Let’s talk about PETS

Conversation cards

Do you have a pet? What are the most popular pets Which animal makes the best
Talk about it. nowadays? pet?
Why are these animals popular? Why?

What’s the strangest, scariest What are the pros and cons Which animals should not be
or most unusual pet you have of keeping a pet? (= what is good kept as pets?
ever seen? and bad about) Explain why.
Tell the class about it. Discuss.

Some people say pets help them What kind of pets can you have Classify all possible pets you can
with depression? living in an apartment? Explain. think of in a category grid
Which pets would be okay? (mammal, bird, reptile, fish,
insect, etc.).

Do you think it is right to keep Would you eat your pet? Some people let their pets in the
wild animals in a zoo? Have you eaten rabbit, snake, house, others always keep them
Explain you point of view. turtle, or other animals as pets? outdoors (e.g. in the garden).
What’s best?

Exotic pets are becoming Do you think it is okay to use Is it okay to kill animals for
increasingly popular. Why? animals for medical research? their horns, fur – or just for
Can you name some? Do you know What about testing cosmetics? sport or fun?
any endangered species? Which animals are found in labs?

What do you think of cultures ‘Animals should never be kept in ‘We can judge the heart of a
that eat dog meat/horse captivity. They belong in the man by his treatment of animals.’
meat/monkey/insects/snails? wild’. Do you agree? What does this mean?
Would you try it? Do you agree?

Match and say if you think it makes a good pet and why.
1 3
2 Pet # OK? Why (or why not)?
Rooster
Hamster
6 Iguana
4 Parrot
5 a pig
rabbit 7 yes It’s cute and lives in the garden.
7 A snake
8
Tiger
9 Turtle
Crocodile
Penguin
tarantula
11 13 An owl
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