Listening Unit 8: The box jellyfish

"There are different types of box jellyfish, and they are found in warm coastal seas anywhere from the Indian Ocean to as far north as Japan"
What aspect of box jellyfish does the sentence talk about?

• The diet of box jellyfish.

• The danger of box jellyfish.

• The habitat of box jellyfish.

• The physical appearance of box jellyfish.

Match the pictures with the correct words.

• cells (n)

• 
• tentacles

• 
• stick (v)

• 
• poison (n)

• 
• sides

• 

The box jellyfish can sting its prey with its long tentacles, injecting a powerful poison.

The Vietnamese meaning of "sting" is:

• cắn
• đâm
• cào cấu

• chích

Altogether, there are over 2,000 species of jellyfish found in the world’s oceans.

The most suitable paraphrase of "altogether" is:

• in summary
• in conclusion

• in fact

• in total

If you come in contact with a venomous fish, you should seek medical help immediately.

The correct paraphrase of "come in contact with" is

• meet
• touch
• greet

• observe

Some people experience such great pain from a jellyfish sting that they lose consciousness.

The suitable paraphrase of "great" is

• mild
• tolerable
• manageable
• extreme

if someone stops breathing after being stung by jellyfish, lifeguards will try to revive them.

The correct paraphrase of "revive" is

• cause more pain

• bring back to life

• stop the heart
• put to sleep

The grey squirrel was introduced to the UK from North America, and it quickly became a common species.
The correct paraphrase of "was introduced to" is:

• was taken from
• was discovered in

• was imported from

• was brought to

The cost of controlling invasive species, such as the cane toad in Australia, is extremely high due to the destruction they cause to native wildlife and agriculture.

The suitable paraphrase of "cost" is:

• significance

• risk

• damage

• benefit

Match the following words with the correct paraphrase/ Vietnamese meaning

• in the early of

• greedy

• tham lam

• unpopularity

• appearance

• at the beginning of

• the state of being disliked

• native

• bản địa

• physical description