20895 first 3 touchy stories about pets with tasks

TASK: Read these three texts carefully and do the exercises below.
Story 1
Mr. and Mrs. Roper live near London with their son, Robert, and a mynah
bird called Sammy. Robert travels a lot in his work and he is sometimes
away for weeks or even months. He doesn’t always tell his parents
when he is coming home, but he doesn’t need to. Mr. and Mrs.
Roper always know when their son is going to arrive because
Sammy starts calling ‘Robbie’ a few hours before Robert walks
through the door.

Story 2
In France, a man had to move to a new job two hundred kilometers away. He
owned a dog and a cat and he loved them both. But he thought that the cat would
prefer to stay in the same house with new owners.
So he moved house and only took the dog.
About three weeks later, the dog suddenly disappeared.
For several days, the man looked for his dog, but didn’t
find him.
Then, seven weeks later, the dog turned up….but he was
not alone. By his side was the cat. They were tired and hungry after their long
journey, and the cat’s paws were bleeding. But they recovered quickly and were
never separated again.

Story 3
Bill Bowell, a retired manager, was suffering from
depression. The doctor gave him antidepressants, but they
didn’t help, and was unable to work for twelve years.
Then he decided to swim with the dolphins.
“My life changed forever, says bowel.” A dolphin called
Simo looked into my eyes for a few minutes and I started
to cry. All my emotions erupted like a volcano. As I cried,

Simo put his head on my chest and stayed very still.” After swimming with
dolphins Bowell says he has fully recovered.


I.

Complete the sentences using Conditional 3 type:

a. If Robert’s parents had known when he was
back…………………………………………………………………………………..
b. If the dog hadn’t found the
cat……………………………………………………………………………………
c. If Bill hadn’t come to the swimming pool
……………………………………………………………………………………….
II.

Answer the questions:

a. What is the dog from story 2 like?
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b. Which story do you like best? Why?
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c. What do you think of having pets?
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d. Prepare your own real story about any animal and tell the class.