UnitAnimalIntelligence学习课程

1、Hey, you know what Im thinking?第1页/共15页第一页，编辑于星期日：二点 五十二分。Page 2Content Questions 1. When does the author think animals will probably do their best thinking? 2. Why did the author talk to people like vets, animal researchers and zoo keepers? 3. What does the author think of the stories they told him

2、? 4. Why did Colo break the key chain and only give Jendry a link? 5. How did Chantek try to expand the money supply? 6. Why did Chantek give Miles the stem after he ate all the grapes?第2页/共15页第二页，编辑于星期日：二点 五十二分。Content Questions 7. What do behaviorists say about animals willingness to cooperate? 8.

3、 And what does the author think of it? 9. Why did Gail speak so highly of Orky? 10. Is Corky a male or female whale? How do you know? 11. Why did Shewman give Melati another orange? 12. Where did Towan hide his orange? What does the act reveal?第3页/共15页第三页，编辑于星期日：二点 五十二分。Content Questions 1. When doe

4、s the author think animals will probably do their best thinking? He thinks animals will probably do their best thinking when it serves their own purposes, not when scientists ask them to.第4页/共15页第四页，编辑于星期日：二点 五十二分。Content Questions 2. Why did the author talk to people like vets, animal researchers a

5、nd zoo keepers? Because he believes that they may encounter animal intelligence in their daily work. 3. What does the author think of the stories they told him? He regards them as a new window on animal intelligence.第5页/共15页第五页，编辑于星期日：二点 五十二分。Content Questions 4. Why did Colo break the key chain and

6、 only give Jendry a link? She wanted to get more pineapple.第6页/共15页第六页，编辑于星期日：二点 五十二分。Content Questions 5. How did Chantek try to expand the money supply? He expanded his money supply by breaking chips in two. 6. Why did Chantek give Miles the stem after he ate all the grapes? It shows he is clever

7、and sly. He ate up the fruit leaving nothing but stem to share with Miles.第7页/共15页第七页，编辑于星期日：二点 五十二分。Content Questions 7. What do behaviorists say about animals willingness to cooperate? They say animals cooperate when they learn it is in their interest to do so. 8. And what does the author think of

8、 it? The author thinks that what behaviorists say is right. But he doesnt think their explanation is satisfactory enough.第8页/共15页第八页，编辑于星期日：二点 五十二分。Content Questions 9. Why did Gail speak so highly of Orky? Because Orky was the most intelligent animal she had worked with. 10. Is Corky a male or fema

9、le whale? How do you know? Corky is a female whale because she is orky is mate and delivered a baby whale.第9页/共15页第九页，编辑于星期日：二点 五十二分。Content Questions 11. Why did Shewman give Melati another orange? Because she thought the orange must have rolled off somewhere inaccessible. 12. Where did Towan hide

10、his orange? What does the act reveal? Towan hid his orange underneath his foot. The act reveals some animals are intelligent enough to know how to deceive.第10页/共15页第十页，编辑于星期日：二点 五十二分。Disscussion-SPEAKING PRACTICE 1. Have you ever observed that his pet usually knows its master? How do you explain thi

11、s? 2. Have you ever been to the circus and seen the feats trained animals perform? What do these indicate? 3. Do you think animals, especially very intelligent ones, have thoughts and feelings? Explain.第11页/共15页第十一页，编辑于星期日：二点 五十二分。Intelligence? 1. Got into the gene pool while lifeguard wasnt watchin

12、g. 他肯定是趁救生员不备，跳进基因池的。 2. A rom tempeture IQ. IQ简直和室温一样高。 3. During evolution, his ancestors were in the control group. 进化时，他的祖先肯定是当权派。（要不是走后门，他 怎么有机会 进化成人？） 4. He has two brains; one is lost and the other is out looking for it. 他有两个脑子；一个丢了，另一个出去找去了。第12页/共15页第十二页，编辑于星期日：二点 五十二分。Intelligence? 5. If he were any more stupid, hed have to be watered twice a week. 如果他再笨点，就要一周给他浇两次水了。 6. Some drink from the fountain of knowledge, but he just gargled. 人家畅饮智慧之泉，他只是拿来漱了漱口