八年级上册英语unit8

1、八年级英语（上）Unit 8-1 English WeekUnit 8 English WeekEnglish: fun for lifeEnglish Week at Rosie Bridge SchoolLast week, students at Rosie Bridge School worked hard to make their English Week a big success.There was an English book fair in the library and a treasure hunt. Some students put on an English p

2、lay. Other students took part in an English singing competition.There was also a speaking competition. The students had to speak on a topic in English for two minutes.We spoke to the winner, Henry. “Im so happy that I won,” he said. “I advise people to speak slowly. If they want to be good public sp

3、eakers, theyd better speak clearly and confidently.”We also spoke to several other students about English Week. One of them was Amy.“I really enjoyed English Week. It gave me a chance to learn new words. In my opinion, every school should have an English Week. Its well worth doing,” she said.On the

4、last day of English Week, the head teacher gave a speech to the whole school. He gave students some suggestions on how to improve their English. “You should communicate in English with your friends whenever you can. You should read English books and magazines, and watch English television programmes

5、. Above all, you should enjoy English!” he said.英语:生活的乐趣罗西桥学校英语周上周, 罗西桥学校的学生们的努力工作使他们的英语周大获成功。在图书馆里有一个英语书籍义卖和寻宝活动。一些学生上演了一个英语话剧。其他同学参加了一个英语歌唱比赛。还有一个演讲比赛。学生们必须用英语作一个两分钟的主题演讲。我们采访了获胜者,亨利。“我很高兴我赢了,”他说。“我建议人们说慢点。如果他们想成为好的公众演说家,他们最好表达清晰而且自信。”我们也和其他几个学生关于英语周作了交流。其中一个是艾米。“我真的很喜欢英语周。它给了我一个机会来学习新单词。在我看来,每个学校

6、都应该有一个英语周。这是值得做的事情,”她说。在英语周的最后一天,校长发表了全校演讲。他给了学生们一些关于如何提高他们的英语水平的建议。“你应该尽可能和你的朋友用英语交流。你应该读英语书和杂志,看英语电视节目。最重要的是,你应该享受英语!”他说。  Unit 8 English weekReading词汇1. competition n. 比赛；竞赛They hold a competition every year to find the best young artist.他们每年举行一次比赛，评选出最佳的青年艺术家。He is in competition with three

7、 other people for promotion.他与其他三位对手角逐晋升的机会。2. treasure n. 珍宝；宝物She owns many treasures.她收藏了许多珍宝。【提示】treasure表示“珍宝，宝物”时，是可数名词，且通常用复数形式；但表示“财富；珠宝”时，是不可数名词。【链接】v. 珍视；珍爱；珍藏I will treasure those memories forever.我会永远珍藏那些记忆。3. text n.文本The text is accurate and informative.文本内容准确，信息量大。【提示】text un.表示“文本”时是

8、不可数名词，但表示“文稿；讲稿；课本；课文”时是可数名词。【链接】v. 用移动电话发送短信。Text me when you are ready.准备好就给我发短信。4. chance n.机会；机遇Paul has waited for that chance for a long time.保罗等待那个机会已经很长时间了。Be quite and give her a chance to explain.安静点，给她一个解释的机会。【提示】chance还有表示“可能性”的用法：A by any chance（用于询问）可能；也许Are you, by any chance, going i

9、nto town this afternoon?今天下午你会到镇上去吗？B no chance（非正式）不可能- Perhaps your mother will give you the money.- No chance.也许你母亲会给你那笔钱。不可能。5. confidently adv. 自信地She walked confidently onto the platform and started her speech.她自信地走上讲台，然后开始发表演说。【链接】confident  adj.自信的；confidence  n. 自信；自信心6. topic n.话

