外研版八年级上册英语课文(全册)

Module 1 How to learn EnglishUnit 1 Let’s try to speak English as much as possible.Lingling: We should always speak English in class.Ms James: Good! Let’s try to speak English as much as possible.Daming: Why not write down the mistakes in our notebooks?Ms James: That’s a good idea. And don’t forget to write down the correct answe rs next to the mistakes. What else?Lingling: It’s a good idea to spell and pronounce new words aloud every day.Ms James: Thanks a lot, Lingling. How about listening to the radio?Lingling: Yes, that’s good for our pronunciation too. But there are so many new word. Ms James: You don’t need to understand every word. You just need to listen fo r key words and main ideas.Daming: That’s the same for reading. English stories are so interesting. I get to k now a lot about the world through reading.Lingling: I think writing is also important. Why don’t we try to find some English pen friends? We can write to them. Ms James: Excellent! I agree with you.Unit 2 You should smile at her!Send your questions to Diana, the Language Doctor.Many students ask for advice about how to improve their English. Here are thre e basic questions.The first question is about understanding English films and songs. Li Hao from w rote, “I like watching English films and listening to English songs, but I can only unders tand a little. What can I do?”Watching films and listening to songs are great way to learn English! Watch and l isten several times, and guess the meaning of the new words. Each time you will lear n something new. I also advise you to talk about the films or songs with your friends.The second question is about speaking. Wang Fan from wrote, “Our school has a teacher from the . I am shy and I am afraid to speak to her. What should I do?”You can say, “Hello! How are you?”“Do you like ?” These are good ways to start a conversation. And before you begin, you should smile at her! Remember this: Do n ot be shy. Just try.The third question is about vocabulary. Zhang Lei from wrote, “I write down ne w words, but I forget them quickly. How can I remember them?”Do not worry. It is natural to forget new words! I suggest you write four or five words a day on pieces of paper and place them in your room. Read the words when y ou see them, and try to use them.Module 2 My home town and my countryUnit 1 It’s taller than many other buildings.Tony: Hey, Daming! How was your weekend?Daming: Pretty good! I went to Shenzhen.Tony: Where’s Shenzhen?Daming: Well, it’s on the coast near . It was a small village about thirty years ago , but today it’s a very big city.Tony: So it’s a newer city than ?Tony: What’s the population of Shenzhen?Daming: It’s over ten million, I think. That’s larger than the population of many o ther cities in . Its streets are much wider and cleaner too. I think it’s a beautiful city.Tony: I’d like to go to there one day.Daming: Remember to visit the . It’s taller than many other buildings in Shenzhe n.Unit 2 is a beautiful city in the east of ., andBy Tony Smithis 80 kilometres from . is in the south of and it is on the River Thames. It has a p opulation of about seven and a half million, so it is bigger and busier than . It is about 2,000 years old, and it is famous for Big Ben, and .itself is a part of an island, and you are always near the sea. The small villages an d beaches on the coast are popular for holidays. Tourists like the areas of low and be autiful lakes in the north, and the hills and pretty villages in the south. Everywhere in you will notice how green the countryside is.Module 3 SportsUnit 1 Nothing is more exciting than playing tennis.Daming: Hey, Tony. Come and watch the football match on TV.Tony: OK. What’s the score?Daming: scored a minute ago.Tony: Wow! That’s fast!Daming: That’s right. Last week the match on TV was so boring because no one s cored at all. So this week’s match is already more exciting.Betty: What’s the matter with you, Tony? You look tired.Tony: I’m really tired after last night’s tennis match. And I hurt my knee.Daming: That’s too bad! Sit down and watch the match. It’s safer than playing te nnis.Betty: Yes, watching is not sure about that. Nothing is more relaxing too!Tony: Well, I’m not sure about that. Nothing is more enjoyable than playing tenn is.Betty: But you enjoyed watching the Olympics on TV, right?Tony: Yes, but that’s because it was cheaper than buying tickets for all the game s.Daming: And staying at home was easier than going to the stadium. Oh, look at t hat!Tony: Oh, he missed! Oh, bad luck!Daming: Never mind. There’s still plenty of time for them to score.Unit2 This year we practice more carefully.Training hardBy Li DamingIt