17. Describe a wild animal

Question 1

Describe a wild animal
You should say:
\+ What it looks like
\+ Where you can see it
\+ What it likes to eat or do
Why you like it

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- Past simple + present simple
- White tiger in Singapore Zoon
- Rarity + uncommon beauty
+ dense jungle
+ gorgeous appearance
+ blue eyes, pink nose, creamy white fur, brown stripes
- diet consists of money, birds and other animal
+ it is a carnivore
+ prefer kill young, weak, old animal
+ in the zoo it is fed with animal flesh
- felt a bit apprehensive
+ after encountering, i felt him cute and friendly
+people need to make greater effort to preserve them

Answer 1

I would like to talk about an opportunity that I had chance to see a white tiger, which is one of the star attractions in Japanese Zoo, during my last summer vacation.

I was recommended to see this white tiger due to its rarity and uncommon beauty. Its habitat in the zoo is landscaped to resemble a dense [dens] jungle. I was truly excited because of its gorgeous [‘gɔ:dʒəs] appearance. This giant cat has blue eyes, a pink nose, and creamy white fur.

In the wild, this animal‘s diet consists of monkeys, birds and other animals as it is a carnivore [‘kɑ:nivɔ:]. It also prefers killing young, weak or old animals because they cannot run as fast and are often abandoned by their herd. In the zoo, it is fed by animal flesh.

At the beginning I felt a little bit apprehensive [,æpri’hensiv] because tigers are well - known as a dangerous species as well as the king of animals. However after encountering this white tiger, I changed my mind since it was very cute and friendly to humans. As tigers in general and white tigers in particular are endangered species, I believe that people should make a great effort to preserve them from extinction.

Question 2

• Different between wild animals nowadays vs the past
• How we protect wild animal in the future?
• Advantages of protecting wild animal
• Disadvantages of protecting wild animal
• Why we need protect wild animal?
• What is the problems with wild animals nowadays?

Answer 2

• Different between wild animals nowadays vs the past
  + The number of wild animals has been decreased
  + Animals also change their life style
• How we protect wild animal in the future?
  + Technology will be use to protect animals’ genes
  + people are getting aware of the importance of wild animals
• Advantages of protecting wild animal
  + keep the ecosystem balance
  + some animals are useful especially for agricultural
  + eg: bees help pollinate [‘pɔləneit]
• Disadvantages of protecting wild animal
  + Government need to allocate a lot of money
• What is the problems with wild animals nowadays?
  + people are not aware of the importance of animals
  + industrialization are destroy natural habitat.

+ government should campaign to educate people
+ company need to improve their production method

Question 3

1. Arguments for Animal testing
2. Arguments against Animal Testing
3. Arguments for Vegetarianism
4. Arguments against Vegetarianism
5. Positives of Zoos
6. Negatives of Zoos

Answer 3

1. Arguments for Animal testing
   Animals are used in important scientific research
   It is necessary to do medical tests on new drugs
   Animal testing helps to advance medical and scientific knowledge
   Many important medical discoveries involved experimentation on animals Researchers aim to minimize the suffering that animals experience
2. Arguments against Animal Testing
   The benefits of research using animals do not justify the suffering caused
   The lives of animals should be respected
   Humans have no moral right to do experiments on animals
3. Arguments for Vegetarianism
   Vegetarians do not eat foods that are produced by killing animals
   Many people choose a vegetarian diet for moral or health reasons
   A healthy diet is possible without eating meat
   It is unnecessary to kill animal for food
   A vegetarian diet may reduce the risk of disease like cancer
4. Arguments against Vegetarianism
   Vegetarians do not eat a balanced diet
   In many cultures, meat is the main ingredient in traditional meals
   Meat-eaters argue that animals are below humans in the food chain
   It is completely natural for us to kill them for food
5. Positives of Zoos
   Zoos paly an important role in wildlife conservation
   They can help to protect endangered species
   Zoos allow scientists to study animals and their behavior
   Zoos are educational, interesting and fun
   Children, in particular, enjoy learning about animals
   Zoos provide job opportunities.
6. Negatives of Zoos
   Zoo animals are kept in artificial environments
   They are kept in cages or have limited space
   Zoo animals rely on humans
   They lose the freedom to hunt for food
   They best way to save endangered species is by protecting natural habitats.
   Zoos exhibits animals with the aim of making money
   We have no right to use animals for entertainment and profit.