of an animal – they are born with these behvaiors
e.g. You can’t get angry with your cat for clawing your furniture – this is his instinct.
species / 物种 / the kind of animal
e.g. My house cat is very small but it is the same species as the big cats.
apex / the top
e.g. I reached the apex of my career.
predator / an animal that hunts other animals for food
e.g. The lion is a very strong predator who preys on zebra and other animals.
prey / food / the predator’s victim / 猎物
e.g. In Africa, everyone is the lion’s prey.
apex predator / the top animal in the food chain and it has no other predators
e.g. There is usually one one apex predator in each habitat.
hawk / eagle / 鹰 / majestic / 雄伟
e.g. The eagle represents leadership, decisiveness, and excellence.
talons / the eagle’s claws
e.g. The eagle’s talons are enormous.
“the big cats”
panther / jaguar (america) / leopard (asia and africa) / 豹子 / elusive / 难以 捉摸
cheetah / 猎豹/ speed
buffalo / 水牛
rhino / 犀牛
exotic animals
a morning person / someone who prefers to wake up early
e.g. Summer is a morning person.
night owl / a person that prefers to work during the night time when everyone else is sleeping
e.g. I like being a night owl because it’s quiet and easy for me to focus.
nocturnal / they sleep during the day, they are awake at night
e.g. Owls are nocturnal animals.
fierce / 凶猛
e.g. Tigers are extremely fierce animals.
Grizzly Bear / brown bear
recurring / it happens again and again
e.g. Nicholas has a recurring nightmare where he is in a restaurant!
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