8.3 Animals: unknown facts

Listen to the lecture and complete sentences 1–7 with a word or a short phrase.

1 Dr Mathews is talking about the          animal species on Earth.
2 The reason why chimpanzees attack and often kill some of their own kind is the need for           .
3 Dolphins are capable of fighting aggressively when they compete to win over          .
4 Not only are sheep intelligent, but they also have great memory and highly developed                    .
5 Dr Mathews says             can be misleading, and owls are a good example.
6 Cats’ unsociability is often associated with the fact that, unlike dogs’, their        have not developed for centuries.
7 According to the speaker, cats’ indifference to pleasing their owners results from the fact that they simply don’t care for human          .

Listen again and write the correct answer, A, B or C.
1 What is true about chimps?
A They kill for pleasure.
B They are affectionate towards humans.
C They have strong family links.
2 Which characteristics do dolphins share with chimpanzees?
A They are soon independent of their mothers.
B Social relationships are important to them.
C The males are aggressive towards the females.
3 Dr Matthews believes that sheep
A are as stupid as they look.
B don’t do very well in intelligence tests.
C show signs that they can learn.
4 Why are dogs smarter than cats?
A Cats have been domesticated for longer.
B Dogs spend more time with humans.
C Dogs learn through helping humans.
5 Which of the following statements best sums up the interview?
A Appearances can be deceptive.
B Animals form stable communities.
C What we think about animals isn’t always true.

Complete WORD STORE 8D. Use the prompts below to help you. Then listen, check and repeat.
1 a period of time in teenagers’ lives when they are developing into adults            
2 showing very strong desire to be more successful than others            
3 an idea that is wrong, but people believe it because they don’t understand the issue properly              
4 appearing to be one thing, but being in fact very different          
5 almost certainly            
6 an opinion people have of something or someone based on what happened in the past           
7 to look like or be like something or someone else         
8 considered to be less important than it really is