Puppy dog eyes: Scientists explain: BBC News Review

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5 жыл бұрын

The story
If a dog has eyes that seem to be telling you something or demanding your attention, it could be evolution's way of manipulating your feelings - because researchers have identified a muscle that allows dogs to create a 'puppy eyes' expression that helps them bond with their human companions.
Vocabulary
puppy dog eyes
facial expression which makes people develop a caring response
• I didn't want to give Rob a biscuit, but he made those puppy dog eyes and I just had to.
• In every boy band there's one member with puppy dog eyes who everyone loves.
hijack
(here) take control of a situation for your advantage
• Dan hijacked the Christmas party and took us axe throwing instead.
• My colleague hijacked a meeting about finance to complain about his pay.
tug at our hearts
cause us to feel strong affection or sympathy
• TV shows about family reunions tug at Catherine's heart. She can't stop crying.
• School performances tug at the heartstrings. The parents get so emotional.
Language challenge
Young love that doesn't last is called…
a) doggy love
b) puppy love
c) mutt love
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@bbclearningenglish 5 жыл бұрын

If you enjoyed that, check out the News Review playlist for lots more: kzfaq.info/sun/PLcetZ6gSk968l1s4WuxwyhiyEUmg5GOZC

@bbclearningenglish 5 жыл бұрын

If you don't like dogs, how about cats? Watch this kzfaq.info?o=U&video_id=KVKHp4EikPM

@shahriarsaikat585 5 жыл бұрын

Thank you very much

@gayathrik8569 5 жыл бұрын

My sister often make puppy dog eyes to borrow my Tshirts and Jeans. When my parents started talking about my marriage plans I hijacked the situation to talk about my master's degree plan. Ads and programs about the Mother's day always tug my heart strings. Thanks Neil and Catherine. ♥️

@bbclearningenglish 5 жыл бұрын

Great example sentences! So, it sounds like your sister's use of puppy dog eyes works, then?! Do you ever use them to get what you want?

@gayathrik8569 5 жыл бұрын

@@bbclearningenglish ha ha..Every times it works for her because I love my sister. I do use the same trick to my mother when I am broke. 😉😉 Thanks for noticing my comment ♥️

@ThanhLe-oq8bg 5 жыл бұрын

it's great to find out this channel, it's very useful, thank you both Neil and Catherine for your enthusiasm

@HungNguyen-ze6mr 5 жыл бұрын

English is the ocean. Neil and Catherine is hijacking in the english boat making us feel very useful and incredible,relaxed while studying. yours work tugs at my heartstrings.

@bbclearningenglish 5 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the great metaphor!!

@carlos-9475 5 жыл бұрын

All of you always tug at my heart. I try hard not to miss any single program! Thanks !!!

@duyenphameliml5795 5 жыл бұрын

1) I had a friend who has a small face and a puppy dog eyes . So I always consider her as my younger sister.... 2) My little brother often hijack me to do his household chores... 3) When I’m down , I will watch “ The seventh dream “ which is a meaningful and awsome programme to help unlucky human beings really tug at my heart...

@yanxiangli4253 5 жыл бұрын

thank you very much for making these educational videos to teach us how to use these words.

@letslearn4039 5 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much guys. It helped a lot.

@akanshayadav7592 5 жыл бұрын

Thank you Neil and Catherine u both r my fav in BBC 😁 learning English

@sunykhan6939 5 жыл бұрын

I'm really glad to see you both in live. Great feeling to watch your video, Really appreciated

@bbclearningenglish 5 жыл бұрын

Thanks! If you want to have access to more videos and lessons, why not try our website where we have lots and lots of materials for you: bbc.in/1BXZCDl Good luck in your studies! 🙂

@user-nf4re4bs9o 5 жыл бұрын

Hello Dear Teacher thank you so much.

@myriamdimakopoulou6299 5 жыл бұрын

As always you are amazing teachers. You help me improve my ( poor) English I thank you from the bottom of my heart. Kisses from France.

