Reading I semester

Read and match the summary sentences a-d with the paragraphs

Read again and tick True answer

Feeling down? Stressed? Or unwell? Before you visit the doctor, why don’t you get a pet? Here are a few reasons why a pet can change your life!

[ 1_____ ] You've had a bad day. You go home and your pet runs to welcome you. Doesn't that cheer you up?

It just shows how a pet can help you calm down. And that's not true only for cats and dogs. You can relax even if you watch fish in an aquarium.

[2_____] A pet can become a child's best friend and a great teacher at the same time. Children who look after pets learn to be more responsible and they also become more sociable.

[3_____] Nowadays, people work long hours and they're too tired to take up a sport. However, if you’ve got a dog, all you need to do is take it for a walk. It's great exercise and don't worry, your dog will always want to go out.

[4_____] Sometimes people are unhappy and lonely because someone they know has moved away or they've lost a loved one. Lots of people, especially old people, find that they feel better if they’ve got a pet.

[5______] But remember! If you decide to get a pet, you should find out everything you can about the animal before you get it. Choose carefully and don't forget, a pet is for life!

Pet Therapy

Feeling down? Stressed? Or unwell? Before you visit the ----         [teacher, doctor], why don’t you get a pet? Here are a few reasons why a pet can change your ----        [life, school]!

You've had a bad day. You go home and your pet runs to ----         [welcome, go] you. Doesn't that cheer you up?

It just shows how a pet can help you calm down. And that's not true only for ---      [cats, me] and dogs. You can relax even if you watch fish in an aquarium.

A pet can become a child's best ----        [friend, mother] and a great teacher at the same time. Children who look after pets learn to be more -----             [responsible, lazy] and they also become more sociable.

Nowadays, people work long hours and they're too ---       [tired, happy] to take up a sport. However, if you’ve got a dog, all you need to do is take it for a walk. It's great exercise and don't worry, your dog will always want to go out.

Sometimes people are ----         [happy, unhappy] and lonely because someone they know has moved away or they've lost a loved one. Lots of people, especially old people, find that they feel better if they’ve got a pet.

But remember! If you decide to get a pet, you ---        [should, like] find out everything you can about the animal before you get it. Choose carefully and don't forget, a ---     [cat, pet] is for life!

Feeling down? Stressed? Or unwell? Before you visit the doctor, why don’t you get a pet? Here are a few reasons why a pet can change your life!

You've had a bad day. You go home and your pet runs to welcome you. Doesn't that cheer you up?

It just shows how a pet can help you calm down. And that's not true only for cats and dogs. You can relax even if you watch fish in an aquarium.

A pet can become a child's best friend and a great teacher at the same time. Children who look after pets learn to be more responsible and they also become more sociable.

Nowadays, people work long hours and they're too tired to take up a sport. However, if you’ve got a dog, all you need to do is take it for a walk. It's great exercise and don't worry, your dog will always want to go out.

Sometimes people are unhappy and lonely because someone they know has moved away or they've lost a loved one. Lots of people, especially old people, find that they feel better if they’ve got a pet.

But remember! If you decide to get a pet, you should find out everything you can about the animal before you get it. Choose carefully and don't forget, a pet is for life!