Shadowing Practice: (Oxford RnD - Level 1) Wild Cats - Learn English Speaking with Video

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Oxford Read and Discover.
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Level 1.
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Wild Cats.
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By Rob Sved.
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Read by Laurel Lefkoe.
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Published and copyright, Oxford University Press.
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2013. Introduction Pet cats live with people.
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People give them food.
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Wild cats don't live with people.
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They live outside. and they find food.
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What cats can you see here?
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What wild cats do you know?
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Discover!
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Now read and discover more about wild cats.
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Chapter 1.
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Wild cats.
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There are wild cats all around the world.
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Cats live in cold places and in hot places.
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Cats live on the ground and in trees.
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The snow leopard is a big cat.
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It lives in snowy mountains.
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It has thick fur to stay warm.
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The Margay lives in rainforests.
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It can climb well.
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And it lives in trees.
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The black -footed cat is a little cat.
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It lives in hot places.
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It can't climb well.
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It lives in holes in the ground.
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Chapter 2 Fur Cats have fur to stay warm.
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Their fur helps them to hide from other animals, too.
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cheetahs Have spots.
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Baby cheetahs have long, white fur, too.
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They can hide in grass.
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Can you see the tiger?
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Tigers have orange and black stripes.
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They can hide in long grass.
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The mountain cat has spots and stripes.
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It can hide on rocks.
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Discover!
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Sand cats have fur on the bottom of their paws.
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This protects them from hot sand.
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Chapter 3 Mouths and teeth.
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Cats have a big, strong mouth.
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They have long, sharp teeth, too.
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The clouded leopard has four long teeth to help it to hunt deer, monkeys, and birds.
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Many cats bite trees.
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This makes their teeth very sharp.
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Look at this Jaguar.
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Can you see its sharp teeth?
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Some big cats use their mouth to roar.
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Then other cats know where they are.
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They roar to say they are angry or sad, too.
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Lions can roar very well.
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Discover!
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Cats use their long tongue to clean their fur.
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Chapter 4 Senses.
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Cats use their senses.
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They can hear, see and smell very well.
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This helps them to move around and to hunt other animals.
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The serval has big ears.
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It hunts mice.
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It can hear the mice under the ground.
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Cats can see well at night.
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The ocelot has white fur around its eyes.
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This helps it to see well.
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Some cats can smell well, too.
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Discover!
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The lynx can smell a rabbit that's 300 meters away.
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chapter 5 Tails.
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Many cats have a long, strong tail.
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Their tail helps them to run and turn.
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The puma uses its tail to help it to jump.
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and land on its paws.
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Cats can use their tail to show they are happy, sad or scared too.
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The snow leopard has a long...
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Thick tail.
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It can put its tail around its body.
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This helps it to stay warm in the snowy mountains.
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Discover!
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The Jaguar!
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uses its tail to hunt fish.
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It moves the water with its tail.
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Chapter 6 Food.
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Cats eat meat.
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Big cats hunt antelopes.
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zebras and other big animals.
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They hide in grass and look for animals.
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Big cats are strong.
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and they can run very fast to hunt other animals.
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This cheetah sees an antelope.
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It runs fast to hunt the antelope.
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Some cats eat birds.
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mice and other little animals.
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This leopard eats snakes.
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Cats have long, sharp claws.
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to help them to hunt other animals.
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Look at this tiger.
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It has very sharp claws.
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Chapter 7.
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Baby cats.
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Cats protect their babies from other animals.
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Baby cats can't eat meat.
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They drink milk from their mother.
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This mother lion has milk for two baby lions.
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Cats help their babies to move around.
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This mother cougar carries a baby in her mouth.
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Baby cats love to have fun.
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They jump and play together.
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This is fun!
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and it helps the babies to learn how to hunt.
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Chapter 8 Protect cats.
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Many wild cats are in danger.
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Some people cut down trees in rainforests.
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Then some wild cats don't have a home or food.
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Many big cats are in danger.
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Some people hunt big cats for their skin.
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Then they sell the skins.
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Many zoos protect wild cats.
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They give the cats food, and they help the cats to have babies.
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You can see lots of different wild cats in zoos.
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Wild cats are amazing.
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Protect wild cats.

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15 woorden uit de video die het leren waard zijn, met uitspraak en betekenis:

WoordUitspraakBetekenis
tail zelfstandig naamwoord/ˈteɪ̯l/staart
discover werkwoord/dɪˈskʌvə/ontdekken
sharp bijvoeglijk naamwoord/ʃɑɹp/scherp, puntig
leopard zelfstandig naamwoord/ˈlɛp.ɚd/luipaard
grass zelfstandig naamwoord/ɡɹɑːs/gras
mouse zelfstandig naamwoord/maʊs/muis
tiger zelfstandig naamwoord/ˈtaɪɡə/tijger
lion zelfstandig naamwoord/ˈlaɪən/leeuw
roar werkwoord/ˈɹoɹ/brullen
thick bijvoeglijk naamwoord/θɪk/dik, dikke
sand zelfstandig naamwoord/sænd/zand, zavel
climb werkwoord/ˈklaɪ̯m/klimmen
zoo zelfstandig naamwoord/zuː/dierentuin, zoo
claw zelfstandig naamwoord/klɔ/klauw
stripe zelfstandig naamwoord/stɹaɪp/streep

Phrasal verbs die je zult horen

WoordBetekenis
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