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This is going to be a very unusual match, but I bet it'll also be spectacular and intense.
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In the left corner, we have Megalodon.
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This species went extinct about 3 million years ago, but there are good reasons why it's now a legendary animal.
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It's the biggest shark that ever existed, and it was a super powerful predator in its time.
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And a round of applause for our contender in the right corner, Titanoboa.
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This one's way bigger than any other snake.
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It lives in the swamps of Colombia, and it's the real boss of the area.
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Titanoboa can eat absolutely any animal it decides to hunt, and it faces no competition.
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It can swallow a giant turtle or even a crocodile.
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It looks like a modern boa but behaves like an anaconda, and that's a very scary mix!
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But can it stop a giant shark?
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Let's start by looking at their sizes.
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We still don't know about Megalodon's exact size, because the only remains of them that have survived are just fossilized backbones and teeth.
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But scientists generally think this monster was about 50 feet long.
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So it wasn't just the biggest shark that ever existed, but also one of the biggest fish of its time.
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Its closest rival is the modern whale shark, but they're only about 40 feet.
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The giant Titanoboa got so big thanks to a lucky coincidence since.
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Snakes are cold-blooded animals, so they need a warm climate to live and grow in.
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Northeastern Colombia is perfect.
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It was about 90 degrees when Titanoboa was alive.
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This helped it grow to an incredible 42 feet in length.
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Titanoboa could easily swallow the longest snake registered in the Guinness Book of Records, which is only about 25 feet long.
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And that's a big gulp!
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So we have 50 feet versus 42.
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The first point goes to Megalodon.
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What about weight?
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Titanoboa is about 2,500 pounds.
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That's heavier than a small car, including the passengers.
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But it might be even heavier if you run into Titanoboa after it's had lunch.
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In that case, you can add a few hundred pounds more from the turtle or the alligator that it just swallowed.
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If you put Titanoboa on some very large scales, you'd need 5 giant anacondas on the other side to balance them out.
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But Megalodon is an incredible 50 times heavier than Titanoboa.
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The average adult female weighs between 27 and 59 tons.
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That's as much as an empty Boeing 737 airplane.
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And that's without carry-on luggage, either.
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Luckily enough, Megalodon can't fly.
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So obviously, Megalodon wins in the weight category.
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That's one more point to the ancient shark.
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Although having such a large weight makes it difficult for the shark to move and also means it's a little clumsy.
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Which leads us to our next category, speed and agility.
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Megalodon can swim at about 16 feet per second.
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That's enough to make it the ultimate predator.
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But it's still slower than plenty of other species.
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If Megalodon was swimming in a pool and Usain Bolt was running along next to it, he would be twice as fast.
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His top speed is almost 40 feet per second.
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Now a sailfish, which is the fastest sea creature, can reach about 100 feet per second.
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Giant size and weight make it turn really slowly, just the same as a large truck.
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So when it attacks, the shark has only one chance to strike.
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If it misses, it has to go around for a second attempt.
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This gives its prey more than enough time to run away.
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Titanoboa isn't that fast either, especially on land.
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But when the giant snake is in the water, it can swim at a speed of up to 12 miles per hour.
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Not much, but enough for it to escape from Megalodon if it needs to.
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It's learned to swim so well because water is its main hunting ground.
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And because Titanoboa is a snake, duh, it also has incredible mobility.
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It can wriggle around and change direction very quickly.
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So it can easily dodge Megalodon's bite.
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So here's the first point for Titanoboa.
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The score is 2-1 in favor of megalodon.
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Next section, fighting skills.
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Megalodon is incredibly smart.
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It can change tactics depending on what kind of prey it's hunting.
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Scientists have found teeth markings from megalodon on some whale fossils.
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These show that the giant sharks aim their bites at their prey's vital body parts to take them out quickly.
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Other remains of Megalodon's victims have multiple fractures.
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This is because Megalodon performs a super-powerful ram attack that can knock almost anything out.
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In fact, this 50-ton beast can easily smash through concrete walls.
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So, Megalodon's opponents don't really stand a chance.
