外研版八年级上册全部课文及翻译

Module1HowtolearnEnglish

Unit1LettrytospeakEnglishasmuchaspossible.

Welcomeback,everyone!

Today,we'regoingtotalkaboutgoodwaystolearnEnglish.

Ready?

？

Whohassomeadvice?

WeshouldalwaysspeakEnglishinclass.

Good!Let'strytospeakEnglishasmuchaspossible.

Whynotwritedownthemistakesinournotebooks?

That'sagoodidea.Anddon'tforgettowritedownthecorrectanswersnexttothemistakes.What

else?

Itagoodideatospellandpronouncenewwordsaloudeveryday.

Thanksalot,Lingling.Howaboutlisteningtotheradio?

Yes,that'sgoodforourpronunciationtoo.Buttherearesomanynewwords.

Youdon'tneedtounderstandeveryword.Youjustneedtolistenforkeywordsandmainideas.

That'sthesameforreading.Englishstoriesaresointeresting.Igettoknowalotabouttheworld

throughreading.

[thinkwritingisalsoimportant.WhydontwetrytofindsomeEnglishpenfriends?W/canwriteto

them.

Excellent!Iagreewithyou.

Module1HowtolearnEnglish

Unit2Youshouldsmileather!

ManystudentsaskforadviceabouthowtoimprovetheirEnglish.

Herearethreequestions.

ThefirstquestionisaboutunderstandingEnglishfilmsandsongs.

LHaofromHubeiwrote,likewatchingEnglishfilmsandlisteningtoEnglishsongs,butIcan

onlyunderstandalittle.WhatcanIdo?

WatchingfilmsandlisteningtosongsaregreatwaystolearnEnglish!

Watchandlistenseveraltimes,andguessthemeaningofthenewwords.

Eachtimeyouwilllearnsomethingnew.

Ialsoadviseyoutotalkaboutthefilmsorsongswithyourfriends.

Thesecondquestionisaboutspeaking.

WangFanfromJilinwrote,OurschoolhasateacherfromtheUS.IamshyandIamafraidtospeak

toher.WhatshouldIdo?

Youcansay,Hello!Howareyou?DoyoulikeChina?Thesearegoodwaystostartaconv

ersation.

Andbeforeyoubegin,youshouldsmileather!

Rememberthis:Donotbeshy.Justtry.

Thethirdquestionisaboutvocabulary.

“I

ZhangLeifromAnhuiwrote,ritedownnewwords,butIforgetthemquickly.HowcanIremember

them?

DonotworryItisnaturaltoforgetnewwords!

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Isuggestyouwritefourorfivewordsadayonpiecesofpaperandplacetheminyourroom

Readthewordswhenyouseethem,andtrytousethem.

Module2Myhometownandmycountry

Unit1Ittallerthanmanyotherbuildings.

Hey,Daming!Howwasyourweekend?

PrettygoodIwenttoShenzhen.

WhereShenzhen?

Well,itonthecoastnearHongKong.

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Itwasasmallvillageaboutthirtyyearsago,buttodayitsaverybigcity.

SoitanewercitythanHongKong?(new-newer)

Yes,itaverynewcity.

2080

Infact,itonlybecameimportantinthe1980s.

Itgettingbiggerandbuser.(big-bigger:busy-busier)

SomedayitwillbecomeasbusyaSdongKong,Isure.

WhatthepopulationofShenzhen?

1000

Itovertenmillion,Ithink.That'slargerthanthepopulationofmanyothercitiesinChina.

(large-larger)(belargerthan…)

Itsstreetsaremuchwiderandcleanertoo.(wide-wider:clean-cleaner)

Ithinkitabeautifulcity.

Idliketogothereoneday.

RemembertovisittheDiwangTower.It'stallerthanmanyotherbuildingsinShenzhen.(tall-taller)

)

(betallerthan

Unit2CambridgeisabeautifulcityintheeastofEngland・

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Cambridge,LondonandEngland

IcomefromCambridge,abeautifulcityintheeastofEngland.

