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Drongo Bird vs. Meerkats

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Published: 3 Jun 2017   [ UPDATED JUN 2024 ]
Level 4 (B1+)   |   Time: 3:21
Accent: British
Source: BBC Earth

A drongo bird tricks a group of meerkats to get food.


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  1. READ the VOCABULARY

    It is important to read the vocabulary before you watch the video. This will improve your ability to understand the video. It will also help you understand how the new vocabulary is used naturally.

  2. WATCH the VIDEO

    The first time you watch the video, just try to understand the overall situation.

  3. ANSWER the QUESTIONS

    First try to answer all the questions from memory. Then rewatch the video and try to answer the questions that you missed.

  4. WATCH and READ the SCRIPT

    Watch the video again while you read the script. Reading and listening at the same time will help you hear each individual word and improve your listening accuracy.

  5. DO the ACTIVITIES

    There are several different activities that focus on test preparation, vocabulary, grammar, and sentence structure.

  1. LEA el VOCABULARIO

    Es importante leer el vocabulario antes de ver el video. Esto mejorará su capacidad para comprender el video. También le ayudará a comprender cómo se usa el nuevo vocabulario de forma natural.

  2. VER el VIDEO

    La primera vez que vea el video, intente comprender la situación general.

  3. RESPONDE a las PREGUNTAS

    Primero intente responder todas las preguntas de memoria. Luego, vuelva a ver el video e intente responder las preguntas que se perdió.

  4. MIRAR Y LEER

    Mire el video nuevamente mientras lee el guión. Leer y escuchar al mismo tiempo lo ayudará a escuchar cada palabra individual y mejorará su precisión auditiva.

  5. HACER LAS ACTIVIDADES

    Hay una serie de actividades diferentes que se centran en la preparación de la examen, el vocabulario, la gramática y la estructura de las oraciones.

  1. 어휘 읽기

    비디오를 보기 전에 어휘와 배경을 읽는 것이 중요합니다. 이렇게 하면 비디오를 이해하는 능력이 향상됩니다. 또한 새로운 어휘가 어떻게 자연스럽게 사용되는지 이해하는데 도움이됩니다.

  2. 비디오 보기

    비디오를 처음 볼 때 전체 상황을 이해하려고 노력하세요.

  3. 문제에 답하기

    먼저 모든 질문에 답을 해보세요. 그런 다음 비디오를 다시보고 놓친 질문에 답해보세요.

  4. 비디오 보면서 대본 읽기

    대본을 읽는 동안 비디오를 다시 보세요. 읽기와 듣기를 동시에 하면 각각의 단어를 듣고, 듣기 정확도를 향상시킬 수 있습니다.

  5. 액티비티 하기

    듣기 정확도, 발음, 어휘, 문법 및 문장 구조에 초점을 맞춘 다양한 액티비티가 있습니다.

  1. LER o VOCABULÁRIO

    É importante ler o vocabulário antes de assistir ao vídeo. Isso melhorará sua capacidade de entender o vídeo. Também ajudará você a entender como o novo vocabulário é usado naturalmente.

  2. ASSISTA ao VÍDEO

    Na primeira vez que assistir ao vídeo, tente entender a situação geral.

  3. RESPONDA às PERGUNTAS

    Primeiro, tente responder a todas as perguntas de memória. Em seguida, assista novamente ao vídeo e tente responder às perguntas que você errou.

  4. ASSISTA e LEIA o SCRIPT

    Assista ao vídeo novamente enquanto lê o roteiro. Ler e ouvir ao mesmo tempo ajudará você a ouvir cada palavra individualmente e a melhorar sua precisão auditiva.

  5. FAÇA as ATIVIDADES

    Existem várias atividades diferentes que se concentram na preparação para o teste, vocabulário, gramática e estrutura de frases.

  1. ПРОЧИТАЙТЕ СЛОВНИК

    Важливо прочитати словник перед переглядом відео. Це покращить вашу здатність розуміти відео. Це також допоможе вам зрозуміти, як нова лексика використовується природно.

  2. ПЕРЕГЛЯНЬТЕ ВІДЕО

    Коли дивитеся відео вперше, просто намагайтеся зрозуміти загальну ситуацію.

  3. ВІДПОВІДАЙТЕ НА ЗАПИТАННЯ

    Спочатку спробуйте відповісти на всі запитання з пам'яті. Потім перегляньте відео ще раз і спробуйте відповісти на запитання, які ви пропустили.

