Speaking questions: Pets (A1)

cat, dog, tortoise, iguana, rat, mouse(mice), tail, whiskers, paws, fur, eyes, claws

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1. Write the names of the pets next to their description

• It is green animal. It is reptile and is similar to a lizard: iguana

• It is normally green or brown. It has got a shell. It is reptile and is similar to a turtle: tortoise

• It is small animal. It is similar to a mouse but it is bigger. It has got a long tail. : rat

• It is a very typical pet. It likes to eat fish. It likes to sleep a lot and play with mice. : cat

• It is small animal. People say that it likes to eat cheese. It has big ears and a long tail.: mouse(mice)

• It is a very typical pet. It likes to play with balls and it likes to bite bones. You need to take this pet for a walk every day. dog

2. Complete these sentences with the words that are at the top of this page.

Juanita is a black cat. She has green eyes. Her fur is black and is very soft. She has got very long whisker on her face. Her tail is very long and sometimes she tries to catch it, she is very silly ! She has got white and long claws on her paws, which are her little feet.

Vocabulary

• reptile /ˈreptaɪl/ (noun): any animal that has cold blood and skin covered in scales, and that lays eggs. Snakes, crocodiles and tortoises

• tortoise /ˈtɔːtəs/ (noun): a reptile with a hard round shell, that lives on land and moves very slowly. It can pull its head and legs into its shell.

• turtle /ˈtɜːtl/ (noun): a large reptile with hard round shell that lives in the sea.

• lizard /ˈlɪzəd/ (noun): a reptile with a long body and tail, four short legs and a rough skin. There are many different types of lizard.

• iguana /ɪˈɡwɑːnə/ (noun): a large tropical American lizard (= a type of reptile)

• tail /teɪl/ of bird/animal/fish : the part that sticks out at the back of the body of bird, an animal or a fish, which the animal can move from side to side or up and down

Example:

My dog loves to chase his tail.

The dog ran up, wagging its tail.

• rat (noun): a small animal with a long tail, that looks like a large mouse, usually considered a pest ( = an animal which is dislike because it destroys food or spreads disease )

• spread /spred/ (verb): to affect or make something affect, be known by, or be used by more and more people

• disease /dɪˈziːz/ (noun): an illness affecting humans, animals or plants, often caused by infection

Example

The disease is spread by rat

The idea spread quickly in the years that followed.

• mouse (noun): a small animal that is covered in fur and has a long thin tail. Mice live in fields, in people’s houser or where food is stored

Example:

a house mouse

The stores were overrun with rats and mice

• fur /fɜː(r)/ (noun): the soft thick mass of hair that grows on the body of some animals

Example

The cat carefully licked it’s fur.

She stroked the soft fur on the dog’s back.

• whisker /ˈwɪskər/ (noun): any of the long, stiff hairs that grow near the mouth of cat, mouse, etc.

• paw /pɔː/ (noun): the foot of an animal that has claws or nails 2.1 (informal) a person’s hand: take your filthy paws off me!

+claw (noun): one of the sharp curved nails on the end of an animal’s or a bird’s foot