八年级上册英语

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Unit1Wheredidyougoonvacation?

conversation:

R:Hi,menoe.

H:Hi,,Iwasonvacationlastmonth.

R:Oh,didyougoanywhereinteresting?

H:Yes,IwenttoGuizhouwithmyfamily.

R:Wow!DidyoueHuangguoshuWaterfall?

H:Yes,onderful!out

you?Didyoudoanythingspeciallastmonth?

R:tayedathomemostofthetimetoreadandrelax.

passage:

unnyand

hot,erandltried

ch,wehadsomethingvery

special——fternoon,werode

realotofnewbuildingsnow,butmanyoftheold

quay,areallyoldplaceinGeorgetown,wesawthe

rwhatlifewaslikeherein

yenjoyedwalkingaroundthetown.

Whatadifferenceadaymakes!MyfatherandIdecidedtogotoPenangHill

edtowalkuptothetop,butthenitstartedrainingalittlesowe

edoveranhourforthetrainbecautherewere

gottothetop,'thave

errible!Andbecauofthebad

weather,wecouldn'erdidn'tbringenoughmoney,so

dtastedgreatbecauIwasso

hungry!

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Unit2Howoftendoyouexerci?

conversation:

A:Hi,Claire,areyoufreenextweek?

B:Hmm…nextweekisquitefullforme,Jack.

B:Ihavedanceandpianolessons.

A:Whatkindofdanceareyoulearning?

B:Oh,’sfun!Ihaveclassonceaweek,everyMonday.

A:Howoftendoyouhavepianolessons?

B:Twiceaweek,onWednesdayandFriday.

A:Well,howaboutTuesday?

A:Sure.

2bpassage:

WhatDoNo.5HighSchoolStudentsDoinTheirFreeTime?

stions

wereaboutexerci,etheresults.

-five

percentexercionlyonetothree

ntypercentdonotexerciatall.

Weallknowthatmanystudentsoftengoonline,butweweresurpridthat

ertenpercentuitat

udentsuitforfunandnotforhomework.

Theanswertoourquestionsaboutwatchingtelevisionwerealsointeresting.

en

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hty-fivepercentwatchTVevery

day!Althoughmanystudentsliketowatchsports,gameshowsarethemostpopular.

ItisgoodtorelaxbyusingtheInternetorwatchinggameshows,butwethink

althyforthemindandthebody.

Exercisuchasplayingsportsisfun,andyoucanspendtimewithyourfriendsand

ember,”oldhabitsdiehard”.Sostartexercising

beforeit’stoolate!

Unit3I’mmoreoutgoingthanmysister.

2dconversation:

B:Oh,itwasfantastic!Nellysangsowell!

A:Well,IthinkLisasangbetterthanNelly.

B:Oh,whichonewasLisa?

A:shesangmoreclearlythanNelly.

B:Yes,butNellydancedbetterthanLisa.

A:YoucantellthatLisareallywantedtowin,though.

B:Well,mostimportantthingistolearn

somethingnewandhavefun.

2bpassage:

Mymothertoldmeagoodfriendislikeamirror.I'mquieterandmorerious

'

friendYuanLiisquiettoo,soweenjoystudyingtogether.I'mshysoit'snoteasyfor

inkfriendsarelikebooks--youdon'tneedalotofthem

aslongasthey'regood.

It'friendLarryisquitedifferentfrom

likesports,butheplays

tennisbetter,r,Larryoftenhelpstobringoutthebestin

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'smuchlesshard-working,s

getbettergradethanhedoes,somaybeIshouldhelphimmore.

Idon'rite

sayingis,"Atruefriendreachesforyourhandandtouchesyourheart."Mybest

,she'sfunnierthananyoneIknow.I

alkaboutand

hecaresaboutmebecaushe'salwaystheretolisten.

Unit4What’sthebestmovietheater?

2dconversation:

Greg:Hi,I'mGreg.I'mnewintown.

Greg:It'sfantastic,butIstilldon'treallyknowmywayaround.

Helen:Well,buythefreshest

foodthere.

Greg:Oh,eacinemaaroundhere?Ilovewatchingmovies.

Greg:Thanksfortellingme.

Helen:Noproblem.

2bpassage:

Everyoneisgoodatsomething,’salways

showsaregettingmore

,therewereshowslikeAmericanIdolandAmerican’sGot

,therearesimilarshowsaroundtheworld,suchasChina’sGotTalent.

Unit5Doyouwanttowatchagameshow?

2dconversation:

Grace:Whatdidyoudoinclasstoday,Sarah?

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Sarah:smateslikegameshowsand

sportsshows.

Grace:Oh,Ican’ofollowthestoryande

whathappensnext.

Sarah:Well,Idon’avoriteTVshowsarethenews

andtalkshows.

Grace:Well,theymaynotbeveryexciting,butyoucanexpecttolearnalotfrom

obeaTVreporteroneday.

2bpassage:

Whenpeoplesay"culture",veryfamous

nowandlovetheblackmouwith

80yearsago,hefirstappearedinthe

iscartooncameoutinNewYorkonNovember

18,1928,behindMickeywas

1930s,hemade87cartoons

withMickey.

OnNovember18,1979,Mickeybecamethefirstcartooncharactertohavea

’scartoonsareusuallynotsosimpleas

littleMickeyMou,apairofears

morefamousthanMickey’s?

2dconversation:

A:whatareyoureadings，Ken?

B:TheOldManandtheSeabyHemingway.

