Subject: English conversation

Issue: Space to upload Task 1

Facilitator: Damaris Alvarez, M.A.

Participant: Yusi Mueses Gómez

Registration: 100049026

Date: 16/2/2024
 1. How many pets are there in America approximately?
Approximately 70 million
2. Do you agree with the way people in America treat their pets
and why?
Yes, I agree since they don't care about making their pets
happy, they even spend a lot of money for them and to make
them happy.
B- Read and study in your book "Hot Topics 1", Chapter 1
Pampered Pets: Love Me? Love my dog!
Work on the following exercises:
Read the articles. Look for the answers to your questions.
Pg. 5, exercises: Check the Facts Reading1 A, B

Check the Facts Check

(......) the questions you can answer after reading once. Then go
back and look for the answer you are unsure of.
(READING 1)
A. Read the statements and write true (T) or false (F). Go back to
Reading i .and look for the answers you are unsure of.
_ F_ 1. People can eat at the Pet Cafe.
_ F_ 2. Dogs eat at tables at the Pet Cafe.
_ F_ 3. Americans are spending less money on pets than they
did before.
_ T_ 4. Some hotels allow pets to stay.
_ F_ 5. Everyone thinks that pet restaurants are a good idea.
_T_6. There are many pet restaurants in the United States.
_T_ 7. Some regular restaurants sell food for pets.

B. Answer the questions.

1. The writer quotes several people. What is each person's
position?
Vera Carter Restaurant Owner
 Carl Gregory Pet-industry expert
Jack Simpson Web blogger
Sherry Evans Dog owner

Pg. 6, exercises: Reading 2, A, B

Read thestatementsandwrite true(T) orfalse(F). Go backtoReading

2andlookfor theanswersyouare unsure of.
T 1. CampHideaway isforonlyforpets.
T 2. Camp Hideaway hasservices farcats, dogs, birds, andfish.
F 3. Thecampis onlyforsocial animals.
F 4. Catsstayin roomswithbirds andfish.
T 5. Notall pets followthesame daily schedule atthecamp.
F 6. Petownersmust bringtheir pet'sownfoodand bed.

B. Answerthe questions.
1.How isCampHiceawaylike a campforchildren? Is like a camp for
children where pets can play and have a goodtimeand relaxing time with
other animals.
2.What specialthingsdoesCamp Hideawayhaveforcats? Fordogs?
Camp Hideaway have many specialthings: pool, with Windows,
television,specialprivate roomsplay times.

Pg. 6, exercise: Analyze

Answerthesequestions. Give reasons foryour answers.

1.DoyouthinkCarl Gregoryhas apet? Yes, I think that he has a pet,
because he has a pet industry.
2.Dosome peopletravelwith their pets? Yes, some people travel with
pets because they don’t like their pets stay alone or with strange
people,the people prefer to lookingfor a hotel for pets like camp
Hideaway.
3.Doyou thinkSherry Evans haschildren? No, I don’t think so, Because
I think that all her love is for Lulú,her pet.
4. What dothenames Fifi, Sparky, Fluffy, Roger, and Princess
referto? Whydid thewriterusethem?The author reffer to pets. Because
those names are really common in pets.

Pg. 9, exercise: Reading Skills

Identifying the Author's Purpose

1.Which article informs readers? What information does the author

want the readers to know? The first reading new restaurant with that
special dog in mind, because the amount of millions of dollars that
americans explain in the care of their pets says us.

2.Which article persuades readers? What does the author want

readers to do? You may think that a restaurant for dogs is strange.
However, the owner of the restaurant, Vera Carter,He says: "People
want to give back the loyalty and love that their animalsgive them, for
a dog, the best way to do it is by giving them good food."

3. Look at Reading 1.

a.How does the author use quotes?

b. Do you know the author's opinion?

The opinion of the author is about the restaurants every day more
integrated into their menus food for pets, informs us about the
amount of dollars spent by Americans in the care and feeding of
their pets, this article makes us see the restaurants for dogs as
something common.

4.Look at Reading 2.

b. What positive words can you find? Help all the animals
relaxIndividual personalities are also respected.

c. Do you know the author's opinion? How? I know the author's

opinion about the things that the author focused on.

Pg. 10, exercise: PART II, Read to find the answers to these
questions.
Read to find the answers to these questions.
1.What are clones? A clone is a set of genetically iddentic beings that
descend from the same individual by asexual reproduction mechanism.
2.What does the company Genetic Savings and Clone do? This
company clones pets after they die.
3.What guarantee does the company give? This company offers the
guarantee that the clone will be healthy and looks a lot like the original
animal.
4.Do all pet owners want to clone their pets? Why or why not? Not
everyone wants to clone their pets, for example, Karen and Michael
Lawrence after their cat Marshal died. They decided to go to an
animal shelter to adopt another pet

Pg. 11, exercises: Vocabulary Work / Reading Skills

Pg. 12, exercise: Talk about Your Ideas
Think about people you know who have pets. Do you agree with the
way they treat them? Why or why not?
I know many people who have pets, I have seen people that mistreat their
pet and others that treats their pet well. Of course I disagree with those
people that mistreat their dogs, I think that pets don't deserve to be
mistreated because they also have feelings. In the other hand I agree
with those that treat their pets well because as soon we get pets that live
with us in our house they will become part of the family therefore they
must be treated respectfully.