Word Tips:

resident  n. 居民；住客，寄宿者

cute  a. 可爱的；漂亮迷人的

prejudice n. 偏见；成见

Task1

Listen to the dialogue and choose the best answer according to what you hear.

1. Which of the following tricks can’t Jason’s dog play?

A. Sitting down.               

B. Playing dead.

C. Taking care of Jason’s baby.        

D. Chasing the balls.

2. Jason likes dogs NOT because _______.

A. they are very cute when wagging tails

B. their owners are friendly

C. they have families

D. they are always grateful for what they get

3. Judy likes cats because ______.

A. other people have prejudice against cats

B. cat owners are friendly

C. cats are thankful and loyal to their owners

D. her personality is similar to that of cats

Task 2

Listen to the dialogue again and fill in the blanks according to what you hear.

1. What do you do in your ________ time?

2. Dogs are most ________ with urban residents.

3. They can play a lot of ________.

4. He can sit down, roll over, chase the balls and even ___________.

5. I like dogs because they have families and are ________ for what they get.

Task 3

Give a short talk about pet-keeping as a hobby.

Cues: a widely-adopted hobby, popular from children to the old, find friends in pets, most popular pets, make socializing with others easier, nice to talk to people that have the same hobby