Use of horses influenced how we travel, trade, play, work and fight. Possible headings: vi A wide range of uses for domestic horses v What different breeds do best iv Influencing the outcome of conflicts Comment: For paragraph Bit is easier to decide. Let’s eliminate two unsuitable headings first: Comment: Even though it says we have created 200 breeds, the paragraph does not focus on what each breed does best. It just mentions what domesticated horses were used for generally (travel, trade, play etc) v What different breeds do best Comment: Another heading some students might choose is iv, which is about war. The text mentions that horses were used in battlefields and other places, but does not go in depth about the outcome (result) of these wars. iv Influencing the outcome of conflicts Comment: The whole paragraph discusses a wide range of uses for domestic horses : being a source of food at first, and later being used for horseback riding or pull- 30 - Day Reading Challenge IEL TS ZONE
142 ing chariots. The last sentence summarizes this by again listing different aspects of human lives (work, play, trade etc) being shaped (influenced) by domesticated horses: Q 2. Section B: vi A wide range of uses for domestic horses Comment: Is there any other question we can answer in paragraph B? Q 9. Initially people probably used domesticated horses to supplement their diet.
