ENGLISH FOR STUDENTS OF VETERINARY MEDICINE

EVEN SEMESTER 2016

CHAPTER ANIMAL DISEASES
UNIT 1. SMALL ANIMALS
DOGS
All dogs belong to the family Canidae, along with their relatives wolves, jackals,
and foxes. They are members of the mammalian order Carnivora, or "Flesh Eaters".
Dogs have played an important role in the history of human civilization and were
among the first domesticated animals. When livestock were domesticated about
7.000 to 9.000 years ago, dogs served as herders and guardians of sheep, goats,
and cattle. Nowadays these animals are employed as guides for the blind and
disabled or for the police work. They are used in therapy in nursing homes and
hospitals to encourage patients toward recovery.
Dogs are regarded differently in different parts of the world. Western civilization has
given the relationship between human and dog great importance. Nevertheless, in
some of the developing nations as well as in many areas of Asia, dogs are not held
in the same esteem. In some areas of the world, dogs are used as guards or beasts
of burden or even for food, whereas, in the United States and Europe, dogs are
protected and admired. In ancient Egypt during the days of the pharaohs, dogs were
considered to be sacred.

A. Answer the following questions:

1. What family do all dogs belong to?

All dogs belong to the family Canidae.

2. What order do they belong to?

They are belong to the order Carnivora or Flesh Eaters.

3. What role have dogs played in the history of human civilization?

Dogs have played an important role in the history of human civilization and
were among the first domesticated animals.

4. What kind of work did dogs serve in ancient times.

Dogs served as herders and guardians of sheep, goats, and cattle.

5. How are these animals used nowadays?

Nowadays these animals are employed as guides for the blind and disabled
or for the police work , along with used in therapy in nursing homes and
hospitals to encourage patients toward recovery.

6. Are dogs regarded in the same way in different parts of the world?

No , they are. Dogs are regarded differently in different parts of the world.

7. Are dogs held in the same esteem in all areas of the world?

No , they are. Because in some of the developing nations as well as in many

areas of Asia, dogs are not held in the same esteem. In some areas of the
world, dogs are used as guards or beasts of burden or even for food, whereas,
in the United States and Europe, dogs are protected and admired. In ancient
Egypt during the days of the pharaohs, dogs were considered to be sacred.

8. Where are dogs protected and admired?

Dogs are protected and admired in the United States and Europe.

9. How were dogs regarded in ancient Egypt?

Dogs were regarded by considered to be sacred during the days of the

pharaohs in ancient Egypt.

B. Learn new words.

Find the meaning of the following words in Indonesian.
Words

Meaning/Word
Class

Vocabulary

Meaning/Word
Class

1. omnivorous

1.

16. burden

16

2. refinement

omnivore/adjectiv

17. be sacred

17

3. carnivorous

18. incisors

18

4. ancestry

2.

19. canine

19

5. set

3.

20. molar

20

6. chase

4.

21. issue

21

7. tightly

5.

22. neglected

22

8. substantial bone

6.

23. prone extend

23

firm bone

7.

24. get snagged

24

9. herd

8.

25. rip

25

26. ripped

26

10. guard

11. blind

9.

27. spayed/

27

12. disable

10.

neutered

28

13. recover

11

28. toe

29

14. esteem

12

29.. benefit

30

15. beast

13

30. declaws

14
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