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sexta-feira, 17 de junho de 2011

The Dog Masters

The Dog Masters
Source: www.speakup.com.br
English level INTERMEDIATE
Speaker: Justin Ratcliffe
Standard: British accent




In 1989 Sylvia Wilson was working for RSPCA (Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to animal) in Australia and was become number of dogs that were being brought in to be destroyed because of behavioural problems such s barking, biting and tearing things up. She went on to develop a system that had almost immediate results in dealing with problem dogs, so she set up Bark Busters. Today Bark Busters is a worldwide organization dedicated to bridging the gap between dogs and their owners by using “dog psychology.” Carol O’Herlihy runs Bark Busters I the UK and explains that a dog psychologist is not the same as a dog trainer:

Carol O’Herlihy
(Australian accent):

A dog psychologist is somebody, I think, who bridges the gap between the two different species. It teaches…we teach people how to see what their dog is saying. Dogs never stop talking to you, their body language never stops, they never stop at it, unless they’re asleep. Happy dogs sleep most of the day, but dogs that are boisterous and overactive, they’re trying desperately to tell you something and we show owners how to interpret that properly.

LEADER OF THE PACK

As can be the case with humans, many problems for dogs are the result of the change of status and way of life. Dogs are used to living in packs, where there is a natural hierarchy. This is very different from their new life as part of a human family and it can lead to a lot of confusion between animal and owner:

Carol O’Herlihy:

What happens is, people read a dog’s body language as a human, and dogs read a human body language as dog, and the two are completely different, so you get this miscommunication between the owner and the dog and neither one of them knows what the other one’s doing. So, for instance, when a dog is jumping up and licking at owner’s mouth whenever they come back, the owner thinks, “He loves me so much he’s kissing me hello,” but the dog is thinking, “Vomit, vomit, you’ve been or a hunt, what you’ve caught on the hunt, I’m hungry!”

THERAPY

When we humans need to see the “head doctor,” we take ourselves to a clinic where we can talk about our problems, but for a dog psychologist there’s no such thing as the “psychologist’s couch.” Problematic dogs are best observed at home:

Carol O’Herlihy:

Well, we ask a few questions on the phone, not a great deal, but (they) most important thing is we go out and we visit the dog in its home because a dog’s very comfortable in its home and it’ll be displaying a lot of body language that tells us how the dog sees itself in a pack situation, where it sees itself, whether it’s the top or the middle or the bottom, and sometimes dogs that are at the top of the pack find it (a) very lonely place and it’s quite scary for them and they actually need to be down further, down in the pack and with the owners over the dog. So it’s all to do with pack hierarchy because that’s…the only way a dog thinks. A dog that’s shown aggression stands a higher change of being put to sleep, destroyed, killed, murdered…whatever you like. All animals will bite, but it’s only the dog who takes the big punishment for it.

Who You Gonna Call? Bark Busters!

Bark Busters, the organisation founded by Sylvia Wilson, now has branches in Australia, Canada, Israel, Japan, New Zealand, Tawian, the UK and the USA. It is reckoned that over 300.000 dogs have been trained by Bark Busters since the organization was set up in 1989. Sylvia Wilson has written several books, including: Bark Busters: Solving Your Dog’s Behavioural Problems, The Bark Busters’ Guide to Puppy Rearing and Training, Train Your Dog The Easy Way and Bite Buster: How to Deal with Dog Attacks: For more on Bark Busters, visit www.barkbusters.co.uk  .

domingo, 22 de maio de 2011

STORM BUSTERS TORNADO


Source: www.speakup.com.br
Language level: Pre-intermediate
Standard accent: American
Speaker: Chuck Rolando

STORM BUSTERS


It’s storm-chasing season in Tornado Alley, USA. Tour companies offer courageous, and possibly insane, tourists the chance to see a tornado from a distance of only 300 metres. The season runs from May 1st to June 30th.

DANGEROUS TERRITORY

Tornado Alley is famous for its thunderstorms and tornadoes. It’s located between the Rocky and the Appalachian mountain ranges hundreds of miles of flat, open plains. It runs through Northern Texas, Oklahoma, Kansas, Nebraska and Colorado. The buildings in this region have reinforced roofs, solid foundations and storm cellars. Local people rely on storm warnings to avoid disaster.

ADRENALINE!

Tornadoes are very dangerous so why do people want to chase them? Documentary-maker Sean Casey says. “It’s addictive.” His driver Byron Turk agrees. It’s the adrenaline…the ultimate challenge! Casey built a Tornado intercept Vehicle. It weights 680 kilos and has steel-plated armour, its windows are 4 centimetres thick. Casey and his team filmed as a tornado hit the vehicle. You can see his documentaries on the Discovery Channel.

