e les so n : Lesson 4. Are your animals
healthy?
Vocabulary:
Domestic [də'mestɪk]-uyga oid, uy...
Animal['ænɪm(ə)l]-hayvon
Rabbit['ræbɪt]-quyon
Dog[dɔg]-it
Cat[kæt]-mushuk
Cow [kau]-sigir
Horse [hɔːs]-ot
1a Answer the questions. 1
Do you have rabbits? What do you feed them?
2
In cartoons rabbits often eat carrots. Are carrots good for
1b Write T for True or F for False. 1
Rabbits' teeth grow fast.
2
Rabbits eat for two hours* a day . . . ?
3
Rabbits should eat a lot of grass
1c Read the text and the sentences. Match them. Doctor White tells us how to look after our rabbits.
"Well, the first thing I want to tell you is that(1)****. A lot of people don't know this. But(2)****. Rabbits' teeth grow very quickly:
two millimetres a week. Usually this is OK because in the wild(3)**** In fact they eat for half the day. Rnt(4)**** They don't eat
much grass. We give them other things like carrots. But this gives rabbits a problem. Their teeth grow and grow fast. They get very
long and this is bad for the rabbit. So remember - don't give your rabbit a lot of carrots. (5)**** is good. Give your rabbit lots of
grass!"
a One or two carrots a week
b domestic rabbits always stay at home.
с carrots are bad for rabbits' teeth.
d rabbits eat a lot of grass
e rabbits shouldn't eat carrots.
1d Listen and check. 2a Work in groups. Choose one of the topics and write a radio programme. e.g. Hello. Today our programme is about what to feed cows and horses.
You shouldn't... because…
new grass in spring cows and horses
water after new grass makes them sick
can kill them dangerous for...
Bird in a cage Nails grow fast
In the wild – fly and sit Put a stone in the cage
