外研版初中八年級英語下冊課文電子版

1、外研版初中八年級英語下冊課文電子版Module 1 Feelings and impressionsUnit 1 It smells delicious.Tony: Mm Whata 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: Whatsthat on top?Betty: Oh, that sch

2、eese. Do you want to try a piece?Daming: Ugh! No, thanks.I mafraid I don tlike cheese. It doesn tsmell fresh. It smells too strong and it tastesa 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

3、 cooking lots of different things? You look very busy!Betty: Yes, I am! There ssome pizza and some cookies, and now I 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 ssugar? Taste it first. It might be

4、 salt.Daming: No, it sOK. It tastes sweet. It ssugar. Tony: Whatsthis? It tastes sweet too.Betty: That sstrawberry jam, for the cake.Daming: Good, everything tastes so sweet! It smy lucky day!Questions:1. Does Tony spizza taste good?_2. Why doesn tDaming like the cheese?_3. WhatsBetty doing?_4. Who

5、has a sweet tooth?_Keys:1. Yes, it does.2. Because it doesn tsmell 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 ChineseFROM: SallyTO: LinglingSUBJECT: Re : Welcome to ChinaHi Lingling,1.Thanks for your last message, I

6、t was great to hear from you, and Ican twait to meet you.2.I hope you will know me from my photo when I arrive at the airport.I mquite tall, with short fair hair, and Iwear glasses. I wearll jeans and a T-shirt for the journey, but I alsoll carry my warm coat. I vegot your photo- you look very prett

7、y, so I msure we llfind each other!3.Thanks for telling me about your hobbies. You sound just like me! I spend a lot of time playing classical musicwith 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

8、 I mvery proud of him!Hesgood at everything, but I mnot.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

9、 days. I m always sorry when I don tknow how to do things in the right way, so please help me when I mwith you in China! Oh, I mafraid of flying. But I can ttell you how excited I am about going to China!See you next week!Love,SallyQuestions:1. What does Sally look like?_2. What are Sally shobbies?_

10、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. Shesquite 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 f

11、irst when she leaves her mum and dad for a few days.5. Exciting.Module 2 ExperiencesUnit 1I vealso entered lots of speaking competitionsTony: Hi, Lingling. What are you doing?Lingling: I mentering a competition.Tony: What kind of competition?Lingling: A speaking competition.Tony: Great. It ll help y

12、ou 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, Ihaven It. vealways wanted to go on a dream holiday. But Ican tafford it. The plane tickets aretoo expensive.Tony: Well, good luck!I vealso

13、 entered lots of speaking competitions, buthaven twon any prizes. I vestoppedtrying now.Lingling: Look! Here sawriting competition. Around the World in 80 Days. To win it, you need to write a short story about a place you vevisited.Tony: That sounds wonderful, but I never travelled a lot. How can I

14、write about it?Lingling: Dontworry. It doesn tneed to be true! You can make it up.Tony: That sinteresting, I tryll. 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

15、 Lingling enter?_2. Whatsthe first prize of the speaking composition?_3. Why doesn tLingling 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 cantafford it. The plane tickets are too expensive.4. Yes,

16、 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, wor

17、ks 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 h

18、ave 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

19、English in many ways, and they find it hard to spell and pronounce the words. However, they still enjoy learningit. 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 ask

20、ed 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?_2. Why do they live in Cairo?_3. What have they seen and don

21、e in Egypt?_4. What do Mike and Clare find difficult about Arabic?_5. Are they looking forward to going home?_1. Two years2. 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 qu

22、eens.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 spaceUnit 1 Has it arrived yet ?Daming: Hi, Tony. What are you up to?Tony: Hi, Daming.I vejust made a model spaceship for our school project.Damin

23、g: I haven tstarted yet, because I mnot 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 journeyhas taken several months. Daming: Has it arrived yet?Tony: Yes, it has arrived already. That swhy it sonthe news.D

24、aming: So have they discovered life on Mars?Tony: No, they haven tyet.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.

