Lesson 3 Man’s Best Friend

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What pet do you have

or do you like to have?

• Warm-up

An old saying goes: A dog is a man’s best friend.

People around the world keep dogs as pets. They live in our houses and they are like

friends or family. They make us feel loved, happy and calm.

Studies show that dogs are very intelligent. They seem to have the ability to read our mind.

They can feel our emotions through our voices. When you are sad, they will be sad too.

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Man’s Best Friend

emotion calmsaying voice

• Read and learn.

• Read and learn.

Dogs can learn to do a lot of things. Guide

dogs help blind people when they are out.

They keep them safe.

Dogs can help us in many ways, they can even

die to save our lives. So remember: take good

care of our dogs and be their best friends.

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blind

guide dog

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• Guess the words

have the ability to do something= are/is able to do something

Examples

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• Dogs seem to have the ability to read our minds.

• Dogs have the ability to feel our emotions.

+ Answer the following question using “have the ability to do something.”

• Grammar

Question: What else can dogs do?

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• Choose and filling the blanks.

1. We keep dogs as _____. They make us feel happy and ______.

2. Dogs are __________ and can do a lot of things.

3. They seem to have the __________ to read our _______. They can feel our ________ through our ________. When you are sad, they will be sad too.

4. ______ dogs help ______ people when they are out. They keep them safe.

ability

calm

minds

pets voices

emotions

guide blind

intelligent

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