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初二上册
Module 1 How to learn English Unit 1 Let’s try to speak English as much as possible. 让我们尽可能多地讲英语 同学们，欢迎回来！
Welcome back, everyone! 今天，我们打算谈论一下学习英语的好方法。
Today, we’re going to talk about good ways to learn English. 准备好了吗？ Ready? 谁有一些建议?
Who has some advice? 在课堂上我们应该总是讲英语。
We should always speak English in class. 好！让我们尽可能多地讲英语。
Good! Let's try to speak English as much as possible. 为什么不在我们的笔记本上记下错误呢？
Why not write down the mistakes in our notebooks? 那是个好主意，而且不要忘记在错误旁边写上正确的答案。还有其他的什么吗？
That’s a good idea. And don’t forget to
write down the correct answers next to the mistakes. What else? 每天大声拼读生词是一个好主意。
It’s a good idea to spell and pronounce new words aloud every day. 非常感谢你，玲玲。听广播怎么样？ Thanks a lot, Lingling. How about listening
to the radio? 是的，那也有益于我们的发音。但有很多生词。 Yes, that’s good for
our pronunciation too. But there are so many new words. 你们不必理解每个单词（的含义）。你们只需要听关键词和主要意思。 You don’
t need to understand every word. You just need to listen for key words and main ideas. 阅读也一样。英语故事如此有趣。通过阅读我逐渐了解了世界上的许多事情。 That’
s the same for reading. English stories are so interesting. I get to know a lot about the world
through reading. 我认为写作也很重要。我们为什么不尽量去找些讲英语的笔友呢？我们可以给他们写信。 I think writing is also important. Why don’t we
try to find some English pen friends? We can writeto them. 太棒了！我同意你（的提议）。
Excellent! I agree with you.
2 Module 1 How to learn English Unit 2 You should smile at her! 你应该向她微笑！ 很多学生咨询如何提高他们英语水平的建议。 Many students ask for advice about how to improve their English. 这儿是三个基本问题。
Here are three questions. 第一个问题是关于理解英文电影和歌曲的问题。
The first question is about understanding English films and songs. 来自湖北的李浩写道：“我喜欢看英文电影，听英文歌曲，但我只能理解一点儿。我可以怎么做呢？” Li Hao from Hubei wrote, “I like watching English films and listening
to English songs, but I can only understand a little. What can I do?”
看电影和听歌曲是学习英语的很好的方式！
Watching films and listening to songs are great ways to learn English! 看上或听上几遍，并猜测生词的含义。
Watch and listen several times, and guess the meaning of the new words. 每一遍你都会学到新东西。
Each time you will learn something new. 我还建议你和朋友们谈论一下这些电影或歌曲。 I also advise you to talk about
the films or songs with your friends. 第二个问题是关于说的。
The second question is about speaking. 来自吉林的王帆写道：“我们学校有一位来自美国的老师。我很腼腆，不敢与她说话。我该怎么办呢？” Wang Fan from Jilin wrote, “Our school has a teacher from the US. I am shy and
I am afraid to speak to her. What should I do?
” 你可以说：“嗨！你好吗？”“你喜欢中国吗？”这些都是展开交谈的好方式。 You can say, “Hello! How are you?” “Do you like China?” These are good ways to start a conversation. 在你开始（讲英语）前，你应该向她微笑！
And before you begin, you should smile at her! 记住这一点：不要害羞，去试一试。 Remember this: Do not be shy. Just try. 第三个问题是关于词汇的。
The third question is about vocabulary. 来自安徽的张雷写道：“我写下生词，但我很快就忘记了它们。我怎样才能记住它们呢？” Zhang Lei from Anhui wrote, “I write down new words, but I forget them quickly. How can
I remember them?
” 不用担心，忘记生词是很自然的！
Do not worry. It is natural to forget new words! 我建议你每天把4个或5个单词写在纸片上并放在你的房间里。
I suggest you write four or five words a day on pieces of paper and place them in your room. 看到这些单词的时候就读一读，并且尽量使用它们。
Read the words when you see them, and try to use them.
3 Module 2 My hometown and my country
我的家乡和我的国家
Unit 1 It’s taller than many other buildings.
它比许多其他建筑物都高。 嘿，大明！你的周末过得怎么样？
Hey, Daming! How was your weekend? 很好！我去深圳了。 Pretty good！ I went to Shenzhen. 深圳在哪儿？ Where’
s Shenzhen? 哦，它在靠近香港的海岸线上。 Well, it’
s on the coast near Hong Kong. 大约30年前它是一个小村庄，但现在它是一个非常大的城市。 It was a small village about thirty years ago, but today it’
s a very big city. 这么说它是一个比香港更新的城市？ So it’s a newer city than Hong Kong?
(new-newer) 是的，它是一个很新的城市。 Yes, it’
s a very new city. 实际上，它只是在20世纪80年代才变得重要起来。
In fact, it only became important in the 1980s. 它正变得更大、更繁华。 It’s getting bigger and busier.
