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UNIT 8
UNIT 8
GREEN LIVING
A SURVEY REPORT
To read and understand a survey report.
To identify the main idea of each paragraph and label it correctly.
To read and understand graphs.
To use expressions relating to quantity.
To write a survey report.
To conduct peer assessment.
a person who has a position of responsibility in an organisation
to keep in mind sth. when thinking about sth else
intended to be used once or for a short time and then thrown away
a box or a bottle used to put or store sth.
a simple drawing or plan that shows exactly where something is, what something looks like, or how something works
container, disposable, take…into account, diagram, official
official
take…into account
disposable
container
diagram
Match the words to the correct meanings.
an amount of something, often expressed as a number out of 100
a light strong material which can be made into different shapes when it is soft
a thick white liquid food, made by adding bacteria to milk, served cold and often flavored with fruit
a system that makes the air in a room or building cooler and drier
to show that a particular situation exists, or that something is likely to be true
air conditioning, plastic, indicate, yoghurt, percentage
percentage
plastic
yoghurt
air conditioning
indicate
You are going to write a survey report on environmental protection for the residents in your city or town. What should be included in a survey report Discuss your ideas in pairs.
n. 居民
a clear purpose
proper quantity expressions
proper graphs
a good conclusion
a logical organization
Read the survey report on page 40. What questions are asked What are the findings
Read the text on your own. Then discuss the questions in pairs. Underline all the questions asked.
1. Who conducted the survey
2. When and where was the survey conducted
3. How many people took part in the survey
4. What’s the purpose of the survey
5. What questions are asked
6. What are the findings
1. Who conducted the survey
City officials.
2. When and where was the survey conducted
Last August at Summer Fun Festival.
3. How many people took part in the survey
About 500 residents.
4. What’s the purpose of the survey
To find out people’s attitudes to protecting the environment and what actions they had taken.
5. What questions are asked
Is it necessary to help protect the environment
What activities have you done
6. What are the findings
As the pie graph shows, …
From the bar chart, we can see…
Label each paragraph of the report with the following headings.
a. Introduction
c. Negative findings
b. Conclusion
d. Positive findings
Last August,…
As the diagram shows,…
Unfortunately,…
To sum up,…
Introduction:
purpose, when, who, where...
positive findings:
examples, figures, percentage
conclusion:
summary, suggestions
negative findings:
examples, figures, percentage
Quantity Expressions
as high as / almost all
The percentage is … as high as 96%.
about / around
Around 90% had tried to recycle waste …
most of / more than / the majority of
More than two thirds (70%) had tried to cut back on the use of disposable packaging …
just under / just over
Just under 40% (38%) tried to save water…
not as many / very few
Not as many were saving water and energy.
Discuss the Sentence Builder. Giving numbers and quantity in this way makes a report more interesting and not a mere presentation of numbers.
Skim the first paragraph in order to find an example of a quantity/number and how it’s presented (“…about 500 residents…”).
Skim the text to locate the expressions used. Check answers in pairs.
Find out the quantity expressions in the survey report. Use the Sentence Builder to help you.
as high as very few
more than half of around 90%
more than two thirds the majority of
not as many just under 40%
just over half
almost all most of them
not as many
Write an outline for your report based on Activities 3 and 4, and the data on page 41. You can also do a survey online and write a report based on the data you got.
Outlining
Examine the three graphs:
What information does each graph provide Use the quantity expressions discussed in activity 4.
Look at activity 3, which paragraph would the graphs be used Explain each graph.
It’s important to:
introduce the survey, e.g. its purpose, the number of those taking part, the overall findings;
describe the major findings and supporting figures in the survey;
use quantity expressions and proper graphs;
summarise your findings and give recommendations.
Writing a Survey Report
Use your outline and the Writing Help to write your first draft.
Think of an appropriate recommendation based on the data you have.
Copy the graphs provided in the correct section of your report by roughly sketching them.
Drafting
Edit your report in pairs. Then share what you have written in class.
