Luyện nghe IELTS Listening chủ đề Animal 2 – rút từ vựng chi tiết

Topic: Animal (2)

Track 1

John: Hi Anne, have you found a topic for your dissertation yet?
Anne: Oh. Hi John. Not really, but I just saw this amazing article about (1) …………………………
John: Oh, is it the one in the Animal Psychology journal with the (2) …………………………? I read it too, it’s a fascinating area.
Anne: Isn’t it? It looks like there’s a lot of new (3) ………………………… coming out. I mean, we’re always told it’s commonly known that animals show intelligence when they use (4) ………………………… , but did you see the findings on the elephants at Bronx Zoo?
John: Yes I did, they put a (5) ………………………… in their enclosure and the elephants, not only looked at themselves, but the research team were able to establish that the animals knew they were looking at their own image and clearly showed (6) …………………………
Anne: I know. It says here that no other animal apart from (7) ………………………… has demonstrated that kind of consciousness. Not even monkeys.
John: Well it sounds to me like this could be just the dissertation topic you wanted.
Anne: It does sound good, doesn’t it. I’d particularly like to look into the study on capuchin monkeys. They sound like real characters.
John: I know, but I’m not sure I’d like to have them on campus. Did you see they even managed to escape from their (8) …………………………. ?
Anne: Yes, wasn’t it great? And to think, a lot of people are still skeptical about animal
(9) …………………………. The standard criticism is that animals only really perform tricks because they’ve been taught to receive food rewards.
John: Well, the monkey case study certainly disproves that (10) …………………………! Anyway, these are far more than tricks, in some cases it’s about natural instincts and survival for these animals.
Anne: Yes, they said that in the bit about the scrub jay in North America. They prey on small (11) ………………………… and store them away. And they can also gauge how long they can keep the food until it’s not safe to eat any more.
John: So, it basically has a (12) ………………………… capability. It’s amazing to think an animal can determine its potential food supply like that, isn’t it? Hey, your dissertation topic sounds more interesting than mine!

Track 2

Good morning everyone. In this opening part of the (1) ………………………… I’ll cover the recent work that the Biology department has been involved in based on animal intelligence.

First I’ll give you a bit of basic (2) …………………………. In 2001, we focused on monkeys and their capability to either fashion crude tools or take advantage of naturally occurring ones. Then in 2007, we turned our thoughts to higher level thinking and in particular (3) ………………………….

We conducted a significant piece of research to find out whether birds are in fact able to (4) …………………………. The findings amazed everyone and caused quite a stir around the world. This helped to spur us on and allowed us to (5) ………………………… the department, making it the world-class facility it is today.

However, it’s not without its (6) ………………………… and there are several difficulties that are peculiar to this type of study. Firstly, this type of research is generally prolonged as we have to spend extensive periods gaining the animals’ (7) …………………………. In terms of resources, it can also be very (8) ………………………… to run as we need to employ a large number of supplementary (9) ………………………… to assist us for the length of the study. And finally, there is the question of the physical facilities themselves. We often have to try to find more space just to simply house the animals, which can be quite an arduous (10) …………………………! Which leads me to our present study, and the one we are going to look at today. Our subject this time, is (11) …………………………! We knew there was simply no way of accommodating them on campus so I have been carrying out fieldwork at the Bronx Zoo…

ANSWER TRACK 1

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1. animal intelligence
2. monkeys 
3. research
4. tools
5. mirror
6. recognition
7. humans
8. cage
9. intelligence 
10. theory 
11. animals
12. planning 

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ANSWER TRACK 2

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1. presentation 
2. background 
3. numeracy
4. count
5. expand 
6. drawbacks 
7. trust
8. costly
9. staff
10. chore
11. elephants

