Learn English meaning of ‘service animals’

Date: Sep 15 2017

Intro

Service animals help many people. They can help a person with a disability. For example, a seeing eye dog can help someone who can’t see.

Animals give people other services, too. Emotional support animals help people stay calm. Recently, there was even an emotional support duck in the news. These helpful animals can go places that other animals are not allowed.

Vocab

disability n.

Definition

Example My uncle has a disability. One of his eyes is blind.

service n.

Definition

Example When I was a kid, I provided the service of helping my grandma at the store.

seeing eye dog n.

Definition

Example You shouldn't try to pet that seeing eye dog because it might distract him from his work.

emotional support animal n.

Definition

Example I think my mom needs an emotional support animal. She is always worried!

allow v.

Definition

Example Don't allow the dogs to leave the backyard or they will run away.

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How do animals help you? Do you think a duck can give emotional support?

Comments

Zahra12

Iran, Islamic Republic Of

No. Im not interested in animals. I like them. But not love hehehe

Satishdb

India

Yes I think those who are lonely and don’t enjoy others company, introvert kind of people may enjoy the animals.

hermitlady

China

I haven’t got help from animals. But in my childhood, I knew some animals could help people to do something. I remembered that there were a yellow moo-cow who could help my parents to furrow and pull a cart . there were no any all kinds of machinery at that time. the dog could help us to look after home when it saw strangers it could bark and then we knew someone came.

But now all that have disappeared.

No. I can’t imagine how the duck can give emotional support to people.