Look Up #9

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“With a wingspan up to 10 feet in length, the mighty Andean condor is one of the largest flying birds in the world. Found throughout the Andes Mountains, the condor is a national symbol for many South American countries. This massive bird has a hairless head, which will change color depending on its emotional state. Though the condor can live up to 70 years, its population is in decline, largely due to the destruction of its natural habitat” [Great big Story]

Vocabulary chunks to learn after watching the video :

• With wings that spread up to 10ft apart
• One of the largest flying birds in the world
• Found throughout the Andes Mountains
• A national symbol
• Emotional state
• Used to attract females
• With some Condors living for more that 70 years
• It is a scavenger bird
• South American coast
• The population is in decline
• Due to the destruction of its natural habitat
• Lead poisoning from carcasses shot by hunters

 

 

Suspended in Space

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“Rarely do nature and architecture combine so perfectly as they do at the divine Greek monasteries of Meteora. The site is a collection of Greek Orthodox monasteries perched on rock pillars 1,300 feet above ground. Built by monks from the 14th to the 16th centuries, they were constructed using a network of ropes, pulleys, baskets and ladders. Without changing the landscape, the monks managed to build monasteries that seem like an extension of the mountains themselves. The name Meteora translates to “suspended in space,” and these monasteries truly seem to defy gravity.”[Great Big story]

Read more about the most photogenic spiritual site in Greece HERE

Vocabulary chunks to learn after watching the video :

• Nature and architecture come together so perfectly
• The divine Greek monasteries of Meteora
• Greek Orthodox monasteries
• Perched on rock pillars
• 1.300 ft. above ground
• Dramatic cliffs
• Solitude
• Unwanted trespassers
• A sanctuary
• They are still inhabited by 20 monks and 4 nuns who are full-time residents
• A handful of places
• A UNESCO world heritage site
• They seem like extensions of the mountain themselves
• They truly seem to defy gravity

 

 

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