Youtube Exercise » English Grammar Homework

B1-B2

National Geographic Reading Explorer 1 Unit 9 Snake Catchers

Easko

703 views 4 years ago

Warm-up Questions

When you hear the title “Snake Catchers,” what kind of job do you imagine they do?
What places do you think have lots of snakes—forests, deserts, swamps, or cities?
Why might a park need people to catch snakes?

Up Next

Who Were The Tudors? Explained in 10 Minutes Tudor World History Channel
What's good architecture and why the world doesn't need more star architects | Xi Zhang | TEDxZurich TEDx Talks
The Devil Wears Prada 2 | Official Trailer 20th Century Studios
Car Rental in Aruba: The Ultimate Pros and Cons Traveling Kangaroo
William Shakespeare – in a nutshell simpleshow foundation

Start With: Word Definition

Order: Alphabetical Random

…

National Geographic Reading Explorer 1 Unit 9 Snake Catchers

Who they are and why they catch pythons (00:00 – 00:59)

Transcript will load here…

1. Where do the snake catchers work?

In the Florida Everglades (Everglades National Park)
On a tropical island
In a city zoo
In the Rocky Mountains

2. Why are Burmese pythons a problem in the Everglades?

They are eating too many native animals
They are a native species that is disappearing
They are destroying trees
They are poisonous to humans

3. Besides catching pythons, what else does the team do?

They train dogs to find birds
They build new roads in the park
They teach tourists to swim
They study how the pythons live and move

National Geographic Reading Explorer 1 Unit 9 Snake Catchers

Tracking devices and searching on the ground (00:59 – 01:49)

Transcript will load here…

1. What does the team put into several pythons?

Tiny harmless tracking devices
Food and water
A poisonous chemical
Small cameras for filming

2. What tool does the team use to search for signals from the tracking devices?

A flashlight
An antenna
A microscope
A map app on a phone

3. What do they do when they can’t locate the snakes from the ground?

They build a fence around the swamp
They stop searching
They use a plane to help them search
They call the police

National Geographic Reading Explorer 1 Unit 9 Snake Catchers

Finding the signal and what it means (01:49 – 03:09)

Transcript will load here…

1. Why does the team use a plane?

Because it has a more powerful antenna for picking up signals
To scare the snakes away
To drop food for the snakes
To count trees in the park

2. How far did the snakes travel, according to the tracking devices?

Over 560 kilometers
About 5 kilometers
Over 56 kilometers
Exactly 1.5 million kilometers

3. What conclusion does the team make after seeing the tracking results?

The pythons cannot swim in swamps
It will not be easy to get rid of the pythons
It will be easy to get rid of the pythons
The park should be closed immediately

National Geographic Reading Explorer 1 Unit 9 Snake Catchers

Transcript will load here…

1. What is the main goal of the snake-catching team in this video?

To study only native birds
To teach people how to keep snakes as pets
To catch and remove an invasive species to protect local wildlife
To build new tourist areas in the park

2. Which problem is described in the Everglades?

Native snakes are disappearing because of planes
Too many invasive snakes are harming native animals
Tourists are feeding pythons too much
A lack of water is killing all reptiles

3. What does the tracking experiment show about the Burmese pythons?

They always stay where they are released
They only move at night in winter
They can travel long distances and return to where they were caught
They cannot survive in swamps

Discussion Questions

Discuss the ideas from this video

National Geographic Reading Explorer 1 Unit 9 Snake Catchers

Why do you think an invasive species can be dangerous for an ecosystem?
Is it ever acceptable to release a non-native animal into the wild? Why or why not?
What are some other methods (besides tracking devices) that scientists could use to study animal movement?
If you lived near a national park with an invasive animal problem, what actions should the government and local people take?