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UNIT 8
GREEN LIVING
Period 8
Writing—A Survey Report
细读文本
写作指导
实践演练
细读 文本
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Read the passage on page 40 and choose the best answer.
1.What’s the purpose of the survey report?
A.To list some activities over saving water and energy.
B.To investigate people’s attitudes to environmental protection and
actions taken by people.
C.To change people’s attitudes to protecting the environment.
D.To summarize people’s ideas about disposable packaging.
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Activity 1 Read for some details.
2.What can we infer from paragraph 2?
A.All people have finished these activities in the past month.
B.Most of people are using the disposable packaging.
C.People usually cycle or walk when going outside.
D.More than 90% of people are in favor of environmental protection.
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3.Which of the following should be paid attention to according to the passage?
A.Saving water and energy.
B.Riding bikes or walking.
C.Reducing the use of air conditioning and turning off lights.
D.Cutting down the use of disposable packaging.
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1.Fill in the blanks to complete the structure according to the survey report you read on page 40.
Activity 2 Read for the structures.
A survey
report
(1)____________:purpose,when,who,where...
positive findings:examples,figures,percentage
negative findings:examples,figures,percentage
(2)__________:summary,suggestions
introduction
conclusion
2.According to the survey report on page 40,we can learn when we write a survey report we can use the following outline.(写作模板)
Recently a survey has been done to find out .The results are as follows:
Just as the diagram shows, .On the other hand, ,while .
In my opinion, .In addition, .I hope .
Please find out the sentences about quantity expressions.
1.____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
2.____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
3.____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________________
Activity 3 Read for some good sentences.
As the diagram shows,the percentage of those who felt that they needed to help protect the environment is as high as 96%.
More than half of those who took part in the survey had done four of the five activities in the past month.
Around 90% had tried to recycle waste such as glass,metal and paper;and more than two thirds (70%) had tried to cut back on the use of disposable packaging...
4._____________________________________________________________
5. _____________________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________________
6. _____________________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________________
7. _____________________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________________
8._____________________________________________________________
Also,the majority of residents had cycled or walked.
Unfortunately,not as many who took part had taken action to save water and energy in their homes.
Just under 40%(38%) tried to save water when they were washing dishes or taking showers.
Just over half (51%) tried to save energy by reducing the use of air conditioning or turning off lights.
However,not as many were saving water and energy.
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写作 指导
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本单元的写作项目是调查报告。调查报告属于应用文,一般是用简洁、生动的语言把图(或表格)中所提供的信息准确、完整地表达出来,还需要分析调查结果,揭示其规律,找出解决问题的对策。调查报告主要包括介绍、主要发现和结论。
1.篇章结构
(1)开头——弄清调查结果反映出的信息、问题或现象,对其作一些客观的介绍;
(2)主体——分析这些数据或事实反映出的问题并得出结论;
(3)结尾——阐述作者个人的看法和建议。
2.注意事项
• 介绍这个报告,例如它的目的、参与者的数量、总的发现;
• 在报告中描述主要的发现和支持的数据;
• 总结你的发现并给出建议。
[常用表达]
1.开头部分常用表达
• The aim of this report is to...
• Just as the chart/diagram shows...
2.主体部分常用表达
• There are several disappointing facts and figures.
• There are also problems caused by...
• On the other hand,there are some encouraging things.
• As a result of this,people now expect...
• What this means is that people now expect...
3.结尾部分常用表达
• To sum up/In conclusion,the situation is...
• All things considered,there seems to be...
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实践 演练
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目前,针对学生零用钱(pocket money)的消费方向,你对你们市某中学的高中和初中部分学生进行了问卷调查,得出如下表的数据。现请你用英文写一篇调查报告并发表自己的看法,同时呼吁中学生树立正确的消费观。
第一步 审题谋篇
[审题]
写作要求是写一篇调查报告,并发表自己的看法,同时呼吁中学生树立正确的消费观。写作时应注意下面几点:
1.确定文体:这是一篇调查报告,写作中应注意调查报告的结构。
2.主体时态:文章应以一般现在时和一般将来时为主。
3.主体人称:由于是调查报告,需要发表自己的看法并同时呼吁中学生树立正确的消费观,所以人称应该以第一人称和第三人称为主。
[谋篇]
1.首段:介绍(调查时间、对象、问题等);
2.中段:说明主要的发现;
3.尾段:结论(发表自己的观点)。
第二步 遣词造句
[核心词汇]
1.大部分 ______________
2.在……上花钱 _______________
3.零食;快餐 ______
4.总之 __________
5.对……有害 ___________
6.导致 ________
the majority of
spend money on
snack
to sum up
do harm to
result in
[连词成句]
1.如图所示,学生把大部分的钱用在买书、零食和玩游戏上。
,the students spend the majority of their money on books,snacks and playing games.
2.只有约32%的初中生会用零花钱买书。
Only about 32% of juniors .
3.超过一半的初中生买零食,约46%的初中生把零花钱花在玩游戏上。
Over a half of juniors buy snacks and around 46% ___________________
______________________.
As the diagram indicates
will spend their pocket money buying books
spend their pocket
money on playing games
4.我认为吃太多的零食会让我们更胖。
In my opinion, .
5.吃零食对我们的健康有害。
Eating snacks .
6.如果我们无限制地玩游戏,我们就会失去很多宝贵的时间。
If we play games ,we’ll lose much precious time.
7.这就会导致低分。
This low grades.
8.总之,我们学生应该珍惜钱和时间。
To sum up,we students .
eating too many snacks will make us fatter
will do harm to our health
without limit
results in
should value our money and time
第三步 句式升级
1.请把句2和句3按下面括号内的提示合成一句话。
_______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________(while引导并列句,表示对比)
2.请把句4和句5按下面括号内的提示合成一句话。
________________________________________________________________________________________(not only...but also...结构)
Only about 32% of juniors will spend their pocket money buying books,while over a half buy snacks and around 46% spend their pocket money on playing games.
In my opinion,eating too many snacks will not only make us fatter but also do harm to our health.
3.请把句6和句7按下面括号内的提示合成一句话。
___________________________________________________________________________________(which引导的非限制性定语从句)
If we play games without limit,we’ll lose much precious time,which results in low grades.
第四步 组句成篇
用适当的过渡词语,把以上词汇和句式,再加上联想内容,组成一篇英语短文。
参考范文
Recently a survey has been done to find out how middle school students spend their pocket money.
As the diagram indicates,the students spend the majority of their money on books,snacks and playing games.Only about 32% of juniors will spend their pocket money buying books,while over a half buy snacks and around 46% spend their pocket money on playing games.
In my opinion,eating too many snacks will not only make us fatter but also do harm to our health.Besides,if we play games without limit,we’ll lose much precious time,which results in low grades.To sum up,we students should value our money and time.
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