外研版八年级下册英语课文电子版

1、外研版八年级下册英语课文电子版Module 1Unit 1 It smells deliciousTony: MmWhat a delicious smell! Your pizza looks so niceBetty: 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

2、a piece?Darning:Ugh! No, thanks 、 I mafraid I dont like It smells too strong and it tastes a bit sourcheese 、 It、doesnt smell fresh 、Betty: Well, my chocolate cookies are done now、Have a try!Darning: Thanks! They taste really sweet and they feel soft in the middleTony: Are you cooking lots of differ

3、ent things? You look very busy!、Betty:Yes, I am! There s some pizzapie and a cake、and some cookies,and now I m making an appleDarning: Apple pie sounds nice, I have a sweet tooth, you know sugar?、 Shall I get theBetty: Yes, please、Oh, are you sure that s sugar? Taste it first、 It might besalt!Darnin

4、g: 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 messagemeet you 、 It was great to hear from you, an

5、d I can t wait to外研版八年级下册英语课文电子版I hope you willknow me from my photo when I arriveat theairport、 I m quitetall,with short fair hair, and I wear glasses、 I ll wear jeans and a T-shirt for thejourney, butI llalsocarrymy warm coat 、 I ve gotyourphoto you lookverypretty、 So I m sure we ll find each othe

6、r!Thanks for telling me about your hobbies、 You sound just like me! I spend a lotof time playing classical music with my friends at school, but I also like dancemusic I lovedancing!Ienjoy sportsas well,especiallytennis、 My brotherisin the school tennis team I m very proudofhim! He s good at everythi

7、ng,butI m not 、 Sometimes I getbad marks atschool,and I feelsad、 Ishould work harder 、You asked me, “ How do you feel about coming to China?” Well, I often feel a bitsad at first when I leave my mum and dad for a few days, and I m quite shy whenI m with strangers、 I feel nervous when I speak Chinese

8、, but I ll be fine in afew days 、 Im always sorry when I dont know how to do things in the right way,so please help me when I m with you in China! Oh, Im afraid of flying too、 ButI cant tell you how excited I am about going to China!See you next week!Love,Sally外研版八年级下册英语课文电子版Module 2Unit 1 Ive also

9、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 llhelp you improveyour speaking 、 And maybe you willwin a prize 、Lingling: Yes, The first prize is“ My dr

10、eam holiday”、Tony: Have you ever won any prizes before?Lingling:No, I haven t 、 I ve always wanted to go on a dream holiday、 ButI can t afford it、 The plane tickets are too expensive、Tony: Well,good luck!I ve alsoenteredlotsof speakingcompetitions,but haven t won any prizes、 I ve stopped trying now、

11、Lingling:That s a pity 、 Have you ever thoughtabout otherkindsof competitions?Tony: What do you mean?Lingling:Look! Here s a writingcompetitionAroundthe World in80 Days、 To winit, you need to write a short story about a place you ve visited、Tony: Thatsounds wonderful, butI ve nevertravelledmuch、 How

12、 can Iwrite aboutit?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 youto come with me、Lingling:Sorry!The firstprizeisonly the book calledAround the World in 80 Days!外研版八年级下册英语课文电子版Unit 2 They have seen t

13、he Pyramids、Mike Robinsonisa fifteen-year-oldAmericanboy and hissisterClareisfourteen 、At themoment, Mike and Clarearein CairoinEgypt,one of thebiggestand busiestcities in Africa、They moved here with their parents two years ago、 Their father, Peter, works fora verybig company、 The company has office

14、sinmany countries,and ithas sent Peterto workin Germany, France and Chinabefore 、 Peter usuallystays in acountryforabout two years、 Then the company moves him again、 His family always goes withhim、The Robinsons love seeing the world、 They have been to many interesting places、For example,inEgypt,they

15、 have seen thePyramids,travelledon a boat on theNileRiver, and visited the palaces and towers of ancient kings and queens、Mike and Clare have also begun to learn the language ofthe country, Arabic、 Thislanguage is differentfrom Englishinmany ways, and theyfindithardtospellandpronounce the words 、 Ho

