北师大版八年级下册英语Projects跟读

Project 1 A Festival Poster

课题一 一张节日海报

You will make a poster about interesting festivals in a country.

你要制作一张有关某个国家中的趣味节日的海报。

Step 1 Work in groups. Choose a country from below.

第一步 小组活动。从下面选出一个国家。

UK

英国

Australia

澳大利亚

USA

美国

Canada

加拿大

Thailand

泰国

France

法国

Korea

韩国；朝鲜

Example

例子

Shall we talk about festivals celebrated in Thailand? I think they have some interesting festivals.

我们谈论一下在泰国庆祝的节日好吗？我觉得他们有一些有趣的节日。

Step 2 Collect pictures and information about festivals celebrated in the country. You can go to the library or use the Internet to search for information. Then make notes.

第二步 收集有关该国家中所庆祝的节日的图片与信息。你可以去图书馆或利用互联网来搜索信息。然后做些笔记。

Example

例子

Songkran in Thailand

泰国的宋干节

New Year, also called 'Water Festival'

新年也被称为“泼水节”

13th to 15th April (public holidays → no work or school!)

4月13日至15日（公共假日→不工作也不上学！）

throw water on other people - wash away bad things, have a clean start

把水泼在别人身上——洗掉不好的东西，拥有一个全新的开始

Step 3 Work with your group. Make a poster about two or three important festivals celebrated in the country.

第三步 和你们组进行合作。制作一张有关该国家中所庆祝的两、三个重要节日的海报。

Example

例子

Songkran

宋干节

Songkran is the New Year in Thailand. It is celebrated on 13th to 15th April every year. At Songkran, people throw water on each other. They believe this will wash away bad things and they will have a clean start in the new year.

宋干节是泰国的新年。它于每年的4月13日至15日庆祝。在宋干节期间，人们把水泼在对方身上。他们相信这会洗掉不好的东西，然后他们在新的一年里就会拥有一个全新的开始。

Step 4 Put up your poster. Present your poster to the class.

第四步 张贴海报。将你的海报呈现给全班同学看。

The writing can include:

写作内容可以包括：

When is the festival?

该节日是在什么时候？

What special food do people eat?

人们都吃些什么特殊食物？

What do people do to celebrate?

人们都做些什么来庆祝？

Self - assessment

自我评估

Did you speak to your group members politely?

你对你的组员们说话礼貌吗？

Yes

礼貌

No

不礼貌

Why?

为什么？

Was it easy to work together with your group members?

和你的组员们一起合作容易吗？

Yes

容易

No

不容易

Why?

为什么？

Are you happy with your poster?

你对你们的海报满意吗？

Yes

满意

No

不满意

Why?

为什么？

What did you learn from doing this project?

从完成这一课题中你们学到了些什么？

Project 2 A Magazine: Life in the 1980s

课题二 一本杂志：20世纪80年代的生活

You will make a magazine about life in the 1980s.

你要制作一本有关20世纪80年代的生活的杂志。

Step 1 Work in groups. Agree on a topic to write about.

第一步 小组活动。商定一个要写的主题。

Life in the 1980s

20世纪80年代的生活

spare time activities

业余时间活动

jobs

职业

food

食物

transportation

交通运输

sport

运动

films

电影

communication

交流

school

学校

clothes

服装

Step 2 Collect information about your topic.

第二步 收集有关你的主题的信息。

Example

例子

Spare time activities

业余时间活动

electronic games — not common → play chess or other games

电子游戏——不常见→下棋或玩其他游戏

TVs at home — some families → read newspapers

家里的电视——一些家庭→看报纸

computers — very rare → couldn't surf the Internet

电脑——非常罕见→不能上网

You can also ask your parents or grandparents to tell you about their lives in the 1980s.

你还可以请你的父母或祖父母给你讲一讲他们在20世纪80年代的生活。

Step 3 Work with your group. Write about the topic.

第三步 和你们组进行合作。记述一下这个主题。

Example

例子

In the 1980s, electronic games were not common. Children often played chess or other outdoor games with their friends.

在20世纪80年代，电子游戏并不常见。孩子们经常会下棋或和朋友们玩其他的户外游戏。

Step 4 Collect photos for your writing. In groups, design a magazine page to present your writing.

第四步 为你的写作收集照片。以小组为单位，设计一个杂志页面来展示你的文章。

Step 5 Gather all groups' pages to make a magazine about life in the 1980s. Put a contents page at the front.

第五步 收集所有组的页面，制作一本有关20世纪80年代的生活的杂志。要把目录页放在前面。

The writing can include:

写作内容可以包括：

What was special about life in the 1980s?

20世纪80年代的生活有什么特殊之处？

What did the people in the 1980s like to do?

20世纪80年代的人们都喜欢做些什么？

Who was the event about?

该事件是关于谁的？

How was life different from now?

当时的生活与现在有何不同？

Remember to use the past tense!

记得要使用过去时哦！

Self-assessment

自我评估

Did your group members cooperate well?

你们的组员们配合得好吗？

Yes

好

No

不好

Why?

为什么？

Where did you get the information and photos?

你们是在哪儿获取信息与照片的？

How would you rate your group's magazine?

你会如何评价自己组的杂志？

excellent

优秀

good

良好

so-so

一般

What did you learn from other groups' magazines?

你从其他组的杂志中学到了些什么？