(big-bigger; busy-busier) 我相信有一天它会变得和香港一样繁华。 Some day it will become as busy as Hong Kong, I’
m sure. 深圳的人口是多少？ What’
s the population of Shenzhen? 我认为有1000多万，比中国的许多其他城市的人口都多。 It’s over ten million, I think. That’s larger than the population of many other cities in
China. (large-larger) (be larger than„
) 它的街道也更宽、更干净。 Its streets are much wider and cleaner too. (wide-wider; clean-cleaner) 我认为它是一个美丽的城市。 I think it’
s a beautiful city. 我想有一天去那里。 I’
d like to go there one day. 记住去参观一下帝王大厦，它比深圳的许多其他建筑物都高。 Remember to visit the Diwang Tower. It’s taller than
many other buildings in Shenzhen. (tall-taller) (be taller than„)
初二上册
Module 1 How to learn English Unit 1 Let’s try to speak English as much as possible. 让我们尽可能多地讲英语 同学们，欢迎回来！
Welcome back, everyone! 今天，我们打算谈论一下学习英语的好方法。 Today, we’re going to talk about good ways to learn English. 准备好了吗？
Ready? 谁有一些建议?
Who has some advice? 在课堂上我们应该总是讲英语。
We should always speak English in class. 好！让我们尽可能多地讲英语。 Good! Let's try to speak English as much as possible. 为什么不在我们的笔记本上记下错误呢？
Why not write down the mistakes in our notebooks? 那是个好主意，而且不要忘记在错误旁边写上正确的答案。还有其他的什么吗？
That’s a good idea. And don’t forget to
write down the correct answers next to the mistakes. What else? 每天大声拼读生词是一个好主意。
It’s a good idea to spell and pronounce new words aloud every day. 非常感谢你，玲玲。听广播怎么样？ Thanks a lot, Lingling. How about listening
to the radio? 是的，那也有益于我们的发音。但有很多生词。 Yes, that’s good for
our pronunciation too. But there are so many new words. 你们不必理解每个单词（的含义）。你们只需要听关键词和主要意思。 You don’
t need to understand every word. You just need to listen for key words and main ideas. 阅读也一样。英语故事如此有趣。通过阅读我逐渐了解了世界上的许多事情。 That’
s the same for reading. English stories are so interesting. I get to know a lot about the world
through reading. 我认为写作也很重要。我们为什么不尽量去找些讲英语的笔友呢？我们可以给他们写信。 I think writing is also important. Why don’t we
try to find some English pen friends? We can writeto them. 太棒了！我同意你（的提议）。
Excellent! I agree with you.
2 Module 1 How to learn English Unit 2 You should smile at her! 你应该向她微笑！ 很多学生咨询如何提高他们英语水平的建议。 Many students ask for advice
about how to improve their English. 这儿是三个基本问题。
Here are three questions. 第一个问题是关于理解英文电影和歌曲的问题。
The first question is about understanding English films and songs. 来自湖北的李浩写道：“我喜欢看英文电影，听英文歌曲，但我只能理解一点儿。我可以怎么做呢？” Li Hao from Hubei wrote, “I like watching English films and listening
to English songs, but I can only understand a little. What can I do?” 看电影和听歌曲是学习英语的很好的方式！
Watching films and listening to songs are great ways to learn English! 看上或听上几遍，并猜测生词的含义。
Watch and listen several times, and guess the meaning of the new words. 每一遍你都会学到新东西。
Each time you will learn something new. 我还建议你和朋友们谈论一下这些电影或歌曲。 I also advise you to talk about
the films or songs with your friends. 第二个问题是关于说的。
The second question is about speaking. 来自吉林的王帆写道：“我们学校有一位来自美国的老师。我很腼腆，不敢与她说话。我该怎么办呢？” Wang Fan from Jilin wrote, “Our school has a teacher from the US. I am shy and
I am afraid to speak to her. What should I do?
” 你可以说：“嗨！你好吗？”“你喜欢中国吗？”这些都是展开交谈的好方式。 You can say, “Hello! How are you?” “Do you like China?” These are good ways to start
a conversation. 在你开始（讲英语）前，你应该向她微笑！
And before you begin, you should smile at her! 记住这一点：不要害羞，去试一试。
Remember this: Do not be shy. Just try. 第三个问题是关于词汇的。 The third question is about vocabulary. 来自安徽的张雷写道：“我写下生词，但我很快就忘记了它们。我怎样才能记住它们呢？” Zhang Lei from Anhui wrote, “I write down new words, but I forget them quickly. How can I remember them?
” 不用担心，忘记生词是很自然的！
Do not worry. It is natural to forget new words! 我建议你每天把4个或5个单词写在纸片上并放在你的房间里。
I suggest you write four or five words a day on pieces of paper and place them in your room. 看到这些单词的时候就读一读，并且尽量使用它们。 Read the words when you see them, and try to use them.
3 Module 2 My hometown and my country
我的家乡和我的国家
Unit 1 It’s taller than many other buildings.
