This is a B2-level recording and story with vocabulary about animal sounds and movement:
Animal words:
warren - where rabbits live together in the ground
roar - sound like a lion makes
thunder - sound like large animals running past
scream - high pitched sound that sounds angry or scared
hop - to jump (in humans - on one leg)
poke your head out - look out briefly from somewhere
twitching - quick movements like a rabbits nose or ears
crouch - when somebody or an animal moves their body down, or down flat to the ground
beast - an animal
whine - high pitched sound like a car engine when going fast, a dog 'crying'.
slip back in - move quickly into a place
hum - sound similar to that the bees make
B2 words:
beyond - further away than
generation - referring to people or animals, the sons, then sons of sons etc.
mutter - talk quietly
unfamiliar - something you have not seen before
tremble - shake, often with fear
whistle - sound made with lips, often with a tune
uneasy - a little frightened
giggle - a laugh like a little girl's
glance - look quickly
to fade - sound getting quieter
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