Unit4 Focusing on culture & Cross-curricular connection & Project课件 -2025-2026学年沪教版英语七年级下册

Unit 4 Our animal friends Focusing on culture & Cross-curricular connection & Project 1 Read and fill Think and talk 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 turned into wolves dogs Boar [bɔ:(r)] pigs Aurochs[ˈɔːrɒks] cows wild animals domesticated animals [də'mestɪkeɪtɪd] Guess and match Focusing on culture How did wild animals become our friends and helpers? Many farm animals and pets used to be wild animals. How did they become our friends and helpers? Let's find out what happened. Pre-reading 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. Pre-reading 1.What domesticated animals does  the passage mainly talk about? 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 8,000 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. 2.What is the genre of this article? A.Narration B.Diary C.Exposition The earliest domesticated animals Type Dogs Sheep Cows Look and say! What aspect does each part mainly talk about? 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 8,000 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. The earliest domesticated animals Type Dogs Sheep Cows Place Time How Use Take para. 2 as an example While-reading Look and say! Complete the table from the article. The earliest domesticated animals Type Dogs Sheep Cows Time 1.___________ ________________ 4.________________________________ 7.______________________________________ Place 2._______________ (5) _________ (8)____________ Use How People started baby wolves, ______young wolves and______ friendly wolves. about 15,000-23,000 years ago somewhere in Asia around 13,000 years ago West Asia sometime after 8000 BCE West Asia milk and meat good working animals They helped people ⑶_____________ They were10.____ ___________ They provided people with 6.____________ They provided people with (9)_______________ catching trained kept with hunting meat and wool While-reading 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 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 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. Read and answer 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 about how they were domesticated. Reference words: attracted, trained, hunt with, “friendly” genes; small, move in big groups, follow; chose to, “good” genes, turned into. Group work S1: Hello, everyone.We are group...We would like to tell the story of domestication. Dogs, sheep and cows used to be...... They changed into.... because of.... S2: Sheep … S3: Dogs … S4: Cows … Post-reading 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 with people. People started to domesticate wolves somewhere in Asia, about 15,000 to 23,000 years ago. Think and talk Without domesticated animals, our lives would be quite different. We would have fewer food choices, as animals like cows and chickens provide us with meat, milk, and eggs. We might lack certain materials for clothing, as sheep give us wool. Additionally, our emotional well-being could be affected, as pets like dogs and cats offer companionship and reduce stress. Q1: How would our lives be different without these domesticated animals? Think and talk This opinion is wrong because humans and animals are part of nature and humans depend on animals in many ways. Animals help keep the balance of nature, and some even provide us with food and materials. So we should care for animals to protect our environment and ensure our own survival. Q2: 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? 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. Language points used to be 曾经是 used to do sth. 过去常常做某事 那时候 move across横穿;跨越 变成 查明，弄清 把...留在地面上 begin /start doing/ to do 开始做某事 训练 不定式表目的 基因 历经数千年 Post reading turn还构成了许多其他短语： ‌turn on‌：打开（电器、自来水、煤气等）。 ‌turn off‌：关上（电器、自来水、煤气等） ‌turn up‌：出现；找到；（把收音机等）开大点。 ‌turn down‌：（把音量等）关小；拒绝。 ‌turn over‌：打翻；使倾倒；反复考虑。 ‌turn to‌：翻到（页码）；转向（某人求帮助、建议等）。 ‌turn out‌：结果是；证明是。 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. 一个……的重要来源‌;source ：来源或出处 about 大概 驯养、驯化 learn to do sth. 学会做某事 learn how to do sth. 学会如何做某事 be made of 由...制成（看得出原材料） be made of 由...制成（看不出原材料） make sb. / sth. + adj. 使……怎么样 make sb. do sth. 让某人做某事” Cows. People in West Asia started to domesticate aurochs, a kind of wild ox, sometime after 8,000 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. 一种 因为，由于 +n./代词/doing because+句子 公元前 遍及 provide sb. with sth. =provide sth. for sb. 为某人提供某物 choose to do sth.选择做某事 努力 People in West Asia started to domesticate aurochs — a kind of wild ox — sometime after 8000 BCE. 句意：公元前 8000年后，西亚人开始驯化古代野牛——野牛的一种。 辨析 含义 用法 sometime 常作副词，表示将来或过去的时间 sometimes some time 是名词词组 some times 在某时 有时，不时 一段时间 几次、几倍 是副词,表示频率,常与一般现在时连用 表次数或倍数 1.I will go to Beijing ______ next month. A. sometime B. sometimes C. some time D. some times 2.______, I like to watch movies at home alone. A. sometime B. sometimes C. some time D. some times 3.I have been to that park ______. It's really beautiful. A. sometime B. sometimes C. some time D. some times 4.It will take ______ to finish this difficult task. A. sometime B. sometimes C. some time D. some times Post reading Complete the sentences Complete the sentences with the words and phrases below. Change the form if necessary. probably efforts source somewhere extinct The words we have learned 1. ________ （鲨鱼）are large and dangerous sea creatures. Many people are afraid of them. 2. His uncle wants to go _________（某个地方）to learn English. 3. The woman over there is _________（ 很可能） Wang Ping’s mother. 4. I will visit my grandparents __________ (某时）next week. I'm not sure about the exact day. 5. Some animals are in danger of becoming e______ if we don't protect them. 6. The sun is the main s________ of energy for the earth. somewhere probably sometime extinct source Sharks Summary The phrases we have learned 曾经，过去常常________________ 变成__________________________ 那时候________________________ 横穿；横跨____________________ 经过了千百年______________________ 一个……的重要来源_________________________ 一种…… _____________________ 选择做某事___________________ 因为，由于__________________ used to turn into back then move across over thousands of years an important source of ... a kind of choose to do sth. because of Summary The sentences we have learned 1 .很久以前，狗、绵羊和奶牛曾经是野生动物。 Long ago, dog, sheep and cows___ ____ _____wild animals. 2.它们是怎样变成宠物和农场动物的呢？ How did they____ ________pets and farm animals? 3.经过成千上万年后，这些宠物狼变成了狗。 _____ ______ _______years, these pet wolves turned into dogs. 4.这是一种新型的科技产品。 This is_____ _____ ______new technology product. used to be turn into Over thousands of a kind of Summary Biological science Bees are very different from other animals: they live together in huge groups called colonies. Let’s find out more about the life of bees! Queen bee Worker bee Drone雄蜂 (无人机） Cross-curricular connection Cross-curricular connection Cross-curricular connection Read and understand different bees’ role and development time. Queen bees • What do they do? (1)_____________ • Development time: (2)______________ Drones • What do they do? (3)_____________ • Development time: (4)_____________ Worker bees •What do they do? (5)_____________ ________________ _______________ • Development time: (6)_____________ lay eggs about 16 days mate with the queen about 21 days about 24 days build and clean the colony, look after the young bees and make honey Cross-curricular connection Making a presentation on our animal friends In this project, you are going to work in groups and make a presentation about an animal. Step 1 Think about different animals around us (e.g. pets, farm animals) and choose one for your presentation. Then brainstorm ideas in groups. Use the questions below to help you. • What can this animal do for us? • Are there any interesting stories about the animal (e.g. stories from the people around you, news reports, famous legends)? • What can we do for this animal? Project Step 2 Plan your presentation and make slides. Remember to: keep the content simple and easy to understand find suitable images for each slide use clear and correct language Step 3 Give your presentation to the class. Making a presentation on our animal friends In this project, you are going to work in groups and make a presentation about an animal. Project $