TASK: Read these three texts carefully and the exercises below Story Mr and Mrs Roper live near London with their son, Robert, and a mynah bird called Sammy Robert travels a lot in his work and he is sometimes away for weeks or even months He doesn’t always tell his parents when he is coming home, but he doesn’t need to Mr and Mrs Roper always know when their son is going to arrive because Sammy starts calling ‘Robbie’ a few hours before Robert walks through the door Story In France, a man had to move to a new job two hundred kilometers away He owned a dog and a cat and he loved them both But he thought that the cat would prefer to stay in the same house with new owners So he moved house and only took the dog About three weeks later, the dog suddenly disappeared For several days, the man looked for his dog, but didn’t find him Then, seven weeks later, the dog turned up….but he was not alone By his side was the cat They were tired and hungry after their long journey, and the cat’s paws were bleeding But they recovered quickly and were never separated again Story Bill Bowell, a retired manager, was suffering from depression The doctor gave him antidepressants, but they didn’t help, and was unable to work for twelve years Then he decided to swim with the dolphins “My life changed forever, says bowel.” A dolphin called Simo looked into my eyes for a few minutes and I started to cry All my emotions erupted like a volcano As I cried, Simo put his head on my chest and stayed very still.” After swimming with dolphins Bowell says he has fully recovered I Complete the sentences using Conditional type: a If Robert’s parents had known when he was back………………………………………………………………………………… b If the dog hadn’t found the cat…………………………………………………………………………………… c If Bill hadn’t come to the swimming pool ……………………………………………………………………………………… II Answer the questions: a What is the dog from story like? ……………………………………………………………………………………… ……………………………………………………………………………………… b Which story you like best? Why? c What you think of having pets? d Prepare your own real story about any animal and tell the class