雅思口语话题-宠物(动物)

ZootopiaDoyoulikethemovie?Whichanimalsinthismoviedoyoulikebest?Whatelsemoviesaboutanimalshaveyouseen?rabbitredfoxslothhamsterAfricanbuffaloTopic:Pet郑州大学出国留学培训中心5Whatisthedefinitionofapet?WhatarethemostpopularpetsinChina?Why?Doyouhaveapet?What'syourfavoritepet？Why?Whydopeopleliketokeeppets?Canyoutalkaboutitsprosandcons?theDefinitionofaPetThebasicmeaningofpetisananimalwekeepforemotionalratherthaneconomicreasons.Apetisananimalthatyoukeepinyourhometogiveyoucompanyandpleasure.7theKindsofPets:1.mammals:Dog,Cat,Mice,Hedgehog,Rabbit...2.birds:parrot,canary(金丝雀)lark(百灵)Reptiles:(爬行类)snake,turtle,lizardFish:goldfish,piranha(食人鱼)Insects:butterfly,dragonfly,silkworm(桑蚕),anttheMostPopularPetsinChinaCatCharacters:friendlywayward(任性的)cleannaughtycute/lovely/adorableCatshavetheirownlanguage.miaow/mew/purrCatswillusesoundtomeettheowner,todiscussfood,interest,Dogs藏獒TibentanMastiff哈士奇husky泰迪TeddyBear拉布拉多Labrador萨摩犬Samoyed吉娃娃Chihuahua金毛寻回犬:GoldenRetrieverTheFoldenRetriverisabreedofdog,historicallydevelopedasagundogtoretrieveshotwaterfowlsuchasuplandgamebirdsandducksduringhuntingandshootingparties.Theyhaveaninstinciveloveofwaterandareeasytotraintobasicoradvancedobediencestandards.Becauseoftheirintelligenceandversatility,theyareoftenemployedinavarietyofroles,includingbeingaguidedogfortheblindandadetectiondogtodetectillegaldrug.Theirfriendlyandgentletemperamentandpatientdemeanoursmakethempopularfamilydogs.Doyouhaveapet?Ifnot,whatkindofanimalwouldyouliketokeep?Why?1.Yes/no2.Yes,whatitis3.howyougetit4.whatitislike5.yourexperienceorstorywithyourpetYes,Ihaveraisedadogfortwoyears.ActuallymyhistorywithdogsstartedwhenIwasstillaverysmallchild.Ijustrememberedthatonedaymymothersuddenlybroughtinamedium-sizedyellowcross-breeddogandnamedhim‘GreatStrength’,literallyinChinesemeaningthathehasverygreatpower.Idon’tknowwhyheiscalledthatnamebutthenthe…Thefunnythingiswheneverweopenedthedoor,GreatStrengthjustdashedoutandquicklydisappearedand…wecouldn’tfindhimandit’sonlywhenhe’sgettingtiredorhefeltveryhungrythathewouldknowhiswaybackhome.No,Ihaven'traisedanypets.ButifIeverdecidetobuyapet,Iwouldbuyadog.Therearelotsofreasons.Firstofall,dogsaresaidtobeoneofthebrainiestanimalsintheworld.Theycanhelppeopleinmanyways.Theycanleadtheblind,sniffoutdrugsandevenrescueaccidentvictims.Helpfulastheyare,mostofthedogsarenotverybig.Oftentimes,dogsIseestandnomorethanametreandweighnomorethan200pounds.Inaddition,dogscanusuallyreadtheemotionsoftheirowners.Theycantelllwhethertheirownersarehappyorupsetjustbyjudgingfromtheowners'voice.Lastbutnotleast,dogsareveryloyaltotheirowners.SoIthinkthedogisthebestchoiceasapet.Whydopeopleliketokeeppets?(1)Apetanimaliskeptasacompanion,andweallneedcompanionstokeepusfeelinghappy.Butpetsofferusmorethanmerecompanionship;theyinviteustoloveandbeloved.Manyownersfeeltheirpetsunderstandthem,foranimalsarequicktosenseangerandsorrow.Oftenacatordogcancomfortusattimeswhenhumanwordsdon’thelp.(2)Wefeelloved,too,bythewaypetsdepentonusforhome,forfoodanddrink.Dogsespecially,lookuptotheirowners,whichmakesthemfeelimportantandneeded.Well,itdepends.Ithinkitalldepends.Well,choicesaredivided.Youknow,Chinahasalargepopulation,sowecannotbetoogeneralized.ItmaysoundtooabsoluteifIdon’tgointoclassification.（1）按年轻人和老年人分类Formostyoungpeople,theylikerockorpopmusic.Butformostoldpeople,theylikeoperaorfolkmusic.（2）按男人和女人分类Formostmen,theylikebasketballorfootball.Butformostwomen,theyliketabletennisorbadminton.（3）按大人和小孩分类Forchildren,birthdayiseverything,andtheyenjoycelebratingit.Butforsomeadults,theythinkbirthdayisjustanormaldayanddon’tliketocelebrateitanymore.ForChildrenEnhanceimmunity;Feelhappywhenplaywithpets;Knowhowtotakecareofothers;Havemoreloveandcompassion(同情心);Inspirechildren'sactive,curious,natureandresponsibilityForyoungpeopleExpandtheirsocialcircle;Trainsenseofresponsibilityasparents;Helpthemlookafterthehouse;Regulatemood;ReducestressForoldpeoplePetscanmakethemwholivealonehappy,andevenalleviatesufferingItisgoodfortheirmentalandphysicalhealth.Reducethenumberofvisitingdoctors;DispeltheirlonelinesstheProsandConsadvantages/merits/pros1.Thebasicmeaningof“pet”isananimalwekeepforemotionalratherthaneconomicreasons.Apetanimalkeepsuscompanyandreducesourstressandloneliness.Butpetsofferusmorethanjustcompanionship;theyprovideustheopportunitytoloveandbeloved.2.Petscancalmusandbringusoutofafunkwhenhumanwordsdon’thelp.3.Whenpetsdependonusforfoodandshelter,theymakeusfeelneededandimportant.4.Keepingapetaroundmeansyoungkidshavetheaccesstothemorenaturalworldinthis“PlasticAge”,andlearningtocareforapethelpsachildtogrowintoalovingadultwhofeelsresponsibleforthosewhodependonthemandtowardsthesocietythatneedstheircontributionforabetterworldtoo.5.Animalscancommunicatewithhumanbeings,forthey’requitesensitivetoangerandsorrow.6.Apetdogbringsitsmasterasenseofconfidencefromthefaithfulnessitbringstotheowner.disadvantages/demerits/cons1.Keepingpetsisjustawasteoftime,energy,andresources.2.Petsandchildrenoftenfightovercareandloveinthefa