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Endearing Animals Unit 1 Unit 1 Warm-up Animals are humans’ friends. We live on the same territory of wild animals to have enough space for the growing population. As a result, the lives of animals are at stake. Watch the video and answer the following questions. Reading Pre-reading tasks Pets are truly members of American families. About 60% of the US households have at least one dog, cat, bird, or other animal companion. Many have more than one. Reading Comprehension 1. One day when I went to the vet, a routine visit for one of the dogs, he seemed so down. Since we are friends, I asked him why he was so blue. He put his arm around me and led me to look at something. Reading Comprehension 4. I gently touched her and put her in my hand. There was no response from her at all. The collie I had brought in, Brandy, began to whine and whimper, and I lowered my hand with the kitten in it. 5. Brandy began to lick the babe and the kitten whimpered ever so softly. Brandy was a huge black-coated collie, a male. A retired show dog and number one defender of the house and all who lived there, Brandy was almost totally blind as well! Reading Comprehension 7. Brandy followed me everywhere often nuzzling the pocket in which she slept. When she was in my lap for a feed, Brandy would stand there watching and then wash her from tiny head to toe. 8. A week went by and she lived... and she began to gain and grow. 9. One day, to my surprise, after a feed, Brandy picked her up in his huge jaws, took her to the rug and curled up with “Sammy” under his chin, tucked into his coat for warmth. 10. (2) ________________... a blind one at that. Her need to nurse was great and she often sucked on any part of him that she could reach, raising painful blisters on his skin. He adored her and allowed her anything. Reading Comprehension 11. She was able to nurse from a bottle later as she became stronger. Hard to say