(完整)外研版八年級下冊英語課文電子版

1、 module 1unit 1 it smells delicioustony: mmwhat 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: whats that on top?betty: oh, thats cheese. do you want to try a piece?darning

2、: ugh! no, thanks. im afraid i dont like cheese. it doesnt smell fresh. it smells toostrong 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? yo

3、u look very busy!betty: yes, i am! theres some pizza and some cookies, and now im making an apple pieand 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 thats sugar? taste it first. it might be salt!darning: no, its ok

4、. it tastes sweet. its sugar.tony: whats this? it tastes sweet too.betty: thats strawberry j am, for the cake.darning: good, everything tastes so sweet! its 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 cant wait to meet yo

5、u.i hope you will know me from my photowhen i arrive at the airport. im quite tall, with shortfair hair, and i wear glasses. ill wear jeans and a t-shirt for the journey, but ill also carrymy warm coat. ive got your photo you look very pretty. so im sure well find eachother!thanks for telling me abo

6、ut your hobbies. you sound just like me! i spend a lot of timeplaying classical music with my friends at school, but i also like dance music i lovedancing! i enjoy sports as well, especially tennis. my brother is in the school tennis team im very proud of him! hes good at everything, but im not. som

7、etimes i get bad marksat 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 firstwhen i leave my mum and dad for a few days, and im quite shy when im with strangers. ifeel nervous when i speak chinese, but ill be fine i

8、n a few days. im always sorry when idont know how to do things in the right way, so please help me when im with you inchina! oh, i m afraid of flying too. but i cant tell you how excited i am about going tochina!see you next week!love,sally module 2unit 1 ive also entered lots of speaking competitio

9、ns.tony: hi, lingling. what are you doing?lingling: im entering a competition.tony: what kind of competition?lingling: a speaking competition.tony: great. itll 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

10、any prizes before?lingling: no, i havent. ive always wanted to go on a dream holiday. but i cant afford it.the plane tickets are too expensive.tony: well, good luck! ive also entered lots of speaking competitions, but havent won anyprizes. ive stopped trying now.lingling: thats a pity. have you ever

11、 thought about other kinds of competitions?tony: what do you mean?lingling: look! heres a writing competition around the world in 80 days. t o win it, youneed to write a short story about a place youve visited.tony: that sounds wonderful, but ive never travelled much. how can i write about it?lingli

12、ng: dont worry. it doesnt need to be true! you can make it up.tony: thats interesting. ill 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

13、-year-old american boy and his sister clare is fourteen. at themoment, mike and clare are in cairo in egypt, one of the biggest and busiest cities inafrica.they moved here with their parents two years ago. their father, peter, works for a very bigcompany. the company has offices in many countries, a

14、nd it has sent peter to work ingermany, 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. forexample, in egypt, they have seen

15、 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. thislanguage is different from english in many ways, and they find it hard to spell andpronounce the words.

16、 however, they still enjoy learning it. so far they have learnt to speakgerman, 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 the us.mike and clare are happy about this. they have frie

17、nds all over the world, but they alsomiss their friends in the us. they are counting down the days. module 3unit 1 has it arrived yet?daming: hi, tony. what are you up to?tony: hi, daming. ive just made a model spaceship for our school projectdaming: 1 havent started yet because im not sure how to m

18、ake it can you help me?tony: sure, no problem. have you heard the latest news? scientists have sent aspaceship to mars. the journey has taken several months.daming: has it arrived yet?tony: yes, it has arrived already. thats why its on the news.daming: so have they discovered life on mars?tony: no,

19、they havent yet.daming: are there any astronauts in the spaceship?tony: no, there arent.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 fartherthan the moon. lots of scientists are working hard in order to send ast

20、ronauts to mars oneday.daming: thats 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

21、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 thesun. none of them has an environment like that of the earth, so scientists do not think theywill find life on them. the sun and its plane

22、ts are called the solar system, and our solarsystem is a small part of a much larger group of stars and planets, called the galaxy or themilky 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

23、 very faraway 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 sentspaceships to travel outside the solar system. however, no spaceship has travelled

24、 farenough to reach other stars in our galaxy.scientists have always asked the questions: with so many stars in the universe, are wealone, or is there life out there in space? have there been visitors to the earth from otherplanets? why has no one communicated with us? we do not know the answersyet.

