https://padlet.com/theaglopez/g2i06yjy0qe7 Text 3E: Whale Talk with Sec 2A en-us 2017-08-22 05:54:50 UTC 2025-10-30 08:48:41 UTC hello@padlet.com theaglopez https://padlet.com/theaglopez/g2i06yjy0qe7/wish/182015811 Text 3E is a news paper article about a beluga whale. Read the text to know about belugas in this article. 

What have you learned about belugas in this article? ]]> 2017-08-22 05:54:50 UTC https://padlet.com/theaglopez/g2i06yjy0qe7/wish/182015811 theaglopez https://padlet.com/theaglopez/g2i06yjy0qe7/wish/182015813 2017-08-22 05:54:50 UTC https://padlet.com/theaglopez/g2i06yjy0qe7/wish/182015813 theaglopez https://padlet.com/theaglopez/g2i06yjy0qe7/wish/182015814 What do you know about the beluga whale? Watch this video to get to know this adorable sea creature.]]> 2017-08-22 05:54:50 UTC https://padlet.com/theaglopez/g2i06yjy0qe7/wish/182015814 theaglopez https://padlet.com/theaglopez/g2i06yjy0qe7/wish/182015815 Cackles, moos, whistles, trills and squaks? All of these are found in Text 3E. What is the name of the figure of speech for the five nouns in italics in the sentence?

Let's have a review of the different figures of speech by watching the short video below.

Now, can you already name the FOS asked in the question above?

]]> 2017-08-22 05:54:50 UTC https://padlet.com/theaglopez/g2i06yjy0qe7/wish/182015815 theaglopez https://padlet.com/theaglopez/g2i06yjy0qe7/wish/182015817 Learn what these are from the video below, and read the Key Point as well found on page 39.

Answer Exercise 12c, page 38 on your coursebook.]]> 2017-08-22 05:54:50 UTC https://padlet.com/theaglopez/g2i06yjy0qe7/wish/182015817 theaglopez https://padlet.com/theaglopez/g2i06yjy0qe7/wish/182269271 Reduce the article to a tweet (140 characters) to summarize its message. Post your tweet below.]]> 2017-08-23 07:25:35 UTC https://padlet.com/theaglopez/g2i06yjy0qe7/wish/182269271 https://padlet.com/theaglopez/g2i06yjy0qe7/wish/182300341 I learnt that belugas migrate and travel in groups and their main diet is cod fish and their main predators are killer whales and polar bears. And they can move their heads up and down, and has ecolocation to herd prey into shallow waters. And are very cute. It will take 9 years to make an infant totally white and they are threatned to illegal trafficking, pollution, etc. Nursed for a long time.

The figure of speech for the words 'cackles, moos, whistles, trills and squawks' is a onomatapoiea.

Summary: 
Beluga whales communicate trough cackles, moos, whistles, trills and squawks(40). The beluga whales have the potential to communicate with humans(76). They can locate prey and predators as far as the other side of the ocean(117).]]> 2017-08-23 12:25:33 UTC https://padlet.com/theaglopez/g2i06yjy0qe7/wish/182300341 https://padlet.com/theaglopez/g2i06yjy0qe7/wish/182507044 I learned that beluga whales are mammals that live in the sea. They live in the arctic and sub arctic oceans. They mostly swim in shallow coastal waters. They move in groups called pods that consists of 2-10 individuals. Their body is white and it has thick blubber covering it. They have echolocation to work together. They are threatened by pollution and shipping traffic.]]> 2017-08-24 06:37:13 UTC https://padlet.com/theaglopez/g2i06yjy0qe7/wish/182507044 https://padlet.com/theaglopez/g2i06yjy0qe7/wish/182507046 I learn that belugas are adorable and smart. They also have an interesting features such echolocation. They also can swim until 2600 feet. They are also playful.]]> 2017-08-24 06:37:13 UTC https://padlet.com/theaglopez/g2i06yjy0qe7/wish/182507046 https://padlet.com/theaglopez/g2i06yjy0qe7/wish/182507067 I learned that beluga whales are very social mammals who lives in coastal waters. They move around in groups called "pods". They use a special sense called echolocation to find/locate their food. They can communicate with facial expressions making them very intelligent creatures. They have the ability of diving 2600 feet underwater before coming back up for air. Polar bears and killer whales are their predators. Pollution also threatens their survival. 🐳🌊]]> 2017-08-24 06:37:22 UTC https://padlet.com/theaglopez/g2i06yjy0qe7/wish/182507067 https://padlet.com/theaglopez/g2i06yjy0qe7/wish/182507087 I learned that beluga whales are social and adorable mammals. They are also threatened by polution and shipping traffic. I also learned that unlike other whales, the beluga whales can move their head up and down, and left and right. They look like dolphins in a way, but fatter. ]]> 2017-08-24 06:37:29 UTC https://padlet.com/theaglopez/g2i06yjy0qe7/wish/182507087 https://padlet.com/theaglopez/g2i06yjy0qe7/wish/182507126 I learned that Beluga Whales are really intelligent. They can communicate with humans. They are also really flexible since they can move their head up and down and left to right.They live about 30-50 years.]]> 2017-08-24 06:37:51 UTC https://padlet.com/theaglopez/g2i06yjy0qe7/wish/182507126 https://padlet.com/theaglopez/g2i06yjy0qe7/wish/182507130 I learnt that belugas are adorable animals! They can move their head left to right and up to down inside, since they are different from the others and more flexible.They live in the Arctic and mating season is in spring. They produce a variety of sounds, such as the other whales. I also know that they are covered in a thick layer of blubber. Like me.]]> 2017-08-24 06:37:53 UTC https://padlet.com/theaglopez/g2i06yjy0qe7/wish/182507130 guidofawkestheslimystuart https://padlet.com/theaglopez/g2i06yjy0qe7/wish/182507132 I learned that Beluga whales are intelligent animals with thick blubber being about 40% their weight, which is on average 3000 pound. The communicate either vocally or even with facial expressions. They use echolocation to locate their prey. New born Beluga whales take 9 years to completely turn white. The whales can dive about 2600 feet for about 5 min before needing to surface for air, though they usually stay in coastal waters. Orcas and polar bears are their natural predators.]]> 2017-08-24 06:37:53 UTC https://padlet.com/theaglopez/g2i06yjy0qe7/wish/182507132 https://padlet.com/theaglopez/g2i06yjy0qe7/wish/182507144 I learned that belugas can move their heads up and down and lift and right. I learned that they aren't born with their white skin. I also learned that belugas have a lot of blubber. I learned that belugas are hunted by orcas and polar bears]]> 2017-08-24 06:37:59 UTC https://padlet.com/theaglopez/g2i06yjy0qe7/wish/182507144 https://padlet.com/theaglopez/g2i06yjy0qe7/wish/182507508 I learn that Beluga whales are mammals who lives in

