keeping pets

Keeping PetsKeeping Pets

Part 1 Warm-upPart 1 Warm-up Section A DialoguesSection A Dialogues Directions: Listen to the following Directions: Listen to the following

dialogues and repeat after the recording. dialogues and repeat after the recording. Then role-play them with your partner.Then role-play them with your partner.

Section B Pair workSection B Pair work

DirectionsDirections ：： discuss the following discuss the following

questions with your partner. Try to questions with your partner. Try to answer them with the help of the hints.answer them with the help of the hints.

Q 1: Do you like to keep pets?Q 1: Do you like to keep pets?

Why or why not?Why or why not?

Hints:Hints: Yes. Tame animals, lovely and interesting, Yes. Tame animals, lovely and interesting,

faithful, bring us a lot of fun, do sth. for us, faithful, bring us a lot of fun, do sth. for us, catch mice, guard our property, do police catch mice, guard our property, do police jobs, feel lonely, interact with people, our jobs, feel lonely, interact with people, our good friends…good friends…

No. noisy and dirty, expensive to keep it, No. noisy and dirty, expensive to keep it, take it to the vet’s, buy food, devote a lot take it to the vet’s, buy food, devote a lot of time and energy, barking, disturb of time and energy, barking, disturb neighbors….neighbors….

Q2: WhatQ2: What kind of people are kind of people are most likely to keep pets? most likely to keep pets? Why?Why?

Hints:Hints: Retired people, lonely people, feel left Retired people, lonely people, feel left

out, regain a sense of importance and out, regain a sense of importance and being needed, have much free time, kill being needed, have much free time, kill time,time,

companion….companion….

Q 3: What do you think would Q 3: What do you think would happen if everyone in China happen if everyone in China kept a pet?kept a pet?

Hints:Hints: Shortage of food and other resources, Shortage of food and other resources,

limited space, noise and mess, homeless limited space, noise and mess, homeless pets….pets….

Q4: Should people be discouraged Q4: Should people be discouraged from keeping pets? Why or why from keeping pets? Why or why not?not?

Hints:Hints: Yes: Humanize, keepers, family Yes: Humanize, keepers, family

members, cage birds, chain dogs…members, cage birds, chain dogs… No: emotional reasons, tense No: emotional reasons, tense

competition, psychological problems, competition, psychological problems, best listeners, keep their lips sealed, best listeners, keep their lips sealed, share sorrow, anxiety…share sorrow, anxiety…

Part II Making Part II Making PresentationsPresentations

Directions: Now let’s move to something Directions: Now let’s move to something more specific. You’ll be shown three more specific. You’ll be shown three pictures. You will have one minute to pictures. You will have one minute to prepare and one and a half minutes to prepare and one and a half minutes to talk about the picture. talk about the picture.

Accompany, well-to-do, show off, Accompany, well-to-do, show off, social trend, symbol of wealth and social trend, symbol of wealth and powerpower……

Helpless, aggressive, hurt, Helpless, aggressive, hurt, weep, frighten, banweep, frighten, ban……

Blind, lead, helpful, the disabled, Blind, lead, helpful, the disabled, provide, traffic light, a guide dogprovide, traffic light, a guide dog……

Picture 1Picture 1

In this picture there is a very well-to-do In this picture there is a very well-to-do and fat lady walking in the street. She is and fat lady walking in the street. She is accompanied by a puppy. It’s a very accompanied by a puppy. It’s a very common social trend nowadays. Those common social trend nowadays. Those who are wealthy often keep pets to show who are wealthy often keep pets to show off. I think they don’t really love animals. off. I think they don’t really love animals. They just want to find something to kill They just want to find something to kill time. More likely, the animal is intended time. More likely, the animal is intended as a symbol of their power and wealth.as a symbol of their power and wealth.

Picture 2Picture 2

This picture describes a big black dog This picture describes a big black dog barking at a helpless child. The child is barking at a helpless child. The child is weeping and running away from it. I think weeping and running away from it. I think the picture wants to tell us it is not good the picture wants to tell us it is not good to keep pets, especially dogs. They are to keep pets, especially dogs. They are dangerous and aggressive. They will hurt dangerous and aggressive. They will hurt people. We often read such stories in the people. We often read such stories in the newspaper.newspaper.

Picture 3Picture 3

On the contrary, my picture shows a good On the contrary, my picture shows a good aspect of dog ownership. On it there is a guide aspect of dog ownership. On it there is a guide dog leading a blind man across the street. It dog leading a blind man across the street. It can stop at a red traffic light and go at a green can stop at a red traffic light and go at a green one. Animals like this are very helpful to the one. Animals like this are very helpful to the disabled. There are other ways in which disabled. There are other ways in which animals can help us. They provide us meat, animals can help us. They provide us meat, help in farm work, and are useful in research. help in farm work, and are useful in research. Animals are our good friends.Animals are our good friends.

Part III Further Part III Further discussiondiscussion

Topic: Keeping pets or not?Topic: Keeping pets or not? Directions: Now you are required to Directions: Now you are required to

discuss the topic further. You will have discuss the topic further. You will have five minutes for the discussion.five minutes for the discussion.

Step 1 Some useful words Step 1 Some useful words and phrases are as follows:and phrases are as follows:

Obedient, master, comfort, favorite, Obedient, master, comfort, favorite, hygiene, messy, get rid of, vet, bill, make hygiene, messy, get rid of, vet, bill, make better use of, disturb, be tired of, better use of, disturb, be tired of, epidemic, abandon….epidemic, abandon….

Step 2Step 2

Try to think about the advantages and Try to think about the advantages and disadvantages of keeping pets. You may disadvantages of keeping pets. You may refer to the points below. Discuss with refer to the points below. Discuss with your partners in your group and then give your partners in your group and then give an oral report.an oral report.

Advantages Advantages DisadvantagesDisadvantages

1) A pet is animal kept by a 1) A pet is animal kept by a person as a companion…person as a companion…

2) Pets are obedient to their 2) Pets are obedient to their masters…masters…

3) Many owners feel that 3) Many owners feel that their pets understand their pets understand them…them…

4)A pet in the family keeps 4)A pet in the family keeps people in closer contact people in closer contact with nature…with nature…

1) A pet may cause problems 1) A pet may cause problems of hygiene…of hygiene…

2) Keeping pets is just a 2) Keeping pets is just a waste of time and resources..waste of time and resources..

3) Some pets are dangerous 3) Some pets are dangerous and aggressive…and aggressive…

4) Those who keep pets do 4) Those who keep pets do not always treat their pets not always treat their pets with kindness and with kindness and responsibility…responsibility…

Step 3Step 3

Record your presentation on a tape Record your presentation on a tape recorder. Correct your errors. Keep recorder. Correct your errors. Keep practicing until you feel that you can talk practicing until you feel that you can talk about this topic freely.about this topic freely.