新人教版八年级上英语课文原文

Unit 1 Where did you go on vacation?

2d conv ersati on:

R: Hi, Hele n. Long time no see.

H: Hi,Rick. Yes, I was on vacati on last mon th.

R: Oh, did you go any where in teresti ng?

H: Yes, I went to Guizhou with my family.

R: Wow! Did you see Hua ngguoshu Waterfall?

H: Yes, I did. It was won derful! We took quite a few photos there. What about

you? Did you do anything special last mon th?

R: Not really. I just stayed at home most of the time to read and relax.

2b passage:

I arrived in Penang in Malaysia this morni ng with my family. lt was sunny and hot,so we decided to go to the beach n ear our hotel. My sister and l tried

paragliding. l felt like l was a bird. lt was so exciting.For lunch,we had someth ing very special

-------------------------------------- M alaysia n yellow no odles. They were delicious. In

the afternoon,we rode bicycles to Georgetown. There are a lot of new build ings now, but many of the old build ings are still there. In weld quay, a really old place in Georgetow n,we saw the houses of the Chin ese traders from

100 years ago. l won der what life was like here in the past」really enjoyed walk ing around the tow n.

What a differe nee a day makes! My father and I decided to go to Penang Hill today. We wan ted to walk up to the top,but the n it started raining a little so we decided to take the train. We waited over an hour for the train because there were too many people . Whe n we got to the top ,it was raining really hard. We did n't have an umbrella so we were wet and cold. It was terrible!A nd because of the bad weather,we could n't see anything below. My father did n't bring eno ugh mon ey,so we only had one bowl of rice and some fish. The food tasted great because I was so hun gry!

Unit 2 How ofte n do you exercise?

2d conv ersati on:

A:Hi,Claire,are you free n ext week?

B:Hmm… next week is quite full for me,Jack.

A:Really? How come?

B:I have dance and pia no less ons.

A:What kind of dance are you lear ning?

B:Oh,sw ing dan ce. It ' s fu have class once a week,every Mon day.

A:How ofte n do you have pia no less ons?

B:Twice a week, on Wedn esday and Friday.

A:Well,how about Tuesday?

B:Oh,I have to play tennis with my frie nds.But do you want to come? A:Sure.

2b passage:

What Do No.5 High School Stude nts Do in Their Free Time?

Last month we asked our stude nts about their free time activities. Our questi ons were

about exercise,use of the Internet and watch ing TV . Here are the results.

We found that only fiftee n perce nt of our stude nts exercise every day. Forty-five perce nt exercise four to six times a week. Twenty perce nt exercise only one to three times a week.

And twenty perce nt do not exercise at all.

We all know that many students often go online,but we were surprised that ninety perce nt of them use the Internet every day. The other ten perce nt use it at least three or four times a week. Most stude nts use it for fun and not for homework. The an swer to our questi ons about watch ing televisio n were also in terest ing. Only two perce nt of the stude nts watch TV one to three times a week. Thirtee n perce nt watch TV four to six times a week. And eighty-five perce nt watch TV every day! Although many stude nts like to watch sports,game shows are the most popular.

It is good to relax by using the Internet or watch ing game shows,but we think the best

way to relax is through exercise. It is healthy for the mind and the body.Exercise such as

play ing sports is fun,and you can spe nd time with your friends and family as you play

together.A nd remember, old habits die hard ”.So start exercis ing before it stoo late!

Unit 3 I 'm more outgo ing tha n my sister.

2d con versati on:

A:Did you like the si nging competiti on yesterday,A nna?

B:Oh,it was fan tastic! Nelly sang so well!

A:Well,l thi nk Lisa sa ng better than Nelly.

B:Oh,which one was Lisa?

A:The one with shorter hair」thi nk she sang more clearly tha n Nelly.