2602 lets talk about pets

Speaking and listening – Elementary to Intermediate

Let’s talk about PETS
Conversation cards

1

Do you have a pet?
If not, have you ever had one?
Talk about it.

What are the most popular pets
nowadays?
According to you, why are these
animals popular?

Which animal makes the best
pet?
Why?

What’s the strangest, scariest
or most unusual pet you have
ever seen?
Tell the class about it.

What are the pros and cons
of keeping a pet? (= what is good

Which animals should not be
kept as pets?
Explain why.

Some people let their pet(s)
sleep in their bedroom or even
on or in their bed.
What do you think of this?

Should people living in an
apartment be allowed to keep a
pet? Explain.
Which pets would be okay?

Classify all possible pets you can
think of in a category grid
(mammal, bird, reptile, fish,
insect, etc.).

Do you think it is right to keep
wild animals in a zoo?
Explain you point of view.

Would
Would
Would
Would

Some people let their pets in the
house, others always keep them
outdoors (e.g. in the garden).
What’s best?

Exotic pets are becoming
increasingly popular. Why?
Can you name some? Do you know
any endangered species?

Do you think it is okay to use
animals for medical research?
What about testing cosmetics?
Which animals are found in labs?

Is it okay to kill animals for
their meat, fur – or just for
sport or fun?

What do you think of cultures
that eat dog meat/horse
meat/monkey/insects/snails?
Would you try it?

‘Animals should never be kept in
captivity. They belong in the
wild’. (= in a cage or locked up)
Do you agree?

‘We can judge the heart of a man
by his treatment of animals.’
What does this mean?
Do you agree?

and bad about)

Discuss.

Pet

6
4
7

5
8
9

11

12

eat rabbit meat?
go to a dog race?
pet a spider?
touch a snake?

Match and say if you think it makes a good pet and why.

3

2

you
you

you
you

10
13

cockatoo
guinea pig
iguana
parrot
pot-bellied pig
rabbit
Rottweiler
Siamese cat
snake
squirrel
sugar glider
tarantula
turtle

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OK?

7

yes

Why (or why not)?

It’s cute and lives in the garden.