外研版八年级上册英语课文(全册)(2)

Unit2 What is the best way to travel?

Question: What is the best way to travel from London to Amsterdam.

I am planning to travel from London to Amsterdam. How long does the journey ta ke and what is the best way to travel? Could you please tell me about the trains or shi ps to get there? The more information, the better. Thanks!

Best answer: There are four ways to travel.

A journey by train is more relaxing than by coach, but a lot more expensive. When you go by train, buy your ticket a long time before you travel. It is usually cheaper.

You can go by car and by ship across the North Sea. This is the most comfortable way to travel but also the most expensive. Book your ticket before you book your hot el. Remember that parking in Amsterdam is very expensive, so stay outside the city c entre and travel in by bus or by train.

The third choice is by coach. This is usually the cheapest, but in summer the coach es sometimes get crowded! And it takes you about twelve hours to get there. However , it will not cost as much as going by train.

Finally, you can fly. It is the fastest and the second cheapest, but you may have to wait for hours at the airport because of bad weather.

Well, I hope this helps! Have a great trip.

Module 5 Lao She Teahouse

Unit 1 I wanted to see the Beijing Opera.

Listen and read

Betty: Lingling and I went to Lao She Teahouse last night.

Tony: How was it?

Betty: It was great! You know, I wanted to see Beijing Opera, so Lingling offered to t ake me there. We drank tea and watched an opera.

Tony: Did you understand the opera?

Betty: No, it was difficult to understand the words. But the actors and actress were ex cellent.

Tony: How long did you stay?

Betty: We only planned to watch for an hour, but in the end, we stayed for three hour s.

Tony: Did you enjoyed it?

Betty: Well, it was interesting---that?s the main thing. I hope to understand more next time.

Tony: Do you often go to see Beijing Opera, Lingling?

Lingling: No, I don?t. I wanted to take Betty to the teahouse because it?s famous. Tony: Who is Lao She? Betty: No idea. Ask Lingling.

Lingling: Lao She is a great writer. He?s especially famous for his play Teahouse.

Unit 2 It describes the changes in Chinese society.

2 Read the passage and match the heading with the paragraphs.

a) Lao She Teahouse

b)The Story of Teahouse

c)Lao She

1

Teahouse is one of Lao She?s most famous plays. He wrote it in 1957. The play has three acts and shows the lives of common people in China from the end of the nin eteenth century to the middle of twentieth century. It tells us the story of Wang Lifa a nd the customers of his teahouse in Beijing. It describes the changes in Chinese societ y over fifty years around the beginning of the twentieth century.

2

Lao She was born in Beijing in 1899. His mother sent him to a teacher?s school i n 1913. After finishing school in 1918, he became a head teacher of a primary school. In 1924 Lao She left home and went to England. He taught Chinese at a college in L ondon and returned to China five years later. He wrote many plays, novels and short s tories about people?s lives, and was named “the People?s Artist”. Lao She is one of th

e greatest Chinese writers o

f the twentieth century.

3

At Lao She Teahouse today, customers can drink tea and eat delicious Beijing fo od. If you like the Beijing Opera, traditional music or magic shows, you can enjoy the m at the teahouse. Lao She Teahouse gives a warm welcome to everyone from all ove r the world.

Module 6 Animals in danger

Unit 1 It allows people to get closer to them.

Listen and read

(Lingling and Betty are leaving the zoo)

Lingling: Did you like the zoo?

Betty: Yes! I saw the pandas at last! But I am more interested to see the pandas in the Wolong Panda Reserve, because it allows people to get closer to them.

Lingling: It?s sad to think of the pandas and other animals in danger.

Betty: We need to protect them better.

Lingling: Yes, Many wild animals don?t have a safe place to live, because villages an

d farms ar

e growing bigger and are taking away their land and forests.

Betty: Also, often there isn?t enough clean water, because we?ve made it dirty. I think we all need to help animals live in peace. Look, there?s a notice.

Lingling: It says,“Help! We want to save animals in danger, and we need your help.”Betty: But what can we do?

Lingling: It says,“Your money pays to look after the animals.”That means we can giv e money to help protect the animals.

Betty: Maybe we can raise some money at school. Let?s find out what else we can do to save as many animals as possible.

Unit 2 The WWF is working hard to save them all.

2 Read the passage and match the heading with the paragraphs.

a)Nature parks for pandas

b) WWF And animals in danger

c) The panda?s home

d) An animal in danger

1

Pandas are in danger. There are only about 1,600 pandas living in the wild today. Zoos and research centres are looking after about 340 pandas. Pandas do not have m any babies, and baby pandas often die. The situation is getting very difficult. Scientist are doing a lot of research to help pandas produce more babies and help baby pandas live.

2

Pandas live in the forests and mountains of Southwest China. Each panda needs to eat a lot of bamboo every day. The bamboo forests are getting smaller, so pandas ar

e losing their home. And there are not many pandas left.

3

In order to protect pandas in the wild, the government is setting up nature parks and developing other plans. The nature parks will be big and there will be more bamb oo t …… 此处隐藏：5869字，全部文档内容请下载后查看。喜欢就下载吧 ……