The final stage of writing is editing. Check ideas are clear and sentences are complete.
Exchange your writing with your partner and offer each other suggestions to improve your draft.
Editing
Peer Editing Sheet on page 93. Pay attention to the questions.
Write comments, both positive as well as negative.
Make changes to your drafts.
Prepare a final draft of your work.
1. Last August, city officials interviewed about 500 residents to find out people’s attitudes to protecting the environment and what actions they had taken.
attitude n. the opinions and feelings that you usually have about something 态度;看法
have a … attitude to/towards sb./sth.
对某人/某物持……的态度
attitude to doing sth. 对做某事的态度
attitude of mind 态度，看法
e.g. It’s often very difficult to change people’s attitudes.
Youth is simply an attitude of mind.
Despite such a big difference in attitude towards what one eats, there is no doubt that people in the west regard the Chinese food as something special.
He has a very bad attitude towards work.
2. Around 90% had tried to recycle waste such as glass, metal and paper; and more than two thirds (70%) had tried to cut back on the use of disposable packaging.
cut back on: to reduce sth. 削减；缩减
cut短语
cut down 砍倒；削减（数量、开支）
cut away 切下，砍掉
cut out 切掉，剪下；割掉；删除
cut in 插嘴
cut off 切断；停掉，隔绝
【语境应用】根据汉语意思完成句子。
1) He tried to ___________ on smoking but failed.
他试图少抽烟，但没成功。
2) The gas ______________. As a result, we had to eat out.
煤气供应被切断了，因此我们不得不出去吃。
3) It is impolite for children to _________ when their seniors are talking.
孩子们在他们的长辈谈话时插嘴是不礼貌的。
4) If we don't sell more, we'll have to ___________ production.
如果我们不卖更多，我们将不得不减少产量。
had been cut off
cut in
cut back on
cut down
3. Also, the majority of residents had cycled or walked.
majority n. most of the people or things in a group大多数
major adj. having very serious or worrying results; very large/important 重大的，严重的；大的，重要的，主要的
minor adj. small and not very important
小的，不很重要的; 不很严重的
minority n. 少数
【语境应用】根据汉语意思完成句子。
1) _____________________ find it quite hard to live on the money they get.
大多数学生都觉得很难靠他们得到的钱生活。
2) Smoking is ____________________ of cancer.
吸烟是引发癌症的主要原因之一。
3) Only _________________ support these new laws.
只有少数人支持这些新法令。
The majority of students
one of the major causes
a minority of people
4. This indicates that the residents needed to pay more attention to these two activities.
e.g. This incident indicates the important of education.
This discovery indicates that plants have a reaction when
danger comes.
indicate vt. to show that a particular situation exists, or that something is likely to be true 表明；显示
indication n. 标示；迹象
indicator n. 指示器；指标
give (sb.) indication 给(某人)指示
【语境应用】单句语法填空。
1) There is a great deal of evidence _________ (indicate) that music activities engage different parts of the brain.
2) Wild goat’s appearance on the vast grasslands was a good _________ (indicate) of the better environment.
indicating
indication
一、审题定调
调查报告是针对生活中的某一现象、事情或问题进行调查研究，然后把调查结果真实地表述出来的书面报告，是常见的应用文。描述报告结果和数据时，常用一般现在时，人称以第三人称为主。
二、谋篇布局
调查报告通常包括调查主题、调查信息以及调查结果。根据提示结合图表，把调查的相关信息和结果清楚、条理地表述。
正文可分为三部分：
第一部分：说明调查主题及目的。
第二部分：介绍具体的调查信息（如内容、范围、对象、人数及方式）。
第三部分：描述调查结果。
三、组织语言
你是李华，上周你参加了学校以“你看到饭菜倒掉的感觉如何？”为题举办的调查活动，有200位学生参加了此次调查，请根据所提供的调查数据写一篇调查报告向校英文报投稿。
注意：
1. 词数100左右；
2. 可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。

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