One Minute English for Advenced Learners - Level C1

Terran / USA flaf

How do you feel about pet cafes?

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Hello, my name is Terran and I'm from the United States of America. My question is the following: How do you feel about pet cafes?

I love the concept of a pet cafe. I think it's really cute. Especially, I think it's important to know how the animals are being treated. Like, sometimes a pet cafe means you bring your pet to the cafe, and other times it means that there are pets of the cafe within the cafe. So I think the most important thing is that the animals are being treated well, whoever owns them, right? The other thing I'll say is I would love to go to a cat cafe, but it quite literally could kill me. I'm really allergic to cats. It wouldn't kill me, but I would leave there covered in hives, having asthma, a runny nose, sneezing. And I just think I would love it if I weren't allergic to it.

But a dog cafe, oh, you best believe I would love to be a part of that.

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How to Practice Vocabulary

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  • Complete the blanks below with correct words.
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the concept of

Meaning: The basic idea or general plan of something.

Examples:

  1. I like the concept of a pet cafe.
  2. The concept of online learning is popular.

being treated

Meaning: How someone or something is cared for or handled.

Examples:

  1. The animals are being treated well.
  2. Children should be treated with kindness.

whoever

Meaning: Any person who; it does not matter who.

Examples:

  1. Whoever owns the pets should care for them.
  2. You can ask whoever is in charge.

the other thing I'll say

Meaning: A phrase used to add another point or opinion.

Examples:

  1. The other thing I'll say is that it's expensive.
  2. The other thing I'll say is I enjoyed it.

allergic to

Meaning: Having a bad physical reaction to something.

Examples:

  1. She is allergic to cats.
  2. I'm allergic to some foods.

covered in

Meaning: Having something all over the surface.

Examples:

  1. He was covered in dust.
  2. The cake was covered in chocolate.

hives

Meaning: Red, itchy spots on the skin caused by an allergy.

Examples:

  1. She got hives from an allergic reaction.
  2. Hives can be very uncomfortable.

asthma

Meaning: A health condition that makes breathing difficult.

Examples:

  1. He has asthma and uses an inhaler.
  2. Asthma can get worse with allergies.

runny nose

Meaning: When liquid comes out of the nose, often from a cold or allergy.

Examples:

  1. I get a runny nose during allergy season.
  2. She has a cold and a runny nose.

you best believe

Meaning: A phrase that emphasizes an opinion and is similar to: "without a doubt, for sure," or, "definitely"

Examples:

  1. If this car goes on sale, you best believe, I'm going to buy it.
  2. If my aunt brings her apple pie, you best believe, I'll have two slices.

Vocabulary Quiz

Complete the sentences with the vocabulary above.
concept • treated • whoever
allergic • hives • asthma
  1. He has and uses an inhaler when breathing is hard.
  2. wants this can have it.
  3. Animals should be well and cared for.
  4. She is to cats, so she avoids them.
  5. I like the of a pet cafe with friendly animals.
  6. He got from an allergic reaction on his skin.

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