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Octopus the Thief


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Published: 7.09.2017
Level 5   |   Time: 3:34
Accent: British
Source: BBC Earth

A Giant Pacific Octopus, perhaps the smartest of all invertebrates, steals crabs from a fisherman.


triangle Directions 목표 Direcciones Instruções


  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.

triangle Vocabulary 어휘 Vocabulário Vocabulario


  • ☐ ☐ ☐ bait [n] - food used to attract animals
  • ☐ ☐ ☐ a crab pot [n] - crab trap
  • ☐ ☐ ☐ sink [v] - fall to the bottom in water
  • ☐ ☐ ☐ sit back [phv] - relax / wait
  • ☐ ☐ ☐ wander [v] - walk
  • ☐ ☐ ☐ a crustacean [n] - an animal like a lobster, crab, shrimp
  • ☐ ☐ ☐ haven't got a clue [exp] - don't know
  • ☐ ☐ ☐ a graveyard [n] - a place filled with dead bodies
  • ☐ ☐ ☐ a slug [n] - a small land animal [image] vocab image
  • ☐ ☐ ☐ a snail [n] - a small land animal with a shell [image] vocab image
  • ☐ ☐ ☐ a clam [n] - a small sea animal with a shell [image] vocab image
  • ☐ ☐ ☐ enormous [adj] - very big
  • ☐ ☐ ☐ mammals [n] - animals like humans, dogs, whales and lions
  • ☐ ☐ ☐ two thirds [n] - 23
  • ☐ ☐ ☐ neurons [n] - brain cells
  • ☐ ☐ ☐ prey [n] - animals hunted by a predator
  • ☐ ☐ ☐ tentacles [n] - the long arms of an octopus
  • ☐ ☐ ☐ poach [v] - hunt or steal illegally
  • ☐ ☐ ☐ smother [v] - cover
  • ☐ ☐ ☐ think up [phv] - create
  • ☐ ☐ ☐ set (someone) apart [phv] - be different than
  • ☐ ☐ ☐ an invertebrate [n] - animals with no spine/backbone (like an octopus or worm)

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



triangle Questions 문제 Questões Preguntas [ ? ]

Questions

These are guided listening questions. These questions are NOT designed to test or trick you. They are designed to guide you through the video.

TIP: If you don’t understand something in the video, click "Show Answers". You should be able to understand all of the important points of the video by reading the questions and the correct answers.

Preguntas

Estas son preguntas de escucha guiada. Estas preguntas NO están diseñadas para ponerte a prueba o engañarte. Están diseñados para guiarlo a través del video.

CONSEJO: Si no entiende algo en el video, haga clic en "Show Answers". Debería poder comprender todos los puntos importantes del video leyendo las preguntas y las respuestas correctas.

질문

이것은 안내식 듣기 질문입니다. 이 질문들은 당신을 시험하거나 속이기 위한 것이 아닙니다. 동영상을 통해 안내하도록 설계되었습니다.

팁 : 동영상에서 이해가 되지 않는 부분이 있으면 "Show Answers"를 클릭하세요. 질문과 정답을 읽으면서 영상의 중요한 요점을 모두 이해할 수 있어야 합니다.

Perguntas

Estas são perguntas de escuta guiadas. Essas perguntas NÃO foram elaboradas para testar ou enganar você. Eles são projetados para guiá-lo através do vídeo.

DICA: Se você não entender algo no vídeo, clique em "Mostrar respostas". Você deve entender todos os pontos importantes do vídeo lendo as perguntas e as respostas corretas.


  1. What is Steve's job?
    a crab fisherman
    an octopus fisherman
    a salmon fisherman

  2. What steps for catching crabs does the woman mention?
    Put bait in the trap.
    Drop the trap.
    Drink beer.
    Check the trap occasionally.
    Wait.
    Scare away octopus.

  3. Why can't the crabs escape the trap?
    The are not smart enough to see the exit.
    There is no exit.
    The exit is at the top of the trap.

  4. Why does the seafloor look like a crab graveyard?
    Steve has already caught many crabs.
    There are problems with environmental pollution.
    An octopus has eaten many crabs there.