is Saturday tomorrow, but I am going to school. I am not going for lessons, but to play football. I am in our school team and we are going to play against another sch ool next week. The practice starts at 10 am. We all arrive as early as we can so that w e have time to warm up. We are training harder than usual because the other team b eat us last year. This year we want to do better.It is more difficult to practise in winter because the days are short and the weat her is cold too. It gets dark earlier, so it is important not to be late for after-school pr actice.Our coach is pleased because we are playing better as a team now. Last year we were sometimes careless when we passed the ball and we lost to the other team in t he final match. What a pity! This year we practise more carefully. That means we hav e a better chance of winning.The fan club has fewer people this year. We hope to play well so that we have m ore fans to watch the matches. It is good to have our fans around. They cheer us on l oudly and we feel more confident to win the game.Module 4 Planes, ships, and trainsUnit1 He lives the farthest from schoolBetty: I was late for school today.Mum: Why? What happened?Betty: I took the bus. There was a road accident, and the traffic was very heavy. But nobody was late, except me. Maybe I should go to school by taxi.Betty: Then what about going by bike?Mum: That’s a good choice, but it’s a bit dangerous. There’s so much traffic.Betty: But most of my classmates ride bikes, and it’s quite safe. Don’t worry. I’ll be carefull.Mum: How does Tony go to school?Betty: He lives the farthest from school, so he takes the underground.Mum: And what about Lingling?Betty: Her home is the closest to school, so she walks.Mum: How about Daming?Betty: He goes by bus too, the same as me. But it’s so crowded! And the traffic is heavy.Mum: All right. You can ride your bike to school, but remember to be careful all t he time.Unit2 What is the best way to travel?Question: What is the best way to travel from to .I am planning to travel from to . How long does the journey take and what is the best way to travel? Could you please tell me about the trains or ships to get there? T he more information, the better. Thanks!Best answer: There are four ways to travel.The third choice is by coach. This is usually the cheapest, but in summer the coac hes sometimes get crowded! And it takes you about twelve hours to get there. Howe ver, it will not cost as much as going by train.Finally, you can fly. It is the fastest and the second cheapest, but you may have t o wait for hours at the airport because of bad weather.Well, I hope this helps! Have a great trip.Module 5 Lao She TeahouseUnit 1 I wanted to see the Opera.Listen and readBetty: Lingling and I went to Lao She Teahouse last night.Tony: How was it?Betty: It was great! You know, I wanted to see Beijing Opera, so Lingling offered to take me there. We drank tea and watched an opera.Tony: Did you understand the opera?Betty: No, it was difficult to understand the words. But the actors and actress w ere excellent.Tony: How long did you stay?Betty: We only planned to watch for an hour, but in the end, we stayed for thre e hours.Tony: Did you enjoyed it?Betty: Well, it was interesting---that’s the main thing. I hope to understand mor e next time.Tony: Do you often go to see Beijing Opera, Lingling?Lingling: No, I don’t. I wanted to take Betty to the teahouse because it’s famous.Tony: Who is Lao She? Betty: No idea. Ask Lingling.Lingling: Lao She is a great writer. He’s especially famous for his play Teahouse.Unit 2 It describes the changes in Chinese society.2 Read the passage and match the heading with the paragraphs.a) Lao She Teahouseb)The Story of Teahousec)Lao She12Lao She was born in in 1899. His mother sent him to a teacher’s school in 1913. After finishing school in 1918, he became a head teacher of a primary school. In 1924 Lao She left home and went to . He taught Chinese at a college in and returned to fiv e years later. He wrote many plays, novels and short stories about people’s lives, and was named “the People’s Art ist”. Lao She is one of the greatest Chinese writers of the twentieth century.3Module 6 Animals in dangerUnit 1 It allows people to get closer to them.Listen and read(Lingling and Betty are leaving the zoo)Lingling: Did you like the zoo?Betty: Yes! I saw the pandas at last! But I am more interested to see the pandas in the Wolong Panda Reserve, because it allows people to get closer to them.Lingling: It’s sad to think of the pandas and other animals in danger.Betty: We need to protect them better.Lingling: Yes, Many wild animals don’t have a safe place to