它比许多其他建筑物都高。 嘿，大明！你的周末过得怎么样？
Hey, Daming! How was your weekend? 很好！我去深圳了。 Pretty good！
I went to Shenzhen. 深圳在哪儿？ Where’
s Shenzhen? 哦，它在靠近香港的海岸线上。 Well, it’
s on the coast near Hong Kong. 大约30年前它是一个小村庄，但现在它是一个非常大的城市。 It was a small village about thirty years ago, but today it’
s a very big city. 这么说它是一个比香港更新的城市？ So it’s a newer city than Hong Kong?【外研版八年级上册电子课本】
(new-newer) 是的，它是一个很新的城市。 Yes, it’
s a very new city. 实际上，它只是在20世纪80年代才变得重要起来。 In fact, it only became important in the 1980s. 它正变得更大、更繁华。 It’s getting bigger and busier.
(big-bigger; busy-busier) 我相信有一天它会变得和香港一样繁华。 Some day it will become as busy as Hong Kong, I’
m sure. 深圳的人口是多少？ What’
s the population of Shenzhen? 我认为有1000多万，比中国的许多其他城市的人口都多。 It’s over ten million, I think. That’s larger than the population of many other cities in
China. (large-larger) (be larger than…
) 它的街道也更宽、更干净。 Its streets are much wider and cleaner too. (wide-wider; clean-cleaner) 我认为它是一个美丽的城市。 I think it’
Unit 1 It smells delicious
3 listen and read.
Tony: Mm…What a delicious smell! Your pizza looks so nice.
Betty: Thanks! Would you like to try some?
Tony: Yes, please, it looks lovely, it smells delicious, and mm, it tastes good. Darning: What’s that on top?
Betty: Oh, that’s cheese. Do you want to try a piece?
Darning: Ugh! No, thanks. I’m afraid I don’t like cheese. It doesn’t smell fresh. It smells too strong and it tastes a bit sour.
Betty: Well, my chocolate cookies are done now. Have a try!
Darning: Thanks! They taste really sweet and they feel soft in the middle.
Tony: Are you cooking lots of different things? You look very busy!
Betty: Yes, I am! There’s some pizza and some cookies, and now I’m making an apple pie and a cake. Darning: Apple pie sounds nice, I have a sweet tooth, you know. Shall I get the sugar? Betty: Yes, please. Oh, are you sure that’s sugar? Taste it first. It might be salt!
Darning: No, it’s OK. It tastes sweet. It’s sugar.
Tony: What’s this? It tastes sweet too.
Betty: That’s strawberry jam, for the cake.
Darning: Good, everything tastes so sweet! It’s my lucky day!
Unit 2 I feel nervous when I speak Chinese.
2 Read Sally’s email and find out which is her picture.
FROM: Sally
TO: Lingling
SUBJECT: Re: Welcome to China.
Hi Lingling,
Thanks for your last message. It was great to hear from you, and I can’t wait to meet you.
1 hope you will know me from my photo when I arrive at the airport. I’m quite tall, with short fair hair, and I wear glasses. I’ll wear jeans and a T-shirt for the journey, but I’ll also carry my warm coat. I’ve got your photo — you look very pretty. So I’m sure we’ll find each other!
Thanks for telling me about your hobbies. You sound just like me! I spend a lot of time playing classical music with my friends at school, but I also like dance music — I love dancing! I enjoy sports as well, especially tennis. My brother is in the school tennis team — I’m very proud of him! He’s good at everything, but I’m not. Sometimes I get bad marks at school, and I feel sad. I should work harder.
You asked me, “How do you feel about coming to China?” Well, I often feel a bit sad at first when I leave my mum and dad for a few days, and I’m quite shy when I’m with strangers. I feel nervous when I speak Chinese, but I’ll be fine in a few days. I’m always sorry when I don’t know how to do things in the right way, so please help me when I’m with you in China! Oh, I’m afraid of flying too. But I can't tell you how excited I am about going to China!
See you next week!
Love,
Sally
Unit 1 I’ve also entered lots of speaking competitions.
3 Listen and read.
Tony: Hi, Lingling. What are you doing?
Lingling: I’m entering a competition.
Tony: What kind of competition?
Lingling: A speaking competition.
Tony: Great. It’ll help you improve your speaking. And maybe you will win a prize.
Lingling: Yes, The first prize is “My dream holiday”.
Tony: Have you ever won any prizes before?
Lingling: No, I haven’t. I’ve always wanted to go on a dream holiday. But I can’t afford it. The plane tickets are too expensive.
Tony: Well, good luck! I’ve also entered lots of speaking competitions, but haven’t won any prizes. I’ve stopped trying now.
Lingling: That’s a pity. Have you ever thought about other kinds of competitions?
Tony: What do you mean?
Lingling: Look! Here’s a writing competition Around the World in 80 Days. To win it, you need to write a short story about a place you’ve visited.
Tony: That sounds wonderful, but I’ve never travelled much. How can I write about it?
Lingling: Don’t worry. It doesn’t need to be true! You can make it up.
Tony: That’s interesting. I’ll try. I hope I will win, then I will invite you to come with me.
