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Ask students if there is a similar society in their own country. 
Point out that the British, and the British Royal Family, are great 
animal lovers. The R (for Royal) in RSPCA was added in 1840 by 
Queen Victoria (1837–1901), an enthusiastic animal-lover.
3–4 Students can do these exercises in pairs. Check answers.
5 Ask students to do the exercise, then ask them to fi nd the 
word household. Ask students who or what a household is. If 
necessary, explain that this is a group of people who live in a 
house. Ask students if they can think of any other words that are 
related to the word house. Two examples from the Cambridge 
Essential English Dictionary
are housewife and housework. Ask 
students to use these words in sentences of their own.
Write the words day, dust and hair on the board. Ask students 
if they can think of any other words that are related to these 
words. Encourage them to look up the words in a dictionary and 
fi nd related words. Then ask students to choose some of the 
words and write personalized sentences with them. Here are the 
related words from the Cambridge Essential English Dictionary.
dust – dustbin, duster, dustman, dustpan, dusty
day – daybreak, daydream, daylight, daytime
hair – hairbrush, haircut, hairstyle, hairdresser, hairdryer, 
hairstyle, hairy
6–7 Ask students to do the exercises. Check answers.
More activities
1  Look at the school noticeboard yourself. Write a list of 
eight questions based on the notices, e.g. What time does 
the fi lm start on Wednesday?
Which teacher is leaving 
next week?
Dictate the questions to the class. Students 
read the notices and fi nd the answers to the questions.
2  Tell students about something you have seen on the school 
noticeboard, e.g. I’ve just seen on the noticeboard that 
there’s a trip to Brighton next weekend
. Encourage students 
to fi nd something that interests them and to tell the class.
3 Students can write an advertisement for a noticeboard, 
either for something they need or for something they 
can offer. The notices can be pinned onto the classroom 
noticeboard. Students can then read the notices and 
decide if there is anything they are interested in.