  4. ПЕРЕГЛЯНЬТЕ і ПРОЧИТАЙТЕ СЦЕНАРІЙ

    Перегляньте відео ще раз, читаючи сценарій. Читання і слухання одночасно допоможе вам почути кожне окреме слово і покращити точність сприйняття на слух.

  5. ВИКОНАЙТЕ ЗАВДАННЯ

    Існує кілька різних завдань, які зосереджені на підготовці до тесту, лексиці, граматиці та структурі речень.

Vocabulary 어휘 Vocabulário Vocabulario Словник

Check the words you already know. Marca las palabras que ya conoces. Marque as palavras que você já conhece. 이미 아는 단어에 체크하세요. Позначте слова, які ви вже знаєте.

  • ☐ ☐ ☐ a drongo n. - a type of bird
  • ☐ ☐ ☐ a meerkat n. - a small animal like a mongoose
  • ☐ ☐ ☐ a trickster n. - someone who tries to trick or fool others
  • ☐ ☐ ☐ a victim n. - the target of a trickster
  • ☐ ☐ ☐ spot v. - see
  • ☐ ☐ ☐ grateful adj. - thankful
  • ☐ ☐ ☐ scurry v. - run away (used for small animals and insects)
  • ☐ ☐ ☐ sound a warning exp. - give a warning
  • ☐ ☐ ☐ be over exp. - be finished, be done
  • ☐ ☐ ☐ a false alarm exp. - a warning that is not real or true
  • ☐ ☐ ☐ fall for it exp. - be fooled or tricked by something
  • ☐ ☐ ☐ a sentry n. - a guard
  • ☐ ☐ ☐ mimic v. - copy, imitate
  • ☐ ☐ ☐ a gang n. - a group
  • ☐ ☐ ☐ outsmart v. - be more clever than

n. - noun,    v. - verb,    phv. - phrasal verb,    adj. - adjective,    exp. - expression


Questions 문제 Questões Preguntas Запитання

  1. Where is this video taking place?
    The Gobi Desert
    The Sahara Desert
    The Kalahari Desert

  2. When is this video taking place?
    In the morning
    In the afternoon
    In the evening

  3. What is the eagle doing?
    It is looking for a mate.
    It is hunting.
    It is resting.

  4. Why does the drongo send the first warning?
    Because an eagle is nearby.
    Because there is a scorpion.
    Because it is lonely.

  5. What do the meerkats do when they hear the first warning?
    They ignore the drongo.
    They protect their food.
    They scurry away and hide.

  6. Why does the drongo send the second warning?
    Because the eagle has returned.
    In order to protect the meerkats.
    In order to steal the meerkats food.

  7. Why do the meerkats ignore the drongo's third warning?
    Because they are hungry.
    Because they know it is a trick.
    Because they don't fear eagles.

  8. Why do the meerkats run away the second time?
    Because the drongo has mimicked the meerkats own warning call.
    Because one of the meerkats is killed by an eagle.
    Because they can see the eagle.

Score:


Vocabulary Review 어휘 검토 Revisão de vocabulário Vocabulario revisión Огляд лексики

Directions: What expressions from the video have the same meaning as the highlighted expressions in the sentences below?

Instrucciones: ¿Qué expresiones del video tienen el mismo significado que las expresiones destacadas en las oraciones siguientes?

Instruções: Quais expressões do vídeo têm o mesmo significado que as expressões destacadas nas frases abaixo?

지시 사항: 아래 문장에서 강조된 표현과 같은 의미를 가진 표현을 영상에서 찾아보세요.

Інструкції: Які вирази з відео мають те саме значення, що й виділені вирази в реченнях нижче?


  1. The drongo is the Kalahari’s greatest [ someone who fools others ], and these are his victims.

    [ trickster ]



  2. The drongo can now begin his tricks, but he must first win the confidence of his [ the ones he's fooling ].

    [ victims ]



  3. He [ sees ] an eagle on the hunt and sounds a warning, one that sends the meerkats gratefully scurrying for safety.

    [ spots ]



  4. (The) danger [ is finished ] and now he has their trust.

