What did the Maple say to the Willow?

Prepared by Sami Gracie

Listening — Advanced Level

How to turn on video subtitles | Report broken video link

Activity

Watch the video and answer the questions

Trees are secretly , and one another

a) talking, trading and waging war on

b) communicating, fighting and stealing nutrients from

Trees communicate using a network of

a) roots

b) fungi

Trees have the ability to share resources by connecting to

a) older trees fondly known as Mother trees

b) the fungal network known as the Wood Wide Web

In what other ways is this system used?

a) It provides young plants the opportunity of sustainability, snags resources are recycled by neighbouring trees, some species of trees can release toxic chemicals to impair other trees in the vicinity.

b) Through hacking the system seedlings are able to take nutrients from neighbouring seedlings for survival, sick or dying trees can be assisted by healthier trees, orchids and black walnut trees use the same method of sabotage.

Submit

Discussion

Practice your writing skills by leaving a comment about this exercise

Need help?

Ask a question or reserve a class with Sami Gracie

Vocabulary

altruistic Trans. IMG
- showing selfless concern for the well-being of others; unselfish
hack Trans. IMG
- (hacked) to modify a computer program or bypass its security skillfully
Impair Trans. IMG
- Weaken or damage
plug into Trans. IMG
- gain or have access to a system
snag Trans. IMG
- (In ecology) a standing, dead or dying tree
sustain Trans. IMG
- (sustained) experience; endure
vicinity Trans. IMG
- The area near or surrounding a particular place
wage Trans. IMG
- (waged) to start and continue a war, battle, etc.

Translate

From English

No translation

	Have unlimited access to all exercises on bitgab
	Get discounts on bitgab Academy courses
	Join unlimited group classes
	Get a 100% discount on private classes with bitgab teachers
	Ask questions to our teachers anytime

	Private and unlimited access to bitgab for all students and teachers in your school, using your own unique subdomain (yourschoolname.bitgab.com)
	Teach online classes of up to 15 students
	Custom exercises created by our Editorial team from a content of your choosing
	Ability to create your own language learning activities to use in class or as an alternative to doing homework
	Track student progress with personalized reports and analytics
	Send messages to students, groups, and much more
	24/7 unlimited support

	Have unlimited access to all exercises on bitgab
	Get discounts on bitgab Academy courses
	Join unlimited group classes
	Get a 100% discount on private classes with bitgab teachers
	Ask questions to our teachers anytime

	Have unlimited access to all exercises on bitgab
	Get discounts on bitgab Academy courses
	Join unlimited group classes
	Get a 100% discount on private classes with bitgab teachers
	Ask questions to our teachers anytime

Adding api fields

Getting the list of room occupants

Fields from server

Name To Id

Chat

Chat with XXX

What did the Maple say to the Willow?

Watch the video and answer the questions

Practice your writing skills by leaving a comment about this exercise

Conversation

Adding api fields

Getting the list of room occupants

Fields from server

Name To Id

Chat

Chat with XXX

What did the Maple say to the Willow?

Watch the video and answer the questions

Practice your writing skills by leaving a comment about this exercise

Conversation

bitgab PREMIUM for Schools Step 1 of 2

Payment information Step 2 of 2

Thank you!

Error

Reserve Class Reserve a 1-to-1 conversation class with this teacher

Payment information Reserve a 1-to-1 conversation class with this teacher

Class Reserved!

Error

bitgab PREMIUM for Schools
Step 1 of 2

Payment information
Step 2 of 2

Reserve Class
Reserve a 1-to-1 conversation class with this teacher

Payment information
Reserve a 1-to-1 conversation class with this teacher