Unit 4_Why People Work

1 Unit 12 Why People WorkⅠ.Teaching Aim 1. Students will be able to know what does work mean to them 2.Learn the value of work 3. Help the students grasp the main idea 4. To develop the students awareness of loving work ①What can work provide us? It is reported recently that some graduating university schoolgirls apply for “full-time housewife to a rich man” since it is more and more difficult to find a decent job. ②What do you think of this phenomenon? ③Do you want to become a full-time housewife or work outside? Material thing of life Happiness

(完整word版)Whydopeoplework

Some people think that they work because they have to make a living. The reasons are as follows。 With the

continuous improvement of living standards， people have to work and meet the higher demand。 The first is

material life. The house is the prerequisite for life。 However, rising house prices make more and more people

become the slaves. Even the mortgage loans also have many people can not effort。 At the same time, the

decoration of the house and buying furniture cost is too much. Secondly, transport is essential， it is quite common

for a private car. In addition to high cost of purchase a car， parking fees， maintenance and insurance expense

should also not be ignored.

Thirdly， family and other reasons need to be included。 Rising prices, which enable people to

living and work. For the elderly and children’s home， rising children and send for children to

人教版八年级英语下册单元测试

Unit4 Why don’t you talk to your parents

第I卷（选择题）

一、单选题（共10分）

1. —I ______ my best friend yesterday morning.

—Why not call her up and say sorry to her?

A. depended on B. looked for C. hung out with D. argued with

2. —Did they make a decision at last?

—No. Everyone had a different ______ about the plan. We need to have another discussion.

A. opinion B. interest C. member D. relation

3. Please ______ this picture with that one, and then tell me the differences between them.

A. compare B. advise C. explain D. return

4. -What a kind girl Mary is!-Yes, she is always ready to help _____.

A. others B. the other C. another D. the others

5. Tom lives ______. These days he is feeling ______ without his only friend—the dog.

A. alone; lonely B. alone; alone C. lonely; alone D. lonely; lonely

UNIT 4 Reading and Thinking第四单元

VOLUNTEERING IN THE BUSH在丛林里做志愿者

8 March3月8日

I just got a parcel from home! It took about two weeks to arrive，and it was a bit damaged，but it

was so nice to get some sweets and jam from home；I’ve been dying to have some of my favourite

sweets，and it’s always nice to get mail!

我刚从家里收到一个包裹！它花了大约两个星期才到达，而且有点破损，但能从家里弄到一些糖果和果酱真是太好了；我一直渴望得到一些我最喜欢的糖果，收到邮件总是很好！

So I’ve been here in the jungle for about a month now. My secondary school is a bush school. The

classrooms are made of bamboo，with clay floors and roofs of grass. It takes me only a few

minutes to walk to school down a dusty track covered in weeds. When I reach the school grounds，I’m greeted by a chorus of“good morning”from the boys. Unlike students in our country，these

boys do not wear cotton uniforms，and many of them also have to walk a long way，sometimes for