Lingling: Sorry! The first prize is only the book called Around the World in 80 Days!
Unit 2 They have seen the Pyramids.
2 Read the passage and answer the questions.
Mike Robinson is a fifteen-year-old American boy and his sister Clare is fourteen. At the moment, Mike and Clare are in Cairo in Egypt, one of the biggest and busiest cities in Africa.
They moved here with their parents two years ago. Their father, Peter, works for a very big company. The
company has offices in many countries, and it has sent Peter to work in Germany, France and China before. Peter usually stays in a country for about two years. Then the company moves him again. His family always goes with him.
The Robinsons love seeing the world. They have been to many interesting places. For example, in Egypt, they have seen the Pyramids, travelled on a boat on the Nile River, and visited the palaces and towers of ancient kings and queens.
Mike and Clare have also begun to learn the language of the country, Arabic. This language is different from
English in many ways, and they find it hard to spell and pronounce the words. However, they still enjoy learning it. So far they have learnt to speak German, French, Chinese and Arabic. Sometimes they mix the languages. It’s really fun,” said Clare.
The Robinsons are moving again. The company has asked Peter to work back the US. Mike and Clare are happy about this. They have friends all over the world, but they also miss their friends in the US. They are counting down the days.
Unit 1 Has it arrived yet?
3 Listen and read.
Daming: Hi, Tony. What are you up to?
Tony: Hi, Daming. I’ve just made a model spaceship for our school project
Daming: 1 haven’t started yet because I’m not sure how to make it Can you help me?
Tony: Sure, no problem. Have you heard the latest news? Scientists have sent a spaceship to Mars. The journey has taken several months.
Daming: Has it arrived yet?
Tony: Yes, it has arrived already. That’s why it’s on the news.
Daming: So have they discovered life on Mars?
Tony: No, they haven’t yet.
Daming: Are there any astronauts in the spaceship?
Tony: No, there aren’t.
Daming: Why? Astronauts have already been to the moon.
Tony: Yes, but no one has been to Mars yet, because Mars is very far away, much farther than the moon. Lots of scientists are working hard in order to send astronauts to Mars one day.
Daming: That’s interesting! How can I get information on space travel?
Tony: You can go online to search for information.
Daming: I will. Thank you, Tony!
Unit 2 We have not found life on any other planets yet.
2 Read the passage and choose the best title for it.
1 Anyone out there? 2 Life on earth 3 The sun and the stars 4 The stars at night
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Scientists think that there has been life on the earth for hundreds of millions of years. However, we have not found life on any other planets yet.
The earth is a planet and it goes around the sun. Seven other planets also go around the sun. None of them has an environment like that of the earth, so scientists do not think they will find life on them. The sun and its planets are called the solar system, and our solar system is a small part of a much larger group of stars and planets, called the Galaxy or the Milky Way. There are billions of stars in the Galaxy, and our sun is only one of them.
Scientists have also discovered many other galaxies in the universe. They are very far away and their light has to travel for many years to reach us. So how large is the universe? It is impossible to imagine.
Scientists have sent spaceships to the planet of Mars to take photos. They have even sent spaceships to travel outside the solar system. However, no spaceship has travelled far enough to reach other stars in our Galaxy.
Scientists have always asked the questions: with so many stars in the universe, are we alone, or is there life out there in space? Have there been visitors to the earth from other planets? Why has no one communicated with us? We do not know the answers…yet.
Unit 1 I haven’t done much exercise since I got my computer.
3 Listen and read.
Doctor: How can I help you?
Darning: I feel ill. I’ve got a stomachache and my head hurts.
Doctor: How long have you been like this?
Darning: Since Friday. I’ve been ill for about three days!
Doctor: I see. Have you caught a cold?
Darning: I don’t think so.
Doctor: Let me take your temperature… Mm, there’s no fever. What kind of food do you eat?
Darning: Usually fast food.
Doctor: Do you have breakfast?
Darning: No, not usually.
Doctor: That’s the problem! Fast food and no breakfast. That’s why you’ve got a stomachache.
Darning: What about the headache?
Doctor: Do you do any exercise?
Darning: Not really. I haven’t done much exercise since I got my compute last year.
Doctor: You spend too much time in front of the computer. It can be very harmful to your health.
Darning: OK, so what should I do?
Doctor: Well, don’t worry. It’s no serious. First, stop eating fast food and have breakfast ever day. Second, get some exercise such as running. And I’ll give you some medicine. Take it three times a day.
Darning: Thank you, doctor.
Unit 2 We have played football for a year now.
