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TRANSCRIPTEPISODE12:CANETOADS

Hello.I’mMargotPolitis.WelcometoStudyEnglish,IELTSpreparation.

Today,we’regoingtotalkaboutexpressingattitude,andusingthewords‘so’and

‘such’.

Andwe’regoingtofindoutaboutsomenastycreaturescalledcanetoads,andallthe

troubletheycancause.

Curious?Let’swatchtheclip.

Youcanseetheselargeglandshe’sgotbehindhis

eyes,whichcontainalotoftoxin.It’sgotvarious

compoundsintherebutbasicallywhatitdoesis

giveyouaheartattack.Thetoxin’sactuallyall

throughouttheskinbutthemainconcentrationisin

theseglands.Sobasically,somethingbitesit,ifit

getsintoitsbloodstream,there’sagoodchanceit

willbekilledveryquickly.

Wefoundadeadfreshwatercrocodile,whichwasapparentlykilled.Certainlyaone

deathadder,whichisavenomoussnake,quiteanimportantAustraliansnake,we

foundoneofthosefreshlydeadwithasmalltoadinitsmouth.Andeventosmall

children,ifachildwastoputthemintheirmouth,thetoxinisquitesevere.

Theflipsideofthatisthatthereareawholelotof

animalswhichwillbeout-competedbycanetoads.

Sothey’reotheranimals,whicheatinsectsfor

instance,‘causecanetoadsaresonumerousthat

theysuckupalltheinsectsfromthebiota,likebig

vacuumcleanersandsotheycanactuallycause

otheranimalstostarve.

Whyareweliterallysittingbackandwatchingthe

canetoa