  5. The woman mentions some animals that are related to octopi. What are they?
    lobsters
    crabs
    snails
    slugs
    squids
    clams

  6. What is the octopus's biggest advantage?
    It has eight tentacles.
    It has a large brain.
    It is a fast swimmer.

  7. What types of animals have larger brains than an octopus when compared to body size?
    birds
    reptiles
    amphibians
    mammals
    crustaceans
    fish

  8. Where are two thirds of an octopus's brain cells located?
    in its head
    in its tentacles
    in its body

  9. What is the octopus's first plan to get the crab?
    reach in and grab the crab
    climb into the trap and eat the crab
    smother the crab

  10. What is the octopus's second plan to get the crab?
    reach in and grab the crab
    climb into the trap and eat the crab
    smother the crab

  11. What can the octopus do that crabs find impossible?
    break the trap
    open the trap
    escape the trap

  12. How does the fisherman know that "an octopus has struck"?
    the broken crab shells
    the bad octopus smell
    the empty trap

  13. How is an octopus different from other invertebrates?
    It eats crabs.
    It has problem-solving skills.
    It can escape the trap.



triangle Sentence Building 문장 만들기 Construção de sentença Construcción de oraciones [ ? ]

Summary

This activity is designed to improve sentence accuracy and complexity. Most students can produce the key content words in a sentence. However, they have difficulty with accuracy because the functional words are difficult or can seem unimportant. This activity will help learners eliminate problems with these functional words by giving them immediate feedback on the mistakes they are making. It will also help students develop their use of more natural, varied and complex sentence structures.

TIP: Say the sentence out loud. Notice the types of mistake you make often. Focus on those types of errors. (singular/plural, subject-verb agreement, article use, prepositions, gerunds and infinitives, noun clauses, adjective clauses, word order, and word forms.)

Resumen

Esta actividad está diseñada para mejorar la precisión y complejidad de las oraciones. La mayoría de los estudiantes pueden producir las palabras clave del contenido en una oración. Sin embargo, tienen dificultades con la precisión porque las palabras funcionales son difíciles o pueden parecer poco importantes. Esta actividad ayudará a los alumnos a eliminar problemas con estas palabras funcionales al brindarles retroalimentación inmediata sobre los errores que están cometiendo. También ayudará a los estudiantes a desarrollar su uso de estructuras de oraciones más naturales, variadas y complejas.

CONSEJO: Diga la oración en voz alta. Observe los tipos de errores que comete con frecuencia. Concéntrese en ese tipo de errores. (singular / plural, concordancia entre sujeto y verbo, uso del artículo, preposiciones, gerundios e infinitivos, cláusulas sustantivas, cláusulas adjetivas, orden de las palabras y formas de las palabras).

요약

이 액티비티는 문장의 정확성과 복잡성을 개선하기 위해 고안되었습니다. 대부분의 학생들은 문장에서 핵심 내용 단어를 생성 할 수 있습니다. 그러나 기능적 단어가 어렵거나 중요하지 않은 것처럼 보일 수 있기 때문에 정확성에 어려움이 있습니다. 이 액티비티는 학습자가 실수에 대한 즉각적인 피드백을 제공함으로써 이러한 기능적 단어의 문제를 제거하는 데 도움이 됩니다. 또한 학생들이 보다 자연스럽고 다양하며 복잡한 문장 구조를 사용하는 데 도움이 됩니다.

팁 : 문장을 크게 말하세요. 자주 저지르는 실수 유형과, 이러한 유형의 오류에 집중하세요. (단수 / 복수, 주어-동사 일치, 관사 사용, 전치사, 동명사 및 부정사, 명사절, 형용사절, 어순 및 단어 형태)

Resumo

Esta atividade foi desenvolvida para melhorar a precisão e a complexidade das frases. A maioria dos alunos pode produzir as palavras-chave do conteúdo em uma frase. No entanto, eles têm dificuldade com precisão porque as palavras funcionais são difíceis ou podem parecer sem importância. Esta atividade ajudará os alunos a eliminar problemas com essas palavras funcionais, dando-lhes feedback imediato sobre os erros que estão cometendo. Também ajudará os alunos a desenvolver o uso de estruturas de sentenças mais naturais, variadas e complexas.

