八年级下册 Unit 4Agood read
单元作业设计
Welcometo theunit
【基础性作业】
请将以下每本书的种类写在横线上。
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【拓展性作业】
请仔细阅读以下书籍简介，选出最佳选项。
ALetter to Amy
Author:EzraJack Keats
Introduction: Peter finds a special way-writing a letter to invite
Amy to his birthday party. But the wind catches his letter just as
heputs itin themailbox.
MyFriendRabbit
Author: EricRohmann
Introduction: When Mouse lets his best friend, Rabbit, play with
his brand-new airplane, trouble isn’t far behind. Published in
2002. My Friend Rabbit is a story about friendship betweenMouseand Rabbit.
GossieandGertie
Author: OlivierDunrea
Introduction:When Gossie loses her red boots,she looks for them
everywhere. Later, she finds Gertie wearing her boots. She talks
with Gertie and finally they decide that each of them wears one
redboot.
Frogand ToadAreFriends
Author:Arnold Lobel
Introduction: It tells us five short stories about Frog and Toad,
who celebrate everyday activities. Each of them has a different
personality. And they find their differences make their friendship
special.
( )1. Gossie andGertie is mainlyabout __________________.
A. theletter B. thefriendship C. theredboots D. theairplane
( )2.What makes Frog andToad’s friendship special?
A.Their hobbies. B.Theirdifferences.
C.Theiractivities. D.Their stories.
( )3. Peter writes a lettertoAmy in order to ______________________.
A. ask for help B. inviteher to theparty
C. makefriends withher D. tell astory
( )4.Who are these booksprobably written for?
A.Writers. B. Cooks. C.Workers. D. Children.
【综合实践性作业】
请和你的伙伴各自选择一个你最喜爱的书类，谈谈你们喜欢的原因，并将其
编写成对话。
Reading1
【基础性作业】
请选择正确的图片与故事情节搭配。
(1)___________ (2)___________ (3)___________(4)___________ (5)___________ (6)___________
a.Ahuge army ofsmall men came. Gulliver wanted torun away.
b.When hewoke up,his arms, legs and hair were tied to theground.
c. Gulliver’s ship crashed against therocks. Heswam as far as hecould.
d.Gulliverwas tired out and slept onthebeachuntil thesunrose.
e.Asmall man came and hewas thesamesizeas Gulliver’s littlefinger.
f.Gullivershouted at smallmenand managed to break theropes.
【拓展性作业】
阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，从每题所给的 A、B、C、D 四个选项中，选
出最佳选项。
Gulliver soon grew tired of living at home and wanted
to go travelling again. He went to sea on a boat and came to
a new 1 . There were some people in it. However, they
were 2 and had long hair, and they didn’t wear
3 . They just had some tree leaves on. They lived like
animals and were not very clever. Gulliver was 4 of
thesepeople, so heran way.
Then he met two horses. It seemed like the horses were talking in their own
language. The horses took him to a 5 . To his surprise, a family of horses lived
in it and the horses lived like people. The horses were very clever, and had 6
and businesses. They also used people as animals to help them work. Gulliver soon
learnt the horse’s 7 .He became a member of their community 8 he was
excitingto talk to.
Since the horses were so 9 and gentle, Gulliver loved living among them.
However, to the horses, people were 10 but animals. People also sometimes
fought and 11 each other. Because Gulliver was a human and could 12
and speak like they did, the horses soon became interested in him. They did not want
13 tomake trouble, so they made himleave.
Gulliver built himself a small boat and sailed away. 14 , he returned home.
However, he did not want to be with other people any more. He wanted to be with
15 . Every day for the rest of his life, he went out to speak with the horses in his
barn.In fact,sincetheywere just animals, they didnot really understand him.
-Taken from Gulliver’sTravels
( )1.A.island B. beach C. house D. room( )2.A.clean B. happy C. dirty D. sad
( )3.A.shoes B. clothes C. coats D. hats
( )4.A.interested B. surprised C. amazed D. afraid
( )5.A.park B. house C. garden D. yard
( )6.A.schools B. classrooms C. teams D. classes
( )7.A.culture B. history C. language D. lifestyle
( )8.A.because B. if C. but D. however
( )9.A.lazy B. kind C. noisy D. impatient
( )10.A.nothing B. something C. anything D. everything
( )11.A. loved B. killed C. cared D. helped
( )12.A.run B. play C. think D. jump
( )13.A.her B. him C. it D. them
( )14.A.Sadly B. Suddenly C. Finally D. Luckily
( )15.A.horses B. monkeys C. bears D. lions
【综合实践性作业】
(1)请和你的伙伴们利用身边的物品扮演 Gulliver 和 small man，并配以合适
的背景音乐，将基础性作业中的故事情节生动地表演出来。
(2)家人或伙伴录制 1 分钟的短视频并发送班级作业群，同学们互相点评、
点赞。
Reading2
【基础性作业】
完成故事部分章节信息的思维导图。
When:(1)________
setting
Where:(2)________
character Gulliverandsmallmen
Theship(3)________againsttherocks.
