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People Who Hate Cats Live With Cats For A Week (B2)
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Work with a partner, group, or your teacher. Do the activities below together.

Describe what you see in the image below. Imagine the girl is introducing herself.
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What does she say? What does she say about her life/lifestyle?

PART 2 Describe what you see in each image. Then discuss the question below.

1 2 3

4 5 6

1 Which images above depict an advantage of owning a cat, and which depict

a disadvantage of owning a cat? Explain your answers.

2 Can you think of any more advantages/disadvantages of owning a cat? If so,

explain them and why they're advantages/disadvantages.
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WITH CATS FOR A WEEK

People Who Hate Cats Live With Cats For A Week (B2)
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PREVIEW DISCUSSION: Read the discussion topic

below and discuss it with your partner or teacher.

Would you consider a pet to be a family member?

Why or why not?

VIEWING ACTIVITY
Watch the video of people living with cats for a week. Tick () whether the people
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have the following problems with the cats in the video or not. (Y = Yes / (N = No).

Y N
1 Hiding under the furniture
2 Shedding all over the place
3 Loud meowing
4 Running around wildly
5 Destroying things
6 Scratching the owner
7 Knocking things off the table
8 Peeing on the floor

PART 2 Discuss/Write short answers according to the information in the video.

0:01 1 How did the people in the video feel about cats at the beginning?

2:08 2 What are some of the advantages the owners mentioned about having a cat?

2:18 3 How did some of the people feel about living with a cat after a week?
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PART 1 Discuss the questions below.

1 Would you like to take in a new pet in your home for a week?
If so, what kind of pet and why? If not, why not?

2 Do you identify as a “cat person” or a “dog person” at all? If so, explain why.

3 What problems have you had with any pets you've owned? If you haven't
owned any pets, what kinds of problems would you expect if you had one?

PART 2 Discuss the questions about the vocabulary terms as used in the sentences below.

1 When discussing the disadvantages of cats, one woman says...

“Cats tear everything up.”

• What do you think it means to tear something up?

• What part of their bodies do cats use to tear something up?
• Why would a cat tear your belongings up?

2 When observing the behavior of her cat, one woman says...

“She hasn't done anything wrong, but she looks mischievous.”

• What do you think mischievous means?

• What are some examples of mischievous behavior for pets/people?

3 When observing the behavior of her cat, another woman says...

“She's sprinting around the house!”

• What do you think it means to sprint around the house?

• Why do you think a pet would sprint around the house?
• How could a pet sprinting around your house cause you problems?

Imagine your cat is acting mischievous, tearing your furniture up and sprinting
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around the house a lot. Where/Who would you go for advice? Explain why.

a friend with a cat a vet an online cat forum a cat therapist

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FOLLOW-UP ROLE PLAY TASK:

Work with your partner/teacher and take one of the roles below.

STUDENT A: NEW CAT OWNER

• Imagine you are a new cat owner. You are having a few cat problems.
• Select a few problems from the list below and tell your cat therapist about them.
• Describe the problems in detail and how each problem is affecting you.
• Get advice/solutions from your therapist on how to resolve the problems.

1 My cat is hiding under the couch/bed

2 My cat is sprinting around the house
3 My cat tears everything up
4 My cat sheds like crazy
5 My cat has very mischievous behavior
6 My cat tries to snuggle/cuddle me too much
7 My cat is meowing like crazy
8 My cat scratches me a lot

STUDENT B: CAT THERAPIST

• Listen to your patient describe cat problems they are having.

• Suggest advice/solutions to your patient for their problem. Explain your advice.

LESSON REFLECTION:

Discuss the topics below about the lesson.

1 What did you learn from this lesson?

2 What new vocabulary, expressions, or grammar did you use?
3 What did you enjoy about the lesson?
4 What did you find difficult about the lesson?
5 What would you like to remember about today's lesson?