外研版八年级上册英语课本学习知识(全册).doc

-! Module1HowtolearnEnglish Unit1Let’strytospeakEnglishasmuchaspossible. MsJames:Welcomeback,everyone!Today,we’regoingtotalkaboutgoodwaystolearnEnglish.Ready?Whohassomeadvice? Lingling:WeshouldalwaysspeakEnglishinclass. MsJames:Good!Let’strytospeakEnglishasmuchaspossible. Daming:Whynotwritedownthemistakesinournotebooks? MsJames:That’sagoodidea.Anddon’tforgettowritedownthecorrectanswersnexttothemistakes.Whatelse? Lingling:It’sagoodideatospellandpronouncenewwordsaloudeveryday. MsJames:Thanksalot,Lingling.Howaboutlisteningtotheradio? Lingling:Yes,that’sgoodforourpronunciationtoo.Buttherearesomanynewword.MsJames:Youdon’tneedtounderstandeveryword.Youjustneedtolistenforkeywordsandmainideas. Daming:That’sthesameforreading.Englishstoriesaresointeresting.Igettoknowalotabouttheworldthroughreading. Lingling:Ithinkwritingisalsoimportant.Whydon’twetrytofindsomeEnglishpenfriends?Wecanwritetothem.MsJames:Excellent!Iagreewithyou. Unit2Youshouldsmileather! SendyourquestionstoDiana,theLanguageDoctor. ManystudentsaskforadviceabouthowtoimprovetheirEnglish.Herearethreebasicquestions. ThefirstquestionisaboutunderstandingEnglishfilmsandsongs.LiHaofromHubeiwrote,“IlikewatchingEnglishfilmsandlisteningtoEnglishsongs,butIcanonlyunderstandalittle.WhatcanIdo?” WatchingfilmsandlisteningtosongsaregreatwaytolearnEnglish!Watchandlistenseveraltimes,andguessthemeaningofthenewwords.Eachtimeyouwilllearnsomethingnew.Ialsoadviseyoutotalkaboutthefilmsorsongswithyourfriends. Thesecondquestionisaboutspeaking.WangFanfromJilinwrote,“OurschoolhasateacherfromtheUS.IamshyandIamafraidtospeaktoher.WhatshouldIdo?” Youcansay,“Hello!Howareyou?”“DoyoulikeChina?”Thesearegoodwaystostartaconversation.Andbeforeyoubegin,youshouldsmileather!Rememberthis:Donotbeshy.Justtry. Thethirdquestionisaboutvocabulary.ZhangLeifromAnhuiwrote,“Iwritedownnewwords,butIforgetthemquickly.HowcanIrememberthem?” Donotworry.Itisnaturaltoforgetnewwords!Isuggestyouwritefourorfivewordsadayonpiecesofpaperandplacetheminyourroom.Readthewordswhenyouseethem,andtrytousethem. Module2Myhometownandmycountry Unit1It’stallerthanmanyotherbuildings. Tony:Hey,Daming!Howwasyourweekend? Daming:Prettygood!IwenttoShenzhen. Tony:Where’sShenzhen? Daming:Well,it’sonthecoastnearHongKong.Itwasasmallvillageaboutthirtyyearsago,buttodayit’saverybigcity. Tony:Soit’sanewercitythanHongKong? Daming:Yes,it’sanewercity.Infact,itonlybecameimportantinthe1980s.It’sgettingbiggerandbusier.SomedayitwillbecomeasbusyasHongKong,I’msure. Tony:What’sthepopulationofShenzhen? Daming:It’sovertenmillion,Ithink.That’slargerthanthepopulationofmanyothercitiesinChina.Itsstreetsaremuchwiderandcleanertoo.Ithinkit’sabeautifulcity. Tony:I’dliketogotothereoneday. Daming:RemembertovisittheDiwangTower.It’stallerthanmanyotherbuildingsinShenzhen. Unit2CambridgeisabeautifulcityintheeastofEngland. Cambridge,LondonandEngland ByTonySmith