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THINK! Do you think that animals are intelligent and have feelings? Why / Why not?
1 Scan the blog. Choose from a-c.a It's by a philosopher who is talking about the history of philosophy. b It's by a person who is interested in the subject because she likes animals. c It's by a scientist who is talking about her work and advertising a book. 2 🔊1.25 Read and listen to the text. Write true or false and correct the false sentences.1 The author gets on well with her pets. 2 Studies today show that animals don't have thoughts or feelings.. 3 Dolphins sometimes protect humans from sharks. 4 Chimpanzees show sympathy. 5 Small-brained animals don't show sympathy. 6 In the future, we'll know more about animals' emotions. 3 Read the text again and answer the questions.1 How do people know more about animal behaviour these days? 2 For how long do elephants visit their dead? 3 Which animals in the blog are big-brained mammals? 4 Why does the author think that Descartes was wrong? 4 VOCABULARY PLUS Scan the blog and complete the two-part adjectives in 1-6. How do all of the adjectives end?1 four-........................ 4 broken-........................ 2 long-........................ 5 big-........................ 3 one-........................ 6 open-........................ 5 Complete the adjectives in 1-6. Use the -ed form of the words in the box.
1 Crocodiles are cold-. creatures. 2 That blonde-. girl is my sister. 3 It's difficult for me to use that pen because I'm left- 4 You're such an excellent class. You're all very well- 5 I'm tall and blue-. like my father. 6 I can't stay in the sun for long because I'm very pale- |
6 USE IT! Work in groups. Ask and answer the questions.1 Do you agree with the conclusion of the blog? 2 Have you heard of any other cases of animal intelligence or emotions? |
