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TOEFL: Upside Down Rhinos

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TOEFL: Upside Down Rhinos

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What's the best way to transport a Rhino? Tune in to find out. Vocabulary: - Orientation - Exacerbate - Upside-down - To fare - To suspend - To compromise

Today's Stream

1. Another Ig Nobel Prize winner 2. The vocab of rhino science 3. Academic language test

The Article

Why move a rhino?

From sanctuary to sanctuary.

"The researchers wanted to know if airlifting the rhinos...

...in different ORIENTATIONS would EXACERBATE the effects of the tranquillisers."

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"Exacerbate" means to make something...

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In which ORIENTATION were the Rhinos carried?

"The right way up is upside down"

(A subtitle from the article)

"After studying 12 rhinos using a crane, they found that...

...upside-down rhinos FARED better than those transported on their side."

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"The upside-down rhinos FARED better than those transported on their side."

The Paper

1. Effects of 2. By the feet 3. Compared with

"Aerial translocation of captured rhinoceroses has been accomplished by SUSPENDING them by their feet.

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The rhinos are SUSPENDED by...

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The light is suspended from...

Use "suspended" to describe the disco ball using "from" and "by".

Academic Vocab Quiz

Pick the correct answer

1. We have ___ that rhinos do better in this unusual position than simply lying on their side.

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2. The findings of the experiment have important ___ for conservation efforts.

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3. Rhinos are often moved, usually by road but sometimes by air, around different parts of the African savannah to ___ the species maintains a diverse gene pool.

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Today's Stream

The Article

Why move a rhino?

"The researchers wanted to know if airlifting the rhinos...

"The right way up is upside down"

"After studying 12 rhinos using a crane, they found that...

The Paper

"Aerial translocation of captured rhinoceroses has been accomplished by SUSPENDING them by their feet.

Use "suspended" to describe the disco ball using "from" and "by".

Academic Vocab Quiz

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