CULTURE A1+

Unit 3 Animal magic

1 a Work in pairs. Which pets can you …
a take for a walk?
b play with or
cuddle?
b Choose a pet. Think of two ‘dos’ and two
‘don’ts’.
Clean your hamster’s cage every week.
Don’t go to school with your hamster.
2 Work in pairs. Read the texts quickly. Which
text is …
1 about help for pets?
2 about people and birthdays?
3 about a good and a bad thing?
C
c teach? Your Chinese
d be friends with? birthday animal
e talk to? Animals are important in China. They have all got special
characters. Each New Year in China is the year of an
animal. Imagine your birthday is 2004. 2004 is a monkey
year, so your Chinese birthday animal is a monkey.
There are twelve animals in this Chinese calendar.
When’s your birth year? Which animal are you? Are you
like that animal?
Rat: (1984, 1996, 2008) Horse: (1978, 1990, 2002)
Ox: (1985, 1997, 2009) Ram: (1979, 1991, 2003)
Tiger: (1986, 1998, 2010) Monkey: (1980, 1992, 2004)
Rabbit: (1987, 1999, 2011) Chicken: (1981, 1993, 2005)
Dragon: (1976, 1988, 2000) Dog: (1982, 1994, 2006)
Snake: (1977, 1989, 2001) Pig: (1983, 1995, 2007)

A
3 Read the texts again and complete each
Battersea Dogs sentence with two words.
and Cats Home Text A:

B ritish people really love their pets. That’s why Battersea Dogs and Cats Home is a(n)
there’s an animal shelter in London for lost and (1) .
hungry dogs. It’s called Battersea Dogs and Cats Home It’s 150 (2) .
and it’s more than 150 years old. It’s a home for (3) or
animals.
It opened in 1860. Today it’s got three shelters in
TipTop has got a black nose, floppy brown ears and
London. Every year Battersea Dogs and Cats Home
a(n) (4) .
helps about 800 dogs or cats find their families. There Text B:
are about 400 dogs and 250 cats at the homes. There are Waorani and Yasuni are a
also 323 workers and 1,000 volunteers. (5) and a national park.
There’s a dog or a cat for everybody at Battersea. My There are 500 birds in (6) .
dog, TipTop comes from there. He’s super cute, with a The (7) has got blue, red,
black nose, a white face and brown floppy ears. gold and white feathers.
So, don’t go to a pet shop. Give a home to a dog from Don’t buy (8) because they
Battersea Dogs and Cats Home. aren’t happy pets.
Text C:
There are (9) . in the
B
Chinese calendar.
SAY NO TO EXOTIC PETS! 2015 is the year of the (10) .

Manuella Ospina 4 a Think about these questions.

My country, Ecuador, has got wonderful plants and 1 Why are zoos sometimes bad?
animals. In the north there are over 6000 square 2 Why are exotic pets unhappy pets?
kilometres of park and nature reserve. They’re called 3 Why is a pet from Battersea Dogs and Cats
Yasuni and Waorani. There are thousands of plants, Home a good idea?
animals and birds in these areas. In all of the USA there
are 900 birds, but there are 500 in Northern Ecuador. Like b Find out about an exotic animal from your
the Scarlet Macaw. It’s got beautiful, red, blue, yellow and
country and write about it.
white feathers, it’s clever and it can talk.
People love them, so exotic animal smuggling makes ■ What animal is it?
millions of dollars. ■ Where is it from?
But wild animals are not pets! ■ What’s it like?
■ Is it a good pet? Why?/Why not?
HOW CAN YOU HELP? Homework
Don’t buy an exotic animal – ever!
Don’t visit shops or websites that sell exotic pets!
Do some internet research to find out if there are
Don’t go to zoos!
any animal shelters in your country. If so, where are
Tell your family and friends – exotic animals are sad and unhappy pets. they? Which animals do they look after?

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