@adrianarodrigues3420 5 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the video😍

@julieyoung7669 5 жыл бұрын

👏👏👏 Neil and Catherine! Both of you are great 😘😘💟💟

@user-kz2tc2jr9s 5 жыл бұрын

You always tug at my heart,,thank you so much for this marvelous video 💕👍

@bbclearningenglish 5 жыл бұрын

Great use of today's vocabulary and phrases! 🙂

@nguyentho7303 5 жыл бұрын

Thank you, as always, i had laughters and learnt something new.

@welingtonsa 5 жыл бұрын

Please, subtitles in English.

@KenzoAngel 4 жыл бұрын

Welington Silva I can understand without captions but it is so much better for learners to have it 👍👍👍

@tgchan 5 жыл бұрын

Thank you, BBC. 💚

@j.sakorn3461 5 жыл бұрын

Thank you for your video...

@bbclearningenglish 5 жыл бұрын

You're welcome! 🙂

@shahnazshaikh7208 5 жыл бұрын

Thanks a lot. I hv learnt a lot n still a learning process through this BBC learning.

@bbclearningenglish 5 жыл бұрын

If you enjoyed today's episode, check out our News Review playlist for more interesting videos: kzfaq.info/sun/PLcetZ6gSk968l1s4WuxwyhiyEUmg5GOZC

@user-px8jh9un4q 5 жыл бұрын

Thanks so much for helping to improve our English!!! 💜💜💜

@user-interface 5 жыл бұрын

Thank you for the well-prepared radio,it’s useful~

@bbclearningenglish 5 жыл бұрын

Great! Have you heard these key words before or are they new to you? Which ones do you think are most useful?

@user-interface 5 жыл бұрын

Well to be honest...These are all new words for me😂and the most useful word for me is ‘hijack’ , for sure.

@wagedaadel5099 5 жыл бұрын

Great lesson thanks

@enocir70 5 жыл бұрын

Please Please I beg You ; Put transcripts in all " News Reviews” Thanks , love U

@mahdiebrahimi9609 Жыл бұрын

You are so great🙏

@syedshabazhaidernaqvi5576 2 жыл бұрын

@youssefjalabi7072 5 жыл бұрын

I like to listen to them both always.

@piedadlorenserrano196 5 жыл бұрын

Hello, dear teachers thank you very much for this video :)

@KenzoAngel 4 жыл бұрын

My puppy Sky uses this trick to make me feel for her and give her what she wants 🥺🥺🥺🥺🥺

@bbclearningenglish 4 жыл бұрын

It can be tough to resist those eyes, can't it?!

@marcy4623 5 жыл бұрын

Hello Bbc, thank you for videos. Could you add English subtitle ? I don't understand at all

@kimsejeongkpop2507 2 жыл бұрын

I love Neil and Katherine so much, they are so talanted and amazing with great efforts, details and using understandable great accents 😊 give a million thanks for you 2,I love both of us so much BTW,my favorite teacher Katherine you are so serapic and stunning with this dress😘😉.

@islamicresearchandpropagationc 5 жыл бұрын

Thanks

@Nancy-Pharmacy 5 жыл бұрын

Thanks Neil and Catherine... I have learnt these... Puppy dog eyes Tug at our heart

@bbclearningenglish 5 жыл бұрын

Do you ever use puppy dog eyes to get what you want?

@Nancy-Pharmacy 5 жыл бұрын

Yes I do use puppy dog eyes...when I want my dad to buy me something...😋

@mirianvaleriascanavini915 5 жыл бұрын

I loved the lesson today!!👏👏👏😘

@bbclearningenglish 5 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much! Have you ever used puppy dog eyes to get what you want? 👀

@hemnahmad6464 5 жыл бұрын

thanks

@aligbeer 5 жыл бұрын

Really tug at my heart ❤️

@omardumbadze6023 5 жыл бұрын

rob absolutely deserves biscuits as a bonus because he is wanderfull presenter

@akanshayadav7592 5 жыл бұрын

Please just one request Upload news review everyday

@gpgp01 5 жыл бұрын

4:47 I can't imagine at all how knife or axe throwing party would look like.. shrug.

@jiwanand4311 5 жыл бұрын

Nice lesson

@abdulhalimhasan5011 5 жыл бұрын

Thank you both Rub and Cathrine

@marchelinosanusi111 5 жыл бұрын

Where is it subtitle , i need for learn sir !!!!