25、Lots of scientists are working hard in order to send astronauts to Mars one day.Daming: That sinteresting! 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 T

26、ony got?_2. How does Daming feel about the school project?_3. What news has Tony heard?_4. Has anyone been to Mars? Why?_Keys:1. They vejust 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

27、 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

28、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 muc

29、h 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

30、 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 alwa

31、ys 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?_2. How man

32、y planets are there going around the sun?_3. Why don tthe scientists think they will find life on the other planets?_4. Whatsthe Milky Way?_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

33、 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 doctorUnit 1 I haven tdone much exercise since I got my computer.Doctor: How can I help you?Daming: I feel ill.I vegot a

34、stomachache and my head hurts.Doctor: How long have you been like this?Daming: Since Friday. I vebeen ill for about three days!Doctor: I see. Have you caught a cold?Daming: I don tthink so.Doctor: Let me take yourtemperature Mm,there snofever. What kind of food do you eat?Daming: Usually fast food.D

35、octor: Do you have breakfast?Daming: No, not usually.Doctor: That sthe problem! Fast food and no breakfast. That swhy you vegot a stomachache.Daming: What about the headache?Doctor: Do you do any exercise?Daming: Not really. Ihaven tdone much exercise since I got my computer last year.Dcotor: You sp

36、end too much time in front of the computer. It can be very harmful to your health.Daming: OK, so what should I do?Doctor: Well, don tworry. It snot serious. First, stop eating fast food and have breakfast every day. Second, get some exercise, such as running. And I givell you some medicine. Take it

37、three times a day.Daming: Thank you, doctor.Questions：1. What has Daming got?_2. Does Daming have breakfast?_3. Why has Daming got a stomachache?_4. Does Daming do any exercise? Why?_1. Hesgot a stomachache and his head hurts.2. No, he doesn t3. Fast food and no breakfast.4. No, he spends too much t

38、ime in front of the computer.Unit 2 We have played football for a year now.Healthy living1. 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

39、 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. -Anna2. Our teacher decided to start a girl s football team and I thought, “What a great idea!”I was the first member of the team. We have played football for a year no

40、w 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 Wei3. For the last few years, I went to work by underground. When I got to work, I always felt very sleepy and I wasnot happy. I bought a bike in Janu

41、ary. Science then, it has become part of my life. Now I ride to wok every day. It is my daily exercise. I arrive at work with a smile on my face. - Thomas4. I was weak after a long illness, so I wanted to exercise more. Then a friend suggested, “Why don twe go for a run before school? ”So we started

42、 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?-RichardQuestions:1. What does Annasdoctor say when she doesn tfeel well?_2. How does Anna get exercise?_3. How lon

43、g has Wang Wei played football?_4. How does Thomas go to work now?_5. Does Richard enjoy running?_Keys:1. She needs more exercise.2. By taking a dog for a walk every day.3. One year.4. By bike.5. No, he doesn t.Module 5 CartoonsUnit 1It stime to watch a cartoon.Tony: Daming, we vefinished our homewo

44、rk. It stime to watch a cartoon.Daming: Good idea, Tony. Let swatch Superman!Tony: We watched Superman yesterday. Why don twe watch Spiderman? It smore modern.Daming: I think Superman is better. Hesstronger than Spiderman. He can fly through the sky and fight bad people.Tony: Spiderman can tfly, but

45、 he climbs up buildings with his hands and feet. That scool. I want to be someone like him.Daming: Well, Superman is brave. He keeps fighting bad people.That sareal hero!Tony: I don tthink we agree.Daming: All right.Let swatch Tom and Jerry then.Tony: Yeah! I like humorous cartoons. Tom and Jerry ar

46、e very funny. Ican thelp laughing when I watch them.Daming: Yes, Jerry is too smart for Tom.Tony: The cut 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 slesson there!Unit 2 Tintin has been popular for

47、 over eighty yearsCartoon heroesNemo is a cute orange-and-white fish and Shrek is an ugly green animal. 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, handbags, and computer screens.There are also some older cartoon favourites, for example, the Monkey King. He is t