8AChapter4Writing---WorksheetTaskOne:Readtheletterbelowandfillintheblanks.Fillintheblanks:1.Beijingisthe_____________ofChina.2.Beijing__________rainsorsnows,butBostonsometimesrains_____________.Sothe_________ofBeijingis__________________than_______inBoston.3.Bostonis_____________________thanBeijing,becauseBeijingisacitywith___________________________________ofhistory,whileBostonisonly________________________________.4.Thereare______________peopleinBostonthaninBeijing.Sothetrafficis______________inBeijingandtheairis_________________thanthatinBoston.5.SimonlovesBeijing,becausethefoodthereis__________________.AndhealsomissesBoston,becausetheairthereis_________________.TaskTwo:Groupwork:makeadialoguewithyourpartnersaccordingtothetableonthescreen,youmightgolikethis:A:Whichcitydoyouprefer,BeijingorShenzhen?DearGracie,IhavejustmovedtoBeijingfromBostonfortwomonths,andIreallywanttotellyouhowdifferentbetweenthetwocities.AlthoughthenamesofbothcitiesbeginwiththeletterB,BostonandBeijingareverydifferentplaces.First,BeijingisspecialbecauseitisthecapitalofChina.Bostonisjustanordinary（普通的）cityinAmerica.Theclimate（气候）ofBeijingismuchdryerthanthatofBoston.Itseldomrainsorsnowsthere.Bostonsometimesrainsheavily,especiallyinthespring,andhaslotsofsnowstorms（暴风雪）everyyear.Beijingisacitywithseveralthousandyearsofhistory,whileBostonisonlyafewhundredyearsold,soitismuchyoungerthanBeijing.EverywhereyougoinBeijingfeelsverycrowded,buttherearefarfewerpeopleonthestreetsinBoston.Therefore，thetrafficinBeijingisalotworseandtheairisfarmorepollutedthanthatinBoston.Itiseasiertogetsickthere.Boston’sairiscleanandclearmostofthetime,whichmakesitaveryhealthyplacetolive.However,peopleinBeijingaretryingtheirbesttomaketheenvironmentbetter.IlovetoliveinBeijing,becausefoodhereismoredeliciousandpeoplearemorefriendly.IalsomissBoston,becausetheairthereismuchcleaner.Canyoutellmesomethingaboutyourcity—itisShenzhen,right?I’mlookingforwardtoseeingyousoon.BestregardsSimonB:Iprefer…,because…(askthenextstudent)Whichcitydoyouprefer,BeijingorShenzhen?C:Iprefer…,because…(askthenextstudent)……TaskThree:WritealetterbacktoDavid.1.WritingtimeDearSimon,Thanksforyourletteraboutyouropiniononthetwocities.I’dliketotellyouthedifferencesbetweenmycityandBeijing.Beijingisin_____________________ofChina,andShenzhenisin________.SinceBeijingisthe_____________ofChina,it’s______________thanShenzhen.Beijingisacity______________________________________,whileShenzhenis__________________,soit’s_______________thanBeijing.It_________________inBeijing,butShenzhensometimeshastyphoon.Sothe____________ofBeijingis______________thanthatinShenzhen,andinwinterShenzhenis_______________.____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Ireallylove____________,because____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Welcometomycity—Shenzhen!Bestwishes___________2.Evaluate(评价)yourpartner’swork.（10pointsintotal）Handwriting(Tickinfrontofthewords)○excellent○so-so-1○weak-2Mistakes(Takeoffhalfpointforeachmistake)Ps:YoushouldcorrectthemistakeNomistake__________→_________-0.5__________→_________-0.5__________→_________-0.5__________→_________-0.5Excellentsentencesinhis/herwriting(Youmayunderlinethesesentencesinhis/herwriting)Totalpoints(得分)Youmayreportlikethis:Ithink________hasdonea(n)_________job.Hecanget______points.Becausehis/herhandwritingis____,heloses_____point(s).Thereare____mistakesinhiswriting.First,________shouldbe_________.Second,….Soheloses_____points.InhiswritingIthinkthissentenceisexcellent:______________________________.Thankyouforlistening!