]]> 2017-08-24 06:40:10 UTC https://padlet.com/theaglopez/g2i06yjy0qe7/wish/182507508 https://padlet.com/theaglopez/g2i06yjy0qe7/wish/182507561 I learn that beluga whales are born with an ability to turn their head up and down and left to right. I also learn that their thick blubber are used to keep their body warm. They're white]]> 2017-08-24 06:40:27 UTC https://padlet.com/theaglopez/g2i06yjy0qe7/wish/182507561 https://padlet.com/theaglopez/g2i06yjy0qe7/wish/182507576 I learnt that they usually grow 13 to 16.5ft, they travel in groups called pods, they have thick blubber that is 60% of their body mass, their average weight is 3000 lbs and that they can move their heads.]]> 2017-08-24 06:40:37 UTC https://padlet.com/theaglopez/g2i06yjy0qe7/wish/182507576 https://padlet.com/theaglopez/g2i06yjy0qe7/wish/182507669 I learnt that beluga whales are very social mammals that can live up to 35 ]]> 2017-08-24 06:41:09 UTC https://padlet.com/theaglopez/g2i06yjy0qe7/wish/182507669 https://padlet.com/theaglopez/g2i06yjy0qe7/wish/182507842 I learn that the beluga whales are adorable mammals that are very social because of their echolocation. Unlike other animals the beluga whale can move or turn their head left, right, up and down. They eat fish but are treatend by polar bears and killer whales. 🐳]]> 2017-08-24 06:42:42 UTC https://padlet.com/theaglopez/g2i06yjy0qe7/wish/182507842 https://padlet.com/theaglopez/g2i06yjy0qe7/wish/182508075 i learned that beluga whale can move their head up, down, right and left.They live in an artic and sub artic. Beluga whales are also mammals that are sociable and adorable. they live around 30-35 years]]> 2017-08-24 06:44:49 UTC https://padlet.com/theaglopez/g2i06yjy0qe7/wish/182508075 https://padlet.com/theaglopez/g2i06yjy0qe7/wish/182508238 I learned that beluga whales are mammals that live in the Artic. The Belugas have a broad, rounded head and a large forehead. They are well adapted to their environment with a 5-inch thick layer of blubber and a tough dorsal ridge that helps them travel through sea ice waters. They use echolocation to help them to identify objects such as food.