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ItisontheRiverCamandhasapopulationofabout120,000.

（befamousfor）

Myhometownisespeciallyfamousforitsuniversity.

Manyfamouspeoplestudiedhere,suchasIsaacNewtonandCharlesDarwin.

Therearelotsofoldbuildingsandchurchestovisit.

Studentsandtouristsenjoytripsalongtheriverbyboat.

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Cambridgeis80kilometresfromLondon.

LondonisinthesouthofEnglandanditisontheRiverThames.

750

Ithasapopulationofaboutsevenandahalfmillion,soitisbigerandbusierthanCambridge.

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Itisabout2000yearsold,anditisfamousforBigBen,BuckinghamPalaceandTowerBridge.

Englanditselfispartofanisland,andyouarealwaysnearthesea.

Thesmallvillagesandbeachesonthecoastarepopularforholidays.

Touristsliketheareasoflowmountainsandbeautifullakesinthenorth,andthehillsandpretty

villagesinthesouth.

EverywhereinEnglandyouwillnoticehowgreenthecountrysideis.

Itisneververyhotinsummerorverycoldinwinter.

SocomeandseeEnglandanytimeoftheyear,butbringanumbrellawithyou.Youwillneedit

mostdays

Module3Sports

Unit1Nothingismoreexcitingthanplayingtennis.

Hey,Tony.ComeandwatchthefootballmatchonTV!

OK.Whatthescore?

Spainscoredaminuteago.

Wow!Thatfast!

Thatright.LastweekthematchonTVwassoboringbecausenoonescoredatall.Sothiswe

matchisalreadymoreexciting.

Whatthematterwithyou,Tony?Youlooktired.

Imreallytiredafterlastnight'stennismatch.AndIhurtmyknee.

Thattoobad!Sitdownandwatchthematch.Itssaferthanplayingtennis.（safe—safer）

Yes,watchingisnotdangerousandismorerelaxingtoo!

Well,Inotsureaboutthat.Nothingismoreenjoyablethanplayingtennis.

ButyouenjoyedwatchingtheOlympicsonTVright?

Yes,butthafsbecauseitwascheaperthanbuyingticketsforallthegames.cheap-cheape

Andstayingathomewaseaierthangoingtothestadium.Oh,lookatthat（easy-

easier）

Oh,hemissedOh,badluck!

Nevermind.Therestillplentyoftimeforthemtoscore.

Unit2Thisyearwepracticemorecarefully•

Traininghard

ItisSaturdaytomorrow,butIamgoingtoschool.

Iamnotgoingforlessons,buttoplayfootball.

Iaminourschoolteamandwearegoingtoplayagainstanotherschoolnextweek.

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Thepracticestartsat10am.

Weallarriveasearlyaswecansothatwehavetimetowarmup.

(hard-harder)

Wearetrainingharqferthanusualbecausetheotherteambeatuslastyear.

Thisyearwewanttodobetter.

Itismoredifficulttopracticeinwinterbecausethedaysareshortandtheweatheriscoldtoo.

Itgetsdarkearlier,soitisimportantnottobelateforafter-schoolpractice(earlyearlier)

Ourcoachispleasedbecauseweareplayingbetterasateamnow(good-better-best)

Lastyearweweresometimescarelesswhenwepassedtheballandwelosttotheotherteaminthe

finalmatch.

Whatapity

Thisyearwepracticemorecarefully.

Thatmeanswehavebetterchaneeofwinning.

Thefanclubhasfewerpeoplethisyear.fewfewer_

Wehopetoplaywellsothatwehavemorefanstowatchthematches.

ItisgoodtohaveourfansaroundTheycheerusonloudlyandwefeelmcreconfidenttowinthe

game.

Unit2Thisyearwepracticemorecarefully•

(confident—moreconfident)

Module4Planes,shipsandtrains

Unit1Helivesthefarthestfromschool.

