English Documentary on Polar Bears with Transcript, podcast and illustrated flashcards to improve your listening and reading comprehension and expand your vocabulary Source of documentary: National Geographic YouTube Channel Watch this video on YouTube. Polar bears are not white Polar bears’ fur is not white. The fur is actually transparent; It consists of two layers of transparent…
English Documentary on Uranus with Transcript, embedded flashcards and video podcast to improve your listening and reading comprehension and expand your vocabulary Source of documentary: National Geographic YouTube Channel Watch this video on YouTube. A new neighbor waiting to be discovered In ancient times, humans studied the night sky and discovered the worlds of Mercury, Venus, Mars,…
English Documentary on Exoplanets with Transcript & Flashcards to practice reading and listening and improve your academic & scientific vocabulary Source of documentary: National Geographic YouTube Channel Source of image: https://exoplanets.nasa.gov/ Watch this video on YouTube. Worlds over the borders They are nestled in the final frontier. Countless worlds, scattered throughout countless galaxies, challenged the notion that…
Temperate 504 Absolutely Essential Words Lesson 34 /ˈtem.pər.ət/ (adj) (of weather conditions) neither very cold nor very hot, mild, moderate, pleasant, clement, agreeable – (of behavior or personality) controlled and calm, self-controlled, restrained, reserved In geography, the temperate climates of Earth occur in the middle latitudes, which span between the tropics and the polar regions…
English Documentary on Solar System with Transcript with illustrated flashcards and an embedded podcast for IELTS & TOEFL candidates to practice listening, reading and vocabulary Source of documentary: National Geographic YouTube Channel Watch this video on YouTube. The formation of the solar system Our solar system is one of over 500 known solar systems in the entire…
Diurnal GRE Vocabulary Flashcard /ˌdaɪˈɜː.nəl/ (adj) Definition happening or being active during the day, daily, daytime, daylight – circadian, quotidian Example Diurnality is a form of plant or animal behavior characterized by activity during daytime, with a period of sleeping or other inactivity at night. The common adjective used for daytime activity is “diurnal”. The…
English Documentary on Mercury with Transcript, illustrated flashcards and podcast to improve your listening, reading and vocabulary for IELTS and TOEFL Source of documentary: National Geographic YouTube Channel Watch this video on YouTube. Mercury The planet Mercury is named after the messenger of the Roman gods because even the ancients could see how swift and fleeting it…
English Documentary on Sea Turtles with Transcript & Flashcards to perfect your English and expand your vocabulary. You can also watch the video podcast and ready the corresponding transcript Source of documentary: National Geographic YouTube Channel Source of image: https://www.nbcnews.com/ Listening comprehension Watch this video on YouTube. Reading comprehension Sea turtles Sea turtles are ancient mariners. Present…
Tepid definition in context with images and synonyms from the book, Vocabulary for the College-Bound Student. Learn the word, tepid, in short real sentences and passages and improve your reading comprehension as well. /ˈtep.ɪd/ (adj) Tepid definition (of liquids) not cold nor warm but lukewarm, slightly warm, barely warm, warmish (of a reaction or response)…