外研版八年级英语下册课文Word格式文档下载.docx

1、 Oh, thats cheese. Do you want to try a piece? Ugh! No, thanks. Im afraid I dont like cheese. It doesnt smell fresh. It smells too strong and it tastes a bit sour. Well, my chocolate cookies are done now. Have a try! They taste really sweet and they feel soft in the middle. Are you cooking lots of d

2、ifferent things? You look very busy! Yes, I am! Theres some pizza and some cookies, and now Im making an apple pie. Apple pie sounds nice. I have a sweet tooth, you know. Shall I get the sugar? Yes, please. Oh, are you sure thats sugar? Taste it first. It might be salt. No, its OK. It tastes sweet.

3、Its sugar. Whats this? It tastes sweet too. Thats strawberry jam, for the cake. Good, everything tastes so sweet! Its my lucky day!Questions:1. Does Tonys pizza taste good?_ 2. Why doesnt Daming like the cheese?3. Whats Betty doing?4. Who has a sweet tooth?Keys:1. Yes, it does. 2. Because it doesnt

4、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 cant wait to meet

5、 you. 2. I hope you will know me from my photo when I arrive at the airport. Im quite tall, with short fair hair, and I wear glasses. Ill wear jeans and a T-shirt for the journey, but Ill also carry my warm coat. Ive got your photo - you look very pretty, so Im sure well find each other!3. Thanks fo

6、r 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 Im very proud of him! Hes good at everythin

7、g, but Im 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 Im quite shy when Im with strangers. I feel nervous when I speak C

8、hinese, but Ill be fine in a few days. Im always sorry when I dont know how to do things in the right way, so please help me when Im with you in China! Oh, Im afraid of flying. But I cant tell you how excited I am about going to China!See you next week!Love, Sally 1. What does Sally look like?2. Wha

9、t are Sallys hobbies?3. Does Sally usually get bad marks?4. How does Sally feel about coming to China?5. How does Sally feel when she is going to China?1. Shes quite tall, with short fair hair, and she wears glasses. 2. Playing classical music, dance music and tennis. 3. No, she doesnt. 4. She often

10、 feels a bit sad at first when she leaves her mum and dad for a few days. 5. Exciting.Module 2 Experiences Unit 1 Ive also entered lots of speaking competitions Hi, Lingling. What are you doing?Lingling: Im entering a competition. What kind of competition? A speaking competition. Great. Itll help yo

11、u improve your speaking. And maybe you will win a prize. The first prize is “My dream holiday”. Have you ever won any prizes before? No, I havent. Ive always wanted to go on a dream holiday. But I cant afford it. The plane tickets are too expensive. Well, good luck! Ive also entered lots of speaking

12、 competitions, but havent won any prizes. Ive stopped trying now. Look! Heres a writing competition. Around the World in 80 Days. To win it, you need to write a short story about a place youve visited. That sounds wonderful, but Ive never travelled a lot. How can I write about it? Dont worry. It doe

13、snt need to be true! You can make it up. Thats interesting, Ill try. I hope I will win, then I will invite you to come with me. Sorry! The first prize is only the book called Around the World in 80 Day!1. What kind of competition does Lingling enter?2. Whats the first prize of the speaking compositi

14、on?3. Why doesnt Lingling go on a dream holiday?4. Has Tony entered lots of speaking competitions?1. A speaking competition. 2. The first prize is “My dream holiday”. 3. She cant afford it. The plane tickets are too expensive. 4. Yes, he has.Unit 2 They have seen the Pyramids. Mike Robinson is a fif

15、teenyear-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 countr

16、ies, 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

17、 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 pronou

18、nce 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. “Its really fun,” said Clare. The Robinsons are moving again. The company has asked Peter to work back in the US. Mike and Clare are happy abou

19、t this. They have friends all over the world, but they also miss their friends in the US. They are counting down the days. 1. How long have the Robinsons been in Egypt?2. Why do they live in Cairo?3. What have they seen and done in Egypt?4. What do Mike and Clare find difficult about Arabic?5. Are t

20、hey looking forward to going home?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 fi

21、nd it hard to spell and pronounce the words. 5. Yes, they are. Module 3 Journey to space Unit 1 Has it arrived yet ? Hi, Tony. What are you up to? Hi, Daming. Ive just made a model spaceship for our school project. I havent started yet, because Im not sure how to make it. Can you help me? Sure, no p

22、roblem. Have you heard the lasted news? Scientists have sent a spaceship to Mars. The journey has taken several months. Has it arrived yet? Yes, it has arrived already. Thats why its on the news. So have they discovered life on Mars? No, they havent yet. Are there any astronauts in the spaceship? No

23、, there arent. Why? Astronauts have already been to the moon. 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. Thats interesting! How can I get information on space travel? You can go online to search for the information. I will. Thank you, Tony!1. What school project have Daming and Tony got?2. How does Daming feel about the school project?3. What news has Tony heard?4. Has anyone been to Mars?1. Theyve j