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Animals & Shapeshifters: Crash Course Latin American Literature #10

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Learning Stats

B1

سطح CEFR

1,587

Total Words

678

Unique Words

5/10

سختی

Vocabulary Diversity 43%

زیرنویس‌ها (200 segments)

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birds with 10 and a half foot

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wingspands, fish with terrifying teeth,

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500 lb anacondas, and tiny little pink

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armadillos. Latin America is filled with

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all sorts of strange and wondrous

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creatures. So, it makes sense that

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animals have figured big in Latin

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American culture from the beginning.

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Like, the Mayan saw animals as

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messengers to the gods and the Aztecs

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worshiped Gats Kuat, a god who took the

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form of a feathered serpent. All of that

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cultural connection laid the groundwork

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for centuries of literature and

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centuries of exploring the parallels

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between animals and human animals. Hi,

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I'm Kurly Velasquez and this is Crash

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Course Latin American literature.

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Humans and other animals have had

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relationships for millennia. We've got

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Key Vocabulary (12)

you A1 pronoun

Used to refer to the person or people that the speaker is addressing. It is the second-person pronoun used for both singular and plural subjects and objects.

course A2 noun

A series of lessons or lectures on a specific subject, typically leading to a qualification. It can also refer to a specific direction or path that someone or something follows, or one part of a multi-part meal.

human A2 verb

To act like a normal person or to function properly in daily life. It is often used humorously when someone feels too tired, stressed, or unmotivated to deal with social or work tasks.

big A1 adjective

large

"Big elephant."

culture C1 noun

Culture refers to the shared beliefs, customs, social behaviors, and intellectual achievements that characterize a specific group of people or society. In an academic context, it encompasses the entire system of transmitted patterns of behavior and knowledge that guide how a community interacts with the world.

fish A1 noun

A fish is an animal that lives in water, has scales and fins, and breathes through gills. As a food item, it refers to the flesh of these animals eaten by humans.

"The fish is important."

literature A1 noun

Literature refers to written works such as novels, plays, and poems that are considered to be very good or important. It can also refer to printed information about a particular subject or business.

"The literature is important."

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