At the pet shop
Date: 2015-10-07; view: 494.
How many names of animals can you find in this word puzzle?
ELEPHANT
Ê I F A A W D I
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ANXDELÅ Å
LBEARFR R
APOLARSM
17. Choose any two animals and write a short description. Use the prompts.
Example: A giraffe has got a very long neck...
Elephant: very big body/big ears/thick legs/small tail.
Horse: long tail/big body/long legs/long neck.
Bear: big body/thick neck/small ears/thick legs.
18. Read the dialogue and translate it. What comical is there? What can you say about customer?
Shop Assistant: Good afternoon, madam. Can I help you?
Customer: Yes. I'm looking for a pet for my grandson.
Shop Assistant: What kind of pet does he want? A traditional pet... a cat or a dog? Or something exotic?
Customer: Well, you know, he is a very strange boy, he likes snakes. But I hate them, they are very dangerous!
Shop Assistant: We've got a nice poodle at the moment.
Customer: A poodle? Is it big?
Shop Assistant: Yes, it is, madam.
Customer: I don't like big dogs. They are savage.
Shop Assistant: Oh, no, madam, not this one. It's very kind. Last week we had a small dog. It was only as big as your handbag, but it was as savage as a tiger. It bit me three times!
Customer: Perhaps not a dog, then.
Shop Assistant: How about a cat?
Customer: A cat? Hmm... they aren't as friendly as dogs, are they?
Shop Assistant: No, but they don't eat as much as dogs either. And they're very clean. They wash themselves every day.
Customer: Hmm...
Shop Assistant: Or how about a bird?
Customer: Birds are too noisy, aren't they? I want a quiet pet.
Shop Assistant: A quiet pet? Well, how about a goldfish? It's as quiet as a mouse…
Customer: A mouse? Have you got mice? I think I'll buy a pretty little mouse for my grandson.
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