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1 Warm up

Do you have a pet? If so, what kind? If not, would you like to have a pet?

2 Pet verbs

Match the following verbs to the pictures below.

feed play
ride
stroke train
walk

1. 2. 3.

4. 5. 6.

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In pairs, ask and answer the questions below. Find out if your partner is ‘pet crazy’.

1. Have you ever ridden a horse?

2. Which animals have you fed?
3. When you see a dog, do you want to stroke it or keep away from it?
4. Have you ever trained a dog?
5. How many times have you walked a dog?
6. Which animals have you played with?

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3 Find the information

Read the article below about the Borges family and their pets. Answer the questions.

1. How many tigers live with the Borges family? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

2. How much do the tigers weigh? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
3. What do they do with the tigers? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
4. Where did Mr Borges get the first two tigers from? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
5. Why does he believe that the tigers are safe? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
6. What do his daughters do with the tigers? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

The Brazilian family that shares its home with tigers

Adapted from The Independent

1.
Don’t forget to feed the cats! This advice has become very important for one Brazilian family, which is sharing its
home with nine adult tigers.
2.
The Borges family live side by side with the 220-kilogram predators on their property in Maring, Parana. They are
not afraid – they call their big cats their pets.
3.
The family is so relaxed around the animals that they even allow their two-year-old granddaughter to ride on the
tigers’ backs. The animals swim with the family, relax in the living room and are fed from the kitchen table at
mealtimes. In 2005, Ary Borges rescued two tigers, Dan and Tom, from a circus. He built a sanctuary in his garden
and started a breeding programme.
4.
The father of three does not accept that being so close to the animals is dangerous. He says that if you give them
respect, they will respond.
5.
Mr Borges said: "I have never been worried about my daughters. You have to show the animals respect and love
– that’s how you get it back from them."
6.
His daughters Nayara, 20, Uyara, 23, and Deusanira, 24, say they have an excellent relationship. They walk the
tigers on leads and feed meat directly into their mouths.

by Janet Tappin Coelho, 01 October 2013

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4 Find the word ...

Find a word or phrase in the text which means ...

1. together, in the same place (phrase, P2)

2. animals that kill other animals for food (noun, P2)
3. saved from a dangerous or difficult situation (verb in the past simple, P3)
4. a protected natural place where animals are safe (noun, P3)
5. the process of producing young animals from their parents (two-word noun, P3)

5 Classify the animals

Where can you typically find the following animals? Put them into the correct categories below:

a cow a crab a crocodile a goat a goldfish a gorilla

a horse a kangaroo a kitten a lion a monkey an elephant
an octopus a pig a puppy a sheep a snake a whale

In the wild:

On a farm:

In people’s homes:

Work in pairs. Student A, think of an animal, but do not tell your partner. Student B, ask ‘Yes/No’
questions like the questions below and try to find out or guess the name of the animal. Change roles
and repeat the task for five animals.

• Does it live in the wild/on a farm/in people’s homes/in the jungle/in the sea?
• Is it found in Africa/Asia/Europe/South America/all over the world?
• Is it a predator? / Is it a pet?
• Is it intelligent/strong/shy/dangerous/aggressive/cute?
• Can it fly/swim/jump/run?

6 Talking point

What are the advantages and disadvantages of keeping a pet?

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