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สาระการเรียนรู้ภาษาต่างประเทศ ช่วงชั้นที่ 4
มาตรฐาน ต 1.2 มีทักษะการสื่อสารทางภาษาในการแลกเปลี่ยนข้อมูลข่าวสาร
แสดงความรู้สึก และความคิดเห็นอย่างมีประสิทธิภาพ
Adopting a Pet
Bobby : Mom, all my friends have pets, and we don’t. Could I get
a pony?
Mrs. Jenkins : Of course not. Where would we put it?
Bobby : Well, then, could I bring a kitten home from the city pound?
It would save its life.
Mrs. Jenkins : You know perfectly well that your sister is allergic to cats.
They give her asthma.
Bobby : What about a puppy?
Mrs. Jenkins : And who’s going to take care of it? Me, I suppose.
Bobby : No, I am, Mom. I promise I will.
Mrs. Jenkins : You’ll walk it every morning and afternoon, before and after
school?
Bobby : Yes, Mom, of course. And I’ll feed it, and play with it, and get
it a flea collar, and everything.
Mrs. Jenkins : And you’ll see it gets housebroken?
Bobby : I will, Mom. I promise I will.
Mrs. Jenkins : Well, I know what your promise are like. We’ll think about it.
Vocabulary :
stray(adj.) are not in their expected or intended place
city pound a place where stray dogs, cats, and other animals
are kept.
allergic (adj.) become ill or develop skin or breathing problems
because they have eaten certain foods or been near
certain substances
asthma (n) a medical condition which makes breathing difficult
by causing the air passages to become narrow or
blocked
flea collar (n) a collar treated with substance that repels fleas
household (n) a group of people, often a family, who live together
pet-grooming(n) brushing pets’ hair, or the things that you do to keep
an animal's hair or fur clean and tidy
Culture Note
Americans love animals of all kinds. Probably about half of all U.S. households keep at least one pet in the house, a cat, dog, canary, goldfish, etc. It seems that every American boy and girl must have a puppy or a kitten, or both !
A large pet industry has developed to feed and care for these animals, complete with special foods, pet hospitals, schools for dog training, and pet-grooming services. Pet shops are found in every neighborhood, town, and shopping center. In addition, dogs are often used for protection and police work, as seeing-eye dogs for the blind.
Questions for discussing ( คำถามเพื่ออภิปราย )
What are good points and bad points of having pets at home?
Follow up activity (กิจกรรมเสนอแนะ )
Talk about having pets among pet owners
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แหล่งที่มาของข้อมูล: หนังสือ American Culture, Panda Publishing House .
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