EPISODE 5; LA BALLENA

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Today we will look at the life of the sea and will talk specifically about 


La Ballena - The whale....         


Some other vocab.....

El cangrejo 




                                                     La langosta
La gamba
We also have 

a pesar de - despite
tamaño - the size
alimentarse de…. - to feed on
Un alimento - food
La superficie - the surface


Listen the first time

Question: What is plankton?

More vocab:

alcanzar - to reach
tragar - to swallow

 Listen to episode 5....




Listen again: 

Questions....

How big can whales get?

How exactly do whales eat plankton?


Transcript....

LAS BALLENAS

Las ballenas son unos enormes animales que pueden alcanzar los veinte metros de largo. A pesar de su tamaño, se alimentan de plancton.

El plancton está formado por pequeños animales que viven en la superficie del mar. Lo forman millones de larvas que cuando se hacen grandes se transforman en cangrejos, gambas o langostas.

La ballena, para comerlos, abre la boca y traga una gran cantidad de agua. El agua es filtrada y devuelta al mar. El plancton queda atrapado en una especie de filtro y le sirve de alimento. Luego vuelve a tragar otra gran cantidad de agua y así muchas veces.

De esta forma, el animal más grande de la tierra se alimenta de unos animalitos tan pequeños que es difícil verlos a simple vista.


Text adapted from p.9 of https://agora.xtec.cat/afapremia/wp-content/uploads/usu1270/2016/06/EDUCACION-PERMANENTE-90-LECTURAS.pdf


Music
Artist: Deen Yan-Key
Title: Cha Cha Cha
Source: Free Music Archive
https://www.freemusicarchive.org/search?sort=track_date_published&d=1&quicksearch=latin




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