Alex upper 8 listening

Do you agree that human behaviour can alter a dog’s behaviour?

Do you think it’s fair that people keep dogs in cities?

What other problems can occur with dogs or can dogs cause?

Listen to a conversation between a dog lover and a cat lover about the behaviour of their pets.

Choose the best summary of their conversation.

• Moira loves that dogs are real companions, Ken doesn’t want a pet to be too demanding.

• Ken hates that dogs smell, Moira doesn’t like the idea of having an independent pet.

• Moira believes that you can’t trust cats, Ken says

  that you shouldn’t need to train an animal.

Listen again. Are the sentences true (T) or false (F)?

Correct the false sentences.

1 Moira says that dogs are more trustworthy than cats.

• TRUE

• FALSE

Listen again. Are the sentences true (T) or false (F)?

Correct the false sentences.

2 The problem for Ken is that dogs take over your life.

• TRUE

• FALSE

Listen again. Are the sentences true (T) or false (F)?

Correct the false sentences.

3 Moira understands that independence is a positive virtue in pets.

• TRUE

• FALSE

Listen again. Are the sentences true (T) or false (F)?

Correct the false sentences.

4 Ken would like to play more with his cat.

• TRUE

• FALSE

Listen again. Are the sentences true (T) or false (F)?

Correct the false sentences.

5 Ken complains that dogs are dirty.

• TRUE

• FALSE

Listen again. Are the sentences true (T) or false (F)?

Correct the false sentences.

6 In the end, they agree to disagree.

• TRUE

• FALSE

The words in the box are from the recording.

Complete the sentences with the words in the box.

reliable needy self-suffcient interactive adaptable neurotic fearful obedient

1 I can’t stand animals who are too ___ , it’s just too demanding to be with them.

2 Dogs are not always___ . Sometimes they don’t pay attention to you at all.

3 My dog worries about really unimportant things, he’s getting___ !

4 I love my cat but she’s so ___ , I feel like she doesn’t need me sometimes.

5 My dog always tries to communicate with me and she loves games, anything which is ___.

6 Some dogs can become___ of fireworks and loud noises.

7 People say that cats are not as ___as dogs, but I can really trust my cat.

8 Some people say it’s not good to keep a big dog in a small flat, but I think you can. Dogs are___ to dfferent locations.

1 Do you live in a pet-friendly society or not? In what way is this apparent?

2 Would you like where you live to be more permissive or less so with pets?

3 Do you think pets can be a substitute for a human? If so, how?