25、 module 4unit 1 i havent done much exercise since i got my computer.doctor: how can i help you?darning: i feel ill. ive got a stomachache and my head hurts.doctor: how long have you been like this?darning: since friday. ive been ill for about three days!doctor: i see. have you caught a cold?darning:

26、 i dont think so.doctor: let me take your temperature mm, theres no fever. what kind of food do youeat?darning: usually fast food.doctor: do you have breakfast?darning: no, not usually.doctor: thats the problem! fast food and no breakfast. thats why youve got astomachache.darning: what about the hea

27、dache?doctor: do you do any exercise?darning: not really. i havent 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 yourhealth.darning: ok, so what should i do?doctor: well, dont worry. its no serious. first, stop

28、 eating fast food and have breakfastever day. second, get some exercise such as running. and ill give you some me dicine.take it three times a day.darning: thank you, doctor.unit 2 we have played football for a year now.healthy livingi was not feeling very well so the doctor checked my heart and sai

29、d i needed moreexercise, i have never been very active, and i do not like sports. i have always wanted apet, so my parents gave me a dog for my birthday. now i get exercise by taking him for awalk every day. i have had him for three months now and i feel really healthy. annaour teacher decided to st

30、art a girls football team and i thought: “what a great idea!” i wasthe first member of the team. we have played football for a year now and we all feel veryfit. our teacher is the coach, and she also takes part in the same training with us. she is inexcellent condition too. wang weiin the last few y

31、ears, i went to work by underground. when i got to work, i always felt verysleepy and i was not happy. i bought a bike in january. since then, it has become part ofmy life. now i ride to work every day. it is my daily exercise. i arrive at work with a smile onmy face. thomasfeeling weak after a long

32、 illness, i wanted to exercise more. then afriend suggested,“why dont we go for a run before school?” so we started running a week ago. but i do notenjoy 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? r

33、ichard module 5unit 1 its time to watch a cartoon.tony: daming, weve finished our homework. its time to watch acartoon.daming: good idea, tony. lets watch superman!tony: we watched superman yesterday. why dont we watch spiderman? its moremodern.daming: i think superman is better. hes stronger than s

34、piderman. he can fly through thesky and fight bad people.tony: spiderman cant fly, but he climbs up buildings with his hands and feet. thats cool. iwant to be someone like him.daming: well, superman is brave. he keeps fighting bad people. thats a real hero!tony: i dont think we agree.daming: all rig

35、ht. lets watch tom and jerry then.tony: yeah! i like humorous cartoons. tom and jerry are very funny. i cant help laughingwhen 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 loveeachother. sometimes they protect each

36、other and work together. i think theres a lesson there!unit 2 monkey king has just had his 50th birthday.cartoon heroesnemo is a cute orange-and-white fish and shrek is an ugly green man. they look verydifferent, but both of them have won the hearts of young people all over the world. thepictures of

37、 these popular cartoon heroes are everywhere, on office desks, schoolbags andcomputer 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 againstthe emperor of heaven and his gu

38、ards. he is brave, clever and humorous. parents andchildren laugh together as monkey king makes a terrible mess in heaven. they alwaysexpect to see more monkey king cartoons.tintin is another favourite cartoon hero. he has been popular for over eighty years, eversince the artist herge invented him i

39、n 1929. tintin has red hair and a small white dog. heworks for a newspaper and has lots of exciting experiences. fans have bought about 200million copies of tintins stories in more than fifty languages. tintin appeared in china inthe 1980s. many chinese still collect these black-and-white tintin boo

40、ks.finally, snoopy, a cute dog, celebrated his 60th birthday in 2010. snoopy lives in his ownprivate work and finds real life hard to understand. charles schulz created snoopy andhis friends, and drew the cartoons to satisfy older people as well as children.cartoon heroes are popular all over the wo

41、rld, 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 6unit 1 do you collect anything?lingling: hi, everyone! come in and find somewhere to sit down.

