Section 4 recording
Domestication of the Dog
You will hear an archaeology lecturer talking about the history and process of dog domestication.
One speaker · North American English · 3:27
In the real test you hear each recording once. Read the questions first, then play it through without pausing.
Go to the questions ↓Questions 1–7
Complete the flow-chart below. Write ONE WORD ONLY for each answer.
Word limit: ONE WORD ONLY
Stages in Dog Domestication
- Attracted to early human settlements by the availability of discarded marrow.
- Developed a lower level of 1 towards humans over successive generations.
- Adapted to human diets through the enhanced production of a digestive 2.
- Exhibited physical changes, including a decreased 3 size.
- Were initially used by human groups to assist in 4.
- Demonstrated companion status by being buried with items of 5.
- Were bred in agricultural societies to protect and manage 6.
- Global migration patterns were mapped using prehistoric 7 samples.
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