Real or Fake News #3

(1) Read the story. (2) Tell the story in your own words. (3) Ask the questions.
Three rescue dogs in New Zealand have been taught how to drive a car.

Monty, Porter and Ginny have learned the skills to prove how intelligent dogs can be.

Each dog drove a modified Mini down the track by himself.

“It’s all the dog doing it,” trainer Mark Vette said.

“He’s started the key, put the paw on the brake to allow it to go into gear, put it into drive, paw on the steering wheel, accelerator on, and off he goes down the track.”

“Driving a car demonstrates to potential rescue dog adopters that you can teach an old dog new tricks.”
Vocabulary
you can’t teach an old dog new tricks = (idiom) older people are resistant to change
Comprehension Questions
  1. What are the dogs’ names?
  2. What kind of dogs are they?
  3. Where are they from?
  4. What does this prove?
Discussion Questions
  1. Are you a good driver?
  2. Can your dog do any tricks?
  3. Do you agree that “you can teach an old dog new tricks”?
  4. Are you learning any new skills these days?
  5. What are the pros and cons of dogs driving cars?
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