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课件网) 第6课时 Section 4 Focusing on culture Unit 4 Our animal friends 英语沪教版（2024）七年级下册 通过本课时的学习，学生能够： 1. 理解三种动物被驯化的过程，掌握相关的语言知识。 2. 简单复述三种动物是如何被驯化的。 3. 理解动物被驯化的主题意义，即人类通过努驯化了野生动物，使它们成为了人类的好朋友和好助手。 4. 理解人与自然的关系人与动物的关系，学会珍惜和善待我们的动物朋友。 Learning objectives 重点 Think and say Do you have pets What pets do you have Read and fill Think and talk What animals can be pets cats pig rabbit hamster dogs duck Read and fill Think and talk Many of these farm animals and pets used to be wild animals. Do you know when people started to domesticate them to make them become our friends and helpers How Let’s read a text and find out more information about “domestication” ! Read and fill Scan and choose Where does this text probably come from How do you know that a story book a science book a diary The article contains facts about how different wild animals were domesticated. 1. somewhere / s mwe (r)/ adv. 在某处；到某处 Somewhere in Asia, the domestication of silk-producing insects took place. 2. probably / pr b bli/ adv. 很可能；大概 Wolves were probably a common sight for early hunters. 3. source /s s/ n. 来源；出处 Cows are a common source of milk for many people. 4. sometime / s mta m/ adv. 在某时 Sometime after 5000 BCE, humans began the domestication of cattle. 5. extinct / k st kt/ adj. 已灭绝的；绝种的 Dinosaurs went extinct millions of years ago. 6. effort / ef t/ n. 艰难的尝试；试图 Pets get better care than wild animals because of human efforts. Language notes Read and complete about 15,000-23,000 years ago somewhere in Asia with hunting around 13,000 years ago West Asia meat and wool sometime after 8000 BCE West Asia milk and meat good working animals Read the text and complete the table. Read and answer Read and answer Q1. What was the original purpose (最初的目的) of domesticating wolves To train them to hunt with humans. Read and answer Q2. What makes sheep good farm animals They are small and not very dangerous, and they move in big groups and follow their leader. Read and answer Q3. How did humans turn wild aurochs into modern cows Humans kept aurochs with “good” genes and then wild aurochs slowly turned into cows we see today. Find and answer How do you understand “domestication” Can you find sentences in the text to explain the meaning of “domestication” Domestication is the process of turning wild animals into pets and farm animals through human efforts. Talk in pairs Talk in pairs about how wild animals were domesticated. When and where did people start to domesticate wolves Why did people domesticate wolves First, they trained young wolves to hunt with them. Second, people kept wolves with “friendly” genes and it means these wolves were more likely to get along well with humans and eventually evolve into dogs that could peacefully live wi ... ...
