Consider
Arepetsgoodformankind?
Arguments
1.Thegreatvirtueofpetsisthattheycankeepuscompany.
2.Ananimalinthefamilyhelpstokeepushuman.
3.Apetiskeptasacompanionthatmakesusfeelhappy.Itssuggestedthatpetsshouldbesenttoastronautsinaspacecrafttohelpreducethelonelinessofspacefights.
4.Besidesprovidingmerecompanionship,petsinviteustoloveandbeloved.
5.Oftenacatoradogcancomfortusattimeswhenhumanwordsdonthelp.
6.Petsgiveusasenseofbeingimportantandneededbecausetheydependonusforahome,foodanddrink.
7.PetsareofparticularimportancetochildreninthisPlasticAgewhenmostofusliveinlargecities.
8.Apetinafamilykeepspeopleintouchwiththemorenatural,animalworld.
9.Watchingtheeverydayactivitiesofapethelpsachildtounderstandnatureandcopewithproblems.
10.Learningtocareforapethelpsachildtogrowupintoalovingadultwhofeelsresponsibletowardsthosedependentonhim.
11.Animalscancommunicatewitheachotherintheirparticularway.Theycommunicatewithhumanbeings,too,fortheyarequicktosenseangerandsorrow.
12.Peoplekeeppetsforemotionalratherthaneconomicreasons.
13.Apetdogbringsitsmaster(owner)asenseofconfidence,forhecanseeindogthatfaithfulnessdoesexistandhedoeshavesomethingtotrust.
14.Sterilizationofpetsisutterlycruel.Ifthereisalargenumberofpets,thenthemore,themerrier.
Counter-arguments
1.Keepingpetsisjustawasteoftimeandresources
2.Petsarehumanizedbythosewhokeeppets.Owingtotheirneedforahome,forfoodanddrink,petsaretamedandidealizedbytheirowners.
3.Petsandchildrenoftenfightovercareandloveinthefamily
4.Peoplenowadaysaresocrazyaboutpetsthattheyevenneglectcaringfortheirownchildren.
5.Acampaignshouldbelaunchedagainsttheoverpopulationofpets.
6.Thegrowingnumberofpetshascausedserioushygieneproblemsthatcannotbesolved.
7.Thegrowingnumberofpetshascausedserioushygieneproblemsthatcannotbesolved
8.Petdogsandcatsofbothsexesshouldbesterilizedbecausetheanimalsthemselvesareindangerofbecomingthefirstvictimsforthesimplereasonthattheirownersdonthaveenoughtimefortoomanyofthem.
9.Asamatteroffactthosewhokeeppetsdontalwaystreattheirpetswithkindness.Theysometimesabandontheirpetswhentheygoawayonholidayandareunabletotakethepetsalongwiththem
10.Itsashamethatmanyanimalseatmuchbetterfoodthanwehumanbeingsdo.
11.Itsreallyagainstnaturetocagebirds,chaindogsandkeepcatswithinthehouse
12.Petsareanimals.Theyshouldbeseenintheirnaturalhabitatratherthanintehhomesofhumanbeings.
Questions
1.Doyouliketokeeppers?Why(whynot)?
2.WhatdoyouthinkwillhappenifeveryoneinChinakeepsapet?
3.Whatkindofpeopleintheworldaremostlikelytokeeppetsathome?Giveatleastthreekinds.
4.Doyouthinkpeopleshouldbediscouragedfromkeepingpetsinanoverpopulatedworld?Whatshouldbedone?
IV.Write
Workoutanoutlineofyourownviewpoints.Theoutlineshouldconsistofmajorstatementsandsupportingevidenceandexamples.Donotwritedowneverywordofyourspeech.
V.Speak
1.Speakaccordingtoyouroutline,orgivespontaneousspeecheswhenyoudisagreewithyourclassmatesorwhenyouwanttosupportyourowngroupwithsimilaropinions.
2.Languagedevices:Youareexpectedtoextendyourabilitytoagreeofdisagreewithotherpeoplesopinionsandtoaskthemtoexplaintheirpointsview.
Thatsexactlymyopinion.
Absolutelytrue.
Idgoalongwithyouinthat.
Well,youvegotpointthere.
Well,possibly.
Idisagreeentirely
Iwouldntacceptthat.
Youcantreallymeanthat.
Perhaps,butdontyouthinkthat...
Well,Imnotsosureaboutthat.
VI.Sumup
1.Thewholeclassdecideonthebestpreparedspeechandthebestspontaneousspeech.
2.Thewholeclasspickoutthemostconvincingstatementsfromtheargumentsandcounter-arguments.
3.Theteachergivescommentsonstudentsideasandlanguage.