第6課時Section4FocusingoncultureUnit4Ouranimalfriends英語滬教版（2024）七年級下冊通過本課時的學習，學生能夠：1.理解三種動物被馴化的過程，掌握相關的語言知識。2.簡單復述三種動物是如何被馴化的。3.理解動物被馴化的主題意義，即人類通過努馴化了野生動物，使它們成為了人類的好朋友和好助手。4.理解人與自然的關系人與動物的關系，學會珍惜和善待我們的動物朋友。Learningobjectives

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Whatanimalscanbepets?catspigrabbithamsterdogsduckReadandfillThinkandtalkManyofthesefarmanimalsandpetsusedtobewildanimals.Doyouknowwhenpeoplestartedtodomesticatethemtomakethembecomeourfriendsandhelpers?How?Let’sreadatextandfindoutmoreinformationabout“domestication”!ReadandfillScanandchooseWheredoesthistextprobablycomefrom?Howdoyouknowthat?astorybook asciencebookadiary

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Q1.Whatwastheoriginalpurpose(最初的目的)ofdomesticatingwolves?Totrainthemtohuntwithhumans.ReadandanswerQ2.Whatmakessheepgoodfarmanimals?

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Humanskeptaurochswith“good”genesandthenwildaurochsslowlyturnedintocowsweseetoday.FindandanswerHowdoyouunderstand“domestication”?Canyoufindsentencesinthetexttoexplainthemeaningof“domestication”?Domesticationistheprocessofturningwildanimalsintopetsandfarmanimalsthroughhumanefforts.TalkinpairsTalkinpairsabouthowwildanimalsweredomesticated.Whenandwheredidpeoplestarttodomesticatewolves?Whydidpeopledomesticatewolves?First,theytrainedyoungwolvestohuntwiththem.Second,peoplekeptwolveswith“friendly”genesanditmeansthesewolvesweremorelikelytogetalongwellwithhumansandeventuallyevolveintodogsthatcouldpeacefullylivewithpeople.PeoplestartedtodomesticatewolvessomewhereinAsia,about15,000to23,000yearsago.CompletethesentencesCompletethesentenceswiththewordsandphrasesbelow.Changetheformifnecessary.probablyeffortssourcesomewhereextinctThinkandtalkWithoutdomesticatedanimals,ourliveswouldbequitedifferent.Wewouldhavefewerfoodchoices,asanimalslikecowsandchickensprovideuswithmeat,milk,andeggs.Wemightlackcertainmaterialsforclothing,assheepgiveuswool.Additionally,ouremotionalwell-beingcouldbeaffected,aspetslikedogsandcatsoffercompanionshipandreducestress.Q1:Howwouldourlivesbedifferentwithoutthesedomesticatedanimals?ThinkandtalkThisopinioniswrongbecausehumansandanimalsarepartofnatureandhumansdependonanimalsinmanyways.Animalshelpkeepthebalanceofnature,andsomeevenprovideuswithfoodandmaterials.Soweshouldcareforanimalstoprotectourenvironmentandensureourownsurvival.Q2:Somepeoplethinkthathumansareonthetopofthefoodchain,sowedon’tneedtocareabout