Gulliver(4)________onthebeach.
Gulliver(5)________totheground.
plot
Smallmen(6)________Gulliver’sbody.
Gulliver(7)________atsmallmen.
Gulliver(8)________tobreaktheropes.
Alargearmyoftinymen(9)________Gulliver.
【拓展性作业】
信息还原。In fear and surprise I hid in the corn, and hoped he
would not notice me. He shouted in a voice like thunder and
seven other giants appeared. 1 When he gave the
order, they began to cut the corn in the field where I was
hiding.As they moved towards me, I moved away. But at last
Icame to afield where rain had knocked down thecorn.
2 I lay down and prepared to die. I could not stop
myself thinking of Lilliput. There, I myself had been a giant,
an important person who had become famous for helping the
people of that small country. 3 I was like a Lilliputian in Europe, and I began
tounderstand how avery smallcreature feels.
Suddenly I noticed that one of the giants was very close to me as his huge foot
rose over my head. I screamed as loudly as I could. 4 He stared at me for a
moment. Then very carefully, he picked me up with finger and thumb and looked at
me. I was now twenty meters high in the air, and I hoped he would not decide to
throw me to the ground. I did not struggle, and spoke politely to him, although I knew
he did not understand any of my languages. He took me to the farmer who soon
realized that I was not an animal, but a bright being. 5 Whenshe saw me, she
screamed and jumped back in fear, perhaps thinking I was an insect, but in a little
whileshebecameused to meandwas very kind to me.
—Takenfrom
Gulliver’sTravels
A. He thought for awhile and decided to let mego.
B.They seemed to behis servants.
C. Helooked around ontheground and finally sawme.
D.There was nolongeranywhere for metohide.
E. He carefully put mein hispocket and tookmehome toshowto his wife.
F.Here, itwas theopposite.
G. I was soafraid that I hidmyself inthe fieldfull ofcorn.
【综合实践性作业】
根据图片，发挥你的想象，续写Gulliver的故事。班级同学互相点评，选出
最有趣的故事。_______________________________________________________
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Grammar
【基础性作业】
根据句意和汉语提示，完成所缺信息。
Hi, everyone!Welcometoour ReadingWeek!
In the Reading Week, workers and volunteers advise us (1)_________________
(读什么)and (2)_________________(如何写)areport.
We have to follow some rules in the Reading Week. First, you need to decide
(3)_________________ ( 读 哪 一 本 书 ). Second, you should know
(4)_________________ (什么时候介绍) your book in the group. Third, you should
be clear (5)_________________ (向谁寻求帮助) if you have difficulty.At last, you
should showpeople (6)_________________(如何加入)us.
Also, you (7)_________________ ( 必 须 ) follow the rules here. You
(8)_________________（不必）come here everyday.Youcan justcome at weekends.
Whilereading here, you (9)_________________(禁止)eat ordrink.
Ihopeall of you can havefun!
【拓展性作业】
阅读短文，根据短文内容用英语回答问题。
During the Reading Week, I read a wonderful book called The Secret Garden. It
is written byaBritish writer Frances Hodgson Burnett. Here are parts ofthestory.
The next two days it rained and it was very windy so Mary
couldn’t go outside. Then, on the third morning when she opened
her eyes and looked out of the window, she had a big surprise. She
called to Martha,“Martha！Comeand lookat the moor(荒原)！”
There was nowind or rain and theskywas deep blue.
“Yes,”said Martha with asmile.“Thespring’s coming.”
After breakfast, Martha went to visit her mother for the day.
Mary felt lonely in the house without her so she went outside into
the bright sunshine. She ran round and round the fountain (喷泉)
ten times and soon she started to feel better. Ben Wetherstaff was in the vegetable
garden. Hedidn’tlookcross that dayso shewent tospeak tohim.
“The spring’s coming,” he said to her. “Can you see those green points in the
earth?”
Mary looked.
“What are they?” sheasked.
“They’re spring flowers, crocuses, snowdrops and daffodils.”
Therobin (知更鸟)appeared andsat ontheground near them.
