1- Introduction: My pets

Do you love animals?  Do you know animal names? Read the text about Valentina and her pets.
 

2- Vocabulary

In this section, you can find all the new words you need for this content.

2.1- Numbers from 1 to 20

Look at the table below  to learn the numbers from 1 to 20!
 

 

1 = One I have one cat.	2 = Two     I have two cats.	3 = Three I have three cats.	4 = Four I have four cats.
5 = Five I have five rabbits.	6 = Six I have six rabbits.	7 = Seven I have seven rabbits.	8 = Eight I have eight rabbits.
9 = Nine I have nine hamsters.	10 = Ten I have ten hamsters.	11 = Eleven I have eleven hamsters.	12 = Twelve I have twelve hamsters.
13 = Thirteen I have thirteen parrots.	14 = Fourteen I have fourteen parrots.	15 = Fifteen I have fifteen parrots.	16 = Sixteen I have sixteen parrots.
17 = Seventeen I have seventeen dogs.	18 = Eighteen I have eighteen dogs.	19 = Nineteen I have nineteen dogs.	20 = Twenty I have twenty dogs.

 

When do we use numbers?

$\to$ We use numbers to count pets.

Example: My name is Emma. I love animals! I have six pets. I have one hamster, one parrot, one cat, one iguana, and two dogs.
 

 

$\to$ We use numbers to talk about your age, when we answer the question: How old are you?                                                                                                                                                                            

Question $\to$ How old are you?

Answer: I + am / ‘m + number (six, seven, etc.) + years old.

Look at the example below:
 

2.2- Animal Names: Pets

Pets are animals that live in a house. Pets can be dogs, cats, parrots, etc. Look at the examples below :

My name is Emma. I love animals! I have six pets. I have one hamster, one parrot, one cat, one iguana, and two dogs.
 

 

Look at the picture dictionary below to learn some pet names.
 

Picture Dictionary: Pets
Dog We have one dog. I love dogs!	Fish I have one fish. Fish can swim.
Cat I have one cat. This is my cat Tim.	Parrot I have one parrot. Parrots can sing!
Hamster I have one hamster. I like hamsters!	Rabbit I have one rabbit. I love rabbits!

 

Game time!

Match the pairs.

Answer key

 

 

3- Language Point

In this section, you will learn how to communicate in English.

3.1- Asking for Quantity: How many…?

We use the question (?) “how many + animals or pets (cats, dogs, etc.) + do you have?”  to ask for the number of animals a person has. Look at the examples:

Question 1 (?) $\to$ How many pets do you have?

 

3.2- Expressing Possession: I have…

We use the positive sentence () “I have + number (one, two, three, etc.) + animals or pets (cats, dogs, etc.) when somebody asks you the question: “How many ____ do you have?”. Look at the examples:

Answer 1 () $\to$ I have seven pets.

 

Questions and Answers: Look at the table below. See how to ask and answer questions!

 

Question (?)		Answer ()
How many pets do you have?	$\to$	I have seven pets.
How many cats do you have?	$\to$	I have two cats.
How many dogs do you have?	$\to$	I have five dogs.

                

 

3.3- Practice Activity

Look at the picture and answer the questions. Check your answers in the Answer Key below.
 

1.		How many dogs do you have?   A) I have three dogs. B) I have one dog. C) I have two dogs.
2.		How many cats do you have?   A) I have three cats. B) I have five cats. C) I have six cats.
3.		How many dogs do you have?   A) I have six dogs. B) I have one dog. C) I have ten dogs.

 

 

4- Review Game!

Order the words to make sentences. See the examples below ().

a)

rabbits            I           two                 have

Correct sentence: I have two rabbits.

b)

do                   many              How                dogs                have                you      ?

Correct sentence: How many dogs do you have?

 

 

 

5- Self-evaluation

Check the box to see what you learnt.
 

What did you learn?	Yes	No
1) I can name some pets (example: cat, fish, dog)
2) I can express possession (example: I have two dogs)
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