Listening Exercise The Incredible Ghost Shark

Listening Exercise The Incredible Ghost Shark The wildlife in the deep ocean never ceases to amaze me.  It seems that we have so much  to explore and discover.  Its also dark, mysterious and pretty creepy down there.  I recently stumbled across this video of a species captured on film for the first time.  As you watch the clip  about this strange Rat Fish, improve your listening skills by completing  the exercise below.  Wed love to hear from you, so write your answers, comments and questions below!This species was named in honor of Alaskan artist, Ray Troll, whose fascination and appreciation ___  this weird group of fish has inspired some of his artwork.What do you have appreciation ___?They ___  sometimes _____  informally as Rat Fish or Ghost Sharks.What are they formally known as?It can be difficult to distinguish between species due to ______ differences in these characteristics.What does subtle mean?This species ___  only ____  identified by specimens caught in the Southwestern Pacific, off Australia,  New Zealand a nd New Caledonia until the MBARI _______ them off the West coast of HawaiiWhat do they need to do  in order to confirm the identity of this animal so they can compare it with other known species?__ further analysis ____ to reveal that these fishes are not Hydrolagus Trolli, they most likely represent a new species.Something(s) never cease(s) to amaze someone means that youre always impressed or surprised by someone/something.  What never ceases to amaze you?To stumble across means to discover something unexpectedly.  What have you stumbled across recently?Our instructors at LOI provide fun, relevant English lessons over Skype.  Sign up for a free trial class today!

Wisdom Comes not from Age, but from Education and Learning.

Wisdom Comes not from Age, but from Education and Learning. Wisdom comes not from age, but from education and learning. Anton Checkov Anton Pavlovich Chekhov was born in the small seaport of Taganrog, southern Russia. Chekhovs grandfather was a serf (kind of slave in Royal Russia), and later he bought the freedom of his wife and children. In 1879 Chekhov entered Moscow University Medical School. As a student, he published hundreds of short comical stories to support himself and his family. In his stories were shown silly moments in society, marriage problems, clashes between husbands and wives, mistresses and lovers, whims of young women, of whom Chekhov had not much knowledge the author was shy with women even after his marriage. His work has appeared in the daily newspapers of St. Petersburg. He is one of the most famous writers in the world. His works have been translated into more than 100 languages. His plays, notably The Seagull , Three Sisters and The Cherry Orchard for over a hundred years, have played in many theaters around the world. During over 26 years of creativity Chekhov delivered out if his imagination about 900 different literary projects (short humorous stories, serious stories, plays), many of which have become classics of world literature. Particular attention is drawn the Steppe , A Boring Story , Duel , The Story of an Unknown Man , Man in a Case ( 1898).