八年级英语下册Unit 1 Past and present Period 4 Integrated skills Study skills

Unit1PastandpresentPeriod4Integratedskills&StudyskillsIntegratedskillsAChangesinStarlightTownA1.DanielandKittyaredoingtheirhistoryproject.Listentotheirconversation.CompletetheinformationbelowaboutStarlightTowninthepast.PastEnvironment:green(1)__________,cleanandfresh(2)__________,wild(3)__________nearthelakeTransport:busand(4)__________Livingconditions①:old(5)__________hillsairbirdsbicyclehouses温馨提示：此符号表示“考点精讲点拨”链接。A2.Listentotherestoftheirconversationandcompletetheinformationabouttoday’sStarlightTown.PresentEnvironment:smaller(1)__________,new(2)__________station,tall(3)__________andnewroadsTransport:bus,taxiand(4)__________Livingconditions:new(5)__________lakerailwaybuildingstrainflatsA3.KittyiswritingaboutStarlightTowninherdiary.Completeherdiaryentryonthenextpagewiththewordsinthebox.airbicyclebirdsbuildingsflatshillshousesmodernrailwaytaxi13FebruaryDearDiary,TodayIborrowedabookaboutStarlightTown’spastandpresent.StarlightTownwasverybeautifulyearsago.Thereweregreen(1)__________andwild(2)__________nearthelake.The(3)__________wascleanandfreshthen.hillsbirdsairNowithasbecomea(4)__________town.Thereisanew(5)__________station.Therearesomenewroadstoo.Peoplecannowtraveltoandfromthetownbybus,(6)__________ortrain,butinthepast,peoplecouldonlytravelbybusor(7)__________.Anotherbigchangeisthemanytall(8)__________inthetown.Localpeopleusedtoliveinold(9)__________,butnow,mostofthemhavemovedintonew(10)__________.StarlightTownhaschangedalotovertheyears.IhopeIcanvisititagain.modernrailwaytaxibicyclebuildingshousesflatsB.Speakup:Wehaven’tseeneachothersincethen.MillieistellingSandyaboutanoldfriend.Workinpairsandtellyourpartneraboutthechangesinyourlife.Usetheconversationbelowasamodel.Millie:ImetmyoldfriendBeckylastweek.She’sjustreturnedfromtheUSA.②Sandy:Really?Whendidyoulastseeeachother?③Millie:Aboutfiveyearsago.Shewentabroadwithherparents.④

Wehaven’tseeneachothersincethen.abroad为副词，其前不需加介词Sandy:Oh,youwerestillatprimaryschoolthen.Sohowdoyoukeepintouchwitheachother?⑤

Millie:Wemainlycommunicatebyemail.⑥

TheInternetmakescommunicationmucheasier.Sandy:Exactly.⑦StudyskillsFactsandopinionsWeoftenusefactsandopinionswhenwewrite.Factsaretruestatements.Theyincludenames,dates,eventsandnumbers.Opinionstellwhatwebelieve,feelorthink.Theymaynotbetrue.BeijingisthecapitalofChina.(Fact)Beijingisthebestcityintheworld.(Opinion)Manychangeshavetakenplaceinmyhometown.(Fact)Thenewshoppingmallisagoodplacetohavefun.(Opinion)TIPSentencesthatshowopinionsoftenuseverbslikefeel,believeandthinkorhaveadjectiveslikegood,badandterrible.Whenwewrite,wecanusefactstosupportouropinions.Wecanalsogivefactsfirst,andthenstateouropinions.Myhometownisbeautiful.Therearegreenhillsallaround.Ariverrunsthroughthecentreoftown.Ihavemovedtoanewschoolthisterm.IdonotknowtheschoolverywellandIhavenofriendshere.Ifeelunhappythesedays.A.Readthesentencesbelow.WriteanFforafactoranOforanopinion.1.Therewereonlysmallshopsandrestaurantsinthetown.______2.OldpeopleusedtoplaycardsandChinesechesstogether.______3.Thenewparkinthetowncentrelooksbeautiful.______4.TherewasonceasteelfactoryneartheSunshineRiver.______5.Lifeisgettingbetterinsomeways.______6.ManyofMrChen’sfriendshavemovedaway.______FFOFOFB.Millieiswritingaboutthechangesinherlife.Helpherdecidewhichareopinionsandwhicharefacts.Reorganizethemintoashortpassage.1.Wehavemoresubjectstolearn._____2.Itisnoteasytogetusedtothechangesoflifequickly.⑧

