248. The Unexpected Visit (animal vocabulary) B2 Story

This is a B2-level recording and story with vocabulary about animal sounds and movement:

Animal words:

warren - where rabbits live together in the ground

roar - sound like a lion makes

thunder - sound like large animals running past

scream - high pitched sound that sounds angry or scared

hop - to jump (in humans - on one leg)

poke your head out - look out briefly from somewhere

twitching - quick movements like a rabbits nose or ears

crouch - when somebody or an animal moves their body down, or down flat to the ground

beast - an animal

whine - high pitched sound like a car engine when going fast, a dog 'crying'.

slip back in - move quickly into a place

hum - sound similar to that the bees make

B2 words:

beyond - further away than

generation - referring to people or animals, the sons, then sons of sons etc.

mutter - talk quietly

unfamiliar - something you have not seen before

tremble - shake, often with fear

whistle - sound made with lips, often with a tune

uneasy - a little frightened

giggle - a laugh like a little girl's

glance - look quickly

to fade - sound getting quieter

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