Intro
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2. Read and Prepare - Read the introduction and prepare to hear the audio.
A dog can bring a lot of joy into your life. But owning a dog also takes work. You need to play with your dog, keep him healthy and well groomed, and of course, take him for plenty of walks.
Dogs love going for walks. Just show a dog its leash and it will probably start wagging its tail with excitement. Walks aren’t just their chance to get some exercise, they’re also an opportunity to socialize. And sometimes, dog walks can be social experiences for dog owners, too. Hear Amy talk to Jason about taking her dog for walks.
Dialog
1. Listen and Read - Listen to the audio and read the dialog at the same time.
2. Study - Read the dialog again to see how the vocab words are used.
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Amy: I feel so bad, I didn’t take my dog for a good walk today.
Jason: Oh really? Can’t she just run around in the yard and stuff?
Amy: She can. We have a fenced backyard, and we definitely let her out there to play and do her business. But she needs a good walk every day, or she just has a lot of pent up energy, and I just feel really guilty.
Jason: Right on. Where do you take her on your walk?
Amy: Well, there’s a park just a couple blocks away from my house, so I usually take her there. But it’s not an off-leash park, so I have to risk either maybe getting in trouble, or just not let her off the leash. But she really prefers to be let off the leash so she can run around and play with other dogs.
Jason: Yeah, does she get into it with other dogs at all? Is that a problem?
Amy: No. Sometimes I get nervous that other dogs might not be really friendly, but my dog is the friendliest dog on the planet, and she’s also a little tiny thing that couldn’t really harm any other animals.
Jason: I don’t know, it sounds like fun though. You get to meet a lot of dogs.
Amy: There is such a great dog owner community. And once you own a dog, and you walk it, and you say hi to other dog owners, it’s almost as good as having, like, a secret handshake.
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Discussion
Amy feels guilty because she didn’t take her dog for a good walk. She tries to walk her dog every day, even though she has a fenced yard where the dog can play. Amy thinks it’s important to give her dog plenty of exercise and opportunity to socialize with other dogs.
Jason asks Amy where she usually takes her dog for walks. Amy says they go to a park near her house. The park doesn’t allow dogs to be off-leash, but sometimes Amy lets her dog off-leash anyway because she loves to run around and play with other dogs. Amy enjoys taking walks with her dog because she likes belonging to the dog owner community.
Do you like going for dog walks? Where do people walk their dogs in your city?
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Iran, Islamic Republic Of |
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I have a dog called Bonga. He’s black and white. My aunt gave him to me since he was a baby dog. He grew up healthy and became stronger day after day. Now he’’s quite old and weak, but he’s still the same dog in character, loyal and nice. He keeps guarding my house from bad guys night and day. Sometimes my brother drives him around the city. He likes it so much. love my dog!|
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Sweden |
Unfortunately, I do not own a dog, but I really want to in the future. My favorite kind is Chow Chow, they are simply adorable. Here people walk with their dogs in town and we also have a few big parks where their dog can walk, but it’s not accepted to be off-leash. |
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Iran, Islamic Republic Of |
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Egypt |
Happy ramadan for all the muslims.Actualy I dont have adog,but I have anervous cat.Its name is narvouza,I like it very much.There r alot of pple here have dogs.They keep them as aguard,but they dont need to walk them ,cuz they r always off-leash.If u visit our village ,u will see the dogs on the street without leash.Most of our dogs r friendly mashallah. |
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Argentina |
A week ago I volunteer to walk my neighbour´s german shepherd , while in the park he was in the necessity to do his ” business ”, I made the mistake not to scoop up afterwards and this didn´t go unnotice by a jogger who fired up at me a volley of angry words .I felt ashamed because I knew that I was in a community park and people walk around and through it. Looking at my dog I told him : buddy, because of you I had to eat the scolding of that guy, next time be sure to wear diapers |
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Iran, Islamic Republic Of |
oh dogs are very |
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China |
In china’big city there are more and more people like raise puppy ,first reason ,”one child in a famliy” family planning about china’policy which make child more lonliness in their life , puppy can be a good firend which give them more happy time ,sencond ,it is also a good way to release pressure from work when see them running beside u lovely, and third reason . u can improve ur health by walking with dog outside which need to do by u ,even u are very busy ,so enjoy ur life with a puppy. |
