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walking with beast--dictation practice 2
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The following is about what i hear from part of a program of BBC.You can watch from the following chained address.
(Mammoth journey)
July
THE NORTH SEA
For the few month of summer, there is little here to suggest the world is in the middle of an ice age. The endless sea of grass and flowers support the variety of the animals. But just a few meters down, the ground is frozen solid all year round. There is not so much water frozen ？（the polar？）, the sea level’s fallen dramatically.
If it wasn’t the ice age, this grass land will be the bottom of the North Sea. As it is, it’s a magnet for millions of grazing animals during the summer. The biggest grassy of them all are the mammoths. This program will be following one particular herd in an annual struggle against the elements .Like all mammoths’ herds; this one is most female, since males leave adolescence. There are five adult females, and a ten year male.
And the smallest of all, a male calf, just six month old. Born in the spring, he has yet to experience how bad the winter can be. The eldest member is the matriarch. She is a victor of some forty winters. And it is her experience that ensures the survival of the herd when their going gets tough.(4:09)
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- Reply Jenny7
- For the few months of summer , there is little hear to suggest the world is in the middle of an ice age. The endless sea of grass and flowers support a variety of the animals. But just a few meters down, the ground is frozen solid all year round. There is not so much water frozen at the pose. The sea levels have fallen dramatically. If it wasn’t the ice age, this grass land will be the bottom of the North Sea. As it is, it’s for millions of grazing animals during the summer. The biggest grass sickest of them all are the mammoths. This program will be following one particular herd in their annual struggle against the enemies .Like all mammoth herds, this one is most the female, since males leaving adolescence(?). There are five adult females, a ten-year old male. And the smallest of all, a male ,just six months old. Born in the spring, he has yet to experience how bad the winter can be. The eldest member is the matriarch. She is the victor of some forty winters. And it is her experience that ensures the survival of the herd when their going gets tough.
- Reply picard2009
- Jenny7: For the few months of summer , there is little hear to suggest the world is in the middle of an ice age. The endless sea of grass and flowers support
thank for your sincere help. with your help, i have listened again and corrected my mistakes i made. however, the word in the mark"?" is also confusing me very much and i am not sure . maybe we can make it together. thank you again.