IcomefromCambridge,abeautifulcityintheeastofEngland.ItisontheRiverCamandhasapopulationofabout120,000.Myhomeisespeciallyfamousforitsuniversity.Manyfamouspeoplestudiedhere,suchasIsaacNewtonandCharlesDarwin.Therearelotsofoldbuildingsandchurchestovisit.Studentsandtouristsenjoytripsalongtheriverbyboat. Cambridgeis80kilometresfromLondon.LondonisinthesouthofEnglandanditisontheRiverThames.Ithasapopulationofaboutsevenandahalfmillion,soitisbiggerandbusierthanCambridge.Itisabout2,000yearsold,anditisfamousforBigBen,BuckinghamPalaceandTowerBridge. Englanditselfisapartofanisland,andyouarealwaysnearthesea.Thesmallvillagesandbeachesonthecoastarepopularforholidays.Touristsliketheareasoflowandbeautifullakesinthenorth,andthehillsandprettyvillagesinthesouth.EverywhereinEnglandyouwillnoticehowgreenthecountrysideis. Itisneververyhotinsummerorverycoldinwinter.SocomeandseeEnglandanytimeoftheyear,butbringanumbrellawithyou.Youwillneeditmostdays. Module3Sports Unit1Nothingismoreexcitingthanplayingtennis. Daming:Hey,Tony.ComeandwatchthefootballmatchonTV. Tony:OK.What’sthescore? Daming:Spainscoredaminuteago. Tony:Wow!That’sfast! Daming:That’sright.LastweekthematchonTVwassoboringbecausenoonescoredatall.Sothisweek’smatchisalreadymoreexciting. Betty:What’sthematterwithyou,Tony?Youlooktired. Tony:I’mreallytiredafterlastnight’stennismatch.AndIhurtmyknee. Daming:That’stoobad!Sitdownandwatchthematch.It’ssaferthanplayingtennis. Betty:Yes,watchingisnotsureaboutthat.Nothingismorerelaxingtoo! Tony:Well,I’mnotsureaboutthat.Nothingismoreenjoyablethanplayingtennis. Betty:ButyouenjoyedwatchingtheOlympicsonTV,right? Tony:Yes,butthat’sbecauseitwascheaperthanbuyingticketsforallthegames. Daming:Andstayingathomewaseasierthangoingtothestadium.Oh,lookatthat! Tony:Oh,hemissed!Oh,badluck! Daming:Nevermind.There’sstillplentyoftimeforthemtoscore. Unit2Thisyearwepracticemorecarefully. Traininghard ByLiDaming ItisSaturdaytomorrow,butIamgoingtoschool.Iamnotgoingforlessons,buttoplayfootball.Iaminourschoolteamandwearegoingtoplayagainstanotherschoolnextweek.Thepracticestartsat10am.Weallarriveasearlyaswecansothatwehavetimetowarmup.Wearetrainingharderthanusualbecausetheotherteambeatuslastyear.Thisyearwewanttodobetter. Itismoredifficulttopractiseinwinterbecausethedaysareshortandtheweatheriscoldtoo.Itgetsdarkearlier,soitisimportantnottobelateforafter-schoolpractice. Ourcoachispleasedbecauseweareplayingbetterasateamnow.Lastyearweweresometimescarelesswhenwepassedtheballandwelosttotheotherteaminthefinalmatch.Whatapity!Thisyearwepractisemorecarefully.Thatmeanswehaveabetterchanceofwinning. Thefanclubhasfewerpeoplethisyear.Wehopetoplaywellsothatwehavemorefanstowatchthematches.Itisgoodtohaveourfansaround.Theycheerusonloudlyandwefeelmoreconfidenttowinthegame. Module4Planes,ships,andtrains Unit1Helivesthefarthestfromschool