スライドショー英語:テーマは「犬の知られざる事実10選」です。
興味深いスライドショーを見つけました!今回の英語学習用スライドショーのテーマは「犬の知られざる事実」についてです。
スライドショーの中身を詳しく見る前に。。。
世界の『ペット』『犬』事情を色々と調べてみると、犬のpopulation(人口?)はアメリカが世界でも突出して多いことがわかりました。日本も5位と健闘しています。

上記画像の参照元「PetSecure」にはその他『猫』『魚』『鳥』などのPopulationランキングを見ることができます。ちなみに『猫』『魚』もアメリカが1位、『鳥』はブラジルが一桁抜けてダントツ1位でした。ブラジルはどのランキングにもベスト5に入る(アメリカに次ぐ)ペット王国なのがわかりました。でも『魚』ってどうやってカウントしたのでしょか??
話が逸れましたが、まずはウォーミングアップとして『犬』についてSimple Wikipediaの英語で確認してみましょう。
<Simple Wikipedia – Dog>
Dogs are domesticated mammals, not natural wild animals. They were originally bred from wolves. They have been bred by humans for a long time, and probably were the first animals ever to be domesticated.
Today, some dogs are used as pets, others are used to help humans do their work. They are a popular pet because they are usually playful, friendly, and listen to humans. Thirty million dogs in the United States are registered as pets. Dogs eat both meat and vegetables, often mixed together and sold in stores as dog food. Dogs often have jobs, including as police dogs, army dogs, assistance dogs, fire dogs, messenger dogs, hunting dogs, herding dogs, or rescue dogs.
<引用元:Simple Wikipedia>
犬は元々は狼だったのですね。犬の職業も多岐に渡ることに改めて気がつきました。犬は本当に賢いですね。
それではお待たせしました。スライドショー「犬の知られざる事実10選」を読んでみましょう。最後にボキャブラリークイズも付いています!
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to make (someone or something) different in some way
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a quality that makes something likely to happen or that makes someone likely to think or behave in a particular way
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very delicate
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a way of thinking about and understanding something (such as a particular issue or life in general)
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a person who was in someone's family in past times
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to hold somebody or something close in your arms to show love
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he state of being like somebody or something but not exactly the same
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the fact of being with somebody else and not alone
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not proud : not thinking of yourself as better than other people
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easily broken into small pieces
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to move something from side to side repeatedly
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to make (something) known
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someone or something that is harmed by an unpleasant event (such as an illness or accident)
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the waste liquid that collects in the bladder and that you pass from your body
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