Pronunciation ChallengeTED-Ed How do birds learn to sing? - Partha P. Mitra

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Do you know any other animal behaviors that are innate?

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Isolated finches still produce what are called innate or isolate songs. A specific tune might be taught, but the instinct to sing seems to be hardwired into a songbird’s brain. Innate songs sound different from the “cultured” songs learned from other finches—at first.

Original Video：TED-Ed How do birds learn to sing? - Partha P. Mitra

Key Vocabulary

1. isolate

isolate

[ˈaɪsəˌleɪt](v.)

separate

[ˈsɛpəˌreɪt](v.)

separate

[ˈsɛprət](adj.)

2. innate

innate

[ɪˈneɪt](adj.)

acquired

[əˈkwaɪərd](adj.)

3. instinct

instinct

[ˈɪnstɪŋkt](n.)

intuition

[ˌɪntuˈɪʃən](n.)

4. hardwired

hardwired

[hɑrdˈwaɪərd ](adj.)

hardware

[ˈhɑrˌdwɛr](n.)

5. cultured

cultured

[ˈkʌlʧərd](adj.)

culture

[ˈkʌlʧər](n.)

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Pronunciation ChallengeTED-Ed How do birds learn to sing? - Partha P. Mitra

Host : Kelsi

Do you know any other animal behaviors that are innate?

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Challenge History

Total 0 Challenges Completed

Today's Sentence

Video not in English?

Isolated finches still produce what are called innate or isolate songs. A specific tune might be taught, but the instinct to sing seems to be hardwired into a songbird’s brain. Innate songs sound different from the “cultured” songs learned from other finches—at first.

Original Video：TED-Ed How do birds learn to sing? - Partha P. Mitra

Key Vocabulary

1. isolate

isolate

[ˈaɪsəˌleɪt](v.)

separate

[ˈsɛpəˌreɪt](v.)

separate

[ˈsɛprət](adj.)

2. innate

innate

[ɪˈneɪt](adj.)

acquired

[əˈkwaɪərd](adj.)

3. instinct

instinct

[ˈɪnstɪŋkt](n.)

intuition

[ˌɪntuˈɪʃən](n.)

4. hardwired

hardwired

[hɑrdˈwaɪərd ](adj.)

hardware

[ˈhɑrˌdwɛr](n.)

5. cultured

cultured

[ˈkʌlʧərd](adj.)

culture

[ˈkʌlʧər](n.)

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