第28章 Lesson 27: My New Dog

My name is Emily. I am eight years old. Last week my family and I got a new dog. He is an Irish Setter. We named him Blaze because he is red like fire.

We didn't get Blaze from a pet shop. We got him from the dog pound. There were many dogs there. They did not have owners. Some of them looked sad. I chose Blaze. I am happy to have my new dog. It is important to take care of animals.

Having a dog is a lot of work. My parents help me feed and exercise him every day. Blaze is my best friend.

I. Word List

dog pound: a place where people can adopt dogs that don't have owners

blaze: a large fire

II. What's missing? Fill in the missing words from the story.

1. An Irish Setter is a kind of _ _ _.

2. The colour of an Irish Setter is _ _ _.

3. The girl's name is _ _ _ _ _.

4. They got Blaze from a dog _ _ _ _ _.

5. The girl feels _ _ _ _ _ to have a new dog.

III. Word Play

1. What word rhymes with get? _ _ _

2. What letters are missing from this word? p_ _ _ d

3. Which two words start with "f " and end with "d"? f _ _ _ _ _ _ _ d

f _ _ _ _ d

4. Which word starts with "e" and ends with "e"? e _ _ _ _ _ _ e

5. What is the opposite of sad? h _ _ _ _

IV. Think about it! Answer these questions with a partner.

1. A dog is a pet. What are some other pets?

c _ _ b _ _ _ f _ _ _

2. Happy and sad are feelings? What are some other feelings?

a _ _ _ _ s _ _ _ _ _ e _ _ _ _ _ _

3. Fire is red. What fruits are red?

a _ _ _ _ s _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

4. Dogs need food. What other things do dogs need?

w _ _ _ _ e _ _ _ _ _ _ e

5. Some dogs are red. What other colours are dogs?

b _ _ _ _ b _ _ _ _ w _ _ _ _