’ What’5 its name?

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How long have you had it?

What do you feed it?

How often do you feed it?

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렐훌힐 Groups How many pets can you think of?

What are the good things and bad things about pets?

Work together and write as many things as you can.

Good things about pets

llike pets because …

Types of pets

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What type of pet? )[ Whynot? , Because ...

8ad things about pets

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’ .,) Read this passage together. ~ While you read, answer the questions on the next page.

Cropper is the perfect pet. He is friendly, loyal, and he likes to be stroked. However, Cropper is a fox! In Britain, foxes are considered to be pests, eating trash and killing farmyard animals. Cropper is different, however. He behaves just like a dog. He was badly injured in a fight, but his owner took care of him and gained his trust and friendship.

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- This news item is adapted from Reuters (8 May 2007).

What do you think of this news item? Can a fox be a

pet? Can any animal be a pet? ‘Exotic ’ pets

(spiders, snakes, frogs , crabs, insects,

etc.) are becoming more and more

popular in the West these days. Some

doctors even prescribe “ therapy

animals" to sick people who need exercise, fresh air, and

friendship.

Wolves were probably the first animals to be domesticated, at

least 10,000 years ago. Since then, their descendants have

become ‘man ’ s best friend' in a number of ways. Not only are

dogs good pets, but they also guide blind people and help the

police. Cats have been around for a long time as well. You

might not believe it, but they were sacred animals in Egypt,

where the goddess Bast had the head of a cat.

These days, pets give friendship and joy to

many people around the world. If they ’re

given a good home, they can be like one of

the fami1y.

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MQtc l1 t l1e wo .... ots 1. What do people in Britain usually think of foxes?

2. How is Cropper different from other foxes?

3. How did Cropper meet his owner?

4. What are ‘ therapy animals'? What are they used for?

5. What were dogs before they were domesticated?

6. How do dogs help humans?

7. Why were cats holy animals in Egypt?

8. What is the modern role of pets?

g. domesticate i. sacred

b. pest c. injure e. prescribe f. therapy h. descendants

1. a bad person, animal, or thing

2. children; offspring

3. holy; divine

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4. to hurt; to damage; to cause harm

5. to order medicine for someone

6. to tame an animal for humans

7. treatment for an illness

8. trustworthy; faithful

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仁 Do you know any holy animals, besides cats?

r:: Do you know any animals that help humans, besides dogs?

r Ifyou could be a pet, what would you choose to be?

• I would like to be:

r Have you heard of the Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals(RSPCA)?

• What do you think the RSPCA does?

Back연round Inforroatl.On

Did you know? - The dog, Laikia, was the first living creature to go into Sp~ce.

5he went round the earτh in a Russian satelli쁘 in 1957

-Two dogs survived the wreck of the Titanic. - Pigeol김경과김their way home from long distances. Birds which have been

tal짜짚00 kr낸 from home 젠감쁘found their way back safely.

-There 싫65 괴illion dogs in the USA and 77 million cats

_ Three out of four families in the 쁘맥칸~pets -때as b월Ero~ed that people 밴0프땐ts experience less stress,

have fewer heart attackS, and live longer.

- Americans spen인nore money 0 1역으g food each year t면쁘브ba앤땐션

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Discussion (groups)

냉 Talk about the questions below.

냉 Use the Conversation Strategies at the bottom of the page.

및 Have you ever owned a pet?

’ Tell us about it.

~ Why do you think people have pets?

C면뀐 Can p따e얀ts understand hl뻐1까삐UIT빼1 ~ What do you think? Support your opinion.

~ 00 pets have emotions?

~ Can they feel happy and sad?

팅 00 pets have souls?

~ Please explain your opinion.

~ Wo비d you like to be a pet?

~ Why? Why not? Support your opinion.

CL Would you give a pet as a present to someone?

~ Why? Why not? Support your opinion.

흩 Is it OK to have pets when many people in the world are starving?

~ Why? Why not? Support your opinion.

믿 Why is it OK to eat some animals, but not others?

’ What do you think about vegetarians (people who eat no meat)?

많 00 pets have legal rights?

~ Is it a crime to hurt pets?

