Intro
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2. Read and Prepare - Read the introduction and prepare to hear the audio.
There’s a well-known tongue twister in English: “She sells seashells by the seashore.” It might be difficult to say, but it creates an interesting picture in your mind. A regular beachgoer will tell you that they’ve never seen anyone sell seashells because you can pick them up off the sand anywhere.
Seashells are like small houses for sea animals that live inside of them. By the time seashells wash up onto the beach, they are empty. Seashells come in different shapes, sizes, and colors. Some people collect them as souvenirs.
Jeff and Rafael talk about how much they like seashells. Learn more in today’s English lesson about ocean life.
Dialog
1. Listen and Read - Listen to the audio and read the dialog at the same time.
2. Study - Read the dialog again to see how the vocab words are used.
Jeff: I just went to the beach the other day.
Rafael: Oh, yeah? What did you see?
Jeff: What an amazing ecosystem! I feel like people pay attention to the larger creatures, like sharks and whales.
Rafael: They think it’s just about recreation, going to the beach. But there’s a habitat there.
Jeff: Oh, yeah. One of the most beautiful parts of that are seashells. Just beautiful organisms. Amazing.
Rafael: And they are technically organisms. You were really accurate when you used that term.
Jeff: Also, in Hawaii, you’re not supposed to take rocks from the islands. But those are what make up the islands, these smaller creatures. They are what makes it beautiful in many ways. I just realized humans collect them. But they shouldn’t mess with it. They shouldn’t take those from their habitat.
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Discussion
Jeff and Rafael agree that the ocean is a beautiful habitat. Jeff describes seashells as organisms because sea animals once lived inside them.
He also tells Rafael about how he noticed that people collect seashells. Jeff thinks that seashells should stay on the beach. The seashells belong there because the beach is their habitat.
Do you collect seashells, or do you think seashells should be left on the beach?
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