2 Read the passage and match the people with the pictures in Activity 1.
Healthy living
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I was not feeling very well so the doctor checked my heart and said I needed more exercise, I have never been very active, and I do not like sports. I have always wanted a pet, so my parents gave me a dog for my birthday. Now I get exercise by taking him for a walk every day. I have had him for three months now and I feel really healthy. — Anna
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Our teacher decided to start a girls’ football team and I thought: “What a great idea!” I was the first member of the team. We have played football for a year now and we all feel very fit. Our teacher is the coach, and she also takes part in the same training with us. She is in excellent condition too. — Wang Wei
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In the last few years, I went to work by underground. When I got to work, I always felt very sleepy and I was not happy. I bought a bike in January. Since then, it has become part of my life. Now I ride to work every day. It is my daily exercise. I arrive at work with a smile on my face. — Thomas
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Feeling weak after a long illness, I wanted to exercise more. Then a friend suggested, “Why don’t we go for a run before school?” So we started running a week ago. But I do not enjoy running, and when I get to school, I feel awful. My legs hurt and I am hot all over. Perhaps I am too weak to do any exercise. What do you think? — Richard
Unit 1 It’s time to watch a cartoon.
3 Listen and read.
Tony: Daming, we’ve finished our homework. It’s time to watch a cartoon.
Daming: Good idea, Tony. Let’s watch Superman!
Tony: We watched Superman yesterday. Why don’t we watch Spiderman? It’s more modern.
Daming: I think Superman is better. He’s stronger than Spiderman. He can fly through the sky and fight bad people.
Tony: Spiderman can’t fly, but he climbs up buildings with his hands and feet. That’s cool. I want to be someone like him.
Daming: Well, Superman is brave. He keeps fighting bad people. That’s a real hero!
Tony: I don’t think we agree.
Daming: All right. Let’s watch Tom and Jerry then.
Tony: Yeah! I like humorous cartoons. Tom and Jerry are very funny. I can’t help laughing when I watch them! Daming: Yes, Jerry is too smart for Tom.
Tony: The cute mouse always beats the cat! They fight a lot, but they really love each other. Sometimes they protect each other and work together. I think there’s a lesson there!
Unit 2 Monkey King has just had his 50th birthday.
2 Read the passage and choose a sentence that best summarises it.
Cartoon heroes
Nemo is a cute orange-and-white fish and Shrek is an ugly green man. They look very different, but both of them have won the hearts of young people all over the world. The pictures of these popular cartoon heroes are everywhere, on office desks, schoolbags and computer screens.
There are also some older cartoon favourites. Monkey King has just had his 50th birthday. He is the hero of a story called Havoc in Heaven. He leads a group of monkeys against the Emperor of Heaven and his guards. He is brave, clever and humorous. Parents and children laugh together as Monkey King makes a terrible mess in heaven. They always expect to see more Monkey King cartoons.
Tintin is another favourite cartoon hero. He has been popular for over eighty years, ever since the artist Herge
invented him in 1929. Tintin has red hair and a small white dog. He works for a newspaper and has lots of exciting experiences. Fans have bought about 200 million copies of Tintin’s stories in more than fifty languages. Tintin appeared in China in the 1980s. Many Chinese still collect these black-and-white Tintin books.
Finally, Snoopy, a cute dog, celebrated his 60th birthday in 2010. Snoopy lives in his own private work and finds real life hard to understand. Charles Schulz created Snoopy and his friends, and drew the cartoons to satisfy older people as well as children.
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Cartoon heroes are popular all over the world, and some are more than eighty years old. The most popular cartoons come out as books and not as films. Many children read cartoons today. Many foreign cartoons have become very popular in China.
2014外研版初中八年级英语下册课文电子版
Module 1 Feelings and impressions
Unit 1 It smells delicious.
Tony: Mm…What a delicious smell! Your pizza looks so nice.
Betty: Thanks! Would you like to try some?
Tony: Yes, please. It looks lovely, it smells delicious, and mm, it tastes good.
Daming: What’s that on top?
Betty: Oh, that’s cheese. Do you want to try a piece?
Daming: Ugh! No, thanks. I’m afraid I don’t like cheese. It doesn’t smell fresh. It smells too strong and it tastes
a bit sour.
Betty: Well, my chocolate cookies are done now. Have a try!
Daming: Thanks! They taste really sweet and they feel soft in the middle.
Tony: Are you cooking lots of different things? You look very busy!
Betty: Yes, I am! There’s some pizza and some cookies, and now I’m making an apple pie.
Daming: Apple pie sounds nice. I have a sweet tooth, you know. Shall I get the sugar?
Betty: Yes, please. Oh, are you sure that’s sugar? Taste it first. It might be salt.
Daming: No, it’s OK. It tastes sweet. It’s sugar. Tony: What’s this? It tastes sweet too.
Betty: That’s strawberry jam, for the cake.
Daming: Good, everything tastes so sweet! It’s my lucky day!
Questions:
1. Does Tony’s pizza taste good?
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2. Why doesn’t Daming like the cheese?
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3. What’s Betty doing?
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4. Who has a sweet tooth?
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Keys:
1. Yes, it does.
2. Because it doesn’t smell fresh. It smells too strong and it tastes a bit sour.
3. She is making an apple pie.
4. Daming.
Unit 2 I feel nervous when I speak Chinese
FROM: Sally
TO: Lingling
SUBJECT: Re : Welcome to China
Hi Lingling,
1. Thanks for your last message, It was great to hear from you, and I can’t wait to meet you.
2. I hope you will know me from my photo when I arrive at the airport. I’m quite tall, with short fair hair, and I wear glasses. I’ll wear jeans and a T-shirt for the journey, but I’ll also carry my warm coat. I’ve got your photo ---- you look very pretty, so I’m sure we’ll find each other!
