八年级英语上册Module1MylifeUnit1PenfriendsReading新版牛津上海版1

11MylifePenfriendsReadingWhileyoureadFindthefollowingwordsorexpressionsinthepassage.Workouttheirmeaningsbyyourself.ownduring(be)keenonambitionmaybeencloseHerearesomesentencesfromJon’sletteronpage3.Choosethebestmeaningsforthewordsinitalicsbelow.Mydadowns

aChineserestaurantnearby...

asells bhasHecomesbackhomeduringtheholidays.

awhenthereisaholiday

bwhentheholidayendsIam

keenonsports.

areallylike breallyhateMyambition

istobeanarchitect,...

astrongwishtodosomething

bjobIamdoingnow...,ormaybe

anengineer.

acertainly bpossiblyIenclosed

aphotoofmyselfandsomeofmyschoolfriends.

afinishedthisletterwith

bput...insidetheletterWhenyoureadanewEnglishword,youcanusetheotherwordsaroundittohelpyouworkoutitsmeaning.Forexample,lookatthesesentences.

IplayedsquashlastnightwithDavid.Itwasa

great game.IwastiredafterwardsbutI

enjoyeditverymuch.Evenifwedonotknowwhatthewordsquashmeans,wecanuseotherwordsarounditlikeplayed,game,andtiredtohelpusguessthatitisakindofsport.Readingstrategy12345Trytoworkourthemeaningsofthewordsinitalicsbelow.1Heisveryidle.Henevertidieshisbedroom.Whichwordorwordsprobablyhelpyouworkoutthemeaning‘idle’?alazybfriendlycangry123452Jasonboughtsomenewtrainersfor¥500.Theylookverygoodbuttheyaretoobigforhisfeet.Whichwordorwordsprobablyhelpyouworkoutthemeaning‘trainers’?abasketballsbshortscshoes123453Afterawholedayofhardwork,Iamreallyallin.Whichwordorwordsprobablyhelpyouworkoutthemeaning‘allin’?athirstybhungryctired4

A35-year-oldwomanwascaughtyesterdayinaclothesshopforshoplifting.Thepolicefoundthatshewashidingfiveblousesandthreecoatsinabag.Whichwordorwordsprobablyhelpyouworkoutthemeaning‘shoplisfing’?ahittingsomeonebdamagingashopcstealingfromashopUsethewordsintheboxtocompletethefollowingsentences.bestphysicstabletennismetrecollege—Howtallisyourlittlecousin?—Ithinksheisaboutone_________tall.—Wouldyouliketoplay_________withme?—Yes,I’dloveto.12metretabletennisbestphysicstabletennismetrecollege—Whoisthatlady?—Shewasmymother’sclassmateat_________.—Whatdoesyourfatherdo?—Heisa_________teacheratajuniorhighschool.—Whatishis_________subjectatschool?—HedoeswellinEnglish.34collegephysics5bestPleasebecarefulwhenyouareatthestreetc__________(theplacewheretwostreetsmeet).Whatisthet__________(name)ofthispoem?Weplayedb__________(anAmericangamefortwoteamsofnineplayerswhotrytohitaballwithabatonalargefield)intheparkyesterdayafternoon.Let’sgoandseeTim–helivesn__________(notfaraway).

1234orneritleaseballearbyCompletethesentenceswithproperwords

accordingtothegivenmeanings.Wedon’to__________(have)ourflat–werentit.Kittyisana__________(apersonwhosejobistomakelistsofthemoneythatpeopleorbusinessesreceiveandpay)inthatinternationalcompanyinShanghai.It’scloudingup.M__________(perhaps)it’llrainthisafternoon.Iamquitek__________(veryinterested)onsports,especiallytabletennis.5678wnccountantaybeeenAfteryoureadHerearesomestatementsaboutJon.Findfactsintheletterthattellyoutheyareprobablytrue.Heisprobablyveryclever.1(Hishobbyis…)Hishobbyisplayingchess.Hisdadprobablyenjoysfood.2(Hisdadowns…)HisdadownsaChineserestaurant.HisbrotherisprobablygoodatMaths.3(Hisbrotherisstudyingtobe…)Hisbrotherisstudyingtobeanaccountant.He’sprobablyhealthy.4(Heiskeenon…)Heiskeenonsports.Hewillprobablygotouniversityafterheleavesschool.5(Hisambitionis…)Hisambitionistobeanarchitect,ormaybeanengineer.VocabularyAChoosethecorrectanswerandcircleit.Myfatheris____________.Heworkswithnumbers.aanaccountant bacook catouristIenjoysports.Forexample,