牛津版八年级 (8A) Unit 2

Unit 2

Integrated skills

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Comparing schools

Rocky School

1,200

8535

1h12w

Sunshine School

1,800

9045

3h

7w

Woodland School550

4628

2h

6w

Number of studentsNumber of teachersNumber of classroomsLength of summer holiday (how long)Time spent 1 day on homeworkDo students wear uniforms?Do students go to morning assembly?

Daniel is finishing his article. There are _____ teachers and _____

students in Woodland School than in Beijing Sunshine Secondary School. Chinese students have ____ weeks off in the summertime than British students.

fewer

more

fewer

British students spend ___ time doing their home work than Chinese students. American students spend ___ time doing their homework than British students. Rocky Mountain High School is ____________ Woodland School.

less

less

different from

Students at Rocky Mountain High School do not wear uniforms and do not have morning assembly. Students in the USA have _____ weeks off in summertime than British students, and they spend ____ time doing their homework.

more

less

I spend the most time doing my homework.

Daniel: John: The morning assembly at my

school is like the morning at Daniel’s school.

2. Daniel 3. Nancy

4. Daniel 5. John

6. Nancy

The length of the table is 1.15 meters.

1.15 M

summertime = the season of summer

have 8 weeks off = to be away from work or school for 8 weeks

J: How many Grade 8 classes are there in your school?

D: There are six. J: In my school, there are only three

Grade 8 classes. Your school has more Grade 8 classes than our

Speak up

school. How many classmates do you have?

D: I have 48. And you?J: 25. I have fewer classmates than

you. How many computer lessons do you have each week?

D: I have three computer lessons. How about you?J: Four. But Nancy has five in her school. She has the most computer lessons.

Suppose you are the headmaster of Jiang Nan Middle School, and what do you want your school to be like in ten years?

Free talk

1. Talk to your friend about your schools and school lives using John and Daniel’s conversation on P.29 as a model.

2. Write an article about your school using the information in the table.

Homework