Betty:Iwaslateforschooltoday. Mum:Why?Whathappened? Betty:Itookthebus.Therewasaroadaccident,andthetrafficwasveryheavy.Butnobodywaslate,exceptme.MaybeIshouldgotoschoolbytaxi. Mum:It’sthemostcomfortableway,butit’salsothemostexpensive. Betty:Thenwhataboutgoingbybike? Mum:That’sagoodchoice,butit’sabitdangerous.There’ssomuchtraffic. Betty:Butmostofmyclassmatesridebikes,andit’squitesafe.Don’tworry.I’llbecarefull. Mum:HowdoesTonygotoschool? Betty:Helivesthefarthestfromschool,sohetakestheunderground. Mum:AndwhataboutLingling? Betty:Herhomeistheclosesttoschool,soshewalks. Mum:HowaboutDaming? Betty:Hegoesbybustoo,thesameasme.Butit’ssocrowded!Andthetrafficisheavy. Mum:Allright.Youcanrideyourbiketoschool,butremembertobecarefulallthetime. Unit2Whatisthebestwaytotravel? Question:WhatisthebestwaytotravelfromLondontoAmsterdam. IamplanningtotravelfromLondontoAmsterdam.Howlongdoesthejourneytakeandwhatisthebestwaytotravel?Couldyoupleasetellmeaboutthetrainsorshipstogetthere?Themoreinformation,thebetter.Thanks! Bestanswer:Therearefourwaystotravel. Ajourneybytrainismorerelaxingthanbycoach,butalotmoreexpensive.Whenyougobytrain,buyyourticketalongtimebeforeyoutravel.Itisusuallycheaper. YoucangobycarandbyshipacrosstheNorthSea.Thisisthemostcomfortablewaytotravelbutalsothemostexpensive.Bookyourticketbeforeyoubookyourhotel.RememberthatparkinginAmsterdamisveryexpensive,sostayoutsidethecitycentreandtravelinbybusorbytrain. Thethirdchoiceisbycoach.Thisisusuallythecheapest,butinsummerthecoachessometimesgetcrowded!Andittakesyouabouttwelvehourstogetthere.However,itwillnotcostasmuchasgoingbytrain. Finally,youcanfly.Itisthefastestandthesecondcheapest,butyoumayhavetowaitforhoursattheairportbecauseofbadweather. Well,Ihopethishelps!Haveagreattrip. Module5LaoSheTeahouse Unit1IwantedtoseetheBeijingOpera. Listenandread Betty:LinglingandIwenttoLaoSheTeahouselastnight. Tony:Howwasit? Betty:Itwasgreat!Youknow,IwantedtoseeBeijingOpera,soLinglingofferedtotakemethere.Wedrankteaandwatchedanopera. Tony:Didyouunderstandtheopera? Betty:No,itwasdifficulttounderstandthewords.Buttheactorsandactresswereexcellent. Tony:Howlongdidyoustay? Betty:Weonlyplannedtowatchforanhour,butintheend,westayedforthreehours. Tony:Didyouenjoyedit? Betty:Well,itwasinteresting---that’sthemainthing.Ihopetounderstandmorenexttime. Tony:DoyouoftengotoseeBeijingOpera,Lingling? Lingling:No,Idon’t.IwantedtotakeBettytotheteahousebecauseit’sfamous. Tony:WhoisLaoShe?Betty:Noidea.AskLingling. Lingling:LaoSheisagreatwriter.He’sespeciallyfamousforhisplayTeahouse. Unit2ItdescribesthechangesinChinesesociety. 2Readthepassageandmatchtheheadingwiththeparagraphs. a)LaoSheTeahouse b)TheStoryofTeahouse c)LaoShe 1 TeahouseisoneofLaoShe’smostfamousplays.Hewroteitin1957.TheplayhasthreeactsandshowsthelivesofcommonpeopleinChinafromtheendofthenineteenthcenturytothemiddleoftwentiethcentury.IttellsusthestoryofWangLifaandthecustomersofhisteahouseinBeijing.ItdescribesthechangesinChinesesocietyoverfiftyyearsaroundthebeginningofthetwentiethcentury. 2 LaoShewasborninBeijingin1899.Hismothersenthimtoateacher’sschoolin1913.Afterfinishingschoolin1918,hebecameaheadteacherofaprimaryschool.In1924LaoShelefthomeandwenttoEngland.HetaughtChineseatacollegeinLondonandreturnedtoChinafiveyearslater.Hewrotemanyplays,novelsandshortstoriesaboutpeople’slives,andwasnamed“thePeople’sArtist”.LaoSheisoneofthegreatestChinesewritersofthetwentiethcentury. 