ANIMALS

DEBATE DEVELOPING – E57

WAR
M UP
One student will go clockwise and the
other counterclockwise.

To play this board game, students should

play rock, scissors, paper. The winner
then gets to move to the next square and
talk about that animal.

Every player will ask a question/s about

the animals.

Who finishes the race around the world

first will win the game.
OUTLINE
I. Speaking Practice
II. Useful Vocabulary
III. Grammar/Making
Sentences
1. rescue /ˈreskjuː/
6. mistreat /ˌmɪsˈtriːt/
2. wildlife /ˈwaɪldlaɪf/
7. superior /suːˈpɪriər/
3. habitat /ˈhæbɪtæt/ 8. inferior /ɪnˈfɪriər/
4. charity /ˈtʃærəti/ 9. equal /ˈiːkwəl/
5. the wild /ðə waɪld/

Make a sentence using the words above:

Ex.: Animals and Human beings should have an equal right to
live.
 SPEAKING

the type of place

to save animals which
where a particular
TO RESCUE
something from WILDLIFE
live freely in HABITAT
animal usually
danger nature
lives

a natural
an organisation to treat a person or an
environment
CHARITY
that helps the THE humans
where WILD MISTREAT
animal in a cruel,
poor or the sick unkind or unfair way
don’t live
SUPERIOR

BOB IS SUPERIOR TO SUSAN

EQUAL
SUSAN IS INFERIOR TO BOB

INFERIOR
 IDIOM AND PHRASAL VERB

Idiom Phrasal verb

eat like a horse dog eat dog

a​ situation in business,
politics, etc. where there
is a lot of competition
Definition to eat a lot
and people are willing to
harm each other in
order to succeed

She may be thin, but she We're operating in a

Example eats like a horse. dog-eat-dog world.
 SPEAKING
1. WHAT ANIMAL BEST REPRESENTS YOU? WHY?

2. WHAT CREATURE SCARES YOU? WHY?

3. EXCEPT FOR FOOD, DO HUMANS NEED ANIMALS FOR

OTHER PURPOSES? WHY OR WHY NOT?

4. WHAT IS THE CUTEST ANIMAL YOU CAN THINK OF?

HOW ABOUT THE UGLIEST?
5. WHY DO HUMANS HAVE PETS? DO YOU HAVE A PET?
WHY OR WHY NOT?

6. WHAT DO YOU THINK ABOUT PEOPLE WHO WEAR

FUR COATS?
SHOULD ANIMALS
BE GIVEN RIGHTS
SIMILARLY TO
HUMANS?
 FOLLOW UP
QUESTIONS
1. WHAT RIGHTS SHOULD
ANIMALS HAVE?
2. ARE HUMANS SUPERIOR TO
ANIMALS? DOES THIS MATTER?
3. IS IT MORALLY ACCEPTABLE
TO EXPERIMENT ON ANIMALS
FOR HUMAN PURPOSES?
EXPRESSING CERTAINTY

It seems to me…

I’m pretty sure/certain…

I’d like to point out…

 STAYING ON THE TOPIC

I think we’re getting off topic…

Could we go back to…?

Perhaps we should return to the topic at

hand.
 WHAT WE GAINED

Vocabulary Grammar Speaking

1. Vocabulary for 1. Expressing To discuss the topic

animals certainty of animals
2. Idiom : 2. Staying on topic
-eat like a horse
-dog eat dog
 ASSESSMENT FORM
Student Pronunciation Vocabulary Grammar

1.

2.

Feel free to ask if you have any questions!

HOMEWORK