Iwaslateforschooltoday.

Why?Whathappened?

(take

took)

Itookthebus.

Therewasaroadaccident,andthetrafficwasveryheavy.

Butnobodywaslate,exceptme.

MaybeIshouldgotoschoolbytaxi.

Itthemostcomfortableway,butifsalsothemostexpensive.

(whatabout+ving)

Thenwhataboutgoingbybike?

That'sagoodchoice,butit'sabitdangerous.

There'ssomuchtraffic.

Butmostofmyclassmatesridebikes,andi^quitesafe.

(Ill=Iwill)

Dontworry.Illbecareful.

HowdoesTonygotoschool?

(far-farther-farthest)(

taketheunderground)

Helivesthefarthestfromschool,sohetakestheunderground

AndwhataboutLingling?

(close—closer-closest)

Herhomeistheclosesttoschool,soshewalks.

HowaboutDaming?

Hegoesbybustoo,thesameasme.

Butitssocrowded!Andthetrafficisheavy

Allright.Youcanrideyourbiketoschool,butremembertobecarefulallthetime.

Module4Planes,shipsandtrains

Unit2Whatisthebestwaytotravel?

?

Question:WhatisthebestwaytotravelfromLondontoAmsterdam?

IamplanningtotravelfromLondontoAmsterdam.

Howlongdoesthejourneytakeandwhatisthebestwaytotravel?

Couldyoupleasetellmeaboutthetrainsorshipstogetthere?

Themoreinformation,thebetter.

Thanks!

Bestanswer:Therearefourwavstotravel.

Ajourneybytrainismorerelaxingthanbycoach,butalotmoreexpensive.

Whenyougobytrain,buyyourticketalongtimebeforeyoutravel.

Itisusuallycheaper.

YoucangobycarandbyshipacrosstheNorthSea.

Thisisthemostcomfortablewaytotravelbutalsothemostexpensive.

Bookyourticketbeforeyoubookyourhotel.

RememberthatparkinginAmsterdamisveryexpensive,sostayoutsidethecitycentreandtravelinby

busorbytrain.

Thethirdchoiceisbycoach.

Thisisusuallythecheapest,butinsummerthecoachessometimesgetcrowded!

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Andittakesyouabouttwelvehourstogetthere.

However,itwillnotcostasmuchasgoingbytrain.

Finally,youcanfly.

Module4Planes,shipsandtrains

Itisthefastestandthesecondcheapest,butyoumayhavetowaitforhoursattheairportbecauseof

badweather.

Well,Ihopethishelps!Haveagreattrip!

Unit1IwantedtoseetheBeijingOpera.

Betty:LinglingandIwenttoLaoSheTeahouselastnight.

Tony:Howwasit?

！

Betty:Itwasgreat!Youknow,IwantedtoseetheBeijingOpera,soLinglingofferedtotakemethere.

Wedrankteaandwatchedanopera.

Tony:Didyouunderstandtheopera?

Betty:No,itwasdifficulttounderstandthewords.Buttheactorsandactresseswereexcellent.

Tony:Howlongdidyoustay?

Betty:Weonlyplannedtowatchforanhour,butintheend,westayedforthreehours.

Tony:Didyouenjoyit?

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Betty:Well,itwasinteresting----thatthemainthing.Ihopetounderstandmorenexttime.

Tony:DoyouoftengotoseetheBeijingOpera,Lingling?

Lingling:No,IdonIwantedtotakeBettytotheteahousebecausefamous.

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Tony:WhoisLaoShe?

Betty:Noidea.Asklingling.

Lingling:LaoSheisagreatwriter.HeespeciallyfamousforhisplayTeahouse

Module5LaoSheTeahouse

Unit2ItdescribesthechangesinChinesesociety.

TeahouseisoneofLaoShWsmostfamousplays.

1957

Hewroteitin1957.

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TheplayhasthreeactsandshowsthelivesofcommonpeopleinChinafromtheendoftheninetee

nthcenturytothemiddleofthetwentiethcentury.