@MohammedMohammed-ue5zk 5 жыл бұрын

I am grateful down to my toes

@soesanda4305 5 жыл бұрын

Very good to listen and hijack my interest.

@beamkhemmanut2784 5 жыл бұрын

You are my favourite things in every morning 👍🏻❤😉#🇹🇭🙋‍♀️

@bbclearningenglish 5 жыл бұрын

Every morning?! Wow, what a dedicated fan! Your English must be improving really quickly?

@beamkhemmanut2784 5 жыл бұрын

@@bbclearningenglish Yes, u can give me a medal for loyalty listener 😄🏅. I've been improving a lots especially vocabuary. Thanks a million to ur Channel 👍🏻

@bbclearningenglish 5 жыл бұрын

@@beamkhemmanut2784 Thanks a million to you for watching!

@sachinpathakpathak_vampire 5 жыл бұрын

I knew this, before 20 years ago my dear

@aymenkenioua5363 5 жыл бұрын

Please subtitle ...

@faisaladammahad8383 5 жыл бұрын

He had given me puppy dog eyes And I gave him something.

@reetmaan2058 5 жыл бұрын

Neil you looking very Handsome nd cathrine you also Beautiful I really like your talikng style

@ahmedfarraj22 5 жыл бұрын

Hi, Thank you so much It's amazing video Actually I've never ever heard about the first expression but I'll use it in my everyday speech and I'll remember this episode whenever my friend looks at me with those puppy dog eyes when I eat roasted chicken.

@bbclearningenglish 5 жыл бұрын

🤣 And when your friend gives you puppy dog eyes, does it work? Do they get some of your roasted chicken!? 🍗🍗

@ahmedfarraj22 5 жыл бұрын

@@bbclearningenglish Thanks for replying,I'm so proud and I'm absolutely thrilled Actually I feel so sad because of his starving so I give him some

@lucylogan685 5 жыл бұрын

I love your videos

@mohamedkhrarba3691 5 жыл бұрын

He took us axe throwing instead?

@RahulKumar-de2rw 5 жыл бұрын

3:11 Swag (cool) 😂😂

@liwang4022 4 жыл бұрын

I didn't hear clearly " Rob tugged at my heartstrings with his puppy dog eyes over for biscuits?"

@yosoylauragado 5 жыл бұрын

Amazaing! Now I understand how my boxers manipulate me! But I love them anyway!

@bbclearningenglish 5 жыл бұрын

🤣

@chahichicho1859 5 жыл бұрын

It is called puppy love

@humairakakar2821 5 жыл бұрын

Four leged friends

@blehhtoo627 5 жыл бұрын

Oh brothers I am interested science news on

@yousefahmed5853 5 жыл бұрын

My dog's eyes sometimes color change .

@bbclearningenglish 5 жыл бұрын

Interesting!! From which colour to which colour?

@nhingo5544 4 жыл бұрын

why cant i get to the link ? Im in Vietnam

@bbclearningenglish 4 жыл бұрын

The link to this lesson on our website is here: www.bbc.co.uk/learningenglish/english/course/newsreview/unit-10/session-95

@shivjot3459 4 жыл бұрын

please make video on Ielts exam please please

@gabrielaledezma3766 5 жыл бұрын

It ´s completely true

@user-cv9ef5sh9q 5 жыл бұрын

英語の字幕が欲しい…😭

@lattekuki3794 5 жыл бұрын

ぬぬ自動でできます

@mamymimma 5 жыл бұрын

Puppy dog eyes are irresistible ... Have you ever met a dog while having breakfast in a bar? He/she keeps looking at you with imploring eyes as if he/she hadn't eaten for years 🍕

@bbclearningenglish 5 жыл бұрын

That's why we use the phrase! It's so difficult to resist those big eyes peering up at you, isn't it?!

@kimsejeongkpop2507 2 жыл бұрын

Yes in every boy band there's one member with puppy dog eyes who everyone love just like BTS -JK 😂😘

@youstinas.daoud10 Жыл бұрын

🍧 I can't stand the baby who makes those puppy dog eyes, it tugs at my heart. 🍧 Tina hijacked the interview to get the job. She made a feat in her career. 🍧 When I saw the president files the presents to martyrs' families, it tugged at my heart.