live, because villages and farms are growing bigger and are taking away their land and forests.Betty: Also, often there isn’t enough clean water, because we’ve made it dirty. I think we all need to help animals live in peace. Look, there’s a notice.Lingling: It says,“Help! We want to save animals in danger, and we need your hel p.”Betty: But what can we do?Lingling: It says,“Your money pays to look after the animals.”That means we can give money to help protect the animals.Betty: Maybe we can raise some money at school. Let’s find out what else we ca n do to save as many animals as possible.Unit 2 The WWF is working hard to save them all.2 Read the passage and match the heading with the paragraphs.Nature parks for pandasb) WWF And animals in dangerc) The panda’s homed) An animal in danger1Pandas are in danger. There are only about 1,600 pandas living in the wild today. Zoos and research centres are looking after about 340 pandas. Pandas do not have many babies, and baby pandas often die. The situation is getting very difficult. Scienti st are doing a lot of research to help pandas produce more babies and help baby pan das live.2Pandas live in the forests and mountains of . Each panda needs to eat a lot of ba mboo every day. The bamboo forests are getting smaller, so pandas are losing their h ome. And there are not many pandas left.3In order to protect pandas in the wild, the government is setting up nature parks and developing other plans. The nature parks will be big and there will be more bam boo to feed the pandas. Pandas born in zoos may go back to live in the nature parks.4The World Wild Fund for Nature (WWF) wants to protect all animals. And it chos e the panda to be its symbol. We do not want to lose tigers, elephants, or any other a nimals, so the WWF is working hard to save them all.Module7 A famous storyUnit1 was sitting with her sister by the river.Tony: Hi,Lingling!Lingling: Ssh! I’m reading.Tony: Sorry! What’s the book about?Lingling: It’s about a girl called . One day, was sitting with her sister by the ri ver and she saw a white rabbit with a watch. It ran past.Tony: Why was it running? Lingling: Because it was late. Tony: And where was it going?Lingling: To see the Queen of Hearts. followed it and fell down a hole in the g round.Tony: Yes! Then she saw the Cheshire Cat. It was sitting in a tree and smiling at e veryone.Lingling: Then arrived at the March Hare’s house. He was sitting with the Mad H atter and a mouse. They were having a tea party in the garden.Tony: And then met the Queen of Hearts. She was playing a strange game!Lingling: Do you already know the book?Tony: Yes, It’s’s Adventures in Wonderland. Everyone in knows the story.Lingling: Then why did you ask me all those questions?Tony: To see if you remember the story! Ha ha….U2 She was thinking about her cat.was sitting with her sister by the river and her sister was reading a book. had no thing to do. Once or twice she looked into her sister’a book. “And what is a book for,” thought ,”without pictures or conversations?” Suddenly a white rabbit with pink eye s ran by.There was nothing strange about that. She heard the rabbit say, “Oh dear! Oh d ear! I’ll be late!” and she did not think it was strange. Then the rabbit took a watch o ut of its pocket and looked at it. A rabbit with a pocket and a watch. got up and ran a cross the field after it. She saw it go down a large rabbit hole in the ground.Then went down after it, but never thought about how she was going to get out again. She found that she was falling down a very, very deep hole. It was too dark for her to see anything. She was falling for a long time. While she was falling, she was thi nking about her cat, Dinah. Suddenly she landed on some dry leaves…Module 8Unit1 while the lights were changing to red ,a car suddenly appearedBetty: Good morning, Ms James! You look pale. Are you all right?Ms James: Im OK, but I saw an accident. A boy was riding his bike and listening t o music on the road.Daming: That’s very dangerous!Ms James: I was waiting to cross the road. While the lights were changing to red, a car suddenly appeared round the corner. It wasn’t going fast, but it didn’t stop.Lingling: Did the boy stop?Ms James: No. And the driver was talking on his mobile phone.Betty: So did the car hit the boy?Ms James: No, I’m glad to say. The car stopped just in time, but the boy fell off hi s bike and hurt his knee.Tony: That’s too bad.Ms James: So when youre on your bike, think about the risk of an accident! Pay attention, stop at the red lights and…..what else?Betty: Don’t ride too fastDaming : Don’t ride side by side with your friends.All: Don’t listen to music!Unite 2One day, when Henry was working in a restaurant, a snake suddenly appeared a nd bit his hand. A few days earlier, the snake arrived from in a box of bananas. It cli mbed out and hid somewhere.