外研版八年级上册英语课文全册.docx

1、外研版八年级上册英语课文全册Module1HowtolearnEnglishUnit1LetstrytospeakEnglishasmuchaspossible.MsJames:Welcomeback,everyone!Today,weregoingtotalkaboutgoodwaystolearnEnglish.Ready?Whohassomeadvice?Lingling:WeshouldalwaysspeakEnglishinclass.MsJames:Good!LetstrytospeakEnglishasmuchaspossible.Daming:Whynotwritedownth

2、emistakesinournotebooks?MsJames:Thatsagoodidea.Anddontforgettowritedownthecorrectanswersnexttothemistakes.Whatelse?Lingling:Itsagoodideatospellandpronouncenewwordsaloudeveryday.MsJames:Thanksalot,Lingling.Howaboutlisteningtotheradio?Lingling:Yes,thatsgoodforourpronunciationtoo.Buttherearesomanynewwo

3、rd.MsJames:Youdontneedtounderstandeveryword.Youjustneedtolistenforkeywordsandmainideas.Daming:Thatsthesameforreading.Englishstoriesaresointeresting.Igettoknowalotabouttheworldthroughreading.Lingling:Ithinkwritingisalsoimportant.WhydontwetrytofindsomeEnglishpenfriends?Wecanwritetothem.MsJames:Excelle

4、nt!Iagreewithyou.Unit2Youshouldsmileather!SendyourquestionstoDiana,theLanguageDoctor.ManystudentsaskforadviceabouthowtoimprovetheirEnglish.Herearethreebasicquestions.ThefirstquestionisaboutunderstandingEnglishfilmsandsongs.LiHaofromHubeiwrote,“IlikewatchingEnglishfilmsandlisteningtoEnglishsongs,butI

5、canonlyunderstandalittle.WhatcanIdo?”WatchingfilmsandlisteningtosongsaregreatwaytolearnEnglish!Watchandlistenseveraltimes,andguessthemeaningofthenewwords.Eachtimeyouwilllearnsomethingnew.Ialsoadviseyoutotalkaboutthefilmsorsongswithyourfriends.Thesecondquestionisaboutspeaking.WangFanfromJilinwrote,“O

6、urschoolhasateacherfromtheUS.IamshyandIamafraidtospeaktoher.WhatshouldIdo?”Youcansay,“Hello!Howareyou?”“DoyoulikeChina?”Thesearegoodwaystostartaconversation.Andbeforeyoubegin,youshouldsmileather!Rememberthis:Donotbeshy.Justtry.Thethirdquestionisaboutvocabulary.ZhangLeifromAnhuiwrote,“Iwritedownnewwo

7、rds,butIforgetthemquickly.HowcanIrememberthem?”Donotworry.Itisnaturaltoforgetnewwords!Isuggestyouwritefourorfivewordsadayonpiecesofpaperandplacetheminyourroom.Readthewordswhenyouseethem,andtrytousethem.Module2MyhometownandmycountryUnit1Itstallerthanmanyotherbuildings.Tony:Hey,Daming!Howwasyourweeken

8、d?Daming:Prettygood!IwenttoShenzhen.Tony:WheresShenzhen?Daming:Well,itsonthecoastnearHongKong.Itwasasmallvillageaboutthirtyyearsago,buttodayitsaverybigcity. Tony:SoitsanewercitythanHongKong?Daming:Yes,itsanewercity.Infact,itonlybecameimportantinthe1980s.Itsgettingbiggerandbusier.Somedayitwillbecomea

9、sbusyasHongKong,Imsure.Tony:WhatsthepopulationofShenzhen?Daming:Itsovertenmillion,Ithink.ThatslargerthanthepopulationofmanyothercitiesinChina.Itsstreetsaremuchwiderandcleanertoo.Ithinkitsabeautifulcity.Tony:Idliketogotothereoneday.Daming:RemembertovisittheDiwangTower.Itstallerthanmanyotherbuildingsi

10、nShenzhen.Unit2CambridgeisabeautifulcityintheeastofEngland.Cambridge,LondonandEnglandByTonySmithIcomefromCambridge,abeautifulcityintheeastofEngland.ItisontheRiverCamandhasapopulationofabout120,000.Myhomeisespeciallyfamousforitsuniversity.Manyfamouspeoplestudiedhere,suchasIsaacNewtonandCharlesDarwin.

11、Therearelotsofoldbuildingsandchurchestovisit.Studentsandtouristsenjoytripsalongtheriverbyboat.Cambridgeis80kilometresfromLondon.LondonisinthesouthofEnglandanditisontheRiverThames.Ithasapopulationofaboutsevenandahalfmillion,soitisbiggerandbusierthanCambridge.Itisabout2,000yearsold,anditisfamousforBig

12、Ben,BuckinghamPalaceandTowerBridge.Englanditselfisapartofanisland,andyouarealwaysnearthesea.Thesmallvillagesandbeachesonthecoastarepopularforholidays.Touristsliketheareasoflowandbeautifullakesinthenorth,andthehillsandprettyvillagesinthesouth.EverywhereinEnglandyouwillnoticehowgreenthecountrysideis.I

13、tisneververyhotinsummerorverycoldinwinter.SocomeandseeEnglandanytimeoftheyear,butbringanumbrellawithyou.Youwillneeditmostdays.Module3SportsUnit1Nothingismoreexcitingthanplayingtennis.Daming:Hey,Tony.ComeandwatchthefootballmatchonTV.Tony:OK.Whatsthescore?Daming:Spainscoredaminuteago.Tony:Wow!Thatsfas

