牛津译林版八年级下册
Unit1 Past and present 单元整体作业设计
国庆节即将来临，学校开展了“寻访生活中的变化”为主题
的活动。同学们积极体验，感悟美好生活，用各种方式表达对家
乡、对祖国的热爱！
【基础性作业】
1.Review andfinish.
Jack在学完本单元之后，了解到了阳光镇的变化，请帮助他根据Welcome和Reading的内容，完
成下面的思维导图。
Inthepast:Millie’sdadusedtogotoschoolbybike
becausethereweretoomanypeopleonthebusandit
transport tookalongtimetowaitforthenextone.
Atpresent:Millieoftengoestoschoolbybus
becauseit’seasyandfast.
Inthepast:Weonlyhadsomesmallrestaurants,shops,
apostofficeandacinema.
facilities（设施）
Atpresent:Wehaveanewpark,anewtheatreanda
largeshoppingmall.
Changes in
SunshineTown
Inthepast:Asteelfactoryoftenputthewasteintothe
river.
environment
Atpresent:Thegovernmentrealizedtheproblemand
tookactiontoimprovethesituation.
Theriverismuchcleaner.
Inthepast:PeopleusedtoplaycardsandChinesechess.
Andtheycanseeeachotheroften.
life
Atpresent:Manypeoplehavemovedaway.
Someoldpeoplefeelabitlonelyattimes.
Insomeways,thelifeisbetternow.
Conclusion
It’sreallynicetohaveabeautifulmoderntown.
It’sgoodtoseetheamazingchangesinthetown.
12.Thinkand complete.
Kitty 正在写一篇关于StarlightTown变化的报告，请帮助她用正确的动词形式完成报告。
StarlightTown were (be)verybeautifulmanyyearsago.Therewere
greenstreesandwildswansnearthelake.People enjoyed (enjoy)theeasy
andsimplelifeverymuch.Now,wecanseemoreandmoretallbuildingsalongthe
streets.People travel (travel)toandfromthetownintheirowncars.
However,theairpollution isbecoming (become)worseandworsethesedays.
Luckily,thegovernment hastaken (take)actiontoreduceitrecently.Inthepast,people
rode (ride)bikesor took (take)busesaroundthetown.Localpeopleusedto live (live)inold
houses,butnowmostofthem havemoved (move)intonewflatsalready.
Overthepastfewyears,StarlightTown haschanged (change)alot.Ibelieveit willdevelop
(develop)intoamoderntownsoon.
3.Read and fill.
Amy 想创作一首诗歌来描述MoonlightTown的变化，一起帮她来完成吧！
24. Read and answer.
MrChen给Lily讲述了自己小时候学习的故事，读完后请回答问题。
WhenIwasveryyoung,Iwithmytwosistershelpedmyfatherworkinthefieldfromtheearlymorning.
At8,Iwassenttoschoolandmyschoollifelastedforabout15years.However,mytwosistershadtoleave
schoolaftertheyfinishedtheirprimaryschoolbecauseofourlackofmoney.Allthefamilysupportedmeto
continuemystudysimplybecauseIwasaboy.Igraduatedfromuniversitywhilemysisterscouldonlyreada
little.
Withthedevelopmentoftheeconomy,Chinahasbecomemoreandmorepowerful.Thegovernmenthas
takenactiontomakeallthechildrengetthechancetoreceiveeducation.Somepolicieshavebeenissued.
ChildreninChinahavetherighttogotoschoolincludingthegirlsinruralareas.
Now,childrenhaveawonderfulschoollifewithmoderncampuses,bigplaygrounds,artrooms,music
roomsandsoon.Thereareallkindsofactivitiesintheschool,andstudentshavemoredifferentwaystolearn
aboutunknownthings.Theyaremoreconfident,muchbraver,morecreativethanweusedtobe.
Teenagerstodayaremuchluckier,socherishthelifeandremembertotaketheefforttobetter
yourselves!
1. Whycouldn’tMrChen’ssistersgotoschoolinthepast?
Becausehisfamilylackedmoneyandcouldn’tsendthreechildrentogotoschool.
2. WhatarethestudentstodaylikeinMr.Chen’seyes?
Theyaremoreconfident,muchbraver,morecreativethantheyusedtobe.
3.Whatwouldyouliketodotobetteryourselfafterreadingthestory?