3. Thanks for telling me about your hobbies. You sound just like me! I spend a lot of time playing classical music with my friends at school, but I also like dance music – I love dancing! I enjoy sports as well, especially tennis. My brother is in the school tennis team – I’m very proud of him! He’s good at everything, but I’m not.
Sometimes I get bad marks at school, and I feel sad. I should work harder.
4. You asked me, ―How do you feel about coming to China?‖ Well, I often feel a bit sad at first when I leave my mum and dad for a few days, and I’m quite shy when I’m with strangers. I feel nervous when I speak Chinese, but I’ll be fine in a few days. I’m always sorry when I don’t know how to do things in the right way, so please help me when I’m with you in China! Oh, I’m afraid of flying. But I can’t tell you how excited I am about going to China!
See you next week!
Love,
Sally
Questions:
1. What does Sally look like?
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2. What are Sally’s hobbies?
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3. Does Sally usually get bad marks?
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4. How does Sally feel about coming to China?
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5. How does Sally feel when she is going to China?
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Keys:
1. She’s quite tall, with short fair hair, and she wears glasses.
2. Playing classical music, dance music and tennis.
3. No, she doesn’t.
4. She often feels a bit sad at first when she leaves her mum and dad for a few days.
5. Exciting.
Module 2 Experiences
Unit 1 I’ve also entered lots of speaking competitions
Tony: Hi, Lingling. What are you doing?
Lingling: I’m entering a competition.
Tony: What kind of competition?
Lingling: A speaking competition.
Tony: Great. It’ll help you improve your speaking. And maybe you will win a prize.
Lingling: The first prize is ―My dream holiday‖.
Tony: Have you ever won any prizes before?
Lingling: No, I haven’t. I’ve always wanted to go on a dream holiday. But I can’t afford it. The plane tickets are
too expensive.
Tony: Well, good luck! I’ve also entered lots of speaking competitions, but haven’t won any prizes. I’ve stopped
trying now.
Lingling: Look! Here’s a writing competition. Around the World in 80 Days. To win it, you need to write a short
story about a place you’ve visited.
Tony: That sounds wonderful, but I’ve never travelled a lot. How can I write about it?
Lingling: Don’t worry. It doesn’t need to be true! You can make it up.
Tony: That’s interesting, I’ll try. I hope I will win, then I will invite you to come with me.
Lingling: Sorry! The first prize is only the book called Around the World in 80 Day!
Questions:
1. What kind of competition does Lingling enter?
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2. What’s the first prize of the speaking composition?
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3. Why doesn’t Lingling go on a dream holiday?
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4. Has Tony entered lots of speaking competitions?
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Keys:
1. A speaking competition.
2. The first prize is ―My dream holiday‖.
3. She can’t afford it. The plane tickets are too expensive.
4. Yes, he has.
Unit 2 They have seen the Pyramids.
Mike Robinson is a fifteen–year-old American boy and his sister Clare is fourteen. At the moment, Mike and Clare are in Cairo in Egypt, one of the biggest and busiest cites in Africa.
They moved here with their parents two years ago. Their father, Peter, works for a very big company. The company has offices in many countries, and it has sent Peter to work in Germany, France and China before. Peter usually stays in a country for about two years. Then the company moves him again. His family always goes with him.
The Robinsons love seeing the world. They have been to many interesting places. For example, in Egypt, they have seen the Pyramids, travelled on a boat on the Nile River, and visited the palaces and towers of ancient kings and queens.
Mike and Clare have also begun to learn the language of the country, Arabic. This language is different from English in many ways, and they find it hard to spell and pronounce the words. However, they still enjoy learning it. So far they have learnt to speak German, French, Chinese and Arabic. Sometimes they mix the languages. ―It’s really fun,‖ said Clare.【外研版八年级上册电子课本】
The Robinsons are moving again. The company has asked Peter to work back in the US. Mike and Clare are happy about this. They have friends all over the world, but they also miss their friends in the US. They are counting down the days.
Questions:
1. How long have the Robinsons been in Egypt?
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2. Why do they live in Cairo?
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3. What have they seen and done in Egypt?
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4. What do Mike and Clare find difficult about Arabic?
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5. Are they looking forward to going home?
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Keys:
1. Two years
2. Their father, Peter, works in Cairo.
3. In Egypt, they have seen the Pyramids, travelled on a boat on the Nile River, and visited the palaces and towers of ancient kings and queens.
4. This language is different from English in many ways, and they find it hard to spell and pronounce the words.
5. Yes, they are.
Module 3 Journey to space
Unit 1 Has it arrived yet ?
Daming: Hi, Tony. What are you up to?
Tony: Hi, Daming. I’ve just made a model spaceship for our school project.