]]> 2017-08-24 06:45:55 UTC https://padlet.com/theaglopez/g2i06yjy0qe7/wish/182508238 https://padlet.com/theaglopez/g2i06yjy0qe7/wish/182508333 I learnt that beluga whales are social and intelligent mammals that live underwater and can live up to 35-40 years.
Whale talk:
From the text i learnt that all belugas faces are able to convey human-like expressions.
They use their thick blubber to keep themselves warm in the cold atlantic oceans.]]> 2017-08-24 06:46:28 UTC https://padlet.com/theaglopez/g2i06yjy0qe7/wish/182508333 https://padlet.com/theaglopez/g2i06yjy0qe7/wish/182508398 From article:
Beluga whales can make a sounds such as cackles, moos, whistles, trills and squawks. ]]> 2017-08-24 06:46:53 UTC https://padlet.com/theaglopez/g2i06yjy0qe7/wish/182508398 https://padlet.com/theaglopez/g2i06yjy0qe7/wish/182508411 I learn that beluga whales can really sound like humans talking, moos, whistles, trills and squawks]]> 2017-08-24 06:46:55 UTC https://padlet.com/theaglopez/g2i06yjy0qe7/wish/182508411 https://padlet.com/theaglopez/g2i06yjy0qe7/wish/182508448 I learned that belugas are able to maka a variety of sounds from cackles to whistles to imitating humans. I find it interesting how belugas are able to imitate human speech. It shows how intelligent belugas are.]]> 2017-08-24 06:47:09 UTC https://padlet.com/theaglopez/g2i06yjy0qe7/wish/182508448 https://padlet.com/theaglopez/g2i06yjy0qe7/wish/182508500 Whale Talk:
I learned that beluga whales have an ability to sound like a human being. In my opinion, this is a really interesting discovery. I also learned that they are the loudest animals on Earth. ]]> 2017-08-24 06:47:30 UTC https://padlet.com/theaglopez/g2i06yjy0qe7/wish/182508500 https://padlet.com/theaglopez/g2i06yjy0qe7/wish/182508557 I learnt that beluga whales can imitate people's voices. No one really knows if they talk to communicate with people or just standard calls. They are able to convey human facial expressions, and are extremely social; in fact, the most social of the whale family]]> 2017-08-24 06:47:57 UTC https://padlet.com/theaglopez/g2i06yjy0qe7/wish/182508557 https://padlet.com/theaglopez/g2i06yjy0qe7/wish/182508560 I learned that the Beluga Whale was discovered by 2 biologist in 1950s. They are among the loudest animals. ]]> 2017-08-24 06:47:58 UTC https://padlet.com/theaglopez/g2i06yjy0qe7/wish/182508560 https://padlet.com/theaglopez/g2i06yjy0qe7/wish/182508797 I learned from the text, Whale Talk that beluga whales can produce a human-like sound]]> 2017-08-24 06:49:27 UTC https://padlet.com/theaglopez/g2i06yjy0qe7/wish/182508797 guidofawkestheslimystuart https://padlet.com/theaglopez/g2i06yjy0qe7/wish/182509007 I learned that Beluga whales are exteremely vocal, with a large variety of different noises, and their sounds being able to be heard across the sea by other Belugas. They can also make a large effort to imitate human speech, but it is unlikely conversation between the 2 species are possible.]]> 2017-08-24 06:50:47 UTC https://padlet.com/theaglopez/g2i06yjy0qe7/wish/182509007 https://padlet.com/theaglopez/g2i06yjy0qe7/wish/182509017 From the text I learnt that beluga whales are able to copy out/ immitate the sounds around them and they are able to produce sounds like cackles, moos, whistles,trills and squawks making them very intelligent. ]]> 2017-08-24 06:50:50 UTC https://padlet.com/theaglopez/g2i06yjy0qe7/wish/182509017 https://padlet.com/theaglopez/g2i06yjy0qe7/wish/182509123 From the text, I learned that the first two biologist to study whale sounds are william schevill and barbara lawrence. The whale can also make/immitate the sounds/noise around them.]]> 2017-08-24 06:51:41 UTC https://padlet.com/theaglopez/g2i06yjy0qe7/wish/182509123 https://padlet.com/theaglopez/g2i06yjy0qe7/wish/182510146 Exercise 12 a:
They are probably forms of onomatopoeia. ]]> 2017-08-24 06:58:12 UTC https://padlet.com/theaglopez/g2i06yjy0qe7/wish/182510146 https://padlet.com/theaglopez/g2i06yjy0qe7/wish/182510225 Excercise 12 A: 
" Cackles, moos, whistles, trills and squawks" are forms of onomatopoeia]]> 2017-08-24 06:59:06 UTC https://padlet.com/theaglopez/g2i06yjy0qe7/wish/182510225 https://padlet.com/theaglopez/g2i06yjy0qe7/wish/182511494 Form the text, I learned that belugas are among kost vocal of the whale family. They can imitate an array of sounds, including cackles, moos, whistles, trills and squawks]]> 2017-08-24 07:09:58 UTC https://padlet.com/theaglopez/g2i06yjy0qe7/wish/182511494 https://padlet.com/theaglopez/g2i06yjy0qe7/wish/182511850 Excercise 12b : ]]> 2017-08-24 07:12:12 UTC https://padlet.com/theaglopez/g2i06yjy0qe7/wish/182511850