Listening exercise
Seasonal Strategies
Robert Brodman, PhD
Windows Media video:
http://www.wackyorb.com/frogs/brodmanwinter.wmv


Vocabulary:
Jasper county
northwest Indiana
marsh
habitat
to monitor
amphibians
typically
pond
species
Spring peeper
blue-spotted salamander
northern leopard frog
chorus frog
tadpole
to freeze
to the bottom
body of water
predator
temperatures
wave of species
advantage
to exploit
resource
to breed
to run the risk
at the risk
cold snap
to freeze
to be associated with
balance

Listening comprehension questions:
1. In what state was this video made? In what part of the US is this state located? What time of year is it?
2. In which two kinds of places do the amphibians found here live, and what activities do they do in each?
3. Why are wetlands valuable to many amphibians?
4. What is the disadvantage to amphibians of a deeper lake?
5. Convert these Fahrenheit temperatures to Celsius: 45°F, 55°F, 65°F.
6. What is the advantage and the disadvantage of coming out early to breed? Coming out later?

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