Genius: Nature or nurture?

1. Do you think an animal is ability to imitate human behavior is a sign of high

intelligence? Explain

2. Do you think domesticated animals (dogs, horses, monkeys, parrots) that

can be trained are more intelligent than animals living in the wild?

3. Work in a small group. Think of three animals you believe are intelligent.
What do they do that makes them seem intelligent?

1. Yes, they have the capacity to imitate human behaviors, animals that are
educated by their owners are capable of doing things that their owners
teach them, such as: behavior in the house, which is what they should do
and not. It depends on the teaching of the animal, this can better develop its
ability to have our behaviors and abilities

2. Yes, because the animals that live are free, they have wild behavior and
they only aim to eat to live, while in the case of domestic animals it is
different since not worrying about getting food since the owner takes care of
that, the animal You can learn new things such as doing tricks and being
trained.

3. The pigs: These animals are not only adorable and very clean. In addition,
they would have extraordinary abilities, such as leading a complex social
life, understanding emotions, demonstrating empathy, finding the way out in
mazes and learning simple symbolic language

Chimpanzees: By sharing 98% of DNA with humans. These super intelligent

beings would be able to create and use tools, as well as to hunt in organized
groups. They would even be aware of themselves, empathic, altruistic and
with a very good memory.

the Dolphins: These beautiful animals have impressive abilities. From

understanding general signs and words, to understanding numerical
concepts. They can process visual and acoustic information, and even
recognize scenes from a TV screen
 Sentences

1. They are motivated by a need to achieve.

2. Behavior is a mirror in which everyone shows his image.

3. We have created a special category for part-time workers.

4. Each person's genetic code is unique except in the case of identical twins.

5. The committee came forward with one viable solution.

6. He emphasized, instead, the role of sensory experience.

7. Her obvious popularity made me feel inferior.

8. My perception of the problem is quite different.

9. Some trait must provide them with immunity from predation.

10. She remained unconscious for several hours.

 Reflection paper

In unit 4 I learned to focus on the topic of instinct or intellect? new vocabulary

words such as achieve, approach, cognition, etc. I learned to make inferences, and
hedging in sentences that are opinions. We read very interesting readings about
how smart are animals?
I learned identifying adjective clauses, such as who, which, that, when. Finally, I
learned how to summarize a paragraph by choosing the topic, if I were a journalist
writing for a newspaper or magazine using the vocabulary and grammar of this
unit, it was a class and interesting, the teacher made a good class.
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Name: Kevin Pereda
Teacher: Felix Caycho
Course: Advanced 10