10、题The topic of the lecture is whales.讲座的话题是鲸。7. winner n. 优胜者The winners prize is a new car.获胜者的奖品是一辆新轿车。【链接】win v.赢得； 获胜8. advise v. 建议【提示】是常用动词。现将它的几种常见用法归纳如下：A advise+名词代词。如：What would you advise?你有什么建议？Mr. Li advised Lisa after she failed the Maths test.莉萨数学测验不及格，李老师给她提了一些建议。B advise+sb.+不定式短语。在这

11、个句式中，不定式短语作advise的宾语补足语。如：He often advises people to do more exercise.他常常劝人多锻炼身体。His wife advised him to give up smoking.他的妻子劝他戒烟。C advise+动词-ing形式。如：I advised holding a meeting to discuss the matter.我建议开会讨论这件事情。He advised going to London for the holidays.他建议去伦敦度假。D advise+sb.+against+(doing)sth.表示“

12、建议某人不做某事”。如：The lawyers have advised us against signing the contract.律师建议我们不要签订这份合同。【链接】advice un.Take my advice and stop doing that!9. several det. 几个；一些【提示】several 作定语，“几个”Several boys were injured.My friend can speak several languages.此外，several可作代词。Several of us decided to walk home.Several of t

13、he windows were broken.I dont need those apples, I already have had several.If you are looking for a photo of Alice, youll find several here.10. opinion n. 意见；想法I wasnt asking for your opinion, Dick.Jack expressed his opinion about the plan.11. whole adj. 整个的；全部的Do you want to know the whole story?T

14、hey drank a whole of the morning cooking.【链接】whole n. 整体；全体【比较】all与whole1. 都可与单数名词连用，含义大致相同，位置不同；all放在冠词、指示代词、形容词性物主代词等之前，而whole则放在这些词后。如：all the family  the whole family2. 和复数名词连用，两者意思有所区别；all指“全部；每一个”；whole指“整个”。如：All the buildings were burning.Whole buildings were burning.3. 在大多数不可数名词这前用all，

15、不用whole。如：所有的钱  the whole money×      all the money所有的酒  the whole wine ×       all the wine4. 在表示地点的专有名词之前，一般用all而不用whole。如：all China全中国，也可以说成 the whole of China12. suggestion n. 建议；提议He followed her suggestion of a walk alo

16、ng the river.I have lots of suggestions for the parks future.【链接】suggest  v. 建议；提议13. communicate v. （与某人）交流信息；沟通My mother communicates with me well.They communicated in sign language.【链接】 communication n. 交流；沟通We were in close communication with each other.14. whenever conj. 在任何-的时候；在任何-的情况下Sh

17、e always went to that church whenever she was in that area.You can stay at my cottage whenever you like.短语句式1. a treasure hunt 寻宝游戏2. -speak English confidently in public,- 在公众场合自信地说英语in public “公开地；在别人（尤指生人）面前”You should not make jokes about her in public.3. Some students put on an English play. 一些

18、学生演出了英语剧。put on “上演”The band hope to put on a show in the UK before the end of the year.put on “穿上；戴上”She put on her coat and glasses and then went out.put on “增加（体重）”I eat a lot, but I never put on weight.4. Other students took part in an English singing competition. 还有一些学生参加了一场英语歌唱比赛。take part in“

19、参加（-活动）”【比较归纳】A. join1) 指加入某个党派、团体组织等，成为其中一员；When did your elder brother join the army?She joined the Dancing Club last week.2）指参与；加入到-之中，与take part in含义相同；500 employees of this company joined the strike yesterday.= 500 enployees of this company took part in the strike yesterday.B. join in 多指参加活动；与t

20、ake part in 含义相同；Come along, and join in the ball games.= Come along, and take part in the ball game.C. take part in 多指参加活动；Shell take part in the discussion tomorrow.Jack took part in the singing contest yesterday.注意：take part in 是惯用词组，part前一般不用冠词，但当part前有形容词修饰时，要用不定冠词；D. attend “出席；参加”，指参加会议、婚礼、典礼

