Speaker 1 Kevin is very quick to think negative things about people. Even when he talks about his best friend, he always tells you about his faults. And if somebody hasn’t got any faults, he invents them

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Son

Mum, when are we going on holiday this year?

Mum

Uh, the first two weeks of August.

Son

Will we be back before the 20th?

Mum

Yeeeeeeesss . Why?

Son

Because it’s the V Festival that weekend.

Mum

The V Festival? 

Son

Yes. It’s a music festival. Tom and Josh 

are going.

Mum

OK. If it lasts all weekend, where are you going 

to stay?

Son

Tom’s got a tent. 

Mum

Right, so you’re camping. How much are the 

tickets?

Son

Don’t worry – I’ve already got one.

Mum

Well, in that case, I suppose you’d better go, 

then!

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Presenter

British author George Eliot once said, ‘Animals 

are such agreeable friends – they ask no 

questions, they pass no criticisms.’ The fact that

animals are so agreeable is what makes them 

such excellent companions for the elderly. 

Today, dogs are increasingly being used as 

therapy animals, especially in the treatment of 

Alzheimer’s disease. Freya Wilcox is here to tell

us how the therapy works. Freya, can you start 

by telling us a bit about Alzheimer’s?

Freya

Yes, well, Alzheimer’s disease prevents the 

brain from working properly and leads to 

serious memory loss. When patients realise 

they are forgetting things, they can get quite 

anxious. Not only does depression set in, but 

they also start to avoid interacting with other 

people. Alzheimer’s patients can get very lonely

and isolated, and they end up needing a lot of 

help. This is where the therapy dogs come in as

they are an excellent source of social support.