Assignment C - Part 2.1
Authentic Text
✔ See the class profile on the assignment instructions page to guide your choice of authentic
text.
✔ An authentic text is one produced for proficient speakers of English – not specifically for
English learners.
✔ If you select a written text, it must be 500-700 words long. If you find a text longer than that,
you can shorten it to fit the word count. If shortened, please ensure that it is still fully
coherent.
✔ If you select a listening audio, it must be 4-5 minutes long. If you find an audio longer than
that, you can shorten it to fit the time limit. If shortened, please ensure that it is still fully
coherent.
✔ In this document, provide a copy of the reading text or a transcript of the listening text you
have chosen.
✔ Ensure the text is properly referenced with a working link (URL) to the original source.
Highlight (or list under the text) 12 vocabulary items (words or phrases) which would be
useful to pre-teach.
Extracted and shortened from the original Science News article
(https://www.sciencenews.org/article/animals-personalities-saving-species) for educational
purposes. Sections have been removed to meet the required word limit. The wording of the
remaining text has not been altered.
Animal personalities can play a big role in saving species
Much like his ninja namesake, Naruto the white-lipped peccary was a bit of a loner.
Named after the titular character from a popular manga and anime, Naruto was the youngest
male and one of the least social in his group of 17 peccaries, all of whom were born and raised in
captivity at the Laboratory of Applied Ethology at the State University of Santa Cruz in Ilhéus,
Brazil.
Destined for reintroduction into Brazil’s Estação Veracel Private Natural Heritage Reserve and
the Pau-Brasil Ecological Station, the peccaries were each given a personality test of sorts by lab
researchers. The piglike mammals were video recorded as they went about their daily lives,
resulting in 17 hours’ worth of behavioral data. Their aggressive actions, friendly touches and
Authentic Text
✔ See the class profile on the assignment instructions page to guide your choice of authentic
text.
✔ An authentic text is one produced for proficient speakers of English – not specifically for
English learners.
✔ If you select a written text, it must be 500-700 words long. If you find a text longer than that,
you can shorten it to fit the word count. If shortened, please ensure that it is still fully
coherent.
✔ If you select a listening audio, it must be 4-5 minutes long. If you find an audio longer than
that, you can shorten it to fit the time limit. If shortened, please ensure that it is still fully
coherent.
✔ In this document, provide a copy of the reading text or a transcript of the listening text you
have chosen.
✔ Ensure the text is properly referenced with a working link (URL) to the original source.
Highlight (or list under the text) 12 vocabulary items (words or phrases) which would be
useful to pre-teach.
Extracted and shortened from the original Science News article
(https://www.sciencenews.org/article/animals-personalities-saving-species) for educational
purposes. Sections have been removed to meet the required word limit. The wording of the
remaining text has not been altered.
Animal personalities can play a big role in saving species
Much like his ninja namesake, Naruto the white-lipped peccary was a bit of a loner.
Named after the titular character from a popular manga and anime, Naruto was the youngest
male and one of the least social in his group of 17 peccaries, all of whom were born and raised in
captivity at the Laboratory of Applied Ethology at the State University of Santa Cruz in Ilhéus,
Brazil.
Destined for reintroduction into Brazil’s Estação Veracel Private Natural Heritage Reserve and
the Pau-Brasil Ecological Station, the peccaries were each given a personality test of sorts by lab
researchers. The piglike mammals were video recorded as they went about their daily lives,
resulting in 17 hours’ worth of behavioral data. Their aggressive actions, friendly touches and
