Методологическая разработка по английскому языку на тему «The USA. Take Your Dog to Work Day»

МЕТОДОЛОГИЧЕСКАЯ РАЗРАБОТКА ПО АНГЛИЙСКОМУ ЯЗЫКУ

НА ТЕМУ «THE USA. TAKE YOUR DOG TO WORK DAY»

Warm-up

·         What is a holiday?

·         What holidays in English speaking countries do you know?

·         What unusual holidays in the USA do you know?

Vocabulary

Reading

Take Your Dog to Work Day in the USA

Celebrated annually since 1999 on the first Friday after Father’s Day in the United States, the unofficial holiday was created by Pet Sitters International as a way to encourage dog adoption and to celebrate the love and joy dogs bring to the lives of their pet parents.

The week preceding this unofficial holiday is Take Your Pets to Work Week.

How to Celebrate?

Take your furry friend to work on this day. Make sure you let your co-workers know that you will be bringing your dog to work and clear it with anyone who may have allergies or other issues.

Have your company organize a visit to the local dog shelter, or, better yet, let the local dog shelter come to your workplace with dogs that are in need of a loving home – you never know, some of your co-workers may adopt a dog!

Translate into English

Отмечать; ежегодно; первая пятница; неофициальный праздник; поощрять; взять собаку из приюта; приносить в жизнь; хозяева; приводить пушистого друга на работу; убедитесь; иметь аллергию; организовать визит в собачий приют; нуждаться в доме; коллега.

Answer the questions

1. Is Take Your Dog to Work Day the official holiday in the USA? 
2. When is it held?
3. Who was it created by?
4. What does it celebrate?
5. How to celebrate it?
6. How should you prepare to bring your dog to work?
7. What can you arrange with the local dog shelter on that day?

Fill the gaps

1. The unofficial holiday was created by Pet Sitters International as a way to encourage dog _______.
2. Take your _______ friend to work on this day.
3. Make _______ you let your co-workers know that you will be bringing your dog to work.
4. Some of your _______ may adopt a dog.

Follow-up

·         What other unusual American holidays do you know?

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