Conversation class on Animal Testing
In this week's lesson you will learn the necessary skills to talk about Animal Testing in English with your online English teacher via Skype.
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Quote on Animal Testing
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In this first class we will be looking at a quote by Paul McCartney, and discussing some questions based on vocabulary related to Animal Testing.
We also recommend that you take some time to study the common pronunciation problems and common mistakes that our students make.
Before we get started, let's look at a couple of warm-up questions about the topic of what do you know?
Warm-up questions to discuss with your teacher
1. What do you know about animal testing?
2. What do you picture when you think of animal testing?
Now check your pronunciation of the below vocabulary with your native English teacher, and discuss the questions to put this new vocabulary into use.
Vocabulary
Question
Experiments
What is your opinion about scientists using animals for experiments?
Medication
Do you think it's OK to test potential medications/treatments on animals?
Cosmetics
What do you think about testing cosmetics on animals?
Cruelty
Are you against cruelty to animals via animal testing?
Suffering
Do you think the animals are suffering?
Quote of the Day
Finally, discuss the Quote of the Day with your native English teacher via Skype.
First explain the meaning, and then say whether you agree or disagree:
“If slaughterhouses had glass walls, we would all be vegetarian."
– Paul McCartney
Common pronunciation problems
Suffering 
Suffering 
Necessary Evil
Necessary Evil
Cruelty
Cruelty
Common mistakes
| WRONG | RIGHT |
| ✘ It's very cruelty. | ✔ It's very cruel. |
| ✘ We need to do proofs on animals. | ✔ We need to do tests on animals. |
| ✘ It's a necessary bad. | ✔ It's a necessary evil. |
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In this class we will be looking at questions and vocabulary related to reasons and opinions for and against animal testing.
We also recommend you watch the video before your English class to be able to discuss it with your English teacher.
Before we get started, let's look at a couple of warm-up questions about the topic of animal testing.
Warm-up questions to discuss with your teacher
1. What are some reasons we use animal testing?
2. What kinds of things do we test animals for?
Now check your pronunciation of the below vocabulary with your native English teacher, and discuss the questions to put this new vocabulary into use.
| Vocabulary | Question |
| Mandatory | Do you think any kind of animal testing should be mandatory? |
| Test | What are some other ways we could test products/treatments? |
| Instead of | Do you have any idea of who or what could be used instead of animals? |
| Activists | What is your opinion about animal activists? |
| Ensure | Is there any way to ensure that the animals are not mistreated? |
Now discuss the video with your English teacher in your online conversation classes via Skype:
Click to do the English listening exercise on this video!
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This article talks about how animal testing is widely used to develop new medicines and to test the safety of other products at the expense of these animals. Read and discuss the article with your native English-speaking teacher online via Skype:
Article “Right now, millions of mice, rats, rabbits, primates, cats, dogs, and other animals are locked inside barren cages in laboratories across the country. They languish in pain, suffer from extreme frustration, ache with loneliness, and long to be free." Read more… Questions to discuss with your English teacher 1. What effect can the lack of environmental enrichment have on animals? 2. What are the benefits of using non-animal test methods? 3. What bans have some countries implemented with regards to animal testing? 4. Approximately how many animals in the US die and suffer every year due to animal testing? 5. Give some examples of animal tests.
Irregular Verbs
| Present | Past | Participle |
| Know | Knew | Known |
| Must | Must | Must |
| Let | Let | Let |
Role play on Animal Testing
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Role plays are a fantastic way of practicing real life English expressions, which are incredibly important to know if you want to increase your fluency and speak English like a native speaker.
Choose your favourite role (role A or role B) and practice the below role play with your native English teacher via Skype. Your teacher will help you with typical spoken English expressions that will help you speak English like a native speaker!
Improve your English writing skills by choosing one of the following essay questions, and sending it to us for correction.
Is animal testing a necessary evil? Why or why not?
Could the arguments made in favour of animal testing be put towards testing on humans? Are there merits to that type of research?
We will reply within 48 hours with the corrected text, clearly marking your mistakes, and a feedback sheet, which you can use to improve your future written work.
See our other English conversation lessons, to improve your grammar and vocabulary, and practice your reading and listening skills.
And don't forget to book your online English conversation classes with one of our native English-speaking teachers to put into practice what you’ve learned in this lesson.
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