Daming: I haven’t started yet, because I’m not sure how to make it. Can you help me?
Tony: Sure, no problem. Have you heard the lasted news? Scientists have sent a spaceship to Mars. The journey
has taken several months. Daming: Has it arrived yet?
Tony: Yes, it has arrived already. That’s why it’s on the news.
Daming: So have they discovered life on Mars?
Tony: No, they haven’t yet.
Daming: Are there any astronauts in the spaceship?
Tony: No, there aren’t.
Daming: Why? Astronauts have already been to the moon.
Tony: Yes, but no one has been to Mars yet, because Mars is very far away, much farther than the moon. Lots of
scientists are working hard in order to send astronauts to Mars one day.
Daming: That’s interesting! How can I get information on space travel?
Tony: You can go online to search for the information.
Daming: I will. Thank you, Tony!
Now answer the questions:
1. What school project have Daming and Tony got?
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2. How does Daming feel about the school project?
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3. What news has Tony heard?
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4. Has anyone been to Mars? Why?
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Keys:
1. They’ve just made a model spaceship for their school project.
2. Daming is not sure how to make it.
3. Scientists have sent a spaceship to Mars. The journey has taken several months.
4. No one has been to Mars yet, because Mars is very far away, much farther than the moon.
Unit 2 We have not found life on any other planets yet.
Scientists think that there has been life on earth for hundreds of millions of years. However, we have not found life on any other planets yet.
The earth is a planet and it goes around the sun. Seven other planets also go around the sun. None of them has an environment like that of the earth, so scientists do not think they will find life on them. The sun and its planets are called the solar system, and our solar system is a small part of a much larger group of stars and planets, called the Galaxy or the Milky Way. There are billions of stars in the Galaxy, and our sun is only one of them.
Scientists have also discovered many other galaxies in the universe. They are very far away and their light has to travel for many years to reach us. So how large is the universe? It is impossible to imagine.
Scientists have sent spaceships to the plant of Mars to take photos. They even have sent spaceships to travel outside the solar system. However, no spaceship has travelled far enough to reach near other stars in our Galaxy. Scientists have always asked the question: With so many stars in the universe, are we alone, or is there life out there in space? Have there been visitors to the earth from other planets? Why has no one communicated with us? We do not know the answers…yet.
Questions:
1. Have we found life on any other planets?
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2. How many planets are there going around the sun?
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3. Why don’t the scientists think they will find life on the other planets?
______________________________________________________________________________
4. What’s the Milky Way?
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Keys:
1. No, we haven’t.
2. Eight.
3. None of them has an environment like that of the earth, so scientists do not think they will find life on them.
4. The sun and its planets are called the solar system, and our solar system is a small part of a much larger group of stars and planets, called the Galaxy or the Milky Way.
Module 4 Seeing the doctor
Unit 1 I haven’t done much exercise since I got my computer.
Doctor: How can I help you?
Daming: I feel ill. I’ve got a stomachache and my head hurts.