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Some of them prefer to first damage the tails and fins of the whale they're hunting.
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This stops it from escaping, letting the huge predator finish off its defenseless victim.
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Now, what can Titanoboa do in response?
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The giant snake isn't poisonous, but this doesn't stop it from hunting prey up to 4 meters long.
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Its bite has a very special design.
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The structure of its teeth and jaws lets Titanoboa really clamp down on the body of its prey, so there's no escape.
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When hunting, Titanoboa uses similar tactics to an anaconda or a boa.
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By that, I mean it uses its powerful muscles and weight to stop its prey from moving.
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It deploys all of its strength to take away the animal's energy, making it helpless.
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So Titanoboa is not only really speedy and agile, it can also fight its corner pretty well.
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It's definitely earned a point in the fighting skills section.
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The score is now 2-2!
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That's a tie going into the final round!
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We've got one more section before we find out which of these ancient monsters will win!
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Up now is Fighting Tools!
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Apart from its ramming power, Megalodon has something else up its sleeve, even though it really doesn't have arms or wears a coat.
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Let's take a look at its jaw.
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Its teeth are about 7 inches long.
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an absolute record for all known shark species in the world.
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Megalodon has about 250 of these deadly pointy things arranged in 5 rows.
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They're also really sharp, which helps it penetrate the thick skin of big animals like whales.
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Megalodon's jaws are 6.5 feet wide, and it has one of the strongest bites of any animal on the planet.
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Not only are Are they super dangerous?
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Megalodon's teeth are also really valuable.
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One of these ancient incisors was once found in Western Australia.
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The location where it was dug up was kept secret, but this didn't stop intruders from stealing it.
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It's probably in someone's private collection by now, and sadly, scientists missed the chance to learn something new about Megalodon.
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Titanoboa also has a mean set of teeth.
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They're thin and pointed like needles.
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They bend inwards in the snake's jaw like fishing hooks.
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This little feature helps Titanoboa get a grip on its prey and prevent the slightest chance of it running or swimming away.
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If the animal tries to pull itself free, it will only hurt itself even more.
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And remember that Titanoboa is incredibly agile, so it can strike with that bite at an incredible speed.
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Now it's time for the fight itself!
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but never swims in the open sea.
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But here Megalodon has gotten lost and ended up in a shallow swampy area off the coast of Colombia.
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In water like this, Megalodon finds it even harder to move around.
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It could bite Titanoboa just once and the fight would be over.
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But because the shark moves so much slower than the snake, for now, he doesn't get the chance to snap those enormous jaws.
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Titanoboa starts attacking Megalodon, but it can't do much damage to that thick skin with its sharp but very short teeth.
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Eventually, Megalodon gets its chance and ends the fight with a single bite.
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It turns out that those huge teeth were what really mattered in this competition.
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Chew on that for a while.
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That's 3 to 2 and a victory to the giant shark!
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אוצר מילים והערות הגייה לשיעור הזה
שיעור הדיבור הזה ברמה B2 מבוסס על הסרטון “What If Megalodon Met the Biggest Snake Ever”. המילים שחוזרות הכי הרבה: Titanoboa, megalodon, shark, giant, feet. בסרטון הזה יש 112 משפטים ו-1339 מילים לתרגול Shadowing. הדיבור נמשך 8:42. הדובר מדבר בקצב טבעי של כ-154 מילים בדקה, קרוב לשיחה יומיומית. רק 79% מהמילים נמצאות בין 3,000 המילים הנפוצות ביותר באנגלית, כך שאוצר המילים מאתגר.
