外研版八年级上册英语课文(全册)

Module 1 How to learn English

Unit 1 Let ’ｓ try to speak English as much as possible 、

Ms James: Welcome back, everyone! Today, we ’re going to talk about good ways to learn English 、 Ready? Who has some advice?

Lingling: We should always speak English in class 、

Ms James: Good! L et ’ｓ try to speak English as much as possible 、

Daming: Why not write down the mistakes in our notebooks?

Ms James: T hat ’ｓ a good idea 、 And don ’ｔ forget to write down the correct answers next to the mist akes 、 What else?

Lingling: It ’ｓ a good idea to spell and pronounce new words aloud every day 、

Ms James: Thanks a lot, Lingling 、 How about listening to the radio?

Lingling: Yes, that ’ｓ good for our pronunciation too 、 But there are so many new word 、 Ms James : You don ’ｔ need to understand every word 、 You just need to listen for key words and main ideas 、Daming: That ’ｓ the same for reading 、 English stories are so interesting 、 I get to know a lot about the world through reading 、

Lingling: I think writing is also important 、 Why don ’ｔ we try to find some English pen friends? W e can write to them 、 Ms James: Excellent! I agree with you 、

Unit 2 You should smile at her!

Send your questions to Diana, the Language Doctor 、

Many students ask for advice about how to improve their English 、 Here are three basic question s 、

The first question is about understanding English films and songs 、 Li Hao from Hubei wrote, “Ｉ like watching English films and listening to English songs, but I can only understand a little 、 Wha t can I do?”

Watching films and listening to songs are great way to learn English! Watch and listen several tim es, and guess the meaning of the new words 、 Each time you will learn something new 、 I also adv ise you to talk about the films or songs with your friends 、

The second question is about speaking 、 Wang Fan from Jilin wrote, “Our school has a teacher fr om the US 、 I am shy and I am afraid to speak to her 、 What should I do?”

You can say, “Hello! How are you?”“Do you like China?” These are good ways to start a conversat ion 、 And before you begin, you should smile at her! Remember this: Do not be shy 、 Just try 、

The third question is about vocabulary 、 Zhang Lei from Anhui wrote, “Ｉ write down new words, b ut I forget them quickly 、 How can I remember them?”

Do not worry 、 It is natural to forget new words! I suggest you write four or five words a day on pi eces of paper and place them in your room 、 Read the words when you see them, and try to use the m 、

Module 2 My home town and my country

Unit 1 It ’ｓ taller than many other buildings 、