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Transcript

Teacher Tips
Cause and Effect
ClausesOvercoming
industry, ban, starved, treatment

Learning Objectives

Task

Grammar

Vocabulary

DebateAnalysis

Reading

Man's Best Friend?

Level 8 Unit 11 Lesson 5
Have you ever made a bet on sports?

Interview

eager to do something
go for
gopher
rodent mamal often found in plains

Very Punny

Why do people abandon their bunnies after the holidays?

Listening

Grammar

Overcomeeven thoughdespite
He was able to walk across the mountain despite having a broken ankle.
Even though he had a broken ankle, he was still able to walk across the mountain.

Clauses

even though
despite

Clauses of Overcoming

But then,
Even though he fell into the machine,

Overcoming

Reading

What kinds of competitions do we have with animals?

Prereading

that hasn't made people stop.

in such terrible conditions.

so that they stay hungry,

This makes them dangerous

to people and other animals. These poor animals live a life of terror, where they constantly have to fight to stay alive.
treatment
Sonya writes: I just watched a documentary about dog fighting and I can't believe the horrible treatment that those poor dogs have to suffer. The animals are trained to be very aggressive and attack any other dog that they see.

My 2 Cents

and given almost no interaction or love. When they begin to lose races or become injured, they are abandoned or killed.
starved
Morgan responds: I agree that dog fighting is a problem, but I think the bigger issue is racing with animals. Greyhounds, for example are treated terribly for their whole lives. They are confined to tiny spaces, starved

that hasn't made people stop.

in such terrible conditions.

so that they stay hungry,

This makes them dangerous

I think that any sport that involves animals should be complety prohibited.
ban
Sonya answers: I think the real problem is that people use these animals to try to win money. We ought to ban betting on sports that use animals, then people would stop raising their animals

that hasn't made people stop.

in such terrible conditions.

so that they stay hungry,

This makes them dangerous

What we need is stronger regulations and rules about how the animals who are going to compete are treated. Anyone who doesn't follow the rules, shouldn't be allowed to compete.
industry
Morgan answers: First of all, there is a big industry around animals sports, and it would be impossible to get law makers to agree to ban them, because people need jobs. Plus, dog fighting is already illegal, and

that hasn't made people stop.

in such terrible conditions.

so that they stay hungry,

This makes them dangerous

Is it okay to use animals to make money?
What do you think about sports with animals?

Your 2 Cents

Vocabulary

economic activity around one event
withheld food
prohibit
the way something is cared for

Matching

treatment
ban
industry
starved
What's going on here?

Flip

  • spectacular
  • abolished
  • collar
  • collar
  • rewarded
  • knelt
  • banned
  • treatment
  • industry
  • starved
  • treatment
  • barbaric

Describe

Back

Restate

starved
The prisoners
The jailers refused to give the prisoners any food for days.
treatment
Carrie's
Carrie treated her new dog terribly.
industry
The passing of the new law
All of the companies that made boxes were closed after the new law passed.
ban
Purple pens
The principal prohibited purple pens from the premises.

Practice

Cause and Effect

What happened
Why it happened
Effect
Cause
Write about a memorable time you spent with an animal.

Extension

Exit Interview

Do you think animals can be happy despite being used to make money?

Thank You!

Goodbye!