IttellsusthestoryofWangLifaandthecustomersofhisteahouseinBeijing.

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ItdescribesthechangesinChinesesocietyoverfiftyyears.

1899

LaoShewasborninBeijingin1899.

1913

Hismothersenthimtoateacheschoolin1913.

1918

Afterfinishingschoolin1918,hebecameaheadteacherofaprimaryschool.

1924

In1924,LaoShelefthomeandwenttoEngland.

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HetaughtChineseatacollegeinLondonandreturnedtoChinafiveyearslater.

Hewrotemanyplays,novelsandshortstoriesaboutpeople'slives,andwasnamedfhePeople's

Artist.

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laoSheisoneofthegreatestChinesewritersofthetwentiethcentury

AtLaoSheTeahousetoday,customerscandrinkteaandeatdeliciousBeijingfood.

IfyouliketheBeijingOpera,traditionalmusicormagicshows,youcanenjoythemattheteahouse.

LaoSheTeahousegivesawarmwelcometoeveryonefromallovertheworld.

Module6Animalsindanger

Unit1Itallowspeopletogetclosertothem

LinglingandBettyareleavingthezoo.

Lingling:Didyoulikethezoo?

Betty:Yes!Isawthepandasatlast!ButIammoreinterestedtoseethepandasintheWolongPanda

Reserve,becauseitallowspeopletogetclosertothem.

Lingling:It'ssadtothinkofthepandasandotheranimalsindanger.

Betty:Weneedtoprotectthembetter.

Lingling:Yes.Manywildanimalsdonhaveasafeplacetolive,becausevillagesandfarmsaregrow

ingbiggerandaretakingawaytheirlandandforests.

Betty:Also,oftenthereisn'tenoughcleanwater,becausewemadeitdirty.Ithinkweallneedtohelp

animalsliveinpeace.Look,theranotice.

Lingling:Itsays,Help!Wewanttosaveanimalsindanger,andweneedyourhel'p.

Betty:Butwhatcanwedo?

Lingling:Itsays,Yourmoneypaystolookaftertheanimals.”Thatmeanswecangivemoneytohelp

protecttheanimals.

Betty:Maybewecanraisesomemoneyatschool.Let'sfindoutwhatelsewecandotosaveasmany

animalsaspossible.

Module6Animalsindanger

Unit2TheWWFisworkinghardtosavethemall.

---Natureparksforpandas

---WWFandanimalsindanger

---Thepanda'shome

---Ananimalindanger

Pandasareindanger.

1600

Thereareonlyabout1,600pandaslivinginthewildtoday.

340

Zoosandresearchcentresarelookingafterabout340pandas.

Pandasdonohavemanybabies,andbabypandasoftendie.

Thesituationisgettingverydifficult.

Scientistsaredoingalotofresearchtohelppandasproducemorebabiesandhelpbabypandaslive.

PandasliveintheforestsandmountainsofSouthwestChina.

Eachpandaneedstoeatalotofbambooeveryday.

Thebambooforestsaregettingsmaller,sopandasarelosingtheirhome.

Andtherearenotmanypandasleft.

Inordertoprotectpandasinthewild,thegovernmentissettingupnatureparksanddevelopingother

plans.

Thenatureparkswillbebigandtherewillbemorebambootofeedthepandas.

Pandasborninzoosmaygobacktoliveinthenatureparks.

WWF

TheWorldWideFundforNature（WWF）wantstoprotectallanimals.

Anditchosethepandatobeitssymbol

Wedonotwanttolosetigers,elephantsoranyotheranimals,sotheWWFisworkinghardtosavethem

all.

Module7Afamousstory

Unit1Alicewassittingwithhersisterbytheriver

Tony:Hi,Lingling!

Lingling:Ssh!I'mreading.

？

Tony:Sorry!Whatthebookabout?