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TỪ VỰNG HAY TRONG BÀI NGHE

dissertation	(n) sự bàn luận, sự nghị luận a long piece of writing on a particular subject, especially one written for a university degree Ex: Students can either do a dissertation or take part in a practical project.
intelligence	(n) sự hiểu biết, sự thông minh the ability to learn, understand and think in a logical way about things; the ability to do this well Ex: As a director, he tends to underestimate the intelligence of his audience.
fascinating	(adj) hấp dẫn, lôi cuốn extremely interesting and attractive Ex: Your trip to Alaska sounds absolutely fascinating.
tool	(n) dụng cụ, đồ dùng an instrument such as a hammer, screwdriver, saw, etc. that you hold in your hand and use for making things, repairing things, etc. Ex: Always select the right tool for the job.
enclosure	(n) sự rào lại a piece of land that is surrounded by a fence or wall and is used for a particular purpose
establish	(n) sự thiết lập to start or create an organization, a system, etc. that is meant to last for a long time Ex: Let’s establish some ground rules.
recognition	(n) sự nhận ra the act of remembering who somebody is when you see them, or of identifying what something is Ex: He glanced briefly towards her but there was no sign of recognition.
demonstrate	(n) sự chứng minh, giải thích to show something clearly by giving proof or evidence Ex: These paintings demonstrate his extraordinary ability as a portrait painter.
consciousness	(n) sự hiểu biết, ý thức the state of being able to use your senses and mental powers to understand what is happening Ex: I can’t remember any more—I must have lost consciousness.
campus	khuôn viên trường, sân trường the buildings of a university or college and the land around them Ex: Wi-fi is also provided in many locations around the campus.
escape	(v) trốn thoát, tẩu thoát to get away from a place where you have been kept as a prisoner or not allowed to leave Ex: He escaped from prison this morning.
cage	(n) lồng, chuồng, cũi… a structure made of metal bars or wire in which animals or birds are kept Ex: I don’t like seeing animals in cages.
skeptical	(adj) nghi ngờ having doubts that a claim or statement is true or that something will happen Ex: I am skeptical about his chances of winning.
criticism	(n) sự chỉ trích the act of expressing disapproval of somebody/something and opinions about their faults or bad qualities; a statement showing this disapproval Ex: People in public life must always be open to criticism (= willing to accept being criticized).
trick	(n) trò khéo, mánh khoé something that you do to make somebody believe something that is not true, or to annoy somebody as a joke
disprove	(v) bác bỏ, chứng minh là sai to show that something is wrong or false Ex: The theory has now been disproved.
theory	lý thuyết, học thuyết a formal set of ideas that is intended to explain why something happens or exists Ex: According to the theory of relativity, nothing can travel faster than light.
instinct	(n) bản năng a natural quality that makes people and animals tend to behave in a particular way using the knowledge and abilities that they were born with rather than thought or training Ex: Children do not know by instinct the difference between right and wrong.
scrub jay	(n) chim giẻ cùi
gauge	(v) đo, định cỡ to measure something accurately using a special instrument
capability	khả năng, năng lực the ability or qualities necessary to do something Ex: Animals in the zoo have lost the capability of catching food for themselves.
determine	(v) quyết định, cương quyết to discover the facts about something; to calculate something exactly Ex: We set out to determine exactly what happened that night.
presentation	(n) sự thuyết trình a meeting at which something, especially a new product or idea, or piece of work, is shown to a group of people Ex: The sales manager will give a presentation on the new products.
crude tool	dụng cụ, đồ dùng thô sơ
numeracy	(n) sự giỏi toán a good basic knowledge of mathematics; the ability to understand and work with numbers
stir	(n) sự náo động, sự xôn xao excitement, anger or shock that is felt by a number of people Ex: Her resignation caused quite a stir.
spur	(v) khích lệ, khuyến khích to encourage somebody to do something or to encourage them to try harder to achieve something Ex: Her difficult childhood spurred her on to succeed.
world-class facility	cơ sở đẳng cấp thế giới Ex: We have world-class film-makers and they deserve world-class facilities.
drawback	trở ngại, không thuận lợi a disadvantage or problem that makes something a less attractive idea
peculiar	(adj) lạ kì, khác thường strange or unusual, especially in a way that is unpleasant or makes you worried Ex: For some peculiar reason, she refused to come inside.
prolonged	(adj) kéo dài continuing for a long time Ex: In many parts of the country, frosts were severe and prolonged.
extensive	(adj) rộng rãi, bao quát covering a large area; great in amount Ex: She suffered extensive injuries in the accident.
costly = expensive	(adj) mắc, đắt costing a lot of money, especially more than you want to pay Ex: Buying new furniture may prove too costly.
supplementary	đính kèm provided in addition to something else in order to improve or complete it Ex: A supplementary reading list is attached.
assist	(v) giúp đỡ to help somebody to do something Ex: He assisted in the development of the business strategy.
arduous	(adj) khó khăn, gay go involving a lot of effort and energy, especially over a period of time Ex: The road back to political stability is long and arduous.
chore	(n) việc vặt a task that you do regularly Ex: Working women still do about 70% of domestic chores.
fieldwork	(n) sự điều tra, nghiên cứu ngoài trời research or study that is done in the real world rather than in a library or laboratory Ex: Most of the fieldwork was carried out in Italy.

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