21、、听报告等；Hell attend an important meeting tomorrow.I attended Professor Lis lecture last week.5. The students had to speak on a topic in English for two minutes. 同学们必须就一个话题用英语演讲两分钟。on “关于；就”，about 意思相近The teacher tests us on irregular verbs.in English“用英语”； in “用”Say it in GermanShe wrote in pencil.Put

22、 it in writing.Ill pay in cash.6. We spoke to the winner, Henry.”Im so happy that I won,” he said. 我们和获胜者亨利进行了交流。“我很高兴自己能获胜，”他说道。speak to “对-说；与-交谈”，与talk to意思相近He looked aside when I spoke to him.The President spoke to the whole nation on television.Im so happy that I won. 形容词后由引导的宾语从句Im afraid tha

23、t I cannot pass the exam tomorrow.They are very excited that they have won the game.7. If they want to be good public speakers, theyd better speak clearly and confidently. 如果他们想成为优秀的公众演说家，他们最好说得清楚且自信。public speaker“公开场合的演讲者”What makes a good public speaker?d better= had better 后常用动词原形，“最好（做某事）”，常用于表

24、达建议、劝告等Youd better wash your hands first.Youd better go to see the doctor at once.否定形式had better notSimon, youd better not go there alone.8. In my opinion, every school should have an English Week. 我认为，每个学校都应该举办英语周。in my opinion“依我看” in ones opinion“依某人之见”这是表达观点时的常用说法You didnt do anything wrong, in

25、my opinion.In my opinion, your plan will work.9. Its well worth doing. 这是很值得做的。well修饰worth，“十分值得；很值得”10. On the last day of English Week, the head teacher gave a speech to the whole school. 英语周的最后一天，校长向全校做了演讲。head teacher“校长”，英式英语; 美式英语用principalgive a speech to“给-做演讲”Doctor Li gave a speech about t

26、rees to us last week.11. You should communicate in English with your friends whenever you can. 你们应该随时用英语和朋友交流。communicate with “与-交流”Love is the best way to communicate with children.I can communicate with foreigners very well.12. Above all, you should enjoy English. 最重要的是，你们应该喜欢英语。above all“最重要的是；尤

27、其是”You have your family to consider above all.Above all, you must be independent.ExerxiseComplete the sentences with proper words.(用Getting ready和 Reading板块中新学的单词完成下面句子。如有必要，须改变单词的形式)1. Alice won first prize in the singing             

28、 and she will represent our school to take part in the national final.2. When you speak in public, dont be shy. You should speak             .3. When I travelled in Hangzhou, I bought         

29、60;    silk scarves for my grandma.4. More and more people are using the Internet to              with each other nowadays.5. You can drop in             

30、you are free. Im retired and always stay at home.6. Susan              me to go to the dentists because I had a bad toothache.7. Professor Wang will give us a             

31、; on how to use computers for our studies next Friday afternoon.8. You should not give this              away. Its time for you to get a job and start your new life now.9. The          

32、    world is becoming smaller and smaller with the development of modern communication.10. Do you have any              on ways of improving the working conditions?Complete the sentences with the phrases from the box. Ch

33、ange their forms if necessary. Use each phrase once only.(从方框中选择适当的词组完成下列句子。如有必要，须改变词组的形式。每个词组仅使用一次。)a big success    have to   speak to    public speakerin my opinion    well worth   above all   in public1. Emma and Helens c

34、oncert was really              . Everyone was deeply moved by their songs.2.              , keeping dogs is a good chance for children to learn love, life and death.3. Si

35、mon always feels shy when he speaks              . Lets give him some encouragement.4. It is              being a volunteer to help those in need.5. Its too late. I 

36、             leave because I have an important meeting to attend tomorrow morning.6. If you want to be a successful              , you should be brave and confident.7. When I&

37、#160;             Ellen, I chould see something strange in her eyes. There must be something wrong with her recent job.8.              , hard work makes you successful.Transla

