The document discusses various aspects of pets, including types of pets, care requirements, and comparisons between wild and domesticated animals. It also raises questions about animal behavior, the domestication of exotic animals, and perceptions of pets versus children. Additionally, it addresses environmental concerns regarding endangered species and the role of pets in society.

2. What animal makes the best
pet? Why?
What is a pet?
Do you have any pets?

3. Pets
Kitten
Puppy
Rabbit

4. The pet-shop:
Kitten Puppy Bunny Hamster
Tarantula Python Turtle Goldfish
Which pets do you want to buy?

5.  You should keep a bunny-rabbit in a _______
 You should take your dog for ________
 You should keep your dog on a ________
 Hamsters like to run on a hamster-________
 Cats like to catch _______
 When you stroke cats, they________
 If your pet gets sick, you should take it to
the_________________
hutch
walks
leash
wheel
mice
purr
veterinarian (vet)

6. Choose one pet and ask these questions
A rabbit?
A hamster?
A snake?
A goldfish?
A turtle?
A tarantula?
1. What do you feed it?
2. What toys can you
give it?
3. Do you need to take
care of its home?
4. What games can you
play with it?
5. Can it do any cool
tricks?

7. What do you think is the
smallest mammal?
What do you think is the
biggest animal in the
world?
The Blue Whale
The Bumblebee Bat

8. What are exotic pets?
Can you give some examples of
exotic pets?

9. What are wild animals?
What’s the opposite of a wild
animal?
A domesticated animal. (pet)
They are animals with no
owners. They live naturally.

10. I got a wild monkey and tried
to keep it at my apartment as a
pet. This means I tried to
____________ the monkey.domesticate

11. Do you think it’s possible to
domesticate a monkey?
Which animal would you like to
domesticate?

12. What is the most
dangerous animal
What is the tallest
animal in the world?
The giraffe
The mosquito

13. What are the smartest animals?
Chimpanzee
Gorilla
Orangutan
Baboon
Pigs

14. Which animal do you think is the
bravest?
The honey
badger

15. 1. Insectivore
2. Carnivore
3. Herbivore
4. Omnivore
Animals which only
eat meat
Animals which eat
only vegetables
Animals which eat
meat and vegetables
Animals which eat
insects

16. 1. I don’t think people should have dogs if they
live in the city.
2. I don’t understand why people have very small
animals, like hamsters or spiders as pets.
3. I would like to have a pet that I could carry in
my handbag.
4. All children should grow up with a pet.
Do you agree or disagree?

17. What are an eagles body parts?
1. Wings
2. Beak
3. Claws

18. 1. Do you prefer pets or
children?
2. Do you think people give
good names to pets?

19. What are a horses body parts?
1. Mane
2. Hooves
3. Tail

20. Three-toed Sloth. The Sloth is the slowest animal
in the world. The word ‘sloth’ means slow
motion. The top speed of a sloth is 0.003 miles
per hour they are so slow algae grow on them.
What’s the slowest animal?
The sloth

21. Role-play: I want a pet!
Student A: parent
You don’t like animals:
they are smelly and
dirty, and expensive &
troublesome to look
after. Try to dissuade
your child from the
idea.
Student B: child
You really really
really want a
cool / cute pet
for your birthday.
Try to persuade
to parent to let
you have a pet!

23. 1. Fastest mammal?
2. Fastest land animal?
3. Fastest bird?
4. Fastest insect?
5. Fastest fish?
Mexican free-tailed bat 260km/h
Cheetah 120km/h
Peregrine Falcon 389km/h
Horsefly 145km/h
Sailfish 109km/h

24. What can we do?
Why are Pandas
endangered?
What can we do to
help and protect
Pandas?

27. 1. I think that pets are smelly and
disgusting.
2. I’m scared of big dogs.
3. I wish I could have a pet.
4. I think a snake would make a fun pet.
Do you agree or disagree?

29. 1. Have you ever seen an
unusual animal?
2. Have you ever seen any
unusual animal friends?
3. What is the cutest animal in
the world?
Questions

30. Do you think it’s bad to keep
animals at your home? – shouldn’t
they be in their natural habitat?

31. What do you think of people who dress up their pets?

32. “Dogs look up to man. Cats look down to man.
Pigs look us straight in the eye and see an equal.”
It’s a
pig!
-Winston Churchill