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C2 : You are born on Komodo Island

Below is a C2 level listening activity about life on Komodo Island as a Komodo Dragon from hatchling to retirement. This listening activity is filled with colloquial phrases and common phrasal verbs used in the United States. Good luck! 

In this video we discover what your life would’ve been like if you were born as a Komodo Dragon

Questions 

Where are you born? 

​a. Hawaiian Islands

b. Solomon Islands

c. Easter Island 

d. Komodo Island 

e. Rikers Island 

f. Galapagos Islands 

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What are some of your first thoughts after coming out of your egg shell? 

a. You are probably wondering what your brother looks like. 

b. You are probably wondering what your father looks like.​

c. You are probably wondering what your mother looks like.

d. You are probably wondering what your sister looks like.

e. You are probably wondering what your grandfather looks like.

f. You are probably wondering what your grandmother looks like.

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What does "the get go" mean in this sentence? 

Nothing here, You're on your own from the get-go 

a. from the top ​

b. from the beginning 

c. from the end 

d. from the bottom 

e. from the middle 

f. None of the Above 

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What does the word hatch mean in this sentence? 

You might be lucky enough to hatch first 

a. Drink first 

b. Stay hidden 

c. Come out 

d. Be eaten first 

e. To sneek 

f. None of the Above 

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What does "get the heck out of there" mean in this sentence? 

You have to get the heck out of there fast. 

a, To get out slowly and carefully 

b. To stay hidden for a long period of time 

c. To burrow deeo into the ground 

d. To get out of there as quickly as possible 

e. To hunt as quickly as possible ​

f. None of the above 

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What does the word "scramble" mean in this sentence? 

To scramble up a tree 

a, To slide downward 

b, To Climb up ward 

c. To rehearse routinely ​

d. To Cling tightly 

e. To move quickly 

f. None 

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What does the word "dodging" mean? Dodging hungry adults

a. To avoid 

b. To not be able to avoid ​

c. To Control  

d. To not be able to control  

e. To Handle 

f. To not be able to handle 

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What does the word "clinging" mean n this sentence? Clinging to a tree branch

a. To break 

b. To bang 

c. To clap 

d. To hold lightly 

e. to hold tightly 

f. To hold unsafely  â€‹

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What does "getting your first real look" mean in this sentence? You are getting your first real look at the world 

a. ​Seeing but not understanding 

b. Seeing but understanding slowly 

c. It is a metaphoric meaning not a literal meaning

d. A realization 

e. A rude awakening 

f. None of the above â€‹

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What does "you are on a strict no ground diet" mean? 

a. You can go to the ground to eat 

b. You can only eat leaves and tree bark 

c. You can not leave the tree. 

d. You are trying to lose weight

e. You have to eat a specific diet or you will die 

f. None of the above 

 

What does "Where every step could be last" mean? 

a. There is always Clear & Present danger 

b. The environment is safe and secure

c. There is only danger at night 

d. There is only danger on the ground 

e. There is only danger in the trees 

f. None of the above 

 

What does "You are not completely defenseless" mean? 

​a. You are not able to defend yourself 

b. You are able to defend yourself

c. You are only able to defend yourself against smaller animals

d. You are not defenseless against bigger animals 

e. You can only defend yourself against non predatorial animals 

f. None of the Above 

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What does "a strong survival instinct" mean? 

a. Ability to scramble  â€‹

b. Ability to find water 

c. Ability to find shelter 

d. Ability to find camouflage  

e. Ability to trap game 

f. All of the Above 

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What does "kicks in" from day one mean? 

a. Starts to deactivate ​

b. Starts to activate 

c. Starts to reactivate 

d. Starts to activates then deactivates 

e. Starts to regenerate 

f. None of the above 

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Note: A strong survival instinct that kicks in from day one. —-> 

Kicks in from day one —> starts from birth, from the beginning 

 

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What are good instincts? 

a. Ability to predict the future 

b. Ability to feel  

c. Ability to do actions without thinking about them 

d. Things that live in the dirt like worms and ants 

e. Ability to distinguish differences 

f. None of the above 

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Note: Good instincts (Mind) (Wiser) and quick reflexes are essential to your survival. â€‹

Essential —> Must have for survival 

Quick —> Your able to move fast 

Slow —> You are not able to move fast therefore you are easier for predators to kill. YOu are an easy kill because you are slow. 

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What does "handy little trick" mean in this sentence? You inherited a handy little trick —-> Useful trick 

a. Something that is not a useful tool 

b. Something you learn from a magician 

c. Something you learned from your Komodo dragon mom. 

d. Something that you think is despicable 

e. Something that is a useful tool 

f. None of the Above 

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What is an invisibility "cloak"? 

a. A type of blanket that is used for animals 

b. A type of jacket used in World War I

c. A type of cape used by magicians & wizards 

d. A type of robe used by professional boxers & wrestlers 

e. A type of scarf used by women in Nazi Germany from 1938-1945 

f. None of the above 

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Invisibility —-> Like camouflage —-> Blending in ----> Hiding 

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What does at this stage of your life it is all about survival mean? 

a. Something that someone does to create a fictious scene 

b. A vehicle that was used to carry people by being pulled by horses 

c. A wooden platform used for live theater 

d. A sharp edge  

e. Point 

f. None of the Above 

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Extra Notes: 

Point ---> At this moment ---> At this moment in life it is all about survival. 

 

Your diet is as varied as a college student during finals week, 

you conjure up whatever you can find to eat. 
What does this sentence mean?

a. 

b.

c.

d.

e.

f.

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Whatever you can scavenge and catch. —-> 

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Everyday is a victory that you avoid becoming someone else’s meal. 

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It you stay uneaten. 

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You are going to have to face the real world below. —> 

                                    Encounter 

 

Now you are not Helpless —.> You can fight now. 

Your first few steps on solid ground are like a toddler taking their wobbly steps. Except the stakes in your case are a bit higher. 

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Every rustle 

What is a rustle? 

Every rustle in the bushes… 

– Potential meal (victim) 

– Potential enemy 

 

You senses on high alert. —> 


 

Show you the ropes —-> To demonstrate all of the details —-> 

To teach 

 

The nurturing type —> To raise 

 

Nurse —> 

 

Figure out —> To understand difficult hings. 


 

Trial and error —> 

 

Your days are filled with many missions 

– hunt 

– Stay in stealth mode 

– Avoid be eaten 

 

It all part of the learning curve 

 

Slowly but surely —-> slow and  definite progress. 

getting the hang out it —> Getting accustomed or use io it 

To to be more familiar 

Less stress 

 

Your heart is pounding like a drum —-> High rate heart because adrenaline He is scared 


 

Scuttle by —> move quickly in small steps 

 

Get swept up —-> To be taken 

 

Each day you become more daring and skilled 

 

Sibling rivalry  —-> 

 

Rival —> Competitor 

 

Entire —> Whole 

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