38、tions(将下列句子翻译成英语)1. 上周，我们学校的一些同学演出了英语剧侠盗罗宾汉，取得了巨大成功。(put on, success)2. 你参加了昨天举行的校运会吗？(take part in)3. 王博士写了一本关于水循环的书。(on)4. 我建议那些获奖者不要骄傲。(advise)5. 你饭前最好洗一下手。(had better)6. 一本好书值得读上100遍。(worth doing something)7. 开放日结束的时候，校长向全体家长做了演讲。(give a speech to)8. 我会永远记得我的美国之行。尤其是，我不会忘记那段在黄石公园的经历。(above all,

39、Yellowstone National Park)Here is a short history of Lincoln. Use it to help you write a short history of Kennedy.（仿照下面所给的林肯的生平，写一段文字，介绍肯尼迪的生平。）Lincoln came form the north of the USA. He started his work in goverment in 1846 and became the president of the USA in 1860. Lincoln was killed in Washingt

40、on D.C. on Friday. He was with his wife when he was killed. Andrew Johnson became the president after Lincoln.GrammarA Modal verb: should  情态动词should的用法1. should“应该；应当”，情态动词，多用于劝说他人的错误行为或给予他人一些建议，使用时后面须跟动词原形，人称没有形式上的变化。Iwe 我我们           

41、60;             You 你你们                          should do some work tonight.HeSheItThey 他她它他（她）们2. should否定形式

42、，should not(shouldnt)“不应该；不应当”You shouldnt sit in the sun all day.They shouldnt spend too much money.3. 常用I should或we should表达“对自己而言该做些什么”I should go home. Its midnight.We should invite them for a meal.常用I shouldnt或we shouldnt表达“对自己而言不该做某事”I shouldnt spend too much money.常用you shouldshouldnt来向他人提出建议

43、You should look for a better job.You shouldnt drive so fast.4. 用should Iwe-来向他人寻求建议Should I write my name here?What should I say to Helen?I need a new passport. Where should I go?5. 常用I think we should及I dont think you should等来表达自己的观点I think we should get a new car.I dont think you should believe hi

44、m.6. 还可以用do you think I should-?来寻求建议He hasnt replied to my email. Do you think I should phone him?What do you think I should give Tom for his birthday?B had better  had better的用法1. had better“最好”，用于表示对别人的劝告、建议或表示一种愿望，语气比should更婉转。had better后面也接动词原型，没有人称变化。缩写d betterYou had better go to hospita

45、l at once.Tom, youd better go there today.2. had better的否定形式是had better not，缩写形式为d better notYou had better not miss the last bus.Youd better not leave for Nanjing the day after tomorrow.3. 可以用于指现在。You had better listen to the radio now.You had better be quiet.也可以用于指将来。You had better start tomorrow.

46、We had better buy the more expensive one. It will last much longer, so it will be cheaper in the end.4. had better在表示对别人进行劝告、建议时，不宜用于与陌生人、长辈及上级的交谈中。对长辈说话时，比较有礼貌的说法是It might be better for you-, It would be better for you-等。It might be better for you to help me, Grandpa.Exerxise1) Complete the sentenc

47、es with should or shouldnt and the words in brackets.1.                                         

48、;    (youwork) so hard. Have a holiday.2. I enjoy watching films.                                    

49、0;        (wego) to the cinema more often.3.                                     

50、;        (youpark) here. Its not allowed.4. What                                    &

51、#160;        (Icook) for dinner tonight?5.                                     &

52、#160;       (youwear) a coat. Its cold outside.6.                                     

53、;        (yousmoke) . Its bad for you.7.                                     

54、60;       (wearrive) at the airport two hours before the flight.8.                                  

55、           (Ipay) now or later?9. Do you think                                  

56、           (Iapply) for this job?10. What do you think                                

57、0;            (Iwrite) in this space on the form?11.                                &

58、#160;            (Ieat) any more cake. Ive already eaten too much.12. This food is terrible.                         