I둔교펴표쿄R훈옆감뀔받뀔를

Agreeing: Bringing someone into the discussion: -,

• I agree . • How about you? • That’5 right. • What do you think? • Exactly! • How do you feel? • That’5 a good point. • Do you agree? • You said it! • Don’t you agree? • Tell me about it. • Tell us your opinion.

Dialogue (pairs)

~ Listen to the dialogue with your partner.

I;þ Perform the dialogue together.

~ Change roles. Perform the dialogue again.

Jenny C’mon, c’mon .... Come to Jenny .... l-lere, Stranger.

Sung-min l-ley, Jenny. What’5 new?

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Jenny l-li, Sung-min. Meet my new pet. 1’ve called it “ Stranger."

Sung-min 1 didn ’t know you liked dOg5. Wa5 it a birthday pre5ent?

Jenny No. lt ’5 a 5tray. lt followed me home from the park.

Sung-min Really? Doe5 it have a name tag on it5 collar?

Jenny No. 1’velooked. lt’5 all by it5elf, with no home to go to.

Sung-min We 5hould tell the police. lt5 owner could be looking for it.

Jenny But it ’5 50 5weet. Look at it wagging it5 tail!

Sung-min Come on , Jenny. Some poor kid could be crying it5 eye5 out right now.

Jenny OK. 1 5upp05e you ’re righ t.

Sung-min Maybe if it ha5n ’t been reported mi55ing, you can keep it.

Jenny Do you think 50? Oh, 1 Wi5h ...

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1. Why do you think Jenny called the dog ‘Stranger’?

2. Can you find a word for a homeless animal in the dialogue?

3. Where can we find the name tag on a pet?

4. Why should Jenny and Sung-min tell the po \ice about the stray?

s. Why would some child be crying its eyes out?

6. Do you think Jenny will get to keep the dog?

Key Words & Expresslons

“ What’5 new?" ’What’5 happening?" "Is there anything interesting to tell me?"

stray ‘

an animal with no owner ana no home nametag a card with information about the animal’5 name and address wagging its tail moving its tail up and down and side to side crying its eyes out unable to stop crylng “ Iwish ..... ’‘ If only .. :' “ 1 hope that will happen.

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Opinion Samples

IJ Which opinion do you agree with? Why?

I!R1il효괴11 Track 7

It seems to me that peopLe think more of their pets than they do

of other human beings. Wheneuer I go to the park, aLL I see is

peopLe waLking their dogs. And the sidewaLks are euen worse!

They’re aLways couered in animaL dung these days. peopLe spend

too much on cat food and dog food , and they treat their pets

like members of the famiLy. I onLy wish they wouLd spend the

same amount of money on homeLess, sick and eLderLy peopLe.

|l!Il피;퍼~~ Track 8

We aLL need to giue and receiue Loue and affection, and pets are

perfect for this . As Long as you take care of them and give them

a good home, they neuer make a fuss. They are aLways ready to

haue a cuddLe and pLay games. of course, you haue to train

them and giue them exercise reguLarLy, but that 's not a serious

probLem. I think we can Learn a Lot from pets. They are so

trusting and faithfu l. Maybe they can ’t taLk, but I know they

understand what we say.

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웰 Choose one of t뼈ebate statements below. W끼te it on the line.

1. Animals do not have feelings.

2. Animals can understand human beings.

3. Pets should not be given as presents.

4. Pets help children learn how to be responsible.

렐랬Þ D뼈e야ba뼈te따e얀to빡o앵뺑g뿔e만t야m뼈h뼈빠1띤떼e민r끼in 빠sor대댄g휠剛rol빼01ωu뻐j • One team or person should agree with the statement.

• One team or person should disagree with the statement.

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'"lt seems to me .. .'. “ In my opinion . '"1 think that ‘

"Alll see is ... dogs." “ It is as if everybody is .. dogs." lexaggerationl

sidewalks paths for wa lking

love and affection a ca ring, sharing relationship

make a fuss to complain; to disag ree; to grumble

have a cuddle to hug; to kiss; to curl up

훌 Further Reading There are more reading passages and interesting activities about Pets at www.finchpark.com/discuss.

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