Animals

Pets

e.g. dog (puppy), cat (kitten), hamster, guinea pig, turtle, rabbit,
=animals that we keep in our homes
-cute, fluffy
-family member
-unconditional love
-companion -elderly people, children

Elderly people	Children
Give a daily routine- go for a walk— make friends with other people Companion- not to be alone, not to be lonely	teach responsibility- feed it, clean it, take it to the vet, take it for a walk Companion- instead of a sibling

 Domestic/ farm animals:

e.g. horse, pig, cow, cattle, sheep (plural sheep), goose ( plural: geese), duck, chicken, goat, dog, rabbit
=animals that live around the house and we keep/ raise them for a purpose

Chicken: (lay) eggs, meat (chicken)

Duck: feather (to fill pillows, duvets, jackets), meat

Goose: feather (to fill pillows, duvets, jackets), meat, liver

Cow: milk- dairy products, meat (beef)

Cattle: meat (beef)

Pig: meat (pork)

Rabbit: meat

Goat: milk- dairy products

Sheep: wool- clothes

Lamb: meat

Dog:

• shepherd/herd sheep,
• search and rescue people from dangerous situations, places- earthquake, flood, tsunami and other natural disasters,
• locate missing people
• detect illegal substance -drugs-, explosives, blood

Horse: was used for travelling

transportation
pulling carriages
herding
working on the fields
fighting in battles/wars in the past

• therapy for mentally and physically disabled people

hobby
sport
demonstrate force -police-

Szószedet:

feather- it covers the body of the birds (like hair)- toll
dairy product- food that we make from milk (cheese, cream, butter etc.)- tejtermék
duvet- soft thing that we put on ourselves when we sleep to keep us warm- paplan
herd/shepherd- to make animals (sheep) move as a group together- terel
earthquake- violent movement/ shaking on the earth- földrengés
flood- a lot of water on a place which is usually dry- árvíz
locate- to find the place of something- megtalál
detect- to find something that is hidden- kinyomoz, észrevesz
substance- material- anyag
explosive- substance that bursts- robbanószer
demonstrate- to show something- mutat, szemléltet

Wild animals:

e.g. tiger, elephant, whale, shark, deer, bear, giraffe, polar bear, walrus, crocodile
= animals that live in the nature and are not domesticated

-mostly endangered species (= species that are in danger) because

• People hunt them
• People cut down the trees= deforestation
  -to get lands for offices and houses to make furniture, paper
  -people destroy their natural habitat
• People pollute the air, water, soil
  -global warming ↓
  -ice melts at the Poles ↓
  -wild animals lose their natural habitat (polar bears, penguins, walruses)

What can you do to protect the endangered species?

• Do volunteer work for organizations like WWF, Greenpeace
• Donate money for organizations like WWF, Greenpeace
• Protect the environment
  -don’t waste energy, water
  -use public transport instead of your car
  -select your rubbish
  -buy and use recycled products etc.
• Step up against illegal hunting

szószedet:

endangered species- animals that might become extinct because there are few of them- veszélyeztetett állatfaj
deforestation- cutting down a lot of trees in an area- erdőírtás
natural habitat- the place where the animals and plants originally live- természetes élőhely
pollute- to make the air, water and soil dirty and harmful- szennyezni
melt- to turn a solid thing into liquid usually with heat (ice→ water)- olvadni
volunteer work- work that you do but you don’t get money for it- önkéntes munka
donate- to give money to help somebody or an organization- adományozni
waste- to use something in a wrong way (water, time, money)- pazarolni
recycle- to make a useful thing from rubbish- újrahasznosítani
step up- to do something for something important- fellépni valamiért