_____3.WhenIwasatprimaryschool,Iwalkedtoschoolwithmymum._____4.NowIgotoschoolbybusonmyown._____5.Ihavetospendmoretimeonmyhomeworkthanbefore._____6.Somesubjectsaredifficult._____FOFFFO234165①Livingconditionscondition/kən'dɪʃn/n.环境，条件，状况考点1与condition相关的短语：outofcondition健康状况欠佳beingood/badcondition处于好的/坏的状态condition一般强调产生影响的原因或环境。作“环境”讲时,通常用复数。situation指明确的、具体的状况、情况、形势、局面。辨析：condition与situatione.g.Theplantsgrowbestincool,dampconditions.这种植物最适合在阴凉、潮湿的环境下生长。I’lldoitonconditionthatyoupayforeverything.我会做此事,条件是你支付一切费用。Youcan’tdriveinthatcondition.那种状况下你不能开车。“在……条件下”，后常与of或that从句连用。Youcouldgetintoasituationwhereyouhavetodecideimmediately.你可能遇上一种情况，使你不得不立刻作出决定。Herconditionisimproving.她的健康状况在好转。Athletesmusttraintobeingoodcondition.运动员必须锻炼以保持良好的状态。n.健康状况返回温馨提示:可返回原文②She’sjustreturnedfromtheUSA.return/rɪ'tɜːn/vi.返回(tocomeorgobackfromoneplacetoanother)考点2易错提醒：return不与back连用返回=come/gobackreturn

归还=givebacke.g.Whenwillyourfatherreturn?你父亲什么时候回来？IreturnedfromBeijinglastweek.上周我从北京回来了。Wefinallyreturnedtothetrainstation.我们终于回到了火车站。Hereturnedhomewithoutanyoftheothers.仅他一人回到了家。returnto...后跟地点副词时要省略to。returnto...回到……returnfrom...从……回来拓展：n.返回，回来。后常接介词from或to。IneedtoknowthedateofherreturnfromEurope.我需要知道她从欧洲回来的日期。HedecidedtoputoffhisreturntoBeijing.他决定推迟返回北京的时间。return的相关短语：returnthanks答谢returntrip回程returnticket往返票；回程票byreturn立即回复returnfor报答inreturn作为回报；作为交换askforreturn索还……考题1：[重庆A卷]PandaYa

YareturnedtoChinaonApril27,2023.（改为同义句）PandaYa

Ya______________toChinaonApril27,2023.【点拨】returnto=comebackto“回到”，时态是一般过去时，动词用过去式。cameback返回③Whendidyoulastseeeachother?last/lɑːst/adv.最近，上一次；最后考点3last的一词多义：adv.最近，上一次；最后v.持续adj.最后的n.最后的人或事e.g.IsawhimlastinNewYorktwoyearsago.我上一次是两年前在纽约见到他的。ThehotweatherlasteduntilSeptember.炎热的天气持续到九月。Ihavetobethefirstonetogetintotheclassroomandthelastonetoleave.我必须第一个进教室，最后一个离开。返回④Shewentabroadwithherparents.abroad/ə'brɔːd/adv.到（在）国外（inortoaforeigncountry）e.g.Hiscousinwillgoabroadforfurtherstudyinamonth.一个月后他的表哥将出国深造。考点4abroad的相关短语：①study/travelabroad出国留学/旅游②liveabroad在国外生活③fromabroad来自国外（的）④goabroad出国⑤athomeandabroad在国内外adv.其前不需要加介词考题2：他在二十多岁时出国了。Hewent__________inhis__________.【点拨】用固定搭配法。goabroad意为“出国”；inhistwenties意为“在他二十多岁时”。abroadtwenties返回⑤Sohowdoyoukeepintouchwitheachother?keepintouch保持联系考点5联想记忆：keepintouchwith=stayintouchwith与……保持联系↕反义beoutoftouchwith与……失去联系touch的常用搭配：beintouchwith...与……有联系getintouchwith...与……联系e.g.Doyoukeepintouchwithyourbrother?你和你弟弟保持联系吗？Areyoustillintouchwithyourfriendsfromcollege?你和大学的朋友还有联系吗？Ifyouareinterestedinvolunteering,thengetintouchwithus.如果你对志愿工作感兴趣，请与我们联系。考题3：We______eachother______callingeveryday.A.catchupwith;byB.keepintouchwith;onC.keepintouchwith;byD.catchupwith;on【点拨】根据“calling”可知打电话是一种联系方式，因此是保持联系的方式，排除A、D；通过某种方式用介词by。C返回⑥Wemainlycommunicatebyemail.communicate/kə'mjuːnɪkeɪt/vi.&vt.交流，交际(toexchangeinformation,news,ideas,etc.withsb.)e.g.Doyouoftencommunicatewithyourparents?你经常和你父母交流吗？Goodcommunicationisimportantinanorganization.在机构里良好的沟通是重要的。考点6communicatewithsb.和某人交流communicate的名词形式考题4：[凉山]Allinall,_______withfriendsisthebestmedicineforyourmentalhealth（心理健康）.Hopemyadvicecanhelpyou.A.communicationB.informationC.instructionA返回⑦Exactly.exactly/ɪɡ'zæktli/adv.(答语)正是，没错e.g.—WecanusetheInternet.我们可以用网络。—Exactly.没错。Pleasetellmeexactlywhathesaid.请准确地把他说的话告诉我。Weneedtoknowtheexacttime.我们需要了解准确的时间。考点7adv.准确地；确切地adj.准确的；精确的考题5：[包头]—Heissohumorousandkind.Allhisstudentslovehim.—__________(exact).Heismyfavoriteteacher.【点拨】exact“准确的”，形容词，空处应用副词形式对上文进行回答，exactly“一点不错，正是如此”，表示赞同。Exactly返回⑧Itisnoteasytogetusedtothechangesoflifequickly.getusedto习惯于，适应于考点8be/getused