Iwouldliketojoinmoreclubstolearnmore._(回答合理即可）___________________
【拓展性作业】
1.Look,collect and write.
Millie收集了一些反映生活变化的图片，请根据图片帮助她完成句子,并且再找一组照片来充实内容。
Past Present
Withthedevelopmentofthetechnology,
Peopleliketousemobilephonesinthe
Communication dailylifetocommunicatewithothers
becauseitmakescommunicationmuch
easier.（答案合理即可）
_N_o_w_a_d_a_y_s_,_in__st_e_a_d_o_f_g_o_i_n_g_t_o_s_c_h_o_o_l_,w__e.
studentscanlearnalotthroughthe
Internet.(答案合理即可）
Education
I like having online lessons because I can
ask my teachers for help any time.(答案
合理即可）
__________________________________.
3Atpresent,Wehavemorewaystorelax
ourselvesbesideslisteningtotheradio.
Entertainment Manypeopleprefertowatchfilmsbecause
itcanmakeusmorerelaxed.（答案合理
即可）
Takeawayfoodisverycommoninour
Eating lifenow.Manypeoplepreferitbecauseit
savesourtime.(答案合理即可）
Conclusion Almosteverythinginourdailylifehaschanged.Wearehavingamorecomfortablelife.
2.DesignahandwrittenEnglishnewspaper.
Daniel 打算设计一幅手抄报来展现家乡近10年来的变化，请帮助他先列出家乡变化的内容，然后
再完成手抄报。
Step1:Listthefactfile.(apossibleversion)
Topic Greatchangeshavetakenplaceinmyhometownovertheyears.
Past Present
dirtystreets,narrowroads, beautifulandcleanstreets,fresh
Environment
airpollution; air
Facts
Transport onfootorbybicycle bybusorbyunderground
Facilities asmallpark,somesmallshops amoderngym,bigshoppingmalls
Opinion Ourlifehascompletelychanged.Weenjoyitsomuch.
Step2:Finishthedesign.(注意图文并茂哦）
C
Greatchangeshavetakenplaceinmyhometownovertheyears.
Inthepast,therewerenarrowroadsinthetownandsomerubbishwasseeninthe
streets.Thesmokefromthelocalfactoriespollutedtheair.Butnowthereareclean
streets,withtreesandflowersonbothsides.Theairismuchcleaner.
Yearsago,peoplewentoutonfootorbybike.Nowwetakethebusor
undergroundwhengoingout.It’smuchmoreconvenient.
Thereusedtobeasmallparkandsomesmallshopsinthetown.Thesedays,
peoplecandosportsinthemoderngymtokeephealthy.Infreetime,someshopping
mallsarealsogoodplacestorelax.
Ourlifehascompletelychanged.Weenjoyitsomuch.
（文字仅供参考，图片自备）
4【实践性作业】
1. Dothesurveyandfinishthereport.
Sandy 想要做一份关于中国近10年变化的报告。请帮助她先设计问卷，然后开展街头采访或
校园调查，再完成报告。
Step1：Designthesurvey.
Q1:What’sthegreatestchangeinChinaoverthepast10years?
Q2:Howdoesitinfluenceyourlife?
Q3:Whatdoyouthinkofthechange?
...
Step2:Dothesurvey.
Step3:Finishthereport.(apossibleversion)
Weinterviewedabout50peopleabout“thebiggestchangeintheireyesinChina”
yesterday.
Somepeoplethinkthewayofpaymenthaschangedourlifemost.Inthepast,people
hadtotakethemoneywhenshopping.Now,amobilephoneisamust.Wecanpayby
AlipayorWechatpayinsteadofbycash.JustscantheQRcode,andthedealwillbe
finished.Itisreallyeasytouseandevenbecomingpopularoverseas.
Somepeoplethinkhigh-speedrailwayisthemostwonderful.Itisamazingthatwe
cangofromNanjingtoBeijingonlyinthreehours.Thetraincanmoveatabout300
km/h.Itmakesitpossibletotravelaroundthecountryeasily.
Othersthinkthewayofreadinghaschangedalot.Yearsago,peoplehadtobuyor
borrowbookstoread.Now,wecanreadbymobilephoneorthroughtheInternet.Wecan
readwheneverwewant.
Ingeneral,peopleinChinaliveacompletelydifferentlife.Thankstothegovernment,
wearehavingahappyandcomfortablelifenow.
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