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Some ancient Egyptians kept crocodiles and elephants as pets.
Warm-up—Would you keep these animals as pets
In the Middle Ages, noblemen kept hunting dogs as pets.
Warm-up—Would you keep these animals as pets
In the Middle Ages, Japanese people kept fireflies as pets.
Warm-up—Would you keep these animals as pets
Pre-reading—Predict
When did people start to keep pets
What pets did people keep in ancient times
Why did people keep pets in those days
Read an article to find out the answers.
The history of keeping pets
Pets like cats and dogs have lived with people for thousands of years. But do you know what animals people have kept as pets over the years Let’s read and find out!
2000 BCE–500 CE Some ancient Egyptians had unusual pets like crocodiles and elephants, but cats and dogs were the most popular. People even believed that cats had magical powers and could bring good luck.
500–1500 In the Middle Ages, pets were often a symbol of wealth and power. It was common for European kings and queens to have pets. Sometimes, these animals even had their own servants! It became popular for noble ladies to have lapdogs, and noblemen had hunting dogs. However, common people did not generally keep pets for fun. At about the same time in Japan, people caught fireflies and kept them as pets.
1700–1900 People kept all kinds of pets in their homes, such as birds, frogs and even snakes, but cats generally stayed outside the house. This began to change towards the end of the 19th century. In the early 20th century, cats became very common house pets.
1920s During World War I, an American soldier named Lee Duncan found a dog in France. He named him Rin Tin Tin and began teaching him tricks. After the war, Duncan took the dog back to America and entered him in dog shows. One day, the clever dog caught the eye of a film-maker. Rin Tin Tin went on to star in nearly 30 films and became one of the most famous dogs in history! Duncan was full of pride for his clever dog and wrote a poem about him after he died.
Today Cats and dogs are among the most popular pets, and hamsters, guinea pigs, turtles and goldfish are also common. Over the years, the relationship between people and pets has grown closer. Across the world, pets are nowadays treated like family members.
While-reading 1—
General idea
1. What’s the main idea of the article？
It introduces the history of keeping pets.
2. What type of text is it: narrative, argumentative or expository
It’s an expository text.
Make a timeline showing the history of keeping pets.
Tip: Look for key events in the text and try to find who, where and what.
While-reading 2—Detailed information
Ancient_______ kept unusual pets like _______ and _______, but _______ and _______ were the most popular pets.

Make a timeline showing the history of keeping pets.
While-reading 2—Detailed information
While-reading 3—Word building
magical
pride
wealth
caught the eye of
servant
Discuss the following questions in your group.
Why did people keep pets during different historical periods
How did the relationship between people and pets change Was this good or bad Why
What do you think brought the change
Post-reading 1—Deeper thinking
We all love our pets, but do we really understand why they behave in certain ways Watch a video clip about pets and their behaviour and answer the questions below.
Post-reading 2—Exploring more
(1) Why do dogs fight, birds talk and hamsters run so much
(2) What do these animals have in common
Post-reading 2—Exploring more
Because when dogs fight, they are training to catch and eat smaller animals for food. They also learn how to work in a group to catch and kill big animals. Birds talk because they need to learn to use different sounds to communicate. Hamsters run so much because they need to learn to escape from big animals.
They are all practising real-life skills.
Video script
Wild at heart
We think we understand our pets. They’re cute and lovable. They’re our best friends. These puppies playing on the bed seem very different from wild dogs. We love to watch them play but are their games really just games No, there’s an important reason for this behaviour. While they play, they’re training to catch and eat smaller animals for food. Also, they need to practise working together. They need to be in a group to catch and kill big animals. Here they’re learning the rules about working in a group. They learn when to fight and when to stop. These puppies are only seven weeks old, but in their game, these cushions are small animals. Play prepares them for life in the wild.
Dogs are not the only pets that practise real-life skills. Hamsters are popular pets, and in their cages, they run round and round a special wheel. There’s a reason for this too. In the wild they run a long way—sometimes ten kilometres—every day. Big animals hunt them and they need to escape. But that’s not the only amazing thing that hamsters do. They push lots and lots of food into their mouths. It’s nearly impossible! But why do they do this In the wild, when they find food, they need to store it. Perhaps they won’t find any for a long time. Their mouths are like cupboards! There’s another reason too. When a big animal is hunting them, they sometimes need to put their babies in their mouths ... and run!
Some people keep birds in cages too. But birds don’t like to be alone—they like to talk—sometimes to the mirror! Some birds are very clever and they can mimic us and copy what people say to them! But why do birds do this Is it for fun Again, they’re practising a skill which they need in the wild. Every group of birds uses different sounds––like a different language. Birds need to talk the same language as their group. So, a parrot in a cage copies our words in order to practise this skill. It wants to become part of our group, our family. It even talks to other pets! This bird, Disco, can say 130 words. Amazing, isn’t it
Homework
基礎作業
1. 根據課本第127頁練習2的時間軸，口頭復述文章內容。
2. 搜索 Why are some birds able to mimic human speech 并在下節課分享。
拓展作業
觀看電影《忠犬八公》，積累生詞和好詞好句，撰寫一篇50字的觀后感。
magical adj. 有魔力的
Mr Li’s words had a magical effect on the students, and everyone stopped complaining at once.
wealth n. 錢財；財富
The goldfish used to be a symbol of wealth in China.
queen n. 女王；王后
The queen bee is the mother of most of the bees in the hive.
servant n. 仆人；傭人
In those days, wealthy people had lots of servants.
pride n. 自豪；驕傲
Mrs Smith was full of pride after her cat won first prize in the cat show.
among prep. 在……中
John and David are among the most common names in Britain.
relationship n. 關系
The relationship between the dog and its owner is very close.
catch the eye of sb. 引起某人的注意
A cute white puppy in the pet store caught the eye of a famous photographer.
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