7B Chapter 2 Writing

A newspaper report A Look at the pictures and write the answers to the questions.

1. The workers arrived on a lorry. On the back of the lorry there were some trees and flowers.

2. They dug holes in the ground and then planted the trees in them.

3. They brought some large containers and put earth in them 3. They brought some large containers and put earth in them. Then they planted flowers in the containers.

4. They picked up all the rubbish and cleaned the area 4. They picked up all the rubbish and cleaned the area. After that, they watered the plants.

5. After a few days working, the leisure area finished. It looks pretty.

■B Complete May’s report by adding more details. Near my home, … First, the workers arrived _______________________________________________________________________________ on a lorry. On the back of the lorry there were some trees and flowers.

Second, as they arrived, they started working Second, as they arrived, they started working. They dug holes in the ground and then planted the trees in them. Third, they brought some large containers and put earth in them. Then they planted flowers in the containers.

Next, they picked up all the rubbish and cleaned the area Next, they picked up all the rubbish and cleaned the area. After that, they watered the plants. At last, after a few days working, the leisure area finished. It looks pretty. We have a nice leisure area for rest.

解释下列的句子. May will interview Dr Ray tomorrow. Why are you so interested in insects? Trees are the biggest and oldest living things in the world. 4. What can trees help people? 5. Trees are natural air conditioners.

Mary is going to see Dr Ray and ask her some questions. Why do you like insects so much? Trees are bigger and older than any other living things. or No living things are bigger and … 4. What are the trees useful for? 5. Trees can make the air cooler.

Writing Practice Write a massage about protecting our environment. 深圳是一个美丽的城市。然而，在我市有不少的河流被污染，好些地方仍然很脏，也有些地方的环境被破坏等等。根据这些现象，请以“Our homeland is crying” 为题，写一篇短文。

Para 1 Our homeland is crying Shenzhen is a beautiful and developed city. There are many parks in our city.We can see trees and flowers everywhere. However, some rivers are getting worse. Some roads are still dirty. What shall we do?

Para 2 Nowadays, the environment in our city is more and more serious. The air becomes dirtier and dirtier, because the cars are increasing quickly. Many rivers are polluted. We can’t find fishes in the rivers. Yet, we can often see rubbish by the roads. Especially, in some

villages. What should we do to protect our homeland? In my opinion, firstly, we should stop the factory producing the harmful gases and water. Secodly, we cannot throw rubbish everywhere. We try to reuse the waste things. Thirdly, we should plant more trees. Because trees can make air cool and clean. They

Para 3 also reduce noisy pollution and make our city more beautiful. Protecting our environment is our duty. We should try our best to protect our city, Let’s try to make our city more and more beautiful and attract more tourists to visit our city.