1、外研版八年级下册英语课文电子版00001外研版八年级下册英语课文电子版LTModule 2Unit 1 Ive also entered lots of speaking competitions. 3 Listen and read. 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 sp
2、eaking. And maybe you will win a prize.Lingling: Yes, The first prize is “My dream holiday”.Tony: Have you ever won 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
3、lots of speaking competitions, but havent won any prizes. Ive stopped trying now.Lingling: Thats a pity. Have you ever thought about other kinds of competitions?Tony: What do you mean?Lingling: Look! Heres a writing competition Around the World in 80 Days. To win it, you need to write a short story
4、about a place youve visited.Tony: That sounds wonderful, but Ive never travelled much. How can I write about it?Lingling: 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 p
5、rize is only the book called Around the World in 80 Days!Unit 2 They have seen the Pyramids.2 Read the passage and answer the questions.Mike Robinson is a fifteen-year-old American boy and his sister Clare is fourteen. At the moment, Mike and Clare are in Cairo in Egypt, one of the biggest and busie
6、st cities in Africa.They moved here with their parents two years ago. Their father, Peter, works for a very big company. The company has offices in many countries, and it has sent Peter to work in Germany, France and China before. Peter usually stays in a country for about two years. Then the compan
7、y moves him again. His family always goes with him.The Robinsons love seeing the world. They have been to many interesting places. For example, in Egypt, they have seen the Pyramids, travelled on a boat on the Nile River, and visited the palaces and towers of ancient kings and queens.Mike and Clare
8、have also begun to learn the language of the country, Arabic. This language is different from English in many ways, and they find it hard to spell and pronounce the words. However, they still enjoy learning it. So far they have learnt to speak German, French, Chinese and Arabic. Sometimes they mix t
9、he 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 friends all over the world, but they also miss their friends in the US. They are counting down the days.Module 3Unit 1 Has it arri
10、ved yet?3 Listen and read. 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 make it Can you help me?Tony: Sure, no problem. Have you heard the latest news? Scientists have sent a space
11、ship 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, they havent yet.Daming: Are there any astronauts in the spaceship?Tony: No, there arent.Daming: Why? Astro
12、nauts have already been to the moon.Tony: Yes, but no one has been to Mars yet, because Mars is very far away, much farther than the moon. Lots of scientists are working hard in order to send astronauts to Mars one day.Daming: Thats interesting! How can I get information on space travel?Tony: You ca
13、n go online to search for information.Daming: I will. Thank you, Tony!Unit 2 We have not found life on any other planets yet.2 Read the passage and choose the best title for it.1 Anyone out there? 2 Life on earth 3 The sun and the stars 4 The stars at night_Scientists think that there has been life
14、on the earth for hundreds of 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 the sun. None of them has an environment like that of the earth, so scientists do not think they will find lif
15、e on them. The sun and its planets are called the solar system, and our solar system is a small part of a much larger group of stars and planets, called the Galaxy or the Milky Way. There are billions of stars in the Galaxy, and our sun is only one of them.Scientists have also discovered many other
16、galaxies in the universe. They are very far away 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 sent spaceships to travel outside the solar system
17、. However, no spaceship has travelled far enough to reach other stars in our Galaxy.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? Why has no one communicated
18、 with us? We do not know the answersyet.Module 4Unit 1 I havent done much exercise since I got my computer.3 Listen and read. 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
19、 three days!Doctor: I see. Have you caught a cold?Darning: I dont think so.Doctor: Let me take your temperature Mm, theres no fever. What kind of food do you eat?Darning: Usually fast food.Doctor: Do you have breakfast?Darning: No, not usually.Doctor: Thats the problem! Fast food and no breakfast. T
20、hats why youve got a stomachache.Darning: What about the headache?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 your health.Darning: OK, so what shou
21、ld I do? Doctor: Well, dont worry. Its no serious. First, stop eating fast food and have breakfast ever day. Second, get some exercise such as running. And Ill give you some medicine. Take it three times a day.Darning: Thank you, doctor.Unit 2 We have played football for a year now.2 Read the passag
22、e and match the people with the pictures in Activity 1. Healthy living1I was not feeling very well so the doctor checked my heart and said I needed more exercise, I have never been very active, and I do not like sports. I have always wanted a pet, so my parents gave me a dog for my birthday. Now I g
23、et exercise by taking him for a walk every day. I have had him for three months now and I feel really healthy. Anna2Our teacher decided to start a girls football team and I thought: “What a great idea!” I was the first member of the team. We have played football for a year now and we all feel very f
24、it. Our teacher is the coach, and she also takes part in the same training with us. She is in excellent condition too. Wang Wei3In the last few years, I went to work by underground. When I got to work, I always felt very sleepy and I was not happy. I bought a bike in January. Since then, it has beco
25、me part of my life. Now I ride to work every day. It is my daily exercise. I arrive at work with a smile on my face. Thomas4Feeling weak after a long illness, I wanted to exercise more. Then a friend suggested, “Why dont we go for a run before school?” So we started running a week ago. But I do not
26、enjoy 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? RichardModule 5Unit 1 Its time to watch a cartoon.3 Listen and read.Tony: Daming, weve finished our homework. Its time to watch a cartoon.Daming: Go
27、od idea, Tony. Lets watch Superman!Tony: We watched Superman yesterday. Why dont we watch Spiderman? Its more modern.Daming: I think Superman is better. Hes stronger than Spiderman. He can fly through the sky and fight bad people.Tony: Spiderman cant fly, but he climbs up buildings with his hands an
28、d feet. Thats cool. I want 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 right. Lets watch Tom and Jerry then.Tony: Yeah! I like humorous cartoons. Tom and Jerry are very funny. I cant help laughing whe
29、n 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 love each other. Sometimes they protect each other and work together. I think theres a lesson there!Unit 2 Monkey King has just had his 50th birthday.2 Read the passage
30、 and choose a sentence that best summarises it.Cartoon heroesNemo is a cute orange-and-white fish and Shrek is an ugly green man. They look very different, but both of them have won the hearts of young people all over the world. The pictures of these popular cartoon heroes are everywhere, on office
31、desks, schoolbags and computer 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 against the Emperor of Heaven and his guards. He is brave, clever and humorous. Parents and c
32、hildren laugh together as Monkey King makes a terrible mess in heaven. They always expect to see more Monkey King cartoons.Tintin is another favourite cartoon hero. He has been popular for over eighty years, ever since the artist Herge invented him in 1929. Tintin has red hair and a small white dog. He works for a newspaper and has lots of exciting experiences. Fans have bought about 200