English Idioms and Proverbs
1. No sweet without sweat. 没有耕耘就没有收获
2. One is as old as one’s heart. 心有多老人有多老
3. Time heals all sorrows. 时间治愈一切创伤
4. Many hands make light work. 人多力量大
5. A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step. 千里之行始于足下
6. Where there is smoke, there is fire.无风不起浪
7. As poor as a church mouse.一贫如洗
8. A good medicine tastes bitter.良药苦口【外研版八年级上册电子课本】
9. Clothes make the man.人靠衣装, 佛靠金装
10. Clothes don’t make the man.不能以貌取人
11. Strike while the iron is hot.趁热打铁
12. Look before you leap.三思而后行
13. To teach a fish how to swim.班门弄斧
14. Self-trust is the first secret of success.自信是成功的秘诀
15. Better late than never.迟做总比不做好
16. God helps those who help themselves.自助者天助
17. Love me, love my dog.爱屋及乌
18. Rome was not built in a day.伟业非一日之功
19. Like father , Like son.有其父必有其子
20. Well begun, half done好的开端,成功的一半
21. Every cloud has a silver lining否极泰来
22. Where there is a will, there is a way.有志者事竟成
23. Haste makes waste.欲速则不达
24. All roads lead to Rome.条条道路通罗马
25. Time and tide waits for no man岁月不等人
26. Honesty is the best policy.诚实是上策
27. Early to bed, early to rise makes a man healthy, wealthy and wise.
早睡早起使人健康, 富有, 和聪明
28. An apple a day keeps doctor away一日一个苹果不用看医生
29. No venture, no gain不入虎穴,焉得虎子
30. No pains , no gains不劳无获
31. Action speaks louder than words事实胜于雄辩
32. Living well is the best revenge活得好就是最好的报复
33. A famed person and a fatted pig are alike人怕出名猪怕壮
34. Sow nothing, reap nothing.春不播, 秋不收
35. It is easy to be wise after the event.事后诸葛亮容易当
36. Pride goes before a fall.骄者必败
37. Let bygones be bygones.既往不咎 过去的事
38. A man is known by the company he keeps观其友, 知其人
39. Learning is a bitter root, but it bears sweet fruit.学习根苦果甜
40. Wisdom is to the mind what health is to the body.
智慧对大脑如健康对人体一样重要
41. Reading makes a full man, conference a ready man, and writing an exact man
读书使人渊博,交谈使人机敏,写作使人严谨
42. Knowledge comes from diligence知识来自勤奋
43. Silence gives consent 沉默就是赞成
44. Many a little makes a mickle 积少成多
45. Turn geese into swans 言过其实 Spare the rod, spoil the child. Many a man, many a mind.
46. As you make your bed, so you must lie on it 自作自受
47. Far fowls have fair feathers 得不到的东西最美
48. Better be sure than sorry 稳当总比后悔好
49. No man is indispensable 离开谁地球都照样转
不能强人所难 螃蟹
51. A dog will not howl if you beat him with a bone肉骨头打狗，狗不叫
52. Who keeps company with the wolf will learn to howl 近朱者赤，近墨者黑
53. A friend is known in necessity 患难见友情
54. Poverty tries friends 贫穷考验朋友
55. A friend to all is a friend to none 和人人是朋友，和谁也不是朋友
56. Friendship can’t stand always on one side 友谊是双方的事
57. A friend is easier lost than found 朋友易失不易得
58. Every man has his faults 人都有缺点
59. One tree does not make a forest 独木不成林
60. One flower does not make a spring 一花独放不是春
61. One swallow does not make a summer 孤雁不成夏
62. Where there is unity, there is victory 团结就是力量
63. Two dogs strive for a bone, and a third runs away with it 鹬蚌相争，渔翁得利
64. Love me little, love me long 爱情应细水长流
65. Beauty is in the eyes of the beholder 情人眼里出西施
66. Blood is thicker than water 血浓于水
67. Absence makes the heart grow fonder 越是不见越想念
68. A man is as old as he feels and a woman as old as she looks
69. Petted daughters make silly wives 宠坏的女儿会变成傻婆娘
70. Better a glorious death than a shameful life 宁为玉碎不为瓦全
71. When in Rome do as the Romans do 入乡随俗
72. A penny saved is a penny gained 省一分是一分
73. One false move may lose the whole game 一步走错步步错
74. Procrastination is the thief of time拖延是时间的贼
75. Never put off till tomorrow what may be done today
今天能做的事情不要拖到明天做
76. Seeing is believing 眼见为实
77. Lightly gained, quickly lost得之容易失之快
78. You may take a horse to the water, but you can’t make him drink
79. Art is long, life is short艺术永恒， 生命长久
80. No man is wise at all times没有聪明一世的人
81. Constant dropping wears away a stone水滴石穿
82. Killing two birds with one stone一箭双雕
83. Put the cart before the horse本末倒置
84. All your swans become geese美妙希望成泡影
85. Rob Peter, to pay Paul拆东补西
86. The mountains have brought forth a mouse雷声大，雨点小
87. Make a mountain out of a molehill小题大做
88. After a storm comes a calm雨过天晴/苦尽甘来
89. The childhood shows the man从小看大， 三岁知老
90. By uniting we stand, by dividing we fall合则存，分则亡
91. Knowledge is power知识就是力量
92. he laughs best who laughs last谁笑到最后， 谁笑得最好
93. Men may meet but mountains never人生何处不相逢
94. A little pot is soon hot壶小易沸，量小易怒
95. One is never too old to learn活到老学到老
96. No men is born wise or learned 人非生而知之
97. Books and friends should be few but good 书与友，贵精不贵多
98. Ignorance is the mother or impudence 无知是鲁莽之源
99. A rolling stone gathers no moss 滚石不生苔/见异思迁，终无所获 100. April and May are the key of the year 一年之计在于春 101. Time is the great healer 时间是最好的医治者
102. Punctuality is the politeness of kings 守时是最大的礼貌 103. Opportunities do not wait 机不可失， 时不再来
104. Where there is life, there is hope留得青山在，不怕没柴烧
105. Wake not a sleeping lion./ Let sleeping dogs lie 不要自找麻烦/
不要惹事生
106. Tastes differ/ One man’s meat is another man’s poison 人各有所好
107. Silence gives consent 沉默就是赞同
108. Patience is a virtue 忍耐是美德
109. Opportunity seldom knocks twice 富无双至
110. One good turn deserves another 有来有往/ 善有善报 111. A burnt child dreads the fire 一朝被蛇咬十年怕井绳
112. Bad news travels fast/ Bad news has wings 好事不出门 坏事传千里
113. A bargain is a bargain 一言为定
114. Beggars can’t be choosers 饥不择食
115. Misfortunes never come single 祸不单行
116. Walls have ears 隔墙有耳
117. East or West. Home is best 金窝、银窝不如自家的草窝 118. Spare the rod and spoil the child 省了棍棒， 害了儿女 119. Silence is golden, speech is silver 沉默是金， 言语是银
120. One bird in the hand is worth two in the bush 一鸟在手胜于二鸟在林
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