16、wever,they stillenjoylearningit、 So farthey have learntto 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 aboutthis、 Theyhave friendsallove

17、r theworld,buttheyalso miss 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、 I ve just made a model spaceship for our school projectDaming: 1 haven t started yet because I m not sure how to make it Can y

18、ou helpme?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?外研版八年级下册英语课文电子版Tony: Yes, it has arrived already、 Thats why it s on the news、Daming: So have they discovered life on Mars?Tony: N

19、o, 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, butno one has been to Mars yet,because Mars is veryfar away, much fartherthan the moon、 Lotsof scientistsare working hard in orderto send as

20、tronauts toMars 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 o

21、f millions ofyears 、 However, we have not found life on any other planets yet、The earthis a planetand itgoes aroundthesun 、 Sevenotherplanets alsogo aroundthe sun 、 None of them has an environment like that of the earth, so scientists donot thinkthey willfindlifeon them、 Thesun and itsplanetsarecall

22、edthe solarsystem, and our solar system is a small part of a much larger group of stars andplanets, called the Galaxy or the Milky Way、 There are billions of stars in theGalaxy, and our sun is only one of them、Scientistshave alsodiscoveredmany othergalaxies inthe universe 、 Theyareveryfar away and t

23、heir light has to travel for many years to reach us、 So how largeis the universe? It is impossible to imagine、Scientists have sent spaceships to the planet of Mars to take photos、 They haveeven sentspaceshipstotraveloutsidethesolar system 、 However,no spaceshiphastravelled far enough to reach other

24、stars in our Galaxy、外研版八年级下册英语课文电子版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? Whyhas no one communicated with us? Wedo not know the answers yet 、Module 4U

25、nit 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

26、 t think so、Doctor: Let me take your temperature Mm, there s no fever、 What kind of fooddo 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 gota stomachache 、Darning: What about the hea

27、dache?Doctor: Do you do any exercise?Darning: Not really、 Ihaven tdone much exercisesince I gotmy compute last year 、Doctor: You spend too much time in front of the computer、 It can be very harmfulto your health、外研版八年级下册英语课文电子版Darning: OK, so what should I do?Doctor: Well, don t worry、 It s no serio

28、us、 First, stop eating fast food andhave breakfastever day、 Second,get some exercisesuch as running 、 And I llgiveyou some medicine、 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 h

29、eart and said I needed moreexercise, I have never been very active, and I do not like sports、 I have alwayswanted a pet, so my parents gave me a dog for my birthday、 Now I get exercise bytaking him for a walk every day、 I have had him for three months now and I feelreally healthy、 AnnaOur teacherdec

30、ided tostarta girls footballteam and Ithought:“ What a greatidea! ” Iwas thefirstmember of the team、 We have playedfootballfor a year nowand we allfeelvery fit、 Our teacheris the coach,and shealso takes part in thesame training with us、 She is in excellent condition too、 Wang WeiIn thelastfewyears,I

31、wenttowork by underground、 When Igottowork,I alwaysfelt very sleepy and I was not happy、 I bought a bike in January、 Since then, ithas become partofmy life、 NowI rideto workeveryday、 Itismy dailyexercise、I arrive at work with a smile on my face、 ThomasFeelingweak aftera longillness,I wanted to exerc

32、isemore、 Thena friendsuggested,“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 hurtand I am hotallover 、 Perhaps Iam tooweak todo any exercise、 What do you think? Richard Module 5Unit 1 It s time

33、to watch a cartoon、Tony: Daming, weve finished our homework、 It s time to watch a cartoon、Daming: Good idea, Tony、 Let s watch Superman!Tony: Wewatched Superman yesterday 、 Why dont we watch Spiderman? It s more modern、外研版八年级下册英语课文电子版Daming: I thinkSuperman is better 、He s strongerthanSpiderman 、 He

