Darkness yet Bats
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Pronunciation and Speaking level 2 Lesson plan 4 Class:
Part 1. Listen to the audio and fill up the missing words.
I’m Barbara Klein. And I’m Mario Ritter with EXPLORATIONS in VOA Special English. Today, we learn about the environmental and agricultural importance of bat populations And, we visit the “Cod Academy,” a training program for fishers in ________ (1). the American state of Maine. Bats twenty The United Nations has declared ________ (2) eleven to twenty twelve the Year of the Bat. The campaign was launched last year as a way to strengthen efforts for protecting the world’s only flying mammal. These creatures can be found in many parts of the world. Bats live in cities, deserts, grasslands and forests. There are over one thousand two hundred bat ________ (3). The smallest bat in the world is from Southeast Asia. The Bumblebee species bat measures about thirty millimeters in length. The world’s largest bat, the Giant Golden-Crowned Flying Fox, has a wingspan of one and a half meters. Most bats eat ________ (4), but many feed on fruit or nectar from insects flowers. Many people think bats are blind, but this is not true. Many species have very good sight. Most bats ________ communicate (5) and find their way by making “echolocation” noises. They produce high-frequency noises and can estimate the distance of an object by using the sound echoes that bounce back to them. So, while bats may travel in total darkness, they “see” using sound. Sadly, bats are widely feared and misunderstood. Most bats come out of their shelters only at nightfall. Three bat species feed on blood. Because of these qualities, bats have long been linked in many cultures to death, ________ (6) and vampires. darkness
Yet bats are important for agriculture and our environment. They help pollinate plants and spread seeds. They also help control insects. Bats eat huge numbers of insects, including kinds that damage crops. For example, a brown bat can eat more than one
Pronunciation and Speaking level 2 Lesson plan 4 Class:
Part 1. Listen to the audio and fill up the missing words.
I’m Barbara Klein. And I’m Mario Ritter with EXPLORATIONS in VOA Special English. Today, we learn about the environmental and agricultural importance of bat populations And, we visit the “Cod Academy,” a training program for fishers in ________ (1). the American state of Maine. Bats twenty The United Nations has declared ________ (2) eleven to twenty twelve the Year of the Bat. The campaign was launched last year as a way to strengthen efforts for protecting the world’s only flying mammal. These creatures can be found in many parts of the world. Bats live in cities, deserts, grasslands and forests. There are over one thousand two hundred bat ________ (3). The smallest bat in the world is from Southeast Asia. The Bumblebee species bat measures about thirty millimeters in length. The world’s largest bat, the Giant Golden-Crowned Flying Fox, has a wingspan of one and a half meters. Most bats eat ________ (4), but many feed on fruit or nectar from insects flowers. Many people think bats are blind, but this is not true. Many species have very good sight. Most bats ________ communicate (5) and find their way by making “echolocation” noises. They produce high-frequency noises and can estimate the distance of an object by using the sound echoes that bounce back to them. So, while bats may travel in total darkness, they “see” using sound. Sadly, bats are widely feared and misunderstood. Most bats come out of their shelters only at nightfall. Three bat species feed on blood. Because of these qualities, bats have long been linked in many cultures to death, ________ (6) and vampires. darkness
Yet bats are important for agriculture and our environment. They help pollinate plants and spread seeds. They also help control insects. Bats eat huge numbers of insects, including kinds that damage crops. For example, a brown bat can eat more than one