Lesson
1 Listen to the news and discuss in what section this news would go in.Then read the article.How do you prefer to explore it? on the radio? in a written way? 13 107 Does Your Dog Love You? Science Has the Answer. Dogs and people have been friends for thousands of years, but for a very long time, scientists did not know how dogs felt towards humans. Experts at a university in Atlanta have tested dogs to find the answer. They said that dogs react more to the smell of humans than other pets. The smell of their owners actually gave dogs a happy feeling, which could be seen in a specific part of their brains. Other tests show that dogs also get happier when we talk to them in our “good dog” voice. They are also the only animals, except for monkeys, who look us in the eye and come to us for help when
they don’t feel safe. So, yes, it is real love!
2 Answer the questions about the article.
a What were scientists not sure about before? b Who did the tests? c What makes dogs happy?
d Which other animals are similar to dogs?
3 Who or what do the underlined words refer to? Why don’t we repeat the same words?
What words can you use to avoid repeating the nouns your referring to? For information about this theme, go to page 114. 114
4 What tense are the phrases in bold in? Why do we use it? 114
5 Work in pairs.Find words in the article that mean the same.Say if you know more words with the same meanings. a people b dogs c scientists
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