“Is spring coming in thesecret garden, too?”Mary asked Ben. “Or are all the flowers dead?” “Ask the robin,” said Ben
Wetherstaff. “He’s theonly onewho knows.”Andhe went back to work.
Therobin was hopping around onthe ground.
Mary was watching him when shesaw somethingontheearth. It was an old key.
—Takenfrom TheSecretGarden
1. Whydid Martha thinkthespring was coming?
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2. Howdid Mary feel after Marthawent tovisit hermother?
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3. Whatwas BenWetherstaff?
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4. Whatdid theRobin bring to Mary?
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5. Whatwould Mary probably donext?
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【综合实践性作业】
(1)根据“形式—意义—功能”，完成一份有关于特殊疑问词+动词不定式的
思维导图。
(2)为班级图书角绘制一个警示标志，并用must 和have to 进行简单说明。同
学之间互相评价，选出实用且美观的标志并粘贴在班级。
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Integrated skills
【基础性作业】
根据短文意思和首字母提示，写出一个完整正确的单词。
Harry Potter is a fantastic novel (1)w________ by J.K.Rowling. However,all the
British publishing houses (2)r________to publish it at first. But now, it is a great
(3)s________. So far, it has been (4)t_________ into many languages. It has
(5)s______ of over 450 million copies. Many people are (6)t_________ by Rowling’sstory. Her (7)e__________ tells us that we should hold on to our dreams and keep on
trying.
【拓展性作业】
仔细阅读短文，完成罗琳作品Harry Potter取得成功的时间轴。
I like Harry Potter best. It’s a fantasy novel
written by J. K. Rowling. J. K. Rowling is a great
British writer. She was born in 1965. As a child, she
often wrote stories and read them to her sister.In 1990,
she got the idea for the first Harry Potter story on a
train trip to London. In 1995, she finished the first
Harry Potter book. Then in 2007, she finished the seventh book of the series. That’s
the last one of Harry Potter series. The first Harry Potter book wasn’t a success at the
beginning. When Rowling wanted to publish the story, at first, all the British
publishing houses refused to publish it. A year later, a small publishing house in
London accepted it, which gave confidence to the writer. So far, it has been a great
success. And it has been translated into about 70 languages since it came out. Many
parents love reading it to their kids at bedtime. The amazing story opens up a whole
newworld tothem.
【综合实践性作业】
为班级图书角推荐一本你最爱的课外读物，并制作一张图书卡介绍该书的作
者、主人公和主要情节。同学们对图书卡互相点评、点赞。Studyskills
【基础性作业】
请设计一个结构图总结你所知道的英语过渡词或短语。
【拓展性作业】
请选择恰当的过渡词或短语完成短文。
TheDairyof aYoungGirl was written byagirl namedAnne Frank.
Anne Frank was born in 1929. She was a Jew. 1 the
German Nazis wanted to kill them, her family were forced to move to
another country. 2 the war broke out, they had to stay in secret
places. 3 , she once hid in her father’s office for several days.
During that difficult time,Annekept writing in herdiary. 4 ,they
were caught and sent to aNazi camp. Sadly,sheand herelder sister died
in1945,before thewar ended.
After the war, her father collected her diary and 5 had it published in
1947. Her diary was arecord of that time. In her diary,Anne wrote down her thoughts,
herfeelings, her hopes and herdreams forthe future.
【综合实践性作业】
请用合适的英语过渡词或短语简要介绍你喜爱的一本书。将主要的故事情节讲述
给同伴们听，互相点评。
Task
【基础性作业】
选择正确的词或短语，用其正确形式完成一篇关于阅读习惯的文章。
whattoread; advice; openup;
inone’ssparetime; improvetheknowledge; opposite;
Howmuchtime I like reading (1)_____________________. I spend about 5 hours a
Whentoread week reading. Iam busy onweekdays, so Ioften read at weekends.
I am interested in many kinds of books. I like reading books about
cooking. I also like reading books about history. They help me
Whattoread
(2)_____________________ of the past. I prefer to buy books online,
Wheretogetbooks
because it’s cheap. But sometimes I borrow books from the library. It
is just(3)_____________________my home.
My friends give me lots of (4)_____________________ on books. We
Whotoaskforadvice
often discuss(5)_____________________in ourWechat groups.
Ithink reading (6)_____________________a wholenew world tome.
WhyIread
【拓展性作业】
根据以下提示，在班级内作一个关于阅读的微讲座。【综合实践性作业】
你将作为学校读书周的阅读推荐官，在读书周开幕式上介绍一本你最喜爱的
书，并和同学们谈谈你的阅读习惯。
