B2 – Upper Intermediate
There are many types of birds that exist in our world and one of them are parrots. They are some of the most famous birds to ever exist. There are many reasons as to why this is the case, but the most significant is the fact that parrots can speak the human language.
Monkeys and humans are very similar creatures with very similar physical features. However, monkeys cannot speak the human language, so why and how can a bird, more specifically, parrots speak like us?
To find out more, let us watch this video.
Discussion Questions:
- If other birds were to start using their tongue while speaking, do you think they would be able to speak the human language as well?
- Do you think that parrots could imitate other animals as well as they speak human language?
- In the future, do you think we could fully teach parrots our language? How about other animals?
- What are your thoughts on animals having the capability to perform human-like skills?
- Would you like to own a talking pet/animal? Why or why not?