A:Wow，nowIknowwhyyou'regoodatwritingstories.

B:Yes,Iwanttobeawriter.

B:Well,I'mgoingtokeeponwritingstories,youwhattobe?

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A:Myparentswantmetoadoctor,butI'mnotsureaboutthat.

B:Well,don'ke

ucanbeanythingyouwant!

A:Yes,you'reright.

2bpassage:

example,somepeoplepromithemlvestheyaregoingtostartanexerci

solutionshavetodowithlf-improvement.

somepeoplemightsaytheyaregoingtotakeupahobbylikepaintingortaking

photos,solutionshavetodowithbetter

planning,likemakingaweeklyplanforschoolwork.

Unit7Willpeoplehaverobots?

2dconversation:

A:Whatareyoureading,Jill?

B:Itisbookaboutthefuture.

A:willthefuturebelike？

B:Well,illbefewertreesand

theenvironmentwillbeingreatdanger.

A:Thatsoundsbad!Willwehavetomovetootherplanets?

B:Maybe,ButIwanttoliveontheearth.

A:atcanwedo?

B:neshouldplayapratin

savingtheearth.

2bpassage:

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Doyouthinkyouwillhaveyourownrobots?

1、Whenwewatchmoviesaboutthefuture,

lpwiththehouworkanddojobslike

workingindirtyordangerousplaces.

2、nhelptobuild

cars,eoplewilldosuchjobsin

thefuturebecautheyareboring,butrobotswillnevergetbored.

3、Scientistsarenowtryingtomakerobotslooklikehumansanddothesame

efuntowatch.

However,somescientistsbelievethatalthoughwecanmakerobotsmovelike

people,mple,

scientistJamesWhitethinksthatrobotswillneverbeabletowakeupandknow

inkthatrobots

willevenbeabletotalklikehumansin25to50years.

Unit8Howdoyoumakeabananamilkshake?

2bconversation:

A:Sam,tellme

how?

S:,buysomebeef,onecabbage,fourcarrots,threepotatoes,five

,cutupthevegetables.

A:what’snext?

S:Next,putthebeef,

that,,addthecabbage,tomatoesandonionand

cookforanother10minutes.

A:OK,that’sit?

S:No,y,don’tforgertoaddsomesalt.

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2bpassage:

ThanksgivingintheUnitedStates

Inmostcountries,peopleusuallyeattraditionalfoodonspecialholidays.A

waysonthefourthThursdayin

November,time,people

alsorememberthefirsttravelersfromEnglandwhocametoliveinAmericaabout

ravelershadalong,hardwinter,

nextautumn,ays,most

Americansstillcelebratethisideaofgivingthanksbyhavingabigmealathomewith

ndishofthismealisalmostalwaysturkey,alargebird.

Makingaturkeydinner

HereisonewaytomaketurkeyforaThanksgivingdinner.

First,mixtogethersomebreadpieces,onions,saltandpepper.

Next,filltheturkeywiththisbreadmix.

Then,puttheturkeyinahotovenandcookitforafewhours.

Whenitisready,placetheturkeyonalargeplateandcoveritwithgravy.

Finally,cuttheturkeyintothinpiecesandeatthemeatwithvegetableslike

carrotsandpotatoes.

2dconversation:

Nick:Oh,Sam!Irememberwewentbikeridingtogetherlastfallwhenhevisited

you.

Jeff:Yes,that'sright.

Jeff:That'sreallytoobad!Oh,butSamisn'

hangoutwithusonMondaynight?

Nick:Sure!CatchyouonMonday!

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2bpassage:

HiDavid,

Whatagreatidea!pedmetoimprovemy

Englishsomuch.I’msadtoehergo,andthispartyisthebestwaytosay"Thankyou

andgoodbye."sohelptobring

dyhaveagreatideaabouthowtodothat.

HeWei

Hi,David,

Jake

Dearclassmates,

AsI’msureyouknowbynow,ourfavoriteteacher,,isleavingsoontogo

’reverysadthatshe’

showhowmuchwe’regoingtomissher,let’shaveasurpripartyforhernextFriday

the28th!

Buyfoodanddrinks.

2)Thinkofgamestoplay.

3)Preparethingsweneedforthegames(glue,paper,pens,…).

4)othepartywithouttellinghersothatshecanbesurprid.

Ilookforwardtohearingfromyouall.

David

Unit10Ifyougototheparty,you’llhaveagreattime!

2dconversation:

Jeff：Hey,partynextweek,shouldweaskpeopletobringfood?

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Ben：No,let'kpeopletobringfood,they'll

justbringpotatochipsandchocolatebecauthey'llbetoolazytocook.

Jeff：games,doyouthinkweshouldgivepeoplesomesmallgiftsif

theywin?

Ben：Ithinkthat'sagreatidea!Ifwedothat,morepeoplewillwanttoplaythe

：Yes,thegameswillbemoreexciting,too.

2bpassage:

mestheyhaveproblems

withtheirschool-work,ntheydoabout

this?ills,ateenager

fromLondon,agrees.“Problemsandworriesarenormalinlife,”saysLaura.”ButI

wetalktosomeone,we’llcertainlyfeel

wor.”

Lauraoncelostherwallet,afraidtotellher

rwalkedthreemilestoschooleachdaybecaushedidn’t

tkeptthinking,”IfItellmyparents,they’llbeangry!Inthe

end,saidhe

theranewwalletandaskedher

tobemorecareful..“Iwillalwaysremembertosharemyproblemsinthefuture!”

Laurasays.