אוצר מילים מרכזי בסרטון הזה
15 המילים המתקדמות ביותר בסרטון, עם ההגייה והמשמעות שלהן:
| מילה | הגייה | משמעות |
|---|---|---|
| prey שם עצם | /pɹeɪ/ | טֶרֶף |
| whale שם עצם | /ˈweɪl/ | לווייתן \ לִוְיָתָן |
| predator שם עצם | /ˈpɹɛd.ə.tɚ/ | טוֹרֵף |
| swallow פועל | /ˈswɑ.loʊ/ | בָּלַע |
| jaw שם עצם | /d͡ʒɔː/ | לֶסֶת |
| agile שם תואר | /ˈæd͡ʒ.aɪl/ | זריז |
| turtle שם עצם | /ˈtɝtl̩/ | צָב |
| tactics שם עצם | /ˈtæktɪks/ | טַקטִיקָה |
| alligator שם עצם | /ˈæl.ɪ.ɡeɪ.tɚ/ | אָלִיגָטוֹר |
| crocodile שם עצם | /ˈkɹɑkədaɪl/ | תנין \ תַּנִּין, תמסח \ תִּמְסָח |
| fossilize פועל | /ˈfɒs.ɪl.aɪz/ | אִבֵּן |
| incisor שם עצם | /ɪnˈsaɪ.zə(ɹ)/ | חוֹתֶכֶת |
| backbone שם עצם | /ˈbækˌboʊn/ | עַמּוּד שִׁדְרָה |
| extinct שם תואר | /ɪkˈstɪŋkt/ | כבוי |
| chew פועל | /tʃuː/ | לעס |
Phrasal verbs שתשמעו
| מילה | משמעות |
|---|---|
| run away פועל | בָּרַח |
דקדוק בסרטון הזה
המבנים שהדובר משתמש בהם הכי הרבה, עם המילים המדויקות מהסרטון:
| מבנה | בסרטון |
|---|---|
| הווה מושלם (Present perfect) have/has + past participle — פעולה שקרתה בעבר ועדיין יש לה חשיבות או השפעה עכשיו | have survived · have found · has gotten |
| סביל (Passive voice) be + past participle — הדגש הוא על מה שקורה, לא על מי שעושה את הפעולה | are just fossilized · was dug |
| משפטי זיקה (Relative clauses) who / which + clause — מידע נוסף על אדם או דבר | Records, which is · sailfish, which is |
הגייה ששווה לשים לב אליה
הדובר משתמש ב-18 קיצורים וצורות מקוצרות, כמו they're, doesn't, can't. אמרו אותם בצורה הקצרה, כפי שאתם שומעים אותם.
- הצלילים של “sh” ו-“zh”: sailfish /ˈseɪlˌfɪʃ/, shallow /ˈʃæloʊ/, smash /smæʃ/
- מילים ארוכות — שימו לב להטעמה: anaconda /ˌænəˈkɑndə/, agility /əˈd͡ʒɪl.ɪ.ti/, alligator /ˈæl.ɪ.ɡeɪ.tɚ/, coincidence /kəʊˈɪnsɪdəns/, mobility /mə(ʊ)ˈbɪlɪti/
צלילים שדוברי עברית מתקשים בהם:
- /w/ — שפתיים מעוגלות, לא /v/: whale /ˈweɪl/, swallow /ˈswɑ.loʊ/, swamp /ˈswɑmp/, weigh /weɪ/
- /æ/ — פתוח יותר מה-“אֶ” העברית, לא כמו “a” ב-“cup”: anaconda /ˌænəˈkɑndə/, agile /ˈæd͡ʒ.aɪl/, tactics /ˈtæktɪks/, alligator /ˈæl.ɪ.ɡeɪ.tɚ/, backbone /ˈbækˌboʊn/
- /r/ — הלשון לא נוגעת בשום מקום, לא ה-“ר” הגרונית: prey /pɹeɪ/, predator /ˈpɹɛd.ə.tɚ/, crocodile /ˈkɹɑkədaɪl/, incisor /ɪnˈsaɪ.zə(ɹ)/, intruder /ənˈtɹudɚ/
איך לתרגל עם הסרטון הזה
- הקשיבו לכל הסרטון פעם אחת בלי לדבר, ורשמו את המילים שאתם לא מכירים.
- התחילו במהירות 0.75×, תרגלו Shadowing משפט אחר משפט, וחזרו למהירות רגילה כשזה מרגיש קל.
- הקליטו את עצמכם והשוו למקור, תוך תשומת לב למילים כמו prey, whale, predator.
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