Lingling:ItaboutagirlcalledAlice.Oneday,Alicewassittingwithhersisterbytheriverandshe

sawawhiterabbitwithawatch.Itranpast.

Tony:Whywasitrunning?

Lingling:Becauseitwaslate.

Tony:Andwherewasitgoing?

Lingling:ToseetheQueenofHearts.Alicefolloweditandfelldownaholeintheground.

Tony:Yes!ThenshesawtheCheshireCat.Itwassittinginatreeandsmilingateveryone.

Lingling:ThenAlicearrivedattheMarchHarehouse.HewassittingwiththeMadHatteranda

mouse.Theywerehavingateapartyinthegarden.

Tony:AndthenAlicemettheQueenofHearts.Shewasplayingastrangegame

Lingling:Doyoualreadyknowthebook?

Tony:Yes,it'sAlice'sAdventuresinWonderland.EveryoneinBritainknowsthestory.

Lingling:Thenwhydidyouaskmeallthosequestions?

Tony:Toseeifyourememberthestory!Haha・

Module7Afamousstory

Unit2Shewasthinkingabouthercat.

Alicewassittingwithhersisterbytheriverandhersisterwasreadingabook.

Alicehadnothingtodo.

Onceortwiceshelookedintothesistebook.

Andwhatisabookfor,”thoughtAlice,withoutpicturesorconversations?

Suddenlyawhiterabbitwithpinkeyesranby.

Therewasnothingstrangeaboutthat.

Sheheardtherabbitsay,'Ohdear!Ohdear!I'llbelate!”andshedidnotthinkitwasstrange.

Thentherabbittookawatchoutofitspocketandlookedatit.

Arabbitwithapocketandawatch.

Alicegotupandranacrossthefieldafterit.

Shesawitgodownalargerabbitholeintheground.

ThenAlicewentdownafterit,butneverthoughtabouthowshewasgoingtogetoutagain.

Shefoundthatshewasfallingdownavery,verydeephole

Itwastoodarkforhertoseeanything.

Shewasfallingforalongtime.

Whileshewasfalling,shewasthinkingabouthercat,Dinah.

SuddenlysheIandedonsomedryleaves

Module8Accidents

Unit1Whilethelightswerechangingtored,acarsuddenlyappeared.

Betty:Goodmorning,MsJamesYoulookpale.Areyouallright?

MsJames:IOK,butIsawanaccident.Aboywasridinghisbikeandlisteningtomusicontheroad.

Daming:That'sverydangerous!

MsJames:Iwaswaitingtocrosstheroad.Whilethelightswerechangingtored,acarsuddenly

appearedroundthecorner.Itwasgoingfast,butitdidn'tstop.

Lingling:Didtheboystop?

MsJames:No.Andthedriverwastalkingonhismobilephone.

Betty:Sodidthecarhittheboy?

MsJames:No.lgladtosay.Thecarstoppedjustintime,buttheboyfelloffhisbikeandhurthiskn

ee.

Tony:That'stoobad.

,

MsJames:Sowhenyou'reonyourbike,thinkabouttheriskofanaccident!Payattention,stopat

theredlightsand…whatelse?

Betty:Don'tridetoofast.

Daming:Don'tridesidebysidewithyourfriends.

MsJames:Anythingelse?

All:Don'tlistentomusic!

Module8Accidents

Unit2Iwastryingtopickitupwhenitbitmeagain・

Smile,please!

Oneday,whenHenrywasworkinginarestaurant,asnakesuddenlyappearedandbithishand.

Afewdaysearlier,thesnakearrivedfromAsiainaboxofbananas.Itclimbedoutandhid

somewhere.

wastryingtopickitupwhenitbitmeagain.Ithrewitacrossthekitchen,anditlandedona

table.

Whilethesnakewaslyingonthetable,Henryquicklypickeduphismobilephoneandtookaphoto

withit.

Thenthesnakehidbehindthefridge.

WhenHenrywastryingtofindthesnake,hishandbegantohurtbadly.

Hehurriedtohospital.

