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7c A friend for life

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A. Listen, read and match the summary sentences
a-d with the paragraphs 1 4.
a. A pet helps you relax.
b. A pet will be there when you’re on your own.
c. A pet helps you keep it.
d. A pet can teach children to be better people.
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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 Therapy
Therapy
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 don’t want to take
up a sport because they work long hours and
they’re tired. 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. B. Read again and write T for True or F for False.
4 Sometimes people are unhappy and 1. Only cats and dogs can help someone
lonely because someone they know has moved
away or they’ve lost a loved one. Lots of relax.
people, especially old people, find that they 2. Children who’ve got a pet make friends
feel better if they’ve got a pet. more easily.
But remember! If you decide to get a pet, you 3. Dog owners should do more exercise
should find out everything you can about the than just taking their dog for a walk.
animal before you get it. Choose carefully and 4. Pets can help when you’ve lost a loved
don’t forget, a pet is for life!
one.

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