Vocabulary practice

1. Answer the questions using the information from the text above

1. What may do if you see a tall thin woman with long red hair walking her dog an Irish Setter?

2. Who noticed that dogs look like their owners?

3. Who is Gini Graham Scott?

4. Is there any psychological explanation to the phenomenon of pet-owner likeness?

5. What kind of test was conducted by Dr. Nicholas Christenfeld in a San Diego dog park?

6. What is the difference between a pure breed dog and a mutt?

7. Who or what is Quinn and why it is mentioned in the texts?

2. Put the letters in the correct order to make the words and word combinations from the text above

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eflku - __________________

to eb usrckt yb - ___ _____ __________ _________

ot vgrttaaei toardw - ________ ____________ _____________

ebdre - _________

aaccutelyr - _______________

prue rbede - ____________ _____________

utmt - ___________

imxde rebed odg - ___________ ____________ ___________

sfrtoe dgo - _____________ ____________

spndlyi dgo - ____________ ___________

suhrnk owdn - ___________ ___________

3. Use the word and word combinations from the 2 exercise to complete the sentences below

1. No matter how hard he tried to change the topic, the conversation ___________ ______________ politics anyway.

2. It was my ___________ to be there on time in spite of terrible traffic jams.

3. I really dislike _____ ________ ___ _______ early in the morning. I’m sleepy and slow while my pet is really energetic and playful.

4. Even though I’ve never seen Jane I recognized her at once. I ________ __________ _______ how much she resembled her father.

5. I used to ____________ dogs and sell them as pets. Now I have my own dog farm and I ___________ dogs for blind and disabled people.

6. Swiss watches are considered to be the best in the world. The watches work very ___________ and are proved to be very durable.

7. __________ ____________ dogs are very delicate and require special care and attention.

8. I’m deeply attached to my puppy and I hate when people call it a ___________.

9. _________ ___________ dogs are much cheaper compared to the pure breed dogs but they are by no means less loyal and adorable.

10. _________ __________ are good hunters as their body shape allows them to develop high speed and chase the prey down to its holes or dens.

4. Let’s build words

The tables below contain a number of words from the text above. Try to build a new word by changing its part of speech. Fill in the table. Use the dictionary if you need some help.

Talking point + listening

1. Discuss the given issues in the class

• Do you have a pet?

• What are the pros and cons of keeping a pet?

• What is the best pet to own?

• Do you know someone who owns an unusual pet?

• Why do some people not like pets?

• What can people learn from animals?

• Can people be too attached to their pets?

• Have you ever seen a dog that helps people, such as one to assist a blind person or a policeman?

• Can you think of other examples of how animals can help people?