{"id":5322,"date":"2016-02-23T09:00:05","date_gmt":"2016-02-23T14:00:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/english\/?p=5322"},"modified":"2016-01-07T02:43:40","modified_gmt":"2016-01-07T07:43:40","slug":"animal-language-english-video","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/english\/animal-language-english-video\/","title":{"rendered":"Animal Language English Video"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"attachment_5323\" style=\"width: 650px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter post-item__attachment\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/laenulfean\/2913482048\/in\/photolist-5rsmH7-nCXDPh-8ANNcy-aEdT7K-9PDYnb-nmsTSW-q7H3L7-AR6ubN-4iBuqq-NzPHE-fg21BP-B2r8kj-8wrDpt-e2fEXP-3KaC8w-e3wVLe-6r3v1d-ngtn96-7eGwn-nmsPkF-dXQoFB-9knUUj-dYVeNz-aom4dd-vozKwp-dXXPjb-qDBpK1-4mRrSm-8u7QVt-5XKXzG-83ut3f-4ScfjY-9gPZQ4-djLwQo-nXnSLq-9xVUGJ-8GXfNi-2NG3KV-bxoqy7-bPTrgi-7szAt8-q1EGf4-dcE3qN-dMVSr-e2mt6o-nZjCxY-bEvWkg-7sDCUo-4Wh2Xw-roop3e\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-5323\" aria-label=\"2913482048 4fac004708 Z\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-5323\" class=\"size-full wp-image-5323\"  alt=\"Image by Carsten Tolkmit on Flickr.com is licensed under CC BY 2.0.\" width=\"640\" height=\"474\" \/ src=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/31\/2016\/01\/2913482048_4fac004708_z.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/31\/2016\/01\/2913482048_4fac004708_z.jpg 640w, https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/31\/2016\/01\/2913482048_4fac004708_z-350x259.jpg 350w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-5323\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Image by Carsten Tolkmit<br \/>on Flickr.com is licensed under CC BY 2.0.<\/p><\/div>\n<p>This post offers a listening comprehension exercise for ESL learners of all levels. The questions I list below, for listening and comprehension get harder the higher the number goes up, so if you are a beginner you may just want to focus on the first few questions; advanced learners should try to answer all the questions. Enjoy.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Do animals have language? - Michele Bishop\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/_1FY5kL_zXU?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/ed.ted.com\/lessons\/do-animals-have-language-michele-bishop?utm_campaign=social&amp;utm_medium=referral&amp;utm_source=facebook.com&amp;utm_content=lesson&amp;utm_term=science\">Here<\/a> is an interesting video by TED Ed about language and animals. Before viewing the video take a look at the following questions.\u00a0 Try to see how many of these questions you can answer from watching this video just once. Maybe watching the video a second time you will be able to answer a few more?\u00a0 If it helps, you can turn on the \u2018closed captioning\u2019 or subtitles by click on the \u201ccc\u201d icon at the bottom right-hand corner of the video screen. Also, be sure to take a look at the additional links I\u2019ve presented below related to animal sounds\/language. Then be sure to scroll down to the answers of these questions.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Questions:<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>1.\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0How do bees communicate?<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>2.\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0Do crabs and cuttlefish have language?<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>3.\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0What do prairie dogs usually talk about?<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>4.\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0True or False: It may turn out that human and animal language are on a continuum.<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>5.\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0What four qualities that are associated with all languages are presented in this video?<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>6.\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0What does grammar provide to language?<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>7.\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0Fill in this sentence: The human brain can take a ___________ number of elements and create an __________ number of messages.<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>8.\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0How to cuttlefish communicate?<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>9.\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0What are the names of two apes mentioned in this video?<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>10.\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0What is the name of the dance bees use to communicate?<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>11.\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0Do dolphins use grammar?<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>12.\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0Describe what is meant by \u2018displacement\u2019 in this video?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Even though other animals don\u2019t have language like we humans do, sometimes we say that animals \u201ctalk\u201d to one another or to us. We have a number of words in English that we use to describe animal \u201ctalking\u201d. Check out <a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/english\/the-sounds-that-animals-make-in-english\/\">this previous blog post<\/a> on this topic. Also, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.eleceng.adelaide.edu.au\/Personal\/dabbott\/animal.html\">here<\/a> is very comprehensive list of words we use in English (and other languages) to describe animal sounds. Lastly, why not hear animals making their sounds, or talking, for themselves? This is a fun <a href=\"https:\/\/seaworld.org\/en\/Animal-Info\/Animal-Sounds\">link<\/a> to a bunch of different animals sounds.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Answers:<\/strong><br \/>\n1.\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0Bees communicate through dancing.<br \/>\n2.\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0No.<br \/>\n3.\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0Predators.<br \/>\n4.\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0True.<br \/>\n5.\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0Discreetness, grammar, productivity, displacement.<br \/>\n6.\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0A system of rules for using language.<br \/>\n7.\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0The human brain can take a finite number of elements and create an infinite number of messages.<br \/>\n8.\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0Through pigmented skin cells called chromaophores and the patterns they create.<br \/>\n9.\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0Washoe and Koko (or Coco) are both mentioned.<br \/>\n10.\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0The waggle dance is the name of the bees\u2019 dance.<br \/>\n11.\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0Dolphins can understand some grammar taught to them, but they do not naturally develop grammar on their own.<br \/>\n12.\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0Displacement is the ability of language users to talk about things and events that are not immediate or present. Displacement is the ability to talk about the past, present, or fictional ideas or events.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<img width=\"350\" height=\"259\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/31\/2016\/01\/2913482048_4fac004708_z-350x259.jpg\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image tmp-hide-img\" alt=\"\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/31\/2016\/01\/2913482048_4fac004708_z-350x259.jpg 350w, https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/31\/2016\/01\/2913482048_4fac004708_z.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 350px) 100vw, 350px\" \/><p>This post offers a listening comprehension exercise for ESL learners of all levels. 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