大自然是最生动的课堂，城市公园中的花草树木、飞鸟虫鱼都蕴含着独特奥秘。在本次实践活动中，我们将走进公园开展实地探索，认真观察，记录发现，制作主题海报，在亲身实践中感受自然之美，同时锻炼观察能力与英语表达能力。
Work in groups.
Go to a nearby park and do field research. Divide your group into different roles. Walk around the park carefully and take detailed notes about what you observe.
Name of the park:
Location and size of the park:
Kinds of plants you see (e. g. trees, grass, flowers):
Kinds of animals you see (e. g. birds, butterflies, insects):
Special or interesting things you find in the park:
Make a creative poster about your park exploration.
1. Draw simple pictures of the plants or animals you found in the park.
2. Write down your research notes clearly on the poster.
3. Add simple English sentences to describe your findings.

Name of the park: Sunny Lake Park
Location and size of the park: It lies in the eastern part of our city, and it covers an area of about 3 square kilometers.
Kinds of plants you see (e. g. trees, grass, flowers): pine trees, willow trees, green lawn grass, roses, sunflowers, lilies and peach blossoms
Kinds of animals you see (e. g. birds, butterflies, insects): sparrows, little egrets, white butterflies, ladybugs, ants and a small squirrel
Special or interesting things you find in the park: A cute little squirrel is hiding pine nuts under the old pine tree, and different kinds of colorful water lilies are blooming on the central lake.
海报参考适配短句：1. The willow trees by the lake look like pretty girls with long hair. 2. The little squirrel is very funny when it carries a big pine nut.

本题是结合户外实地探索的英语实践类题目，核心是锻炼观察能力和英语表达能力，可根据实际走访公园的观察结果填写，以下给出符合八年级知识范围的参考作答内容。

Prepare and give a group report to the whole class.
1. Choose a group leader to organize your report.
2. Each group member takes turns sharing their observations and notes.
3. Try to use large numbers, comparatives and superlatives in your speech.
The is the (tallest/most beautiful/noisiest) thing in the park. It

Think and write.
What can you learn from exploring nature in the park?

第一空：100-year-old ancient pine
第二空：tallest
第三空：is more than 30 meters high, and it is 5 meters taller than all the other trees next to the path.
第四空：We can learn that different kinds of plants and animals in the park depend on each other to live.
第五空：We can also know that even a small park can hold more than 200 kinds of wild living things, and it's our duty to take good care of the nature around us.

本题为结合自然探索主题的英语实践写作题，考查八年级所学的形容词最高级、大数表达的相关知识点，答案不唯一，填写内容语法正确、表意贴合公园自然场景即可。