Animals and Pets

Conversation and vocabulary activity all about different kinds of animals and related concepts. The conversational portions of the lesson reinforce the presented vocabulary. This presentation takes about an hour to deliver.

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

2. Pets Kitten Puppy Rabbit

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

4. 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)

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

6. 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

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

8. 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.

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

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

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

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

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

14. Insectivore Carnivore Herbivore Omnivore Animals which only eat meat Animals which eat only vegetables Animals which eat meat and vegetables Animals which eat insects

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

16. What are an eagles body parts? Wings Beak Claws

17. Do you prefer pets or children? Do you think people give good names to pets?

18. What are a horses body parts? Mane Hooves Tail

19. 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

20. 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!

21. Fastest mammal? Fastest land animal? Fastest bird? Fastest insect? Fastest fish? Mexican free-tailed bat 260km/h Cheetah 120km/h Peregrine Falcon 389km/h Horsefly 145km/h Sailfish 109km/h

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

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

24. Have you ever seen an unusual animal? Have you ever seen any unusual animal friends? What is the cutest animal in the world? Questions

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

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

27. “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