Speaking
A Funeral for a Dead Fish
Nancy: Westerners often take pets as their friends, even their family members. Especially dogs They think dogs are man’s best friends.
Michael: What pets do people usually keep?
Nancy: A lot. Fish, cats, horses… anything could be a pet.
Michael: Do you have a pet?
Nancy: I have three fish. One day, the fish called Susan died. We even had a funeral for her.
Michael: A funeral?
Nancy: Yes, usually it’s a ceremony for dead people. But we had a funeral for the dead fish.
Michael: Sounds interesting.
Nancy: Well, I need to go back to feed my fish. Talk to you later.
Michael: OK, bye.
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