1、贵州省贵阳市花溪二中八年级英语下册unit 2 lesson 3课文和阅读无答案 人教新目标版贵州省贵阳市花溪二中八年级英语下册Unit 2 Lesson 3课文和阅读 人教新目标版8BU1L1课文8BU1L1课文8BU1L1课文English Speech Contest English is an international language. It is the official language of more than 70 countries. Do you know how many people speak English in the world.9 More than 37
2、0 million people speak English as a native language. Another 750 million speak it as a second language. Many more people are learning English as a foreign language. English is one of the worlds most widely used languages. Do you have any idea where English is often used? About 70 per cent of the wor
3、lds radio and television stations use English to broadcast their programmes. Nearly 90 per cent of the information on the Internet is in English. And English is one of the working languages of the United Nations. In addition, it is used in most international activities, such as trade, sporting event
4、s, art festivals and conferences. In brief, English is very important in international communication. In order to communicate better with people from abroad, we must have a good command of English. We must do our best to learn it well. 8BU1L1阅读8BU1L1阅读8BU1L1阅读Languages Around the WorldThere are abou
5、t 2,700 different languages in the world. English is one of the most important, and is used as an international language of communication. About one billion people speak English as a native or second language. About half of these people live in the USA. A lot more people in other countries learn Eng
6、lish at school. English is the most popular language on the Internet. Studies show that one person in six speaks English around the world.More than 1.2 billion people in the world speak Chinese as their first language. That is more than any other language speakers in the world. Chinese is the second
7、 most popular language on the Internet.About 350 million people in he world speak Spanish (西班牙语) at home. Most of these people live in Spain (西班牙), the USA and Latin America (拉丁美洲). Spanish is the third most popular Internet language. Over 125 million people speak French around the world. French-spe
8、aking people live not 0nly in France but also in Canada and African countries. Some people call it the language of love.1. There are about one billion English speakers in the world.2. England has the most English speakers in the world.3. Chinese has the most speakers in the world.4. Spanish is more
9、popular than Chinese on the Internet.5. Most of the French speakers live in France, Canada and African countries.6. People call French the language of love.8BU1L2课文8BU1L2课文Journalist: Congratulations on your success!Li Fang: Thanks. Its really a great honour for me.Journalist: Please tell us what yo
10、uve done to develop your English skills.Li Fang: Well, my way is to keep practising. You know practice makes perfect. Its very important to take every opportunity to practise speaking English in and out of class.Journalist: I guess you keep an English diary, dont you?Li Fang: Yes, I do. I keep it in
11、 order to develop my writing skills.Journalist: How do you improve your listening and reading skills?Li Fang: I often listen to English broadcasts and watch English TV progranunes in my spare time. And I like to read English stories and newspapers. I read either the China Students Post or the 21st C
12、entury before I go to bed.Journalist: Youre a very good language learner indeed. What do you want to be when you grow up, Li Fang?Li Fang: My dream is either to be a diplomat or to be a teacher of English.Journalist: Good for you ! I hope your dream will come true. Nice talking to you.Li Fang: Thank
13、 you, and I enjoyed talking to you, too.8BU1L2阅读8BU1L2阅读8BU1L2阅读Read Mrs Lis speech and complete her outline below.Mrs Li, an English teacher, is speaking about the best way to learn English. Here is her speech. The Best Way to Learn EnglishThe best way to learn English is to use it in conversation.
