外研版八年级下册英语课文电子版

Module1Unit1ItsmellsdeliciousTony:Mm…Whatadelicioussmell!Yourpizzalookssonice.Betty:Thanks!Wouldyouliketotrysome?Tony:Yes,please,itlookslovely,itsmellsdelicious,andmm,ittastesgood.Darning:What’sthatontop?Betty:Oh,that’scheese.Doyouwanttotryapiece?Darning:Ugh!No,thanks.I’mafraidIdon’tlikecheese.Itdoesn’tsmellfresh.Itsmellstoostrongandittastesabitsour.Betty:Well,mychocolatecookiesaredonenow.Haveatry!Darning:Thanks!Theytastereallysweetandtheyfeelsoftinthemiddle.Tony:Areyoucookinglotsofdifferentthings?Youlookverybusy!Betty:Yes,Iam!There’ssomepizzaandsomecookies,andnowI’mmakinganapplepieandacake.Darning:Applepiesoundsnice,Ihaveasweettooth,youknow.ShallIgetthesugar?Betty:Yes,please.Oh,areyousurethat’ssugar?Tasteitfirst.Itmightbesalt!Darning:No,it’sOK.Ittastessweet.It’ssugar.Tony:What’sthis?Ittastessweettoo.Betty:That’sstrawberryjam,forthecake.Darning:Good,everythingtastessosweet!It’smyluckyday!Unit2IfeelnervouswhenIspeakChinese.Thanksforyourlastmessage.Itwasgreattohearfromyou,andIcan’twaittomeetyou.IhopeyouwillknowmefrommyphotowhenIarriveattheairport.I’mquitetall,withshortfairhair,andIwearglasses.I’llwearjeansandaT-shirtforthejourney,butI’llalsocarrymywarmcoat.I’vegotyourphoto—youlookverypretty.SoI’msurewe’llfindeachother!Thanksfortellingmeaboutyourhobbies.Yousoundjustlikeme!Ispendalotoftimeplayingclassicalmusicwithmyfriendsatschool,butIalsolikedancemusic—Ilovedancing!Ienjoysportsaswell,especiallytennis.Mybrotherisintheschooltennisteam—I’mveryproudofhim!He’sgoodateverything,butI’mnot.SometimesIgetbadmarksatschool,andIfeelsad.Ishouldworkharder.Youaskedme,“HowdoyoufeelaboutcomingtoChina?”Well,IoftenfeelabitsadatfirstwhenIleavemymumanddadforafewdays,andI’mquiteshywhenI’mwithstrangers.IfeelnervouswhenIspeakChinese,butI’llbefineinafewdays.I’malwayssorrywhenIdon’tknowhowtodothingsintherightway,sopleasehelpmewhenI’mwithyouinChina!Oh,I’mafraidofflyingtoo.ButIcan'ttellyouhowexcitedIamaboutgoingtoChina!Seeyounextweek!Love,SallyModule2Unit1I’vealsoenteredlotsofspeakingcompetitions.Tony:Hi,Lingling.Whatareyoudoing?Lingling:I’menteringacompetition.Tony:Whatkindofcompetition?Lingling:Aspeakingcompetition.Tony:Great.It’llhelpyouimproveyourspeaking.Andmaybeyouwillwinaprize.Lingling:Yes,Thefirstprizeis“Mydreamholiday”.Tony:Haveyoueverwonanyprizesbefore?Lingling:No,Ihaven’t.I’vealwayswantedtogoonadreamholiday.ButIcan’taffordit.Theplaneticketsaretooexpensive.Tony:Well,goodluck!I’vealsoenteredlotsofspeakingcompetitions,buthaven’twonanyprizes.I’vestoppedtryingnow.Lingling:That’sapity.Haveyoueverthoughtaboutotherkindsofcompetitions?Tony:Whatdoyoumean?Lingling:Look!Here’sawritingcompetitionAroundtheWorldin80Days.Towinit,youneedtowriteashortstoryaboutaplaceyou’vevisited.Tony:Thatsoundswonderful,butI’venevertravelledmuch.HowcanIwriteaboutit?Lingling:Don’tworry.Itdoesn’tneedtobetrue!Youcanmakeitup.Tony:That’sinteresting.I’lltry.IhopeIwillwin,thenIwillinviteyoutocomewithme.Lingling:Sorry!ThefirstprizeisonlythebookcalledAroundtheWorldin80Days!Unit2TheyhaveseenthePyramids.MikeRobinsonisafifteen-year-oldAmericanboyandhissisterClareisfourteen.Atthemoment,MikeandClareareinCairoinEgypt,oneofthebiggestandbusiestcitiesinAfrica.Theymovedherewiththeirparentstwoyearsago.Theirfather,Peter,worksforaverybigcompany.Thecompanyhasofficesinmanycountries,andithassentPetertoworkinGermany,FranceandChinabefore.Peterusuallystaysinacountryforabouttwoyears.Thenthecompanymoveshimagain.Hisfamilyalwaysgoeswithhim.TheRobinsonsloveseeingtheworld.Theyhavebeentomanyinterestingplaces.Forexample,inEgypt,theyhaveseenthePyramids,travelledonaboatontheNileRiver,andvisitedthepalacesandtowersofancientkingsandqueens.MikeandClarehavealsobeguntolearnthelanguageofthecountry,Arabic.ThislanguageisdifferentfromEnglishinmanyways,andtheyfindithardtospellandpronouncethewords.However,theystillenjoylearningit.SofartheyhavelearnttospeakGerman,French,ChineseandArabic.Sometimestheymixthelanguages.It’sreallyfun,”saidClare.TheRobinsonsaremovingagain.ThecompanyhasaskedPetertoworkbacktheUS.MikeandClarearehappyaboutthis.Theyhavefriendsallovertheworld,buttheyalsomisstheirfriendsintheUS.Theyarecountingdownthedays.Module3Unit1Hasitarrivedyet?Daming:Hi,Tony.Whatareyouupto?Tony:Hi,Daming.I’vejustmadeamodelspaceshipforourschoolprojectDaming:1haven’tstartedyetbecauseI’mnotsurehowtomakeitCanyouhelpme?Tony:Sure,noproblem.Haveyouheardthelatestnews?ScientistshavesentaspaceshiptoMars.Thejourneyhastakenseveralmonths.Daming:Hasitarrivedyet?Tony:Yes,ithasarrivedalready.That’swhyit’sonthenews.Daming:SohavetheydiscoveredlifeonMars?Tony:No,theyhaven’tyet.Daming:Arethereanyastronautsinthespaceship?Tony:No,therearen’t.Daming:Why?Astronautshavealreadybeentothemoon.Tony:Yes,butnoonehasbeentoMarsyet,becauseMarsisveryfaraway,muchfartherthanthemoon.LotsofscientistsareworkinghardinordertosendastronautstoMarsoneday.Daming:That’sinteresting!HowcanIgetinformationonspacetravel?Tony:Youcangoonlinetosearchforinformation.Daming:Iwill.Thankyou,Tony!Unit2Wehavenotfoundlifeonanyotherplanetsyet.Scientiststhinkthattherehasbeenlifeonthe