IELTS Listening Practice Test
Mass Stranding Of Whales And Dolphins
Mass Strandings of Whales and Dolphins
Mass strandings: situations where groups of whales, dolphins, etc. swim onto the beach and die
Common in areas where the can change quickly
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tide/tidesSeveral other theories:
Parasites
e.g. some parasites can affect marine animals’ , which they depend on for navigation
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hearing/ear/earsToxins
Poisons from or are commonly consumed by whales
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plants and animals/plants and fish/plants and fishese.g. Cape Cod (1988) – whales were killed by saxitoxin
Accidental Strandings
Animals may follow prey ashore, e.g. Thurston (1995)
Unlikely because the majority of animals were not when they stranded
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feedingHuman Activity
from military tests are linked to some recent strandings
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noise/noisesThe Bahamas (2000) stranding was unusual because the whales
were all
6healthywere not in a
7group
Group Behaviour
More standings in the most
species of whales8social1994 dolphin stranding – only the
was ill9leader
Further Reading
Marine Mammals Ashore (Connor) – gives information about stranding
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network/networksĐÁP ÁN & GIẢI THÍCH CÂU 1
Giải thích chi tiết
Xác định loại từ cần điền: Noun (cái gì có thể thay đổi quickly)
Sau khi nghe cụm " most often, die in what are known as 'mass strandings'.
>> Giới thiệu về mass stranding là gì >> Đáp án chuẩn bị vô.
Bạn nghe "this type of event is a frequent occurrence in some of the locations....where sometimes the tide goes out suddenly, confusing the animals."
>> Xuất hiện thường xuyên (frequent occurrence) ở những nơi tide cuốn ra bờ bất chợt (goes out suddenly)
>> Từ cần điền là tide. 
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