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Taking care of our pets

Pedro and Ana talk about how they take care of their pets.

Diálogo: Cuidando a nuestras mascotas

Pedro y Ana hablan sobre cómo cuidan a sus mascotas.

Taking care of our pets

A1 Spanish

Level: A1

Module 5: En casa (At home)

Lesson 37: Tus mascotas (Your pets)

Teaching guidelines +/- 15 minutes

Audio and video

Conversation

1. Pedro: ¿Tienes mascotas en casa? (Do you have pets at home?)
2. Ana : Sí, tengo un perro, lo amo mucho. (Yes, I have a dog, I love him very much.)
3. Pedro: Yo tengo un gato y un pez. (I have a cat and a fish.)
4. Ana : Un pez es fácil de cuidar, ¿verdad? (A fish is easy to take care of, right?)
5. Pedro: Sí, solo hay que limpiar el agua. (Yes, you just have to clean the water.)
6. Ana : El perro necesita más trabajo, hay que pasearlo cada día. (The dog needs more work, he needs to be walked every day.)
7. Pedro: El gato está tranquilo, sólo hay que cepillarlo de vez en cuando. (The cat is calm, you just have to brush it from time to time.)
8. Ana : Cada mascota necesita cuidados, pero de formas diferentes. (Every pet needs care, but in different ways.)
9. Pedro: Dan un poco de trabajo, pero te hacen feliz. (They take a bit of work, but they make you happy.)

Exercise 1: Discussion questions

Instruction: Discuss the questions after listening to the audio or reading through the text.

  1. ¿Qué mascota necesita más trabajo?
    2. Which pet requires more work?
  2. ¿Tú tienes una mascota?
    3. Do you have a pet?

Exercise 2:

Instruction: Fill in the correct word.

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cepillarlo, pez, gato, cuidados, perro

1.
Sí, tengo un ..., lo amo mucho.
(Yes, I have a dog, I love him very much.)
2.
Cada mascota necesita ..., pero de formas diferentes.
(Each pet needs care, but in different ways.)
3.
Yo tengo un ... y un pez.
(I have a cat and a fish.)
4.
Un ... es fácil de cuidar, ¿verdad?
(A fish is easy to care for, right?)
5.
El gato está tranquilo, sólo hay que ... de vez en cuando.
(The cat is calm, you just need to brush it from time to time.)

Exercise 3: Order the text

Instruction: Number the sentences in the correct order and read out loud.

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2
... Sí, tengo un perro, lo amo mucho.
(Yes, I have a dog, I love him very much.)
8
... Cada mascota necesita cuidados, pero de formas diferentes.
(Each pet needs care, but in different ways.)
3
... Yo tengo un gato y un pez.
(I have a cat and a fish.)
4
... Un pez es fácil de cuidar, ¿verdad?
(A fish is easy to care for, right?)
7
... El gato está tranquilo, sólo hay que cepillarlo de vez en cuando.
(The cat is calm, you just need to brush it from time to time.)
6
6 El perro necesita más trabajo, hay que pasearlo cada día.
(The dog needs more work; it should be walked every day.)
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