A BIG RISK

Are you still interested in storm-chasing? Well, it’s very important to find expert guides. A company like “Storm Chasing Adventure Tours” (SCAT) can guarantee tourists safety. They have years of experience, and understand how storms develop. They use advanced computer systems to predict the location of the storms. SCAT chief Todd Thorn says, however. “Guides cannot rely only on the technology. . they must have the ability to read the sky.” The SCAT team aren’t simply tourist guides. They also provide important information to National Weather Centres on the position and strength of storms. They help save lives.

UNBELIEVABLE

Storms usually occur in the late afternoon, early evening. Teams must drive hundreds of miles to arrive at storm locations. So they leave their base in Amarillo. Texas in the morning. The chase often continues until late in the evening. What is it like to chase a storm? SCAT driver Ravin Harned says. “It’s one thing to see a tornado on TV. But totally different to see it with you won eyes!

STORM BUSTERS

It’s storm-chasing season in Tornado Alley, USA. Tour companies offer courageous, and possibly insane, tourists the chance to see a tornado from a distance of only 300 metres. The season runs from May 1st to June 30th.

DANGEROUS TERRITORY

Tornado Alley is famous for its thunderstorms and tornadoes. It’s located between the Rocky and the Appalachian mountain ranges hundreds of miles of flat, open plains. It runs through Northern Texas, Oklahoma, Kansas, Nebraska and Colorado. The buildings in this region have reinforced roofs, solid foundations and storm cellars. Local people rely on storm warnings to avoid disaster.

ADRENALINE!

Tornadoes are very dangerous so why do people want to chase them? Documentary-maker Sean Casey says. “It’s addictive.” His driver Byron Turk agrees. It’s the adrenaline…the ultimate challenge! Casey built a Tornado intercept Vehicle. It weights 680 kilos and has steel-plated armour, its windows are 4 centimetres thick. Casey and his team filmed as a tornado hit the vehicle. You can see his documentaries on the Discovery Channel.

A BIG RISK

Are you still interested in storm-chasing? Well, it’s very important to find expert guides. A company like “Storm Chasing Adventure Tours” (SCAT) can guarantee tourists safety. They have years of experience, and understand how storms develop. They use advanced computer systems to predict the location of the storms. SCAT chief Todd Thorn says, however. “Guides cannot rely only on the technology. . they must have the ability to read the sky.” The SCAT team aren’t simply tourist guides. They also provide important information to National Weather Centres on the position and strength of storms. They help save lives.

UNBELIEVABLE

Storms usually occur in the late afternoon, early evening. Teams must drive hundreds of miles to arrive at storm locations. So they leave their base in Amarillo. Texas in the morning. The chase often continues until late in the evening. What is it like to chase a storm? SCAT driver Ravin Harned says. “It’s one thing to see a tornado on TV. But totally different to see it with you won eyes!

Source: www.speakup.com.br
Language level: Pre-intermediate
Speaker: Chuck Rolando
Standard accent: American

STORM BUSTERS

It’s storm-chasing season in Tornado Alley, USA. Tour companies offer courageous, and possibly insane, tourists the chance to see a tornado from a distance of only 300 metres. The season runs from May 1st to June 30th.

DANGEROUS TERRITORY

Tornado Alley is famous for its thunderstorms and tornadoes. It’s located between the Rocky and the Appalachian mountain ranges hundreds of miles of flat, open plains. It runs through Northern Texas, Oklahoma, Kansas, Nebraska and Colorado. The buildings in this region have reinforced roofs, solid foundations and storm cellars. Local people rely on storm warnings to avoid disaster.

ADRENALINE!

Tornadoes are very dangerous so why do people want to chase them? Documentary-maker Sean Casey says. “It’s addictive.” His driver Byron Turk agrees. It’s the adrenaline…the ultimate challenge! Casey built a Tornado intercept Vehicle. It weights 680 kilos and has steel-plated armour, its windows are 4 centimetres thick. Casey and his team filmed as a tornado hit the vehicle. You can see his documentaries on the Discovery Channel.

A BIG RISK

Are you still interested in storm-chasing? Well, it’s very important to find expert guides. A company like “Storm Chasing Adventure Tours” (SCAT) can guarantee tourists safety. They have years of experience, and understand how storms develop. They use advanced computer systems to predict the location of the storms. SCAT chief Todd Thorn says, however. “Guides cannot rely only on the technology. . they must have the ability to read the sky.” The SCAT team aren’t simply tourist guides. They also provide important information to National Weather Centres on the position and strength of storms. They help save lives.

UNBELIEVABLE

Storms usually occur in the late afternoon, early evening. Teams must drive hundreds of miles to arrive at storm locations. So they leave their base in Amarillo. Texas in the morning. The chase often continues until late in the evening. What is it like to chase a storm? SCAT driver Ravin Harned says. “It’s one thing to see a tornado on TV. But totally different to see it with you won eyes!