新目标英语八年级下册Unit9课文原文

Unit9Haveyoueverbeentoanamusementpark?SectionA1bListen.HavethesestudentseverbeentothesePlaces?Check(√)theboxes.Sarab：I'mbored,Claudia.Let'sdosomethingdifferent.Claudia：Haveyoueverbeentoanamusementpark?Sarab：Yes,Ihave.IwenttoFunTimesAmusementParklastyear.HaveyoueverbeentoaWaterPark?Claudia：No,Ihaven't,Sarah.Sarab：Meneither.Let'sgotoWaterCitytomorrow?Claudia：Well,thatsoundsfun.ButIcan'tswim.Sarab：Really?Ididn'tknowthat.Well,howaboutthezoo?Haveyoubeentothezoo?Claudia：I'vebeentothezooalotoftimes.Sarab：Metoo.AndI'vebeentotheAquariemalso.Claudia：SohaveI,Sarah.Iwentthereonourlastschooltrip.Sarab：Iknow,Claudia.Let'sgotothespacemuseum.I’veneverbeenthere.Claudia：That'sagreatidea.Iwenttherelastyear,butI'dliketogothereagain.2a2bLookatthemapofthetown.Listenandcircletheplacesyouhear.Conversation1Tina：It'srainingagain,John!Ireallywantedtogoskatingtoday!John：Oh,well,Hey,haveyoueverbeentothespacemuseum,Tina?Tina：Yes,Iwenttherelastyear.Haveyoueverbeenthere?John：No,Ihavn't.Tina：Well,I'dreallyliketogothereagain.John：Great,whatbusdowetaketogettothemuseum?Tina：Wecantakethesubway,thestationisnearthemuseum.Conversation2Kim：Haveyoueverbeentotheaquarium,Linda?Linda：No,Ihaven't.ButIamgoingtherenextweek.Wouldyouliketocome?Kim：Sure.Howwillwegetthere?Linda：Wecanrideourbikes.Kim：Whereistheaquarium?Linda：It'sonGreenStreet,behindthezoo.Kim：Haveyoubeentothezoo?Linda：Yes,Ihave!Ilovethezoo.Iwenttherethreetimeslastyear.Conversation3Tom：HaveyoueverbeentoWaterWorld,Harvey?Harvey：No,I'veneverbeenthere.Tom：NeitherhaveI.Let'sgo!Harvey：I'dreallylovetogo,butIdon'thaveanymoney.Tom：Well,let'sgoskatinginstead.There'sagreatnewplaceforskatingonCenterStreetinReverPark.Harvey：That'sagreatidea.CouldIborrowyourbike?Iwanttogohometogetmyskates.3aReadthisarticleaboutathemepark.Circletheplaces,things,andactivetiesyouthinkareinteresting.Underlinetheonesyouthinkareboring.HaveyoueverbeentoDisneyland?MostofushaveprobablyheardofMickeyMouseAonaldDuck,andmanyotherfamousDisneycharacters.Perhapswehaveeverseentheminmovies.ButhaveyoueverbeentoDisneyland?Infact,therearenowfourdifferentamusementparksaroundtheworld.Disneylandisanamusementpark,butwecanalsocallitathemepark.Ithasallthenormalattravtionsthatyoucanfindatanamusementpark.Butitalsohasatheme.Thetheme,ofcourse,isDisneymoviesandDuisneycharacters.Forexample,youcanfindarollercoasterinmostamusementparks,butinDisneyland,thethemeoftherollercoasterisDisneycharacters.ThismeansthatyoucanfindDisneycharactersallovertherollercoaster.YoucanalsowatchDisneymovies,eatinDisneyrestaurants,andbuyDisneygifts.AndyoucanseeDisneycharacterswalkingaroundDisneylandallthetime!HaveyoueverheardofaDisneyCruise?ThesearehugeboatsthatalsohavetheDisneytheme.Youcantakearideontheboatforseveraldays,andyoucansleepandeatonboard.Therearealsomanyattractionsonboard,justlikeanyotherDisneyland.Youcanshop,gotoDisneyparties,andeatdinnerwithMickeyMouse!Theboatstakedifferentroutes,buttheyallendupinthesameplace.ThatisDisney'sownisland.ItisjustsomuchfuninDisneyland!SectionB2aListentoateacherinterviewastudent.Circlethequestionsyouhear.A:Whatwasyournameagain?B：Thomas.ThomasRuzic.A:Howdoyouspellyourlastname?B：R-U-Z-I-C.A:YouspeakEnglishverywell,Thomas.HowlonghaveyoubeenstudyingEnglish?B：Forthreeyears.A：Oh.HaveyoueverbeentoanEnglish-speakingcountry?B：Yes,Ihave.IwasanexchangestudentintheUnitedStatesforthreemonths.A：Relly?Whenwasthat?B：WhenIwasthirteen.A：WhydoyouwanttoimproveyourEnglish?B：Iwanttotraveltheworld,andyouneedEnglishtodothat.3aReadthisarticlefromtheHilltopLanguageSchoolnewsletterandwriteanswerstothequestions.CometotheHilltopLanguageSchoolandchangeyourlife.Here'swhattwoofourstudentssaidaboutourschool.WhenIwasayounggirl,allIeverwantedtodowastravel,andIdecidedthatthebestwaytodothiswastobecomeaflightattendant.I'vebeenaflightattendantfortwoyearsnow.It'sareallyinterestingjobbecauseItravelallovertheworld.IdiscoveredthatthemostimportantrequirementwastospeakEnglishwell,soIstudiedEnglishattheHilltopLanguageSchoolforfiveyearsbeforeIbecameaflightattendant.ItwasbecauseIcouldspeakEnglishthatIgotthejob.Thankyou,HilltopLanguageSchool!MeishanIwanttobeatourguide.Infact,it'sallIhabeeverwantedtobe.Iwanttotravel,especiallytoEnglish-speakingcountriessuchastheUnitedStatesandAustralia.However,IknowthatIhavetoimprovemyEnglishsoI'vestartedtakinglessonsattheHilltopLanguageSchool.TheHilltopLanguageSchoolhadreallyhelpedmelearnEnglish.I'vebeenastudenthereforayearnow,andIreallyloveit.MaybewhenIleaveschoolI'llthinkaboutbecominganEnglishteacherratherthanatourguide!DavisFengReadingHaveyoueverbeentoSingapore?HaveyoueverbeentoSingapore?FormanyChinesetourists,thissmallislandinSoutheastAsiaisawonderfulplacetotakeaholiday.Ontheonehand,morethanthreequartersofthepopulationareChinese,soyoucansimplyspeakPutonghuaalotoftime.Ontheotherhand,SingaporeisanEnglish-speakingcountry,soit’salsoagoodplacetopracticeyourEnglish!HaveyouevertriedChinesefoodoutsideofChina?Maybeyoufearthatyouwon’tbeabletofindanythingtoeatinaforeigncountry.InSingapore,however,you’llfindalotoffoodfromChina;youwon’thaveanyproblemfindingrice,no