14、t!Daming:Thatsright.LastweekthematchonTVwassoboringbecausenoonescoredatall.Sothisweeksmatchisalreadymoreexciting.Betty:Whatsthematterwithyou,Tony?Youlooktired.Tony:Imreallytiredafterlastnightstennismatch.AndIhurtmyknee.Daming:Thatstoobad!Sitdownandwatchthematch.Itssaferthanplayingtennis.Betty:Yes,wa

15、tchingisnotsureaboutthat.Nothingismorerelaxingtoo!Tony:Well,Imnotsureaboutthat.Nothingismoreenjoyablethanplayingtennis.Betty:ButyouenjoyedwatchingtheOlympicsonTV,right?Tony:Yes,butthatsbecauseitwascheaperthanbuyingticketsforallthegames.Daming:Andstayingathomewaseasierthangoingtothestadium.Oh,lookatt

16、hat!Tony:Oh,hemissed!Oh,badluck!Daming:Nevermind.Theresstillplentyoftimeforthemtoscore.Unit2Thisyearwepracticemorecarefully.TraininghardByLiDamingItisSaturdaytomorrow,butIamgoingtoschool.Iamnotgoingforlessons,buttoplayfootball.Iaminourschoolteamandwearegoingtoplayagainstanotherschoolnextweek.Theprac

17、ticestartsat10am.Weallarriveasearlyaswecansothatwehavetimetowarmup.Wearetrainingharderthanusualbecausetheotherteambeatuslastyear.Thisyearwewanttodobetter.Itismoredifficulttopractiseinwinterbecausethedaysareshortandtheweatheriscoldtoo.Itgetsdarkearlier,soitisimportantnottobelateforafter-schoolpractic

18、e.Ourcoachispleasedbecauseweareplayingbetterasateamnow.Lastyearweweresometimescarelesswhenwepassedtheballandwelosttotheotherteaminthefinalmatch.Whatapity!Thisyearwepractisemorecarefully.Thatmeanswehaveabetterchanceofwinning.Thefanclubhasfewerpeoplethisyear.Wehopetoplaywellsothatwehavemorefanstowatch

19、thematches.Itisgoodtohaveourfansaround.Theycheerusonloudlyandwefeelmoreconfidenttowinthegame.Module4Planes,ships,andtrainsUnit1HelivesthefarthestfromschoolBetty:Iwaslateforschooltoday.Mum:Why?Whathappened?Betty:Itookthebus.Therewasaroadaccident,andthetrafficwasveryheavy.Butnobodywaslate,exceptme.May

20、beIshouldgotoschoolbytaxi.Mum:Itsthemostcomfortableway,butitsalsothemostexpensive.Betty:Thenwhataboutgoingbybike?Mum:Thatsagoodchoice,butitsabitdangerous.Theressomuchtraffic.Betty:Butmostofmyclassmatesridebikes,anditsquitesafe.Dontworry.Illbecarefull.Mum:HowdoesTonygotoschool?Betty:Helivesthefarthes

21、tfromschool,sohetakestheunderground.Mum:AndwhataboutLingling?Betty:Herhomeistheclosesttoschool,soshewalks.Mum:HowaboutDaming?Betty:Hegoesbybustoo,thesameasme.Butitssocrowded!Andthetrafficisheavy.Mum:Allright.Youcanrideyourbiketoschool,butremembertobecarefulallthetime.Unit2Whatisthebestwaytotravel?Qu

22、estion:WhatisthebestwaytotravelfromLondontoAmsterdam.IamplanningtotravelfromLondontoAmsterdam.Howlongdoesthejourneytakeandwhatisthebestwaytotravel?Couldyoupleasetellmeaboutthetrainsorshipstogetthere?Themoreinformation,thebetter.Thanks!Bestanswer:Therearefourwaystotravel. Ajourneybytrainismorerelaxin

23、gthanbycoach,butalotmoreexpensive.Whenyougobytrain,buyyourticketalongtimebeforeyoutravel.Itisusuallycheaper. YoucangobycarandbyshipacrosstheNorthSea.Thisisthemostcomfortablewaytotravelbutalsothemostexpensive.Bookyourticketbeforeyoubookyourhotel.RememberthatparkinginAmsterdamisveryexpensive,sostayout

24、sidethecitycentreandtravelinbybusorbytrain. Thethirdchoiceisbycoach.Thisisusuallythecheapest,butinsummerthecoachessometimesgetcrowded!Andittakesyouabouttwelvehourstogetthere.However,itwillnotcostasmuchasgoingbytrain. Finally,youcanfly.Itisthefastestandthesecondcheapest,butyoumayhavetowaitforhoursatt

25、heairportbecauseofbadweather.Well,Ihopethishelps!Haveagreattrip.Module5LaoSheTeahouseUnit1IwantedtoseetheBeijingOpera.ListenandreadBetty:LinglingandIwenttoLaoSheTeahouselastnight.Tony:Howwasit?Betty:Itwasgreat!Youknow,IwantedtoseeBeijingOpera,soLinglingofferedtotakemethere.Wedrankteaandwatchedanoper

26、a.Tony:Didyouunderstandtheopera?Betty:No,itwasdifficulttounderstandthewords.Buttheactorsandactresswereexcellent.Tony:Howlongdidyoustay?Betty:Weonlyplannedtowatchforanhour,butintheend,westayedforthreehours.Tony:Didyouenjoyedit?Betty:Well,itwasinteresting-thatsthemainthing.Ihopetounderstandmorenexttime.Tony:DoyouoftengotoseeBeijingOpera,Lingling?Lingli