Asthedoctorswerecheckinghim,thepaingotworse.

Buttheycouldnothelphimbecausetheydidnotknowwhatkindofsnakebithim.

Ashewaslyingthereingreatpain,Henrysuddenlyrememberedthephoto.

Thedoctorssentthephototoazoo.

Assoonastheylearntwhatkindofsnakebithim,theygaveHenrytherightmedicine,andheleft

hospitalthenextday.

Soifasnakebitesyou,takeoutyourmobilephoneorcamera.Takeitsphoto,andshowthephototo

thedoctors•”suggestsHenry.Butasyouknow,thesnakewosmile!

Module9Population

Unit1ThepopulationofChinaisabout1.37billion.

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Betty:Whatareyoudoing?

Tony:I'mpreparingsomenotesforareportcalledOurgrowingpopulation.

Lingling:Well,we'reintherightplacetotalkaboutthat!Beijingisahugecitywithabigpopulation

thatcausesalotofproblems,suchastoomuchtrafficandnoise.

Betty:ItnotonlyBeijing.Populationincreaseisabigprobleminmanycountries.Doyouknow

howmanybabiesareborneveryminuteintheworld?

Tony:No.Canyoutellme?

！

250

1.314

Betty:Over250!Thatmakesover131.4millionbirthsayear.

Lingling:Icanbelieveit!

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Betty:ThepopulationofChinaisabout1.37billion.That'salmostonefifthoftheworldpopulation,

thatis,about7billion.

Tony:Hangonaminute!I"writethatdowntoo!

Betty:Butinthefuture,Chinapopulationwongrowsofast,becausefamiliesaregettingsmaller.

lingling:Howdoyouknowallthis?

Betty:Iwrotemyreportyesterday!

Tony:Great,thanks!NowIcanwritemyreport!

Module9Population

Unit2Arnwickwasacitywith200,000people.

200000

Coulditbeyourtown?

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JoisfifteenandlivesinParkville.

WhenJo'sgrandparentsfirstcametoParkville,itwasaquietvillage.

Theyhadasmallhouse,closetofieldsandhills.

200000

ParkvillewasnearArnwick,acitywith200,000people.

PeoplefromParkvillemovedtoArnwicktofindjobs,andtheyneededplacestolive.

However,itwasexpensivetoliveinthecitycentre,sothegovernmentbuiltflatsoutsidethecentre.

Soon,ParkvillebecamepartofArnwick,andArnwickbecameacitywithoveramillionpeople.

Jo'sfamilylivesinoneofthoseflats.

Itisverycrowded,andrubbishisalsoaproblem.

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ThesmalllocalschoolinParkvillecloseddownfiveyearsago,soJonowhastogotoaschoolin

Arnwickwith2,000pupils.

Ittakesanhourtogettherebybus.

Thereisalotoftrafficandpollution.

ItisclearthatArnwickneedsmoreschools,busesandhospitals.

Itneedsfreshair,cleanwater,andbetterpublicservices.

Italsoneedsmorepolicetoprotectitspeople.

Buttodoallthesethings,itneedsmoremoney.

However,canmoneyhelpsolvealltheseproblems?

Doweneedmorebigcitieslikethis?

Infact,thisisjustastory.

Butitdescribeswhatishappeningallovertheworld.Coulditbeyourtownsomeday?

Module10Theweather

Unit1Itmightsnow・

Betty:Hey,boys!

Tony:Hi,Betty.Hi,Lingling.Whereareyougoing?

Betty:We'regoingtotheparktoskate.Therthickiceonthelake.Areyoucomingwithus?

Tony:Areyoujoking?It'sreallycoldtoday.

Daming:Andit'scloudytoo,soitmightsnow.

Lingling:What'sthetemperature?

Tony:It'sbetweenminuseightandminustwodegrees!WinteriscolderherethaninEngland.

Daming:IsitsnowyinEnglandinDecember?

