S6 Speaking – Animal rights
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Vocabulary
noun
aquarium 水族館
皮帶
belt
verb
繁殖
ornaments
裝飾品
breed
stress
壓力
neglect
疏忽
adjective
絕種
handbag
手袋
tusks
(象、野豬等的)長牙
jacket
外套
trainers
訓練者
extinct
jewellery
珠寶
tricks
詭計
inhumane
殘忍的
medicine
藥物
slaughterhouse 屠場
cruel
殘忍
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Phrases
noun
animal welfare groups
動物福利團體
red tides
紅潮
animal abusers
虐待動物者
risk extinction
面臨絕種的危機
bear / tiger farming
熊/老虎飼養場
shark fin soup
魚翅湯
natural animal fur
皮草
speeding marine traffic
繁忙海上交通
Chinese medicine
中藥
tiny cages
細小的籠
cosmetic testing
化妝品測試
“Cruelty free”
零殘忍
two months’ imprisonment 兩個月的監禁
猜想不到的行為
unpredictable behaviour
chained wild animal
受束縛的野生動物
violent beating
虐打
endangered species
瀕臨絕種的品種
wild animals
野生動物
fish tank
魚缸
zoos and circuses
動物園和馬戲團
gall bladders and bile
膽囊和膽汁
natural habitat
天然棲息地
be microchipped
殖入晶片
poisoning and
suffocation
中毒和缺氧
close down all bear farms
in China
關閉中國所有的熊
飼養場
oil spills
燃油溢出
extract bile
抽取膽汁
neglect cases
疏忽照顧的案件
perform unnatural acts
做出非自然的舉動
prolonged starving
長期饑餓
rectify a problem
糾正一個問題
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Animal welfare groups
Friends of the Earth
地球之友
Greenpeace
Greenpower
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verb
愛護動物協會
綠色和平
Society for the Prevention of Cruelty
to Animals (SPCA)
綠色力量
Worldwide Fund for Nature (WWF)
世界自然基金會
Commonly known endangered species
moon bears
黑熊
sea turtles
海龜
Chinese white dolphins
中華白海豚
sharks
鯊魚
chimpanzee
黑猩猩
tigers
老虎
pandas
熊貓
whales
鯨魚
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Sentences
1. Our children should be learning to treat all living creatures(所有生物) with compassion and
respect(同情與尊重).
2. People who keep animals are required to provide them with a suitable diet, safe shelter, medical
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care and the opportunity to behave normally – for example, dogs must be exercised.
3. Most complaints of animal abuse in Hong Kong involve owner negligence(主人疏忽) rather that
overt cruelty(畜意的殘忍行為).
4. It is difficult for the police to prove an intention(動機) to be cruel.
5. Being a responsible owner means more than just taking good care of your pet for life. Owners
should give their pets good training to control behavior; otherwise, they can create a nuisance(麻
煩事)or even a risk to the neighbourhood.
6. A number of pet owners abandon their animals using excuses(藉口) such as moving house or by
claiming they are setting the animal free.
7. Animals are like children – parents should always teach them how to behave in order to help the
animal live in harmony(和諧相處) with neighbours.
8. It is high time for us to take animal welfare(動物福利) seriously and bring in a law that will
actually deliver on its promise: to protect our animals.
9. Removing sharks from our oceans threatens the balance of marine ecosystems(海洋生態平衡)
that over one billion people rely on.
10. Many people are opposed to blood sports such as fox-hunting(獵狐), cock fighting(鬥雞) and
bull-fighting(鬥牛).
11. Animal rights activists(動物權益積極分子) often demonstrate(示威) outside various companies
because animals are used in experiments(實驗) there.
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Discussion
Topic 1: The letter below appeared in yesterday’s Young Post
The shameful way we treat animals
I think the central government was wise to have called on all local authorities to ban animal
performances in zoos. Zoos are meant to keep animals safe under love and care. Zoos are also
supposed to educate the public about animals, but all we do now is treat them like slaves.
Many people use zoos as a form of show business and use animals for profits. We are often
told that all people are born equal, but what about the rest of God’s creatures? We are all
equal in the Lord’s eyes. No one creature can live without others. The food chain and
ecological systems would break down without every link in the chain, and humans are no
exception. We should be ashamed of the way we treat animals.
Chin Kei-yu
Your group is entering an inter-school debate. The motion is “Zoos should be banned because
wild animals should not be kept in cages’. Your group does not know whether you will have to
speak for or against the motion. You are now preparing for the debate.
You may want to talk about:
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the reasons why wild animals should not be kept in the cages
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how zoos can make the living conditions of the animals better
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the benefits of zoos for visitors
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anything else that you think is important
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Topic 2: The letter below appeared in yesterday’s Young Post
Need for tougher animal rights laws
I am writing to share my views after reading a newspaper report about the rabbit fur trade.
As this is the Year of the Rabbit, many traders are making use of the opportunity to earn more money.
Rabbit fur is used in making clothes, handbags and gloves.
I’ve also read about rabbits being treated cruelly on the mainland. I think rabbits are lovely pets. We
should protect them, not harm or hurt them. What’s more, they were not born for us to make
handbags, clothes and gloves from.
Animals are like us – they can feel pain. There should be stricter animal rights laws. People need to be
educated about protecting animals. They need to develop the right values and have a guilt-free
conscience.
People should also cherish what they have and stop pursuing luxury items like fur coats and so forth.
Janice Lee
You are members of an animal rights and welfare organization. You have received a surprise
donation of one million dollars to be spent on a campaign for public education and raising public
awareness of issues relating to ONE animal. You have to choose one from the following three:
sharks
Chinese white dolphins
moon bears
You may want to talk about:
- which one you will choose and why
- what activities should be included in the campaign
- how to promote the campaign
- how you will organize the campaign
- anything else you think is important