“I was trying to pick it up when it bit me again. I threw it across the kitchen, and it landed on a table.’’While the snake was lying on the table, Henry quickly picked up his mobile phon e and took a photo with it. Then the snake hid behind the fridge When Henry was try ing to find the snake， his hand began to hurt badly. He hurried to hospital. As the d octors were checking him, the pain got worse . But they could not help him because they did not know what kind of snake bit him.As he was lying there in great pain, Henry suddenly remembered the photo. The doctors sent the photo to a zoo. As soon as they learnt what kind of snake bit him, t hey gave Henry the right medicine and he left hospital the next day.“So if a snake bites you, take out your mobile phone or camera. Take its photo, a nd show the photo to the doctors ‘’, suggests Henry.“But as you know, the snake won’t smile!”Module 9 PopulationUnit1 the population of is about 1.37 billionBetty: What are you doing?Tony: I’m preparing some notes for a report called “Our growing population.”Lingling: Well, were in the right place to talk about that! is a huge city with a big population that causes a lot of problems, such as too much traffic and noise.Betty: Its not only . Population increase is a big problem in many countries. Do y ou know how many babies are born every minute in the world?Tony: No. Can you tell me?Betty: Over 250! That makes over 131.4 million births a yearLingling: I can’t believe it!Betty: The population of is about 1.37 billion. Thats almost one fifth of the worl d’s population, that is, about 7 billion.Tony: Hang on a minute! I’ll write that down too!Betty: But in the future, Chinas population wont grow so fast, because families a re getting smaller.Lingling: How do you know all this?Betty: I wrote my report yesterday!Tony: Great, thanks! Now I can write my report!Unit 2Jo is fifteen and lives in .When Jo’s grandparents first came to , it was a quiet village. They had a small h ouse. Close to fields md hills. was near Arnwick, a city with 200,000 people. People f rom moved to Armwick to find jobs. And they needed places to live.However, it was expensive to live in the city centre, so the government built flat s outside the centre. Soon, became part of Arnwick.And Arnwick became a city with over a million people. Jo’s family lives in one of those flats. It is very crowded, and ru bbish is also a problem.The small local school in closed down five years ago, so Jo now has to go to a sc hool in Arnwick with 2,000 pupils. It takes an hour to get there by bus. There is a lot o f traffic and pollution. It is clear that Arnwick needs more schools, buses and hospital s. It needs fresh air clean water and better public services. It also needs more police to protect its people. But to do all these things, it needs more money.However, can money help solve all these problems? Do we need more big citie s like this? In fact, this is just a story. In fact, this is just a story.But it describes what is happening all over the world. Could it be your town som e day?Module 10 The weatherUnit 1 It might snowBetty: Hey, boys!Tony: Hi, Betty. Hi, Lingling, Where are you going?Tony: Are you joking? It’s really cold today.Daming: And it’s cloudy too so it might snow.Lingling: What’s the temperature?Tony: It’s between minus eight and minus two degrees! Winter is colder here th an i .Daming: Is it snowy in in December?Tony: Not usually, although this year it snowed quite a lot, Most Decembers are we and rainy.Daming: What’s the weather like in America in winter, Betty?Betty: We have cold winters and hot summers. It’s snowy in in winter.Tony: Sounds great ! I like sunny weather, and I like snow as well. But I don’t like showers or windy weather.Betty: Me neither, Rainy weather is terrible! I wish I were in now, It’s Probably s unny and hot there.Lingling: You can go to lsland if you like sunny weather.Betty: One day I will.Lingling: Come on, better get going! We can skate in the park and get warm.Unit 2 The weather is fine all year round.The is a very big country.It is about 3,000 miles from the east coast to the west coast, so choose carefully the places to see and the time to go. Bring a map because you may want to travel ar ound. and are good places to visit in May or October, but in winter there is a lot of s now.The best time to visit is in September.The weather gets cooler, and the green leaves start to turn gold, then brown. B ring your camera so you can take photos of the