Little Fox Lesson (-SdNGkwc-sI)
An engaging A1 listening and pronunciation lesson.
Little Fox.
Little Fox.
You're really big. Who are you?
I'm a Spinosaurus. My name means spine lizard.
Your spines are tall.
That's right. Some are almost 2 m tall.
They hold up my sail.
What is your sail for?
Scientists think I use it to show off.
Some think it controls my body heat.
Are those things true? >> I'll never tell.
It's my spiny secret.
Do you live near water? >> Yes, I like to stay near the water.
My favorite food is fish. >> Oh, how do you catch fish?
I have jaws like a crocodile.
I snap them fast to catch food.
How big are you?
I am 14 m long. I am one of the biggest meat-eaters.
I am longer than a Tyrannosaurus.
Oh.
Do you live with Tyrannosauruses? >> No. I live a long time before
Tyrannosauruses.
What year are we in?
We're 100 million years before your time.
This is the Cretaceous period. I'm going to splash in the river now.
Goodbye, little reporter.
Goodbye, Spinosaurus.
Essential vocabulary encountered in this story, categorized by difficulty with definitions and phonetics:
Any large carnivorous dinosaur, of the genus Tyrannosaurus, found in North America during the late Cretaceous period.
A large, extinct, carnivorous dinosaur of genus †Spinosaurus, with a long snout like that of a crocodile and with a sail
Of or relating to chalk.
Any of the predatory amphibious reptiles of the family Crocodylidae; (loosely) a crocodilian, any species of the order C
third-person singular simple present indicative of control