Unit 1 Task-牛津译林版八年级英语下册

Unit1Unit1PastandpresentChangesinmyhometownTolearntowriteareportonthechangesinyourhometown.Workinpairs.Talkaboutthechangesinyourhometownbyaskingthefollowingquestions:Wheredoyoulive?Whatweretheroadslikeinthepast?Whataretheroadslikeatpresent?Howdidyourfathergotoschoolwhenhewasyoung?…Inthisunit,we’velearntaboutchanges.Todaywe’regoingtolearnaboutchangesinMoonlightTown.Lookatthetwopicturesandfinddifferencesbetweenthem?(environment,life&transport)PastPresentEnvironmentLifeTransportNowtrytofillinthecolumn.AmyplanstowriteaboutthechangesinMoonlightTownforherhistoryproject.Sheorganizedherideasbyusingafactfile.Checkyouranswersagainstthisfactfile.TopicManychangeshavetakenplaceinMoonlightTownovertheyears.OpinionNowpeopleareenjoyingacomfortablelife.FactsPastPresentEnvironmentnarrowanddirtyroads;rubbisheverywhere;largeopenspaceswideandcleanstreets;greentreesonbothsides;shopsandtallbuildingsLifesmalloldhouses;listentotheradioorwatchTVnewflats;computersandtheInternet;mobilephonesTransportonfootorbybicyclebybusortaxi;haveowncarsHelpAmycompleteherreportusingthefactfile.ManychangeshavetakenplaceinMoonlightTownovertheyears.Inthepast,therewereonly(1)______________roadsinthesmalltown.Therewas(2)_______everywhere.narrowanddirtyrubbishButnowthestreetsare(3)_____________,withmany(4)_________onbothsides.Thegovernmenthasalsobuilt(5)____________________insomelargeopenspaces.Yearsago,peoplelivedin(6)______________.Nowmostofthemhavemovedinto(7)________.wideandcleangreentreesshopsandtallbuildingssmalloldhousesnewflatsTheyusedto(8)_______________orwatchTVintheirfreetime,butnowmostfamilieshavecomputersandthe(9)_______.Moreover,(10)_____________makecommunicationeasiernow.Inthepast,peopletravelledaroundthetown(11)__________________,butnowtheycangoaround(12)____________.Manyfamiliesevenhavetheirowncars.Nowpeopleareenjoyingacomfortablelife.listentotheradioInternetmobilephonesonfootorbybicyclebybusortaxiYouarewritingareportonthechangesinourhometown.Findanoldphotoandarecentphotoofyourhometown.Describethechangestoyourpartner.UsethearticleinPartCandusefulexpressionsasamodel.…haschangedalotovertheyears.Manychangeshavetakenplacein…Peopleareenjoyinga…life.Therewereonly…inthepast,butnow…Peopleusedto…Thegovernmenthasbuilt…Manyfamilieshavetheirown…UsefulexpressionsWhenyouwriteaboutchangesinyourhometown,firstofall,youneedtogatherinformationfromthelibrary,theInternet,yourfamilymembersorclassmates.Youshouldgatherinformationmainlyabouttheenvironment,lifeandtransport.写作框架Youshoulddividethereportintofiveparagraphs.Thefirstparagraphshouldhavethetopicofthereport.Inthenextthreeparagraphs,writeabouttheenvironment,lifeandtransport.Statewhatyouthinkofthesechangesinthelastparagraph.Inthisway,yourreportwillbeclearandneat.Introduction(topic)

Manychangeshavetakenplacein….MainbodyPara.2:Environment

Inthepast,therewereonly…But

now…Para.3:Life

Yearsago,peoplelivedin…Nowmostofthemhavemovedinto…Theyusedto...,butnow

….Moreover,….Para.4:Transport

Inthepast,peopletravelledaroundthetownby…,butnowtheycango