3 AtLaoSheTeahousetoday,customerscandrinkteaandeatdeliciousBeijingfood.IfyouliketheBeijingOpera,traditionalmusicormagicshows,youcanenjoythemattheteahouse.LaoSheTeahousegivesawarmwelcometoeveryonefromallovertheworld. Module6Animalsindanger Unit1Itallowspeopletogetclosertothem. Listenandread (LinglingandBettyareleavingthezoo) Lingling:Didyoulikethezoo? Betty:Yes!Isawthepandasatlast!ButIammoreinterestedtoseethepandasintheWolongPandaReserve,becauseitallowspeopletogetclosertothem. Lingling:It’ssadtothinkofthepandasandotheranimalsindanger. Betty:Weneedtoprotectthembetter. Lingling:Yes,Manywildanimalsdon’thaveasafeplacetolive,becausevillagesandfarmsaregrowingbiggerandaretakingawaytheirlandandforests. Betty:Also,oftenthereisn’tenoughcleanwater,becausewe’vemadeitdirty.Ithinkweallneedtohelpanimalsliveinpeace.Look,there’sanotice. Lingling:Itsays,“Help!Wewanttosaveanimalsindanger,andweneedyourhelp.” Betty:Butwhatcanwedo? Lingling:Itsays,“Yourmoneypaystolookaftertheanimals.”Thatmeanswecangivemoneytohelpprotecttheanimals. Betty:Maybewecanraisesomemoneyatschool.Let’sfindoutwhatelsewecandotosaveasmanyanimalsaspossible. Unit2TheWWFisworkinghardtosavethemall. 2Readthepassageandmatchtheheadingwiththeparagraphs. a) Natureparksforpandas b)WWFAndanimalsindanger c)Thepanda’shome d)Ananimalindanger 1 Pandasareindanger.Thereareonlyabout1,600pandaslivinginthewildtoday.Zoosandresearchcentresarelookingafterabout340pandas.Pandasdonothavemanybabies,andbabypandasoftendie.Thesituationisgettingverydifficult.Scientistaredoingalotofresearchtohelppandasproducemorebabiesandhelpbabypandaslive. 2 PandasliveintheforestsandmountainsofSouthwestChina.Eachpandaneedstoeatalotofbambooeveryday.Thebambooforestsaregettingsmaller,sopandasarelosingtheirhome.Andtherearenotmanypandasleft. 3 Inordertoprotectpandasinthewild,thegovernmentissettingupnatureparksanddevelopingotherplans.Thenatureparkswillbebigandtherewillbemorebambootofeedthepandas.Pandasborninzoosmaygobacktoliveinthenatureparks. 4 TheWorldWildFundforNature(WWF)wantstoprotectallanimals.Anditchosethepandatobeitssymbol.Wedonotwanttolosetigers,elephants,oranyotheranimals,sotheWWFisworkinghardtosavethemall. Module7Afamousstory Unit1Alicewassittingwithhersisterbytheriver. Tony:Hi,Lingling! Lingling:Ssh!I’mreading. Tony:Sorry!What’sthebookabout? Lingling:It’saboutagirlcalledAlice.Oneday,Alicewassittingwithhersisterbytheriverandshesawawhiterabbitwithawatch.Itranpast. Tony:Whywasitrunning?Lingling:Becauseitwaslate.Tony:Andwherewasitgoing? Lingling:ToseetheQueenofHearts.Alicefolloweditandfelldownaholeintheground. Tony:Yes!ThenshesawtheCheshireCat.Itwassittinginatreeandsmilingateveryone. Lingling:ThenAlicearrivedattheMarchHare’shouse.HewassittingwiththeMadHatterandamouse.Theywerehavingateapartyinthegarden. Tony:AndthenAlicemettheQueenofHearts.Shewasplayingastrangegame! Lingling:Doyoualreadyknowthebook? Tony:Yes,It’sAlice’sAdventures