Introduction Listen do the description

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Introduction
Listen do the description.

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Introduction
Describe your (friend’s/neighbour’s) pet by completing the following sentences.
My pet’s name is …
It’s … (a cat)
He / She is … years old.
He / She likes …
He / She hates …
He / She can …
He / She eats … and drinks …

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Exercise 1
What do the following words mean? Find out.
reptiles
elephants on the plains in Africa
plain
species
m
a
m
m
a
l
weight
be kept
leaves
bite
branches
forest
mammal
pick up
reptile
poop
endangered
orange tree branch
with
leaves
bite
mammals

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Exercise 2
Write down the questions to the given answers.
1.
It lives on the plains in Africa and India.
2.
It lives for about 60 years.
3.
It weighs about 4,000 kilos.
4.
It eats leaves and branches.
5.
It can walk long distances.
6.
It is a mammal.
7.

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Exercise 3
In pairs ask your partner the questions about the underlined information.
1. It lives in Australia. It lives for
2. It lives in the USA and China. It
about 15 to 20 years. It weighs
lives for about 60 years. It weighs
about 60 kilos. It eats leaves. It
about 360 kilos. It eats fish and
can jump very high. It’s a
meat. It can kill with a single bite.
mammal. It’s a ___________.
It’s a reptile. It’s an __________.

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Exercise 3
In pairs ask your partner the questions about the underlined information.
3. It lives in the Pacific Ocean. It
4. It lives in forests in India. It
lives for about 15 years. It
lives for about 15 years. It weighs
weighs about 250 kilos. It eats
about 200 kilos. It eats deer and
fish. It can swim very well. It’s a
monkeys. It can run very fast. It’s
mammal. It’s a ___________.
a mammal. It’s a ___________.

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Exercise 7
Answer the questions.
1. What are the pros and cons of keeping a pet?
2. Do you prefer cats or dogs? Why?
3. What can children learn by having a pet?
4. Do you think all kinds of animals can be kept at home?
5. Should people pick up their dog’s poop? Explain your opinion.
6. What do you think is the most dangerous animal?
7. What do you think is the friendliest animal?
8. What animals are you afraid of?
9. Do you know anyone who has any strange pets? Describe them.
10. What animal is the national symbol of your country?
11. Can you name some endangered species? Why are they endangered?
12. Are there animal rights groups where you live? If yes, what do they do?

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Homework
Write sentences with the following words.
plain # weigh # leaves # branches # mammal # reptile
endangered species # be kept # bite # forest # pick up # poop