    [ is over ]



  5. He sounds another warning, but this time it’s a [ warning that isn't real ].

    [ false alarm ]



  6. The meerkats [ were fooled ].

    [ fell for it ]



  7. Then suddenly the sound of a [ guard's ] warning.

    [ sentry's ]



  8. He’s learned to [ copy ] the meerkats’ own warning call.

    [ mimic ]



  9. A [ group ] of meerkats outsmarted by a bird.

    [ gang ]



  10. A gang of meerkats [ tricked, beaten in cleverness ] by a bird.

    [ outsmarted ]



Sentence Building 문장 만들기 Construção de sentença Construcción de oraciones Побудова речень

Directions: Write sentences about the video clip using the words given. You can change the word form or add words, but you cannot change the word order.
( ) = optional   [ ] = necessary

Instrucciones: Escriba oraciones sobre el videoclip usando las palabras dadas. Puede cambiar la forma de la palabra o agregar palabras, pero no puede cambiar el orden de las palabras.

Instruções:: Escreva orações sobre o videoclipe usando as palavras-chave. Você pode alterar a forma da palavra ou adicionar palavras, mas não pode alterar a ordem das palavras.

지시 : 주어진 단어를 사용하여 비디오 클립에 대한 문장을 씁니다. 어형을 변경하거나 단어를 추가할 수 있지만 어순은 변경할 수 없습니다.

Інструкції: Напишіть речення про відеокліп, використовуючи подані слова. Ви можете змінювати форму слова або додавати слова, але не можете змінювати порядок слів.



Sentence 1

in / this / video / family / meerkat / victim / drongo

In this video, a family of meerkats [is/are] the victim(s) of a drongo.



Sentence 2

meerkat / begin / search / food / morning / sun

The meerkats begin [searching/to search] for food [in/under] the morning sun.



Sentence 3

after / spot / eagle / drongo / sound / warning

After [spotting/it spots] an eagle, the drongo sounds a warning.



Sentence 4

because / drongo / warning / meerkat / scurry / hole

Because of the drongo's warning, the meerkats scurry into their holes.



Sentence 5

then / drongo / sound / false / warning / allow / drongo / steal / meerkat / food

Then the drongo sounds a false warning, allowing the drongo to steal [the/a] meerkats' food.

Then the drongo sounds a false warning, which allows the drongo to steal [the/a] meerkats' food.



Sentence 6

when / drongo / try / trick / meerkat / again / they / not / fall / it

When the drongo tries to trick the meerkats again, they don't fall for it.



Sentence 7

finally / drongo / learn / mimic / call / meerkat / sentry / and / it / fool / meerkat / yet / again

Finally, the drongo learns to mimic the call of [a/the] meerkat sentry, and it fools the meerkats yet again.



Discussion 논의 Questões de discussão Discusión Обговорення

  1. The drongo plays two different tricks on the meerkats. What are they?
  2. How might other animals in the Kalahari be affected by the drongo’s trickery? Consider both direct and indirect effects.
  3. Do you think drongos are actually intelligent, or is this just a learned behavior?
  4. Do you think the meerkats will be fooled by this trick again and again, or will they learn and adapt?
  5. In your opinion, what are the smartest animals on earth?
  6. What behaviors indicate that an animal is intelligent?
  7. Can you think of instances where animals have solved complex problems? What strategies did they use?
  8. Can you mimic the sounds of any animals? Which ones? Can you demonstrate?
    (Don't tell your partners the name of animal that you are mimicking. Let them try to guess.)

Script 대본 Roteiro Guion Сценарій

The drongo is the Kalahari’s greatest trickster, and these are his victims.

A family of meerkats – desert specialists.

After warming up in the morning sun, the meerkats begin their search for breakfast.

The drongo can now begin his tricks, but he must first win the confidence of his victims.

He spots an eagle on the hunt and sounds a warning, one that sends the meerkats gratefully scurrying for safety.

(The) danger is over and now he has their trust.

He sounds another warning, but this time it’s a false alarm.

Thank you very much.

The meerkats fell for it.

This all seems too easy.

He tries the same trick again, but the meerkats aren’t stupid.

They’ll only fall for it once.

The juicy scorpion won’t be for him.

Then suddenly the sound of a sentry’s warning.

No meerkat can ignore that.

Sentries never lie, but the sentry sees no danger.

Guess who?

Of course, it’s the drongo.

He’s learned to mimic the meerkats’ own warning call.

And now he can enjoy his prize.

A gang of meerkats outsmarted by a bird.