34、 can fly throughthe 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 isbrave 、 He keeps fightingbad people 、 That s a realhero!Tony: I don t think we agree、Daming: All right、 Lets w

35、atch Tom and Jerry then、Tony: Yeah!Ilike humorous cartoons 、 Tom and Jerryare very funny 、 I can thelplaughing 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 loveeach other 、 Sometimes they protect each other and

36、 work together 、 I think there s a lesson there!Unit 2 Monkey King has just had his 50th birthday、Cartoon heroesNemoisa cuteorange-and-whitefishand Shrekisan ugly green man、 Theylook verydifferent,butboth of them have won the heartsof young peopleall overtheworld 、The pictures of these popular carto

37、on heroes are everywhere, on office desks,schoolbags and computer screens、There are also some older cartoon favourites、 Monkey King has just had his 50thbirthday、 He is the hero of a story called Havoc in Heaven、 He leads a group ofmonkeys against the Emperor of Heaven and his guards、 He is brave, c

38、lever andhumorous、 Parentsand childrenlaugh togetheras Monkey King makes a terriblemessin heaven、 They always expect to see more Monkey King cartoons、Tintinisanotherfavourite cartoonhero 、 He has been popularforovereightyyears,ever since the artist Herge invented him in 1929、 Tintin has red hair and

39、 a smallwhite dog、 He works for a newspaper and has lots of exciting experiences、 Fanshave bought about 200 million copies of Tintin s stories in more than fiftylanguages 、 Tintinappeared inChina in the 1980s、 Many Chinesestillcollectthese外研版八年级下册英语课文电子版black-and-white Tintin books、Finally, Snoopy,

40、a cute dog, celebrated his 60th birthday in 2010、 Snoopy livesin his own private work and finds real life hard to understand、 Charles Schulzcreated Snoopy and his friends, and drew the cartoons to satisfy older people aswell as children、Cartoon heroes are popular all over the world, and some are mor

41、e 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!Comein and findsomewhere to sitdown、 Sorry,it s a bitof a mess 、

42、 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 arepresents 、 People often give me fans as presentsbecausethey know I like them、 Do you collect anything?Betty: Yes,I collectcoinsand note

43、s,you know, like British pounds and US dollarsand cents、Lingling: Coins? They must be really valuable、 Can I see them?Betty: Sure! Ill show you my stamps too、 I ve collected stamps from all overthe world, I ve got six or seven books of stamps、Tony: My hobby doesn t cost as much as yours I collect ti

44、ckets, bus ticketsandtrain tickets!Betty: You can t do anything with old tickets!外研版八年级下册英语课文电子版Tony: I know, but when I look at them, I remember some wonderful places、Lingling:Right!Theirvalueisn t very important、 Peopleusuallycollectthingsjust to remember something important in their lives、Unit 2

45、Hobbies can make you grow as a person、David s hobbiesMany students have hobbies, such as reading, painting, growing vegetables andlooking after animals、 Some hobbies are relaxing and others are active、 Hobbiescan make you grow as a person, developyourinterestsand help you learnnew skills 、David Smit

46、h is a student, and one of his hobbies is writing、 During the summer of2010, he spent four weeks at a summer camp、 As well as the usual activities suchas sailing and climbing, there was writing class、 “ The teacher was writer, andshe asked us to talk about our lives and tell interesting stories、 The

47、n sheencouraged us to write about experiences at the camp、”Back at school, David wrote a story about the life of a sixteen-year-old boy, anditcame outas a book in 2012、 Many young people lovehis book, and as result,Davidhas become a successful young writer、David has been very lucky because his hobby

48、 has brought him pleasure and success、But writing is not his only hobby、 He is also interested in many other things、“Ilike playing volleyballtoo, ” saysDavid 、 “ I spend some of my freetimeplayingvolleyball for my school team、 Maybe I ll write about my volleyball team in myfuture books、”Module 7Unit 1 Please write to me and send me some photos!外研版八年级下册英语课文电子版Lingling:Hi,Betty 、