Unit Six TEXT 1
... MEANWHILE, HUMANS EAT PET FOOD
Edward H. Peeples, Jr.
Objectives: to solve problems independently: interpreting at least 60% of the text independently,
about 80% of the text with peer collaborations, and understanding the text fully with the teacher’s aid.
to translate one para. into Chinese and then from this Chinese translation into English to compare the different use of language.
Pre-class work
1. Library work 1: American welfare & American people’s pet
2. Library work 2: Collect some brief information on the location and living conditions of the following places – the south of the USA, Cleveland, Great Lakes, Illinois, Richmond, Philadelphia, Ozarks, Indian reservations
3. Understand the author’s personal experiences of consuming pet food and his observations on human consumption of pet food by identifying the time, the place, the reason, and the feelings. 4. LW 6 & comp. 3
Pre-reading questions: 1. American welfare
For the poor and the unemployed, provided by the govt or religious groups, some People dependent, some ashamed because a failure in career, self-sufficient. 2. American people’s pet
--- What is a pet? What ‘pet food’ might be? (Pre-class work 1)
A pet is an animal kept as a companion, treated with care and affection, usually a cat or a dog. Pet food is tinned or canned food for pets.
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--- Is pet food meant for humans to eat? If not, under what circumstances might humans eat pet food? Is it harmful for humans to eat pet food? (Pre-class work 2) Pet food is not for humans to eat. Humans eat pet food when they cannot afford to buy decent food. Pet food may not be harmful