Unit 5- Opener + Language Focus

Poll

Do a quiz. Check (✓) the sentences you agree with. Are you a cat or a dog person?

• Watching a movie at home is more fun than going out.

• I trust myself more than other people.

• Having a few close friends is better than having many friends.

• My room is cleaner than most of my friends’ rooms.

• The future is more important than now.

Poll

Results:

• Fewer than 3 checks: You’re a dog person!

• 3 or more checks: You’re a cat person!

Work with a partner. Talk about your results of the poll. Do you agree with your results? What do you think cat people or dog people are like?

Categorize

Options (9)

I really want a dog.

Yeah, I love dogs.

Do you have a pet, Stig?

Actually, I do. He’s really cute. Do you want to see him?

Sure!

He has a funny dog face, but he’s cuter than a dog.

Cuter than a dog?

But . . . that’s not a dog, it’s a fish.

It’s better than a fish, it’s a dog face puffer fish!

Organize these phrases to complete the dialogue

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Open Ended

Answer the questions.

Which are cuter, rabbits or mice?

Open Ended

Answer the questions.

Which are stronger, elephants or rhinos?

Open Ended

Answer the questions.

Which are more intelligent, horses or dogs?

Open Ended

Answer the questions.

Which are worse pets, fish or lizards?

Open Ended

Complete the conversation. Then listen and check your answers.

Grace: Hey Sam, I heard you have a new pet. What is it?

Sam: It’s a rabbit.

Grace: You have a cat, too, right? (1)_____ (playful), your rabbit or your cat?

Sam: My rabbit is (2)_____ (playful) my cat. It likes to follow me around.

Grace: My neighbor has a new pet lizard. He says it’s (3)_____ (interesting) a pet dog.

Sam: That’s cool. I heard some people have spiders and snakes for pets.

Grace: Wow! (4)____ (scary), spiders or snakes?

Sam: I think snakes are (5)____ (scary) spiders. I don’t want a snake for a pet. I still like my rabbit and cat best. They’re great.

Let's play bingo!