DICA: Diga a frase em voz alta. Observe os tipos de erro que você comete com frequência. Concentre-se nesses tipos de erros. (singular/plural, concordância sujeito-verbo, uso de artigos, preposições, gerúndios e infinitivos, cláusulas substantivas, cláusulas adjetivas, ordem das palavras e formas das palavras.)


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.

Instrucciones: 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.



Sentence 1

Steve / crab / fisherman


Steve is a crab fisherman.



Sentence 2

catch / crab / Steve / put / bait / pot / let / it / sink / sit / back / and / wait / crab / wander


To catch crabs, Steve puts some bait in a pot, lets it sink, sits back, and waits for crabs to wander in.



Sentence 3

when / crab / enter / trap / they / not / know / how / get / out


When crabs enter [a/the] trap, they don't know how to get out.



Sentence 4

slug / snail / clam / close / relative / octopus


Slugs, snails, and clams are the closest relatives of octopi.



Sentence 5

giant / Pacific / octopus / enormous / brain


The giant Pacific octopus has an enormous brain.
Giant Pacific octopi have enormous brains.



Sentence 6

only / bird / mammal / large / brain / octopus


Only birds and mammals have larger brains than octopi.



Sentence 7

two / third / octopus / neuron / tentacle


Two thirds of an octopus's neurons are in its tentacles.
Two thirds of octopi's neurons are in their tentacles.



Sentence 8

octopus / not / smother / prey / because / metal / trap / in / way.


[The/This] octopus can't smother its prey because the metal trap is in the way.



Sentence 9

therefore / octopus / find / way / trap / steal / crab


Therefore, the octopus finds a way into the trap (in order) to steal the crab.



Sentence 10

when / Steve / start / pull / trap / octopus / find / way / escape


When Steve starts to pull up the trap, the octopus finds a way to escape.



triangle Discussion 논의 Questões de discussão Discusión


  1. What information in this video was new for you? Was anything surprising? What will you remember about octopi?
  2. Do you think it is fair/moral for fisherman to try to kill competing predators that steal their fish/crabs? Why?
    (Is it okay for the fisherman to try to kill the octopus because it is stealing his crabs?)
  3. It is common in some countries to eat live octopus. Is this immoral? Does knowing that octopi are quite intelligent have an effect on your opinion?
  4. Do you know any stories that show the intelligence of octopi?
  5. Can you name these parts of the octopus?


    Word list: arms (tentacles), eye, head, mantle, siphon, skin, suckers



triangle Script 대본 Roteiro Texto


This is Steve, a crab fisherman.

The basics are simple. But some bait in a pot, let it sink, sit back, and wait for crabs to wander in.

Steve knows that most crustaceans aren’t known for their IQ.

Once inside the trap, they haven’t got a clue how to get out.

The exit is obvious enough to us, but some animals just aren’t born with much in the way of brains.

But why does the seafloor here look like a crab graveyard?

Well, there’s another crab fisherman living down here in this cave.

And it’s a much more creative one than Steve.

The animal living here shouldn’t really be a problem.

Its closest relatives are slugs, snail, and clams.

It’s a giant Pacific octopus, an animal with one huge advantage – an enormous brain.

Taking body size into account, only those of birds and mammals are bigger.

Two thirds of those brain cells, or neurons, are actually in its tentacles.

And it uses them all to approach the problem of crab poaching.

Plan A is to smother the prey.

With the metal trap in the way, that’s not too successful.

But that huge brain helps the octopus to get creative and to think up a dramatically different strategy.

Once inside, there’s an easy meal, but this could be its last.

Breaking in was easy, but the octopus can do something that the crabs find impossible.

A sure sigh that an octopus has struck - a trail of empty shells and a frustrated fisherman.

(What can I say?)

These creative problem-solving skills set octopus apart from all other invertebrates.