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Listen to the following news, and answer the questions.



  True or False

1. The dog in the experiment has trained to mimick human's action.   

2. Dogs show a mimicking ability for the first time among animals.  

3. Dogs attained the mimicking ability which is one of the humans' traits because they have lived together for thousands of years.  


  Answer the questions, and share your ideas with your partner.

1. Why do you think the dog in the experiment is able to mimick human's action?


2. Do you agree that animals have high intelligence as humans do?


[video source] http://news.discovery.com/videos/news-dogs-and-humans-think-act-alike.html