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Section 4
Extending and developing competencies
The story of domestication
Section 4
Extending and developing competencies
The story of domestication
Pre-reading
Do you have pets What pets do you have
What pets do you want to have
What animals can be pets Why aren’t wolves farm animals
Many farm animals and pets used to be wild animals. Can you guess how they became our friends and helpers
The story of domestication
The story of domestication
Long ago, dogs, sheep and cows used to be wild animals. How did they turn into pets and farm animals Let’s find out!
Dogs The story of domestication started somewhere in Asia, about 15,000 to 23,000 years ago. Back then, people moved across the land. They hunted large animals and often left meat on the ground. This attracted wolves, and they probably began following the hunters. Some people started catching baby wolves. They trained these young wolves to hunt with them. With every generation, people kept wolves with “friendly” genes. Over thousands of years, these pet wolves turned into dogs.
Sheep Around 13,000 years ago, people in West Asia began to domesticate animals like sheep. Sheep are small and not very dangerous, and they move in big groups and follow their leader. This makes them easy to domesticate. They became an important source of meat. Later, the farmers also learnt how to make clothes from their wool.
Cows People in West Asia started to domesticate aurochs—a kind of wild ox—sometime after 8000 BCE. Aurochs are now extinct, but they used to live all over Europe and Asia. They provided people with milk and meat, and they were also good working animals. As with other animals, people chose to keep aurochs with “good”genes, and the animals slowly turned into the cows we see today.
Over many thousands of years, pets and farm animals changed because of human efforts. The story of domestication still continues today.
Language notes
1. somewhere /9sVmweR(r)/ adv. 在某处；到某处 Somewhere in Asia, the domestication of silk-producing insects took place.
2. probably /9prBbRbli/ adv. 很可能；大概 Wolves were probably a common sight for early hunters.
3. source /sO:s/ n. 来源；出处 Cows are a common source of milk for many people.
4. sometime /9sVmtaIm/ adv. 在某时 Sometime after 5000 BCE, humans began the domestication of cattle.
5. extinct /Ik9stINkt/ adj. 已灭绝的；绝种的 Dinosaurs went extinct millions of years ago.
6. effort /9efRt/ n. 艰难的尝试；试图 Pets get better care than wild animals because of human efforts.
While-reading
1 Skim through the text and guess where the text is taken
from. How can you tell
a story book
a science book
a diary
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The article contains facts about how different wild animals were domesticated.
about 15,000—23,000 years ago
somewhere in Asia
with hunting/hunt
around 13,000 years ago
West Asia
meat and wool
sometime after 8000 BCE
West Asia
milk and meat
good working animals
While-reading
While-reading
3 What makes sheep good farm animals
They are small and not very dangerous, and they move in big groups and follow their leader.
While-reading
4 Which sentence(s) in the text can explain the meaning of “domestication”
Catching baby wolves. They trained these young wolves to hunt with them.
With every generation, people kept wolves with “friendly” genes . Over
thousands of years, these pet wolves turned into dogs.
meat, and they were also good working animals. As with other animals.
people chose to keep aurochs with “good" genes, and the animals slowly turned into the
cows we see today.
probably
efforts
source
somewhere
extinct
Post-reading
Post-reading
People kept animals such as wolves or aurochs with “good” and “friendly” genes. These animals slowly turned into farm animals and pets.
Post-reading: discussion
How did people know which animals had “friendly” or “good” genes
Do humans benefit from this relationship Do animals benefit from this relationship
Some people think that humans are on the top of the food chain, so we don’t need to care about other animals. What do you think of this kind of opinion
评价内容 评分（1-5）
1. 我能理解动物驯化的进程。 1 2 3 4 5
2. 我能理解人类在动物驯化过程中所起的重要作用。 1 2 3 4 5
3. 我能理解重点词句所表达的意思。 1 2 3 4 5
4. 我能理解我们应当珍惜和善待我们的动物朋友，同时也需要用新的方法和手段继续对动物进行驯化。 1 2 3 4 5
Self-assessment
Homework
基础作业
书面回答问题：How do domesticated animals benefit us today, and how would our lives be different without them
拓展作业
线上、线下查找资源，了解其他动物，如猫、猪、骆驼等是如何被驯化的。选其中一种动物，以小组为单位制作一张海报，介绍其被驯化的过程以及对人类的帮助。
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