典型例题
改革开放以来，中国的每一城每一村都在发生着变化。请根据以下提示，以“Changes in My Hometown”为题，写一篇80词左右的英语短文。注意要点完整、语法正确、语意连贯。可适当发挥。
|Changes in My Hometown| | |
|----|----|----|
|过去|很安静，河水脏……骑车或走路| |
|现在|变化大，河水清……开车或乘车| |
|感受|（至少一点）| |


Changes in My Hometown
My hometown is a beautiful city. ____________
思路点拨
本题要求学生介绍自己家乡的变化，体裁应为说明文，人称应以第一人称单数和第三人称单数为主；介绍家乡过去的情况，应以一般过去时为主，介绍现在的情况应以现在完成时和一般现在时为主。第一段：总体介绍家乡的情况；第二段：描述家乡过去的样子；第三段：描述家乡现在的样子；第四段：表达自己的感受。
范文欣赏
Changes to Zhang Hua's family
My hometown is a beautiful city. Great changes have taken place in it over the years.
In the past, it used to be a quiet place. There was dirty water, bad air, narrow roads and old houses. People could only get around by bike or on foot.
Now it has turned into a very modern city. There are many new squares, wide streets, a lot of tall buildings, clean water and fresh air. People can drive a car or take a bus to go somewhere.
Now we are enjoying comfortable lives. I hope it will be more and more beautiful.

巩固练习
下表反映的是张华一家10年来的变化。请你根据表格内容，以“Changes to Zhang Hua's family”为题，写一篇调查报告。
| |Ten years ago|Now|
|----|----|----|
|Flat|a small flat with two rooms|a big flat with four rooms|
|Vehicle|two bikes|a car|
|Appliance|a 21 - inch black - and - white TV set|A big colour TV set and two computers|

要求：1. 内容充实，覆盖要点。2. 报告中要包含总结和感想。3. 词数80左右。开头已给出，不计入总词数。
Changes to Zhang Hua's family
Great changes have taken place in Zhang Hua's family in the past 10 years.
_______________

One possible version:
Changes to Zhang Hua's family
Great changes have taken place in Zhang Hua's family in the past 10 years.
Ten years ago, Zhang Hua's family lived in a small flat with two rooms. But now, their new flat has four rooms. In the past, his family had only two bikes. His parents rode them to work every day. Now they own a car. In the past, the family only had a 21 - inch black - and - white TV set. But now they have a big colour TV set and two computers. They have more ways for entertainment.
Life is becoming better and better these years. What will life be like in another 10 years?