42、sorry, its a bit of a mess.ill put the fans on the shelf.betty: let me have a look. youve 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 theyknow i like them. do you collect anything?betty:

43、yes, i collect coins and notes, you know, like british pounds and us dollars andcents.lingling: coins? they must be really valuable. can i see them?betty: sure! ill show you my stamps too. ive collected stamps from all over the world, ivegot six or seven books of stamps.tony: my hobby doesnt cost as

44、 much as yours i collect tickets, bus tickets and traintickets!betty: you cant do anything with old tickets!tony: i know, but when i look at them, i remember some wonderful places.lingling: right! their value isnt very important. people usually collect things just toremember something important in t

45、heir lives.unit 2 hobbies can make you grow as a person.davids hobbiesmany students have hobbies, such as reading, painting, growing vegetables and lookingafter animals. some hobbies are relaxing and others are active. hobbies can make yougrow as a person, develop your interests and help you learn n

46、ew skills.david smith is a student, and one of his hobbies is writing. during the summer of 2010, hespent four weeks at a summer camp. as well as the usual activities such as sailing andclimbing, there was writing class. “the teacher was writer, and she asked us to talk aboutour lives and tell inter

47、esting stories. then she encouraged us to write about experiencesat the camp.”back at school, david wrote a story about the life of a sixteen-year-old boy, and it cameout as a book in 2012. many young people love his book, and as result, david hasbecome a successful young writer.david has been very

48、lucky because his hobby has brought him pleasure and success. butwriting is not his only hobby. he is also interested in many other things. “i like playingvolleyball too,” says david. “i spend some of my free time playing volleyball for my schoolteam. maybe ill write about my volleyball team in my f

49、uture books.” module 7unit 1 please write to me and send me some photos!lingling: hi, betty. im making a list of things for my trip. i like to get things ready earlier.can you help me?betty: sure. how can i help?lingling: well, it sounds crazy but i dont know what to take.betty: you should take note

50、books, pens and a dictionary.lingling: ok. what clothes should i take to la?betty: when are you leaving and how long are you going to stay there?lingling: im leaving at the end of july and im going to stay there for four weeks.betty: shorts are good, or you can wear light trousers, itll be sunny and

51、 hot there.lingling: i havent got any sunglasses. ill buy a pair there.betty: thats a good idea. but remember, many things are more expensive in america.have you got any american dollars?lingling: yes. is 200 dollars enough?betty: if youve already paid for the air tickets and for homestay, it should

52、 be ok.lingling: what else?betty: your bag mustnt weigh too much. youd better ask the travel company about thetotal weight for all your bags. oh, by the way, dont forget to take your passport.lingling: ok. thank you.betty: youre welcome. youll have a great time. please write to me and send me someph

53、otos!lingling: yes, i will!learn english in los angelescome to learn english in los angeles! we can offer you great summer english courses.you will love coming to los angeles to learn about american culture and improve yourenglish at the same time.the courses last for four, six or eight weeks. they

54、start at the beginning of july. ourteachers are well trained and have a lot of experience. they teach english classes for fourhours a day. you can work in small or large groups and it depends on your personalchoice. we provide books, and we set tests every week to check your progress. there arealso

55、computers and other forms of technology for personal study.as well as learning english, we want you to experience life in the us. you can stay as aguest with an american family and take part in their daily life. you have meals with thefamily and do some activities with them too. for many of our stud

56、ents this is the best partof the course. many families form close friendships with the students and stay in touchwith them. but if you prefer, of course, you can stay in a hotel.there are many exciting things to do in los angeles. we plan activities every day afterclass. you can choose to take trips

57、 to hollywood, disneyland or san francisco, or you cango shopping.you are certain to get the best possible experience of english and life in the us. you mustpay for your course at least one month before it starts. do not wait fill out our form andcome to learn english in los angeles! module 8unit 1 i can hardly believe were in the city centre.lingling: here we are. welcome to beihai park,tony: wow! its so quiet here that i can even hea