




MY ENGLISH TABLET LESSONS
Pieter Groen






UNIT 2 LESSON 1: APPS
THE "Who can walk my dog?" APP - for some extra pocket money
As you know there are many apps. My mother is mad about apps and makes them in her spare time for other people. She thinks they are awesome.
She is very creative, like other people who make apps. By now, there are so many new apps around! Everybody with a smart phone has apps.
My father has an app for traffic. My mother has one for cooking and another one for the weather. You probably have a lot of gaming and chatting apps.

Obviously, I have more than one to chat with my friends. In America, I saw an app that I haven't seen before. It is called ‘Wag’. Have you heard of it? I think you have not. What do you think it’s about? Here is a hint. What do dogs do when they are happy? Yes! They wag their tails. ‘Wag’ brings dog owners and people who want to take dogs for a walk together. Dog owners who can’t take their dogs out for a walk can see who is available to walk their dog for them and can contact them. But how do the dog walkers get into someone’s house? The key of the dog owners’ houses are in boxes, just like letter boxes. They can be opened with a code in ‘Wag’. I’m sure the dog wags its tail when it hears the key in the lock and sees the person.
What if the person comes for the first time? Does the dog bark instead of wagging its tail? What if the dog is cheeky and playful? To make it easier the dog walker can see the route that the dog normally walks because it shows up on his phone. So they know the distance and where to go. Cool huh?
The one who walks the dog gets about six Euros for a half hour walk. It also means they have to clean the litter the dog makes. Of course they can’t leave the dog's poo the pavement.
It is expensive, but it is very useful for dog owners because they can check to see who can walk their dog if they are late at work or somewhere else. For those who want to earn some pocket money and like dogs, this is a very good way.



I am very fond of dogs and that is why I bought the 'wag' app. So now I am a dog walker too. Of course I only walk dogs in my own neighbourhood. I love it! It is so nice to get a dog out of a house and make him happy because he can go out! I do not have to go to the gym anymore, I get enough exercise this way. And I earn money with it, I have already earned enough to buy a new phone.
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traffic
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tail
dog owner
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lock
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pavement
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pocket money
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ENGLISH YEAR 2