autumn trees.California is on the Paci fic coast, and the weather is fine all year round. Take your swimming clothes becaus e you might want to go swimming in the sea, even in December.In , in the northwest, it is not very cold but it rains a lot, so bring an umbrella.In the days are long and warm in summer, but may be cool in the evening. In winter , can be very very cold. If you want to visit , you had better go in summer. Do not fo rget to bring a warm sweater with you.So when is the best time to visit the ? Any time you like!Module 11 Way of lifeUnit 1 In , we open a gift laterBetty: Happy birthday, Lingling.Daming: Here’s your gift.Lingling: Oh, you remembered! What a surprise!Tony: You can open it!Lingling: I don’t think I should open it now. In , we open a gift later.Betty: But back in the , we open a gift immediately.Lingling: So what do I do?Betty: You needn’t wait!(Lingling opens her present and finds a dictionary.)Lingling: Oh, thank you. I really wanted one.Betty: We’re happy you like it.Tony: I noticed another difference. In , you accept a gift with both hands. But in t he West, we usually don’t pay much attention to that.Betty: That’s interesting! I’m interested to know all the Chinese traditions. Tell m e more.Lingling: There are a lot. For example, in my home town, people say you mustn’t do any cleaning on the first day of the Spring Festival. And you mustn’t break anythin g. It’s bad luck!Daming: You must only use red paper for hongbao because red means luck. And you’d better not cut your hair during the Spring Festival month.Daming: And in the north of , people eat lots of jiaozi!Betty: Perfect! They taste great.Tony: I like eating jiaozi too. Anyway, the Spring Festival is still over a month awa y. Let’s celebrate Lingling’s birthday first!Unit 2 In you usually drink tea with milk.My experiences in . I went to last year. I enjoyed my stay, and I noticed somethi ng interesting with the English way of life.For example, you must say Mr or Mrs when you meet someone for the first time. When you get to know each other better or w hen they ask you to, you can just use their first names.One day we visited some friends and had afternoon tea together. Afternoon tea is not just a drink but a light meal at around 4 pm. We ate sandwiches and a large fr uit cake.In you usually drink tea with milk.So I tried to drink tea with milk too.Fish and chips is the traditional food in . You can buy it and eat it in special fish and ch ip shops on the high street, or you can take it away and eat it with your fingers. It is d elicious!At the bus stop you must not push your way onto the bus. You need to stand i n a line behind the other people and wait your turn. Sometimes people are slow to get on the bus.Once I noticed a gentleman touch a young man on the shoulder, smile politely a nd say, “Excuse me! Are you waiting for this bus?” He was really polite.Module 12 HelpUnit1 What should we do before help arrives?Ms James: This mornings class is about first aid, or giving someone basic medical help. Let’s imagine an accident. A boy is lying at the bottom of the stairs. He isn’t mo ving or making a sound. He is in pain. What can we do to help him?Betty: First of all, find out what’s wrong with him.Ms James: How do we do that?Betty: Ask him.Ms James: Ok. But he could have trouble hearing you or speaking to you.Lingling: Shout for help? Call 120?Ms James: And how can we do that?Tony: Lift him up and sit him on a chair?Ms James: No, that could be harmful! You could drop him and hurt him even mo re. Betty, you must know! You did some basic medical training.Betty: Make sure he’s warm. Cover him with a coat.Ms James: That’s such good advice that you could be a doctor, Betty!Unit 2 Stay away from windows and heavy furniture.What to do in an earthquakeEarthquakes always happen suddenly, so it is difficult to warn people about the m.Usually people have little or no idea about what to do during an earthquake, so here i s some advice. Inside Do not jump out of high buildings. Hide under a table. Stay awa y from windows and heavy furniture. Keep clear of fires. Leave the building quickly when the ground stops shaking, but do not use the lift.Keep calm, especially when you are with other people. Be brave and be helpful.Outside Move away from buildings, because parts of a building may fall on you. Do not stand near street lights or under power lines. Stay away from bridges and tre es. If you are in a bus or car, stay in it.In the mountains, be careful of falling rocks.On a beach, run away from the sea and move quickly to higher ground.In short, follow what you learnt in school. You can be safe and you can also help save others。