CROSSROADS Language StudioÊs Newsletter, December 201
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The most important sense to a dog is
its ability to smell. Compared to us, adog's nose is roughly 100,000 times
more powerful. It is so highly developed
it even knows how old a smell is. The
second is it’s hearing. You might be able
to hear someone talking roughly 20-30m
away, but your dog can hear someone
talking 80-120m away, sometimes evenfarther. Dogs are able to register soundsof 35,000 vibrations per second(compared with 20,000 per second inhumans) and they can shut off theirinnerearto filterout
distracting
sounds.
Theycan also
perceive theheightand depthof thesounds
thattheyhear.

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As for seeing, the most common mythabout a dog's eyesight is that they arecolour blind. This is not strictly true; adog will not see a difference in a red ballon green grass, but a different colour ballsuch as pearl or peach will be seen. A dog
sees orange, green and blue most clearly.
A dog’s vision does not recognize figures
bytheirdetailandbut instead by
HensonRecordingStudios,LA,texture,USAtheir shape and different form. Dogs cangenerally see better than humans in poor
light but not as well as us in bright light.
They have a wider field of vision thanhumans because their eyes are set
further toward the sides of their heads.
However, they have difficulty focusing on
objects at close range and they have ablind spot directly in front of their noses.
The dog's sense of touch is welldeveloped and is as important to the dog
as it is to us. When puppies are born,they cannot see (their eyes are closed) sothey have sense organs in their faces sothey can locate their mother if they become
separated. A dog's sense of touch is also
used to communicate with other dogs andwith their human owners.
A dog does not consider its size – to adog, it is its posture that defines its
status in a pack. In this way a small dog
can dominate a larger dog.
As for taste, like humans, dogs
have their preferences – whatdoes your dog like and dislike?

SITE OF THE MONTH:
Here’s a good site for finding facts about dogs:

http://library.thinkquest.org/CR0211900/facts/dog_fac
ts.htmArticle by Matthew

Joshua Says: Last term’s performance night and party was just fantastic!
It’s been a while since we were actually over-crowded at one of these events.
Many thanks to those who contributed; Darrin, Alan, Ludovic and Matthew
for preparing their national foods for our “international food fair”; thestudents who also contributed to the menu; Yumiko for her songs, Jonathanand Eliot, and, of course, our performing students. Thanks to you all!!

Junko Says: Crossroads has joined Facebook! We are going to write about
interesting topics and useful information – events, campaigns, etc. Tap in“Crossroads Language Studio Facebook” in your browser and you will reach our“welcome” page. If you like our page, please click “like” (but, you will need to bea member of Facebook to go further). When we start to write on the “wall” (bothmembers and non-members have access to the wall), I will let you know.

Jonathan Says: My wife tells me that her grandfather, during
the war, was made to walk barefoot in the snow when going toschool to toughen him up. How far has Japan come when themost common word I hear parents use to their children –however harmless their games are - is “Dangerous!!”?

Matthew Says: Facebook is amazing. Through Facebook I can stay intouch with all of my friends and family throughout the world, chat withthem on-line, post and keep records of all my photographs, post
reminders and keep a diary of my activities and I can share interestingarticles that I have read. Do you have a Facebook account?

Arno Dit: La saison des fêtes de fin d'année arrive à grands pas ! EnFrance, à Noël, on mange le plus long repas de famille de toute l'année.
Le repas commence en général vers 12h, par un apéritif (champagne, olive,toast, cacaouèthes,...), et fini avec un café, vers............ 17H !!!!
J'espère que vous passerez un agréable noël également ! Et..... Bon appétit !

OUR INTERNATIONAL
FOOD FAIRTheinfamous
AustralianVegemiteSandwichesIn(b)2 performing“A Reporter’s LoveStory”

Darrin and his Australian
Meat Pies and Sausage
Rolls
Ludovic with hisHachis Parmentierand Salade Niçoise
from France
Better than a restaurant!

Alan and his
Italian dessert,
Crema Al
Mascarpone“Dessert Corner”

Matthew’s Rice
Pudding fromEngland

In(b)1 with “Emilyand Rain”

Jonathan andYumiko playedand sang for us…
and, we had a
special guest
appearance fromEliot Jackson on
the guitar…

As the evening wound down, Setsuko
and Ludovic gave an impromptu displaysof their talents on the dance floor

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