Dog Understands 1,022 Words (B1)

You can teach a pet dog some words like 'sit' or 'stay'. But how many words can a dog learn?
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This lesson contains 15 slides, with interactive quizzes, text slides and 1 video.

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You can teach a pet dog some words like 'sit' or 'stay'. But how many words can a dog learn?

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Instructions: 
First, do the preparation task on the next slide. Then watch the video and do the exercises. Remember you can read the transcript on the last slide at any time.

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Match the vocabulary with the correct definition and write a–h next to the numbers 1–8.
1........ elimination
2........ a puzzle
3........ meow
4........ groundbreaking
5....... a crate
6....... cloth animals
7........ a canine
8........ astounding
a. giving a feeling of great surprise
b. a container 
c. new and innovative 
d. toy animals that are made out of fabric 
e.  process of removing something
 f. a dog 
g. a problem that requires some thought, skill or cleverness to be solved 
h. the cry of a cat

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Slide 4 - Video

1. How many years ago did John Pilley find his perfect student, Chaser?

A
6
B
7
C
17
D
70

Slide 5 - Quiz

2. How many words has Chaser the dog learned?

A
1,002
B
1,022
C
1,020
D
1,202

Slide 6 - Quiz

3. How many years of intensive training has she had?
A
3
B
4
C
5
D
6

Slide 7 - Quiz

4. How many balls has she learned?
A
106
B
116
C
117
D
160

Slide 8 - Quiz

5. How many cloth animals has she learned?
A
600
B
700
C
800
D
500

Slide 9 - Quiz

6. How many items are on the mat?
A
4
B
5
C
6
D
7

Slide 10 - Quiz

Do you have a pet?
Do you think that it understands you?

Slide 11 - Mind map

Do you think that animals can understand human language?

Slide 12 - Open question

Finally? 

If you have a pet, is your pet intelligent?

Slide 13 - Slide

Transcript

Slide 14 - Slide

Lesson from the British Council adapted by Susan Corrigan 

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