Number of students: 10 Level: Intermediate Skills trained

Handout 1.
Questions for discussion.

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  Have you heard any stories about animals escaping from anywhere?
  
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  Would you ever save or kill an animal? In what situation?
  
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  Are you scared of any animals? Why?
  

Handout 2.
Vocabulary: Keeping pets
Complete 1-10 with the words in the box.

lick tank stroke kittens mess size in the litter tray dry food aggressive looking after

1 I keep it outside/ in a cage/ in a ……….

2 They’re quite demanding/ poisonous/ ……………
3 She had six babies/…………./ puppies/ eggs.
4 They need a lot of ……………/ exercise/ food/ attention.
5 You can’t hold/ ……………. / play with them.
6 You can feed them tinned food/ leftovers/ …………….. /mice.
7 You have to clean them/ ………. / the cage regularly.
8 They grow big/ to about a metre/ to an enormous …………..
9 They often scratch/ jump on/ ………….. you.
10 They can make an awful noise/ ……………..

Handout 3.
Listening.
Listen and match which conversation someone:
a nearly killed one of the animals
b saved an animal’s life
c was too frightened to shout for help at one point
d sounded quite adventurous
e confused one of the animals for something else
f was distracted from some work
g had a lucky escape
h saw an animal eating