Reading: Getting a Dog / Bài đọc: Nuôi một chú chó
Puppy pointers
[1] Are you thinking about getting a dog? That's a great idea! Dogs make great pets. But here is one piece of advice: Don't get your dog at a pet store because those dogs often come from puppy mills.
[2] What's a puppy mill? A puppy mill is also called a puppy farm. It is a business. It wants to make a lot of money. So it doesn't take care of their puppies very well. Puppy mills raise many dogs quickly in poor conditions. Sometimes the puppies live in a dirty place. They often don't have enough food or room to run and play. They don't get good medical care, so they might get sick.
[3] The Humane Society is a national organization. It cares about animals. It wants all animals to be safe and happy. It has suggestions for getting a dog.
[4] First, don't get your dog from a pet store. Many pet stores sell puppies from puppy mills. Pet stores are businesses, too. They want to make money.
[5] You might feel sorry for a dog at a pet store. You might want to give it a good home. But when you buy from the store, the store gets money. So they will continue to sell more puppies from puppy mills.
[6] So what can you do? The Humane Society suggests adoption. A local animal shelter can help you find a good match. Dogs from a local animal shelter are often less expensive, too! You can also ask friends and family who take care of their pets. Sometimes you can get a pet for free.
[7] Puppy mills are a problem, and pet stores often make the problem worse. The smart thing is to not buy your next pet from a pet store or internet site. There are many other dogs that are looking for homes. One is probably waiting for you now!
Practice / Luyện tập
Part A: From General to Specific
Think about the article. Then organize these three ideas from general to specific:
Suy nghĩ về bài viết ở trên. Sắp xếp ba ý tưởng sau từ tổng quát đến cụ thể:
A. Don't get your dog at a pet store because those dogs often come from puppy mills.
B. Getting a new dog
C. Puppy mills raise many dogs quickly in poor conditions.
Answer / Đáp án:
- Most general / Tổng quát nhất: B. Getting a new dog
- Medium / Trung bình: A. Don't get your dog at a pet store because those dogs often come from puppy mills.
- Most specific / Cụ thể nhất: C. Puppy mills raise many dogs quickly in poor conditions.
Part B: Paragraph Topics
Match the paragraph with its general topic:
Nối đoạn văn với chủ đề tổng quát của nó:
A. The Humane Society
B. puppy mills
C. pet adoption from animal shelter
D. pet purchase from pet stores
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 6
Part C: Main Idea of the Conversation
Review the conversation. There is no title or heading. There are no paragraphs like an essay. However, the writer has a main idea. Use these questions to find the main idea of the conversation.
Conversation
Child: “Daddy, can we get a puppy?”
Parent: “A puppy? But yesterday you said you wanted a cat. You chose that cute little white kitty.
Remember?”
Child: “Yeah, but now I want a puppy. We can bring a puppy to the park to play!”
Parent: “But you already have a bear — he’s your teddy bear. And you already bring him to the park.”
Child: “My teddy bear isn’t real, Daddy. He doesn’t run around and play in the grass.”
Parent: “Have you thought about a fish for a pet?”
Child: “You can’t bring a fish to the park! It has to stay in the water!
Parent: “Then maybe we should pick a bird.”
Child: “Daddy! A bird will fly away!”
Parent: “How about a mouse?”
Child: “It’ll just find a hole in the ground and never come back.”
Parent: “Maybe a horse is a good choice. I think a horse would like to come to the park, don’t you?”
Child: “But a horse is too big to live with us in our house.”
Parent: “I suppose you’re right. A horse is probably too big for our house.”
Child: “I choose a puppy, Daddy. That’s my choice.”
Parent: “A puppy does seem like the best choice for us, doesn’t it?”
Xem lại hội thoại. Không có tiêu đề hoặc đầu đề. Không có đoạn văn như bài luận. Tuy nhiên, người viết có một ý chính. Sử dụng các câu hỏi này để tìm ý chính của hội thoại.
A. What is the general topic? Which words do you see again and again?
Sample Answers
pet, pick, park, puppy
B. Think about the message. What does the writer want you to learn from this conversation?
Sample Answers
which pet to choose
C. Now put the topic and the message together to make the main idea of the conversation:
Sample Answers
A puppy is probably the best choice of pet.
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