Tony:Notusually,althoughthisyearitsnowedquitealot.MostDecembersarewetandrainy.

Daming:What'stheweatherlikeinAmericainwinter,Betty?

Betty:Wehavecoldwintersandhotsummers.snowyinNewYorkinwinter.

Tony:Soundsgreat!Ilikesunnyweather,andIlikesnowaswell.ButIdortlikeshowersorwindy

weather.

Betty:Meneither.Rainyweatheristerrible!IwishIwereinAustralianow.Itprobablysunnyandhot

there.

Lingling:YoucangotoHainanIslandifyoulikesunnyweather.

Betty:OnedayIwill.

Lingling:Comeon,bettergetgoing!Wecanskateintheparkandgetwarm.

Module10Theweather

Unit2Theweatherisfineallyearround・

TheUSisaverybigcountry.

Itisabout3,000milesfromtheeastcoasttothewestcoast,sochoosecarefullytheplacestosee

andthetimetogo.

Bringamapbecauseyoumaywanttotravelaround.

NewYorkandWashingtonD.C.aregoodplacestovisitinMayorOctober,butinwinterthereisa

lotofsnow.

ThebesttimetovisitNewEnglandisinSeptember.

Theweathergetscooler,andthegreenleavesstarttoturngold,thenbrown.

Bringyourcamerasoyoucantakephotosoftheautumntrees.

CaliforniaisonthePacificcoast,andtheweatherisfineallyearround.

Takeyourswimmingclothesbecauseyoumightwanttogoswimminginthesea,evenin

December.

InSeattle,inthenorthwest,itisnotverycoldbutitrainsalot,sobringanumbrella.

InAlaskathedaysarelongandwarminsummer,butmaybecoolintheevening.

Inwinter,Alaskacanbeveryverycold.

IfyouwanttovisitAlaska,youhadbettergoinsummer.

Donotforgettobringawarmsweaterwithyou.

InTexasandthesoutheast,itisusuallyveryhotandsunnycomparedtootherplaces.

Therearestormsfromtimetotimeinsummerandautumn.

SowhenisthebesttimetovisittheUS?Anytimeyoulike!

Module11Wayoflife

Unit1InChina,weopenagiftlater.

Betty:Happybirthday,Lingling.

Daming:Hereyourgift.

Lingling:Oh,youremembered!Whatasurprise!

Tony:Youcanopenit!

Lingling:Idon'thinkIshouldopenitnow.InChina,weopenagiftlater.

Betty:ButbackintheUS,weopenagiftimmediately.

Lingling:SowhatdoIdo?

Betty:Youneedn'twait!

.

（Linglingopensherpresentandfindsadietionary.）

Lingling:Oh,thankyou.Ireallywantedone.

Betty:We'rehappyyoulikeit.

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Tony:Inoticedanotherdifference.InChina,youacceptagiftwithbothhands.ButintheWest,we

usuallydon'paymuchattentiontothat.

Betty:That'sinteresting!IminterestedtoknowalltheChinesetraditions.Tellmemore.

Lingling:Therearealot.Forexample,inmyhometown,peoplesayyoumustn'tdoanycleaningon

thefirstdayoftheSpringFestival.Andyoumustntbreakanything.Itsbadluck!

Daming:Youmustonlyuseredpaperforhongbaobecauseredmeansluck.Andyou'dbetternotcut

yourhairduringtheSpringFestivalmonth.

Tony:Youcanftbeserious!

Daming:AndinthenorthofChina,peopleeatlotsofjiaozi!

Betty:Perfect!Theytastegreat.

Tony:Ilikeeatingjiaozitoo.Anyway,theSpringFestivalisstilloveramonthaway.lefscelebrate

Linglingbirthdayfirst!

Module11Wayoflife

Unit2InEnglandyouusuallydrinkteawithmilk.

MyexperiencesinEngland

IwenttoEnglandlastyear.

Ienjoyedmystay,andInoticedsomethinginterestingwiththeEnglishwayoflife.

Forