外研版八年级下册英语课文电子版(2).doc

Module 1
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.
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.
Thanks for your last message. It was great to hear from you, and I can’t wait to meet you.
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!
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

Module 2
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: 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.
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.

Module 3
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: 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.
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.

Module 4
Unit 1 I haven’t done much exercise since I got my computer.
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.
Healthy living
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
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
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
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
Module 5
Unit 1 It’s time to watch a cartoon.
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.
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.
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.

Module 6
Unit 1 Do you collect anything?
Lingling: Hi, everyone! Come in and find somewhere to sit down. Sorry, it’s a bit of a mess. I’ll put the fans on the shelf.
Betty: Let me have a look. You’ve got so many fans.
Lingling: Yes, about sixty.
Betty: Where did you get them?
Lingling: Most of them are presents. People often give me fans as presents because they know I like them. Do you collect anything?
Betty: Yes, I collect coins and notes, you know, like British pounds and US dollars and cents.
Lingling: Coins? They must be really valuable. Can I see them?
Betty: Sure! I’ll show you my stamps too. I’ve collected stamps from all over the world, I’ve got six or seven books of stamps.
Tony: My hobby doesn’t cost as much as yours —I collect tickets, bus tickets and train tickets!
Betty: You can’t do anything with old tickets!
Tony: I know, but when I look at them, I remember some wonderful places.
Lingling: Right! Their value isn’t very important. People usually collect things just to remember something important in their lives.

Unit 2 Hobbies can make you grow as a person.
David’s hobbies
Many students have hobbies, such as reading, painting, growing vegetables and looking after animals. Some hobbies are relaxing and others are active. Hobbies can make you grow as a person, develop your interests and help you learn new skills.
David Smith is a student, and one of his hobbies is writing. During the summer of 2010, he spent four weeks at a summer camp. As well as the usual activities such as sailing and climbing, there was writing class. “The teacher was writer, and she asked us to talk about our lives and tell interesting stories. Then she encouraged us to write about experiences at the camp.”
Back at school, David wrote a story about the life of a sixteen-year-old boy, and it came out as a book in 2012. Many young people love his book, and as result, David has become a successful young writer.
David has been very lucky because his hobby has brought him pleasure and success. But writing is not his only hobby. He is also interested in many other things. “I like playing volleyball too,” says David. “I spend some of my free time playing volleyball for my school team. Maybe I’ll write about my volleyball team in my future books.”

Module 7
Unit 1 Please write to me and send me