14、 Lots of students complain they dont have any opportunity to contact native English speakers. But they dont know that self-talk (自言自语) can very helpful in language learning. The goal of self-talk is to get you into the habit of thinking in English. If you get used to thinking in English, you dont ha
15、ve to translate from English into Chinese in your mind. You can respond (应答) faster and more correctly in communication. Here are three exercises for English self-talk practice. a. Numbers: Numbers are around us everywhere - in the street, in the telephone book and in the newspaper. When you see or
16、think of a number, say it to yourself in English. This is a good way to begin training yourself to think in English. b. Daily routines: What do you need to do today? Where are you going? What will you have for lunch? Try to talk about these things to yourself in English. This is a good way to develo
17、p your active grammar and vocabulary (词汇). c. Speeches: Do you know how to cook? Do you know how to use a household appliance? Do you know traffic rules? Try to explain these things in English to yourself. This is excellent practice for public speaking.8BU1PC阅读8BU1PC阅读8BU1PC阅读8BU1PC阅读8BU1PC阅读Read th
18、e passage and choose the best answers. Last year both Jane and Mary entered an international school in London. Jane was born in London, and she speaks British English. Mary was born in New York and she speaks American English. One day Jane asked Mary where her father worked. Mary said, He works at a
19、 garage . Do you mean your father repairs cars at a garage ? Jane was puzzled. Yes, hes a car repairman 修理工.) , Mary said. You pronounce (发.音) the word garage in a different way from me. Thats why you had difficulty understanding me. I ve found the difference, too, Jane said. One Sunday they decided
20、 to visit the Wax Museum together. Jane asked Mary how she would like to go. Mary said, How about going by subway? What do you mean by subway? Do you mean the underground? Jane asked. Thats right. We say subway or Metro and you say underground, Mary replied. My mother teaches English as a second lan
21、guage. She told me there are quite a lot of differences between American English and British English. Since Im in Britain now, Ive decided to learn British English. Just as the saying goes, When in Rome, do as the Romans do. (入乡随俗) Thats a good idea. Id like to learn American English. We can help ea
22、ch other.1. Mary and Jane are from _. a. America b. Britain c. different countries2. Marys father works at a _. a. garage c. car factory c. shop3. Jane was puzzled in Line 8 means _. a. Jane was worded b. Jane was excited c. Jane did not quite understand the meaning of garage 4. British English for地
23、铁 is _. a. Metro b. underground c. subway5. Marys mother teaches English to _. a. native American students b. international students in Americac. native English students6. The passage shows that _ between American English and British English.a. there are many differencesb. there is no differencec. t
24、here are only a few differences8BU2L1课文8BU2L1课文8BU2L1课文Li Xin, chief editor of the school newspaper, is presiding over the first editors meeting.Li Xin: Lets get started. Were going to start our school newspaper this term, so we need to discuss the name and sections at this meeting. You know, a news
25、paper wont be a success unless it has a good name and interesting sections. Whod like to set the ball rolling?Linda: Let me speak first. Perhaps we could call it CAMPUS STAR or CAMPUS MIRROR.Li Xin: How do you feel about those names?David: I prefer CAMPUS STAR to CAMPUS MIRROR.Yu Bin: I couldnt agre
26、e more. What do you think, Li Xin?Li Xin: Me, too. CAMPUS STAR sounds more attractive. What sections should we include in our CAMPUS STAR, then?Yu Bin: I suggest NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL NEWS, STUDENTS VOICE, FUN TIME and ADVICE PAGE.Linda: Im not sure about the first one, but the other three soun
27、d fine. In my opinion, a school newspaper should focus on what happens on campus.8BU2L1阅读8BU2L1阅读8BU2L1阅读A Job Advertisement ED1TORS AND REPORTERS WANTED Our school newspaper, CAPUS STAR, will he published twice a month next year. So we need some volunteer editors and reporters to work with us. Good
28、 writing skills are a must. Since the job will take a lot of your spare time, candidates must have a great interest in the job. In addition, they should have a high sense of responsibility.The editors job involves reweiting, typing and proofreading(校对)， while the reporters job involves interviewing,
29、 writing and taking photos. If you are interested in these jobs, please e-mail us with full details about yourself.For more information, please contact us at:Room 608, building 2TEL: 65417350, E-MAIL: cs_dfis Complete the answers to the following questions according to the advertisement. 1.How often
30、 is the school newspaper going to be published?_a month.2.Why does the school newspaper place this advertisement?Because it needs some more _ and _.3.Is there any pay for these jobs? How do you know? _. They are _.4.What qualities (素质) must the candidates have in order to work for the school newspap
31、er?They must have good _, a _ in the job, and a high _.5. What do the jobs of editors and reporters involve?The editing job involves _, _ and proofreading, and the reporting job involves _, _ and taking _.6.How can the candidates contact the school newspaper editors?They can _ the editors with full _ about themselves.8BU2L2课文8BU2L2课文8BU2L2课文8BU2L2课文 Li Qiang is doing a project
