Scribd
Upload
38 views2 pages

Unit 25 Vocab Handout

Uploaded by

Trần Vũ Khánh Linh
Copyright
© © All Rights Reserved
We take content rights seriously. If you suspect this is your content, claim it here.
Available Formats
Download as DOCX, PDF, TXT or read online on Scribd
38 views2 pages

Unit 25 Vocab Handout

Uploaded by

Trần Vũ Khánh Linh
Copyright
© © All Rights Reserved
We take content rights seriously. If you suspect this is your content, claim it here.
Available Formats
Download as DOCX, PDF, TXT or read online on Scribd
You are on page 1/ 2

UNIT 25 – SPEAKING PRACTICE

TOPIC: PETS/ANIMALS
PART 1
1. Which animal(s) do you like?
- I like giraffes / dogs / elephants
- I adore _____(cats).
- I am into _____.
- I am a big fan of ______.
- I am a ___ person. (I am a cat person.)

2. Do you often go to the zoo?


- There are many different species (n.)
- Capture (v.) - catch (v.)
- Animals are kept in captivity (n.)
- Cage (n.) - It’s sad to see caged (adj.) animals.
- We can save endangered (adj.) animals.
- Tigers are an endangered animal. / The tiger is an endangered animal.
- To become / be extinct (adj.) = to disappear, so no longer exist
- They are on the brink of extinction (n.) = about to become extinct
- They are on the verge of extinction = about to become extinct
- In a conservation / natural / safari park, animals are allowed to roam (=to walk
without direction) freely
- We can protect animals from poaching. (=illegal hunting)

3. Have you ever seen a wild animal?


- herbivores (n.) = animals that eat plants - Cows, rabbits, horses…
- carnivores (n.) are meat-eating animals - lions, tigers, snakes
- mammals (n.) are warm-blooded, and the young feed on milk… - Humans,
whales, dogs dolphins, bears
- Animals that eat other animals are called predators.

4. Why do people have pets?


If we are talking about old people, I think….
If we are talking about disabled people, they…
When it comes to young people, they….
Some useful phrases:
- For security
- For company
- For companionship
- They keep you company.
- In today’s isolated life they want a companion.
- Pets symbolise a sense of welfare / well-being.
- To curb loneliness (= reduce, keep in check)
- Help us meet other people - Pets give us a great chance to socialise with others.

PART 2
Describe a wild animal that can be found in your country.
You should say:
- What the animal is
- Where it can be found
- How people in your country feel about it
- Whether you have seen it
Describe a time when you saw a wild animal.
Well, it’s an interesting question because I live in the city, so I don’t get a lot of access to
wild animals, as you can imagine.
But I do remember once, when we were out trekking in the mountains, we went
through a forest, it’s not far from where I live, actually.
Whilst we were going through the forest, suddenly out of the blue (=unexpectedly) we
saw this fox and I didn’t know there were foxes in that forest, but there you go, lo and
behold, (=used to present a new and surprising situation) there it was.
It was a lot bigger than I imagined. As I mentioned I live in a city so I don’t see many
wild animals, but this fox was almost the size of a wolf and what was interesting was, it
was really scared of us. It was more scared of us than we were of it.
So, it kind of peeped up (=took a quick look) from behind the bush, it looked at us and
then scurried away (=ran away quickly), to run away and escape.
Obviously, it was afraid of humans. So, I felt surprised to see how big it was and how
scary it was, but it was a really interesting experience that time I saw a fox in the forest
near where I live.

You might also like