外研版八年级下英语Module 9 Unit 1

1、Complete the passage with the words and expressions in the box.New Years Eve is a _time for us. We live in New York, and we often go to a big New Years Eve_ in Times Square. We_ with our friends and sing _ songs while we wait for the New Year.Then _ just before midnight, the music stops. We all _ fr

2、om ten to zero. Then the _ begin. I love the bright lights, but the noise makes me jump. We all say “Happy New Year” to our friends. I usually _ New Years Day at home with my family. We write our New Years _ together. We all promise to work hard and help each other more.specialpartyget togethertradi

3、tionalsuddenlycount downfireworksspendresolutionscount down , fireworks, get together, party, resolutions, special, Spend, suddenly, traditional Labour/May Day is a _holiday. People all over the world _ this holiday. But its not on the same _. In China, May Day is on 1st May, people have 3 _. And st

4、udents go back to school _ the May Day holiday is over. In the UK, its the on the closest Monday to 1st May. In the USA, its on the first Monday in September. And people usually do something _, for example, they _ or have a _ somewhere nice. But its also the end of the _.celebrate, date, as soon as,

5、 national, picnic , season, special, vacation, day off, go campingnationalcelebratedatedays offas soon asspecialgo campingpicnicvacation seasonModule 9 HeroesUnit 1Words and expressions:heroheroes 英雄英雄（复数）（复数）有生命的加有生命的加es， hero， potato，tomato，英雄英雄爱吃爱吃土豆土豆和和西红柿西红柿无生命的加无生命的加s, photo，piano, radio，zoo，k

6、ilo,一个例外一个例外kangaroos， Not bad for. 对/就而言，不是很坏（还不错） Be good at =do well in 擅长（注意at和in是介词）Come up 出现 发生 出现 appear 发生 take place /happenLook forward to +名词/代词/doing 期待，盼望 so that 目的是目的是 表目的状语从句表目的状语从句 He got up early so that he could catch the first bus. Sothat 由于由于 以至于（以便于）以至于（以便于）： 表结果或目的状语从句。表结果或目的

7、状语从句。 He got up so early that he caught the first bus. on ones own=by oneself=alone 独自地；独立地；单独地独自地；独立地；单独地 I want to finish the work on my own. I like living all on my own.excuse: n.借口借口 an excuse v.原谅，常用于在打搅别人之前或做原谅，常用于在打搅别人之前或做错事之后的礼貌用语。错事之后的礼貌用语。 I dont want to listen to your excuse. Excuse me. C

8、an you tell me where Star Lake Hotel is. She always makes excuses for being late. avoid:v.避免、逃避避免、逃避 avoid sth: 避免某事避免某事 avoid doing sth： I tried to avoid meeting him because he often bored me. Luckily, we were able to avoid the accident.勇敢的勇敢的brave adj.一个勇敢的男孩一个勇敢的男孩a brave boy It is brave of her. 她非常勇敢她