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In The 1990s, American Households Include 60 Million Cats and

Pets have become an important part of many American households. In the 1990s, there were over 60 million cats and nearly as many dogs kept as pets in American homes, as well as many other animals like birds, fish, lizards, and spiders. While domestic animals were once expected to work, today's pets are treated like members of the family and have become a large industry. Owners spend thousands of dollars on food, accessories, medical care, and other services for their pets. Veterinarians now perform advanced medical procedures for pets. Some owners even bury their pets in pet cemeteries, further blurring the lines between humans and animals.

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In The 1990s, American Households Include 60 Million Cats and

Pets have become an important part of many American households. In the 1990s, there were over 60 million cats and nearly as many dogs kept as pets in American homes, as well as many other animals like birds, fish, lizards, and spiders. While domestic animals were once expected to work, today's pets are treated like members of the family and have become a large industry. Owners spend thousands of dollars on food, accessories, medical care, and other services for their pets. Veterinarians now perform advanced medical procedures for pets. Some owners even bury their pets in pet cemeteries, further blurring the lines between humans and animals.

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Language Function:

reading, discussion, vocabulary,


phrasal verbs

Grammar

Have to / Must / Don't Have to / Mustn't

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In the 1990s, American households include 60 million cats and
an almost equal number of dogs, and myriad birds, fish, lizards,
spiders, pigs, wolves and others that constitute an important
symbiosis of person and animal. Domestic animals have long
been part of human life, although todays pampered companions
might be surprised to know that they were once expected to work.
Contemporary pets, however, also create a $20 billion industry in What is the meaning of these words?
breeding, supplies and care.
work in the classroom and at home
Pets are treated as members of the family or even surrogates for
family and friends. Foods grade them by age and demands
(including diets and organic foods), accessories allow owners to
spend $5,000 on a dog bed and medical services rival those
provided for humans (pet insurance is a relatively late invention).
Veterinarians, adapting their history in a farming nation, perform
not only everyday tasks, but also offer kidney transplants for cats
and tumor removal for fish. Pet cemeteries create a life cycle
that eerily appropriates that of humans.

household
include
equal
number
myriad
lizard
constitute
symbiosis
domestic
While animals in television and film straddle the line between
animal
nature and culture, pets cross the line of animal and human in
both emotions and expenses, creating dilemmas for social critics, pamper
environmentalists and owners alike.
contemporary
breeding
supplies
treat
surrogate
grade
demand
kidney
cemetery
eerily
appropriate
straddle
alike

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Find the Mistake and explain WHY


Have to / Must / Don't Have to / Mustn't

Example:
Sentence: I mustn't work on Saturdays.
Correction: I don't have to work on Saturdays.

Discussion questions
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Do you have a pet? If you don't have a pet, why not?


What is it's name? How did you choose this name?
How old is it?
Where did you get it from?
Who takes care of it?
What does it look like (color, breed, etc.)?
What do you feed it?
Did you grow up with pets in your home?
What are the pros and cons of keeping a pet?
What is the best pet to own?
What are some animals that live in your country?
Do you know someone who owns an unusual pet?
Do you think it is okay to eat meat? Do you know any
vegetarians?
Is there any kind of meat you would not eat?
Have you ever been bitten by a dog?
What can children learn by having a pet?
What is the largest animal you have ever seen?
Why do some people not like pets?
What can people learn from animals?
If you saw a stranger drowning, and you also saw
your pet drowning, and you could only save one, who
would you save?

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Do you must get up early on Saturdays?


Children don't have to play with fire.
I must go to work every day. It's my job!
She doesn't have to go to that meeting. She'll ruin it!
Have you to go to classes on Thursday?
She hasn't to do homework next week.
I'll must hurry up if I don't want to miss the bus.
You mustn't come if you don't want to meet him. I
just thought it would be a good idea.
9. My daughter isn't having to attend class this
afternoon.
10. I has to help him every day at work.

back up: move backward; move in reverse.


"You missed the lines in the parking space. You'll have to back up and try again."
back up: confirm a story, facts, or information.
"If you don't believe me, talk to Dave. He'll back me up."
back up: make a "protection" copy to use if there are problems with the original.
"When my computer crashed, I lost many of my files. It's a good thing I backed them up."
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