Dog lives
best life after avoiding death sentence in animal shelter
What do you think happened to this dog?
Why do you think this dog has such a happy life?
Jonathan Warren is an adorable dog living a
great life.
He has many fans from all his travels around the world.
But this is a big change from how his life could have
been.
He was in an animal shelter when his owners first found
him. If they had not taken him then he would have died. His owners Amanda and
Jeremy fell in love with him when they first saw him.
Jonathan has now visited France, Italy, Spain, Portugal,
Canada, Belgium, Holland, and Luxembourg. He has posed for many
Instagram photos on his journeys.
Amanda, from New York, US, said: "I travel a lot
with work and now only fly with airlines that allow dogs in cabin as Jonathan
loves the window seat.”
"He loves being on planes, trains, and in cars. He
likes to cuddle up in his bag or on our laps, and just hang out
with us.
“We love bringing him to Europe because everywhere is so
dog-friendly. He gets to do everything with us from restaurants or sunbathing
on a rooftop pool.
We want to show him the world. And we want to eliminate
the negative stigma about shelter animals. We want to help shed
a positive light on pets like Jonathan that can be adopted.
The couple now won't go on holiday unless Jonathan can
come with them.
Amanda said: “We both love taking Jonathan on holiday
with us and he loves it too. When he sees our suitcases, he gets sad until he
sees his and then he gets excited.
He jumps around, and this makes us more excited for the
trip. We could never leave him behind because we know how much he enjoys his
holidays. It’s so important to us to take him with us.”
Jonathan has 16,000 followers on his Instagram page - @jonathanwarrenofficial.
Amanda said: “I first saw him at a dog shelter in
Connecticut and I fell in love.
He was very thin and did not look good.
“But I still thought he was so handsome and I fell in
love immediately.
“At one point, he was going to be a dog who has only
ever seen a cage and then die but now he is living the dream.
“He instantly became comfortable with life in Manhattan
New York– he was meant to be here.”
Try to guess the meaning of the words in bold and match
them with their closest meaning from the choices in the right. Some of the
answers are very close and have similar meaning. The meaning of these words is
how they are used in the reading. Some of these words have different meanings
in the dictionary depending on how they are used.
The answers are below the table.
adorable
|
A
|
1
|
Cute, lovely,
you want to hug it
|
posed
|
B
|
2
|
Relax
|
cuddle
|
C
|
3
|
The bad image
of something or someone
|
hang out
|
D
|
4
|
Totally
enjoying life
|
eliminate
|
E
|
5
|
To hug
|
stigma
|
F
|
6
|
To see
something in a good way/image
|
shed a
positive light
|
G
|
7
|
To remove,
destroy
|
living the
dream
|
H
|
8
|
To prepare
for a photo
|
A=1, B=8, C=5, D=2, E=7, F=3,
G=6, H=4
Some example sentences using the
new words or phrases from the meaning of how they are used in the reading to
help you understand better.
1.
Kittens are cute and adorable.
2.
Young girls love to pose
for photos.
3.
Let’s stay home tonight, watch a
move and cuddle on the sofa.
4.
On the weekends young couples
love to hang out at cafes.
5.
Our team was eliminated from
the competition after losing the last game.
6.
Bangkok has a stigma for
having very bad traffic.
7.
The travel blog shed a
positive light on the Jeju Island tours.
8.
We are living the dream
here on this luxury island paradise.
Some questions using the new
words/phrases. Try to use the words/phrases in your answer.
1.
Do you find dogs adorable?
Why do you think people find dogs adorable?
2.
Do you think a dog can be
trained to pose for a photo? Do you like posing for photos?
3.
Would you like to have a puppy
to cuddle? What did you like to cuddle when you were a child?
4.
Where do you like to hang out?
5.
How can we eliminate the
need for animal shelters?
6.
Is there a negative stigma
that comes with some kinds of dogs? For example some dogs have a negative stigma
for being too noisy.
7.
How can we shed a positive
light on taking dogs from animal shelters?
8.
What does living the dream
mean for you? How can you live the dream?