59、60;                   (wecomplain) to the manager.2) Complete this conversation between Brian and Keith with the words in brackets. Put it do or should where required.Brian：I want to buy a motorbike.Keith： 

60、;                                           (whatyouthinkIdo)Brian：    

61、;                                        (youlook atthe advertisements in the papers)Keith：  &#

62、160;                                         (which papersIget?)Brian：     

63、                                       (whatyouthinkIdobfore I buy a bike?)Keith：     

64、;                                       (Inotthinkyoudicidetoo quickly)      

65、60;                                            (youcheckthe condition of the bike)

66、60;                                                  (y

67、ounotbuyone simply because it looks nice)                                           &

68、#160;       (youbeverycareful)3) Use one of the phrases from the box and should or had better to complete each conversation. Put not in the correct place.1  A：There is a house near my home. I often hear a child crying there.   B：you (had better) 

69、0;                                          2  A：My daughter wants to marry a sailor.

70、 What should I do about it?   B：In my opinion, you (should)                                      

71、60;            Your daughter (should)                                  

72、0;         3  A：If someone has a serious accident, whats the right thing to do?   B：Well, you (had better)                      &#

73、160;                      . Its not a good idea to move an injured person. Instead, you (should) to take the person to hospital.4  A：Last Saturday I bought some coffee cups, but the handle o

74、f one cup was broken. What can I expect the shop to do?   B：They (should)                                    &

75、#160;       5  A：My son is 12 years old and hes already very fat.   B：Well, its important not to eat too much, so you (had better)                    

76、                         .Also, you (should)                      

77、0;                     6  A：If you come home and find that youve been robbed, whats the best thing to do?   B：Well, you (had better)        

78、                                           You (should)      

79、;                                      7  A：Mary cant work because shes feeling sick. How can she get hom

80、e?   B：Well, she (should)                                            &

81、#160;     She (should)                                           

82、 4) Read the situations and make sentences with had better. Use the words in brackets to help you. And other words if necessary.1. You are going out for a walk with Tom. It might rain. You say to Tom：(an umbrella) We             &

83、#160;                             2. Jack has just cut himself. Its quite a bad cut. You say to him：(a plaster)       &#

84、160;                                    3. You and Ann plan to go to a restaurant this evening. Its a very popular resta

85、urant. You say to Ann：(book) We                                            4. Ji

86、ll doesnt look very well-not well enough to go to work. You say to her：(work)                                     &

87、#160;      5. You received your phone bill four weeks ago, but you havent paid it yet. If you dont pay it very soon, you will be in trouble. You say to yourself：(pay)                 &#

88、160;                          6. You want to go out, but youre expecting an important phone call. You say to your friends：(go out) I      &#

89、160;                                     7. You and Fiona are going to the theatre. Youve missed the bus and you do

90、nt want to be late. You say to Fiona：(a taxi)                                          

91、60; 5) Complete the conversations with should or had better. Put not in the correct place.1  A：Should Henry stay in bed?   B：No, the doctor said he              (should) stay in bed.2  A：Can we move that cupboa

92、rd?   B：No, its very delicate, so you              (had better) leave it where it is.3  A：Should we change these notices?   B：No, the show is still on, so we         

93、;     (should) change them until next week.4  A：Youd better tell the boss about the accident immediately.   B：No, shes in a bad mood. I              (had better) tell her until tomorrow.5  A：Does

94、 the doctor day its all right for Mrs Darcy to work?   B：Yes, but she must be careful. She              (should) lift anything heavy, for example.6  A：Can they come before dinner?   B：No, we havent got enough f

95、ood, so they              (had better) come after dinner.  一、必记单词。1. 演说；发言            2. 比赛；竞赛            3.宝物 

96、;                  4. 机会              5. 自信地               6. 获胜者 

97、0;               7. 建议（v）           8. 几个；一些            9. 意见，想法         &#

98、160;10. 整个的             11. 建议；提议（n）            12. 隐藏         13. 沟通            

99、;   14. 在任何的时候                           二、常考短语。1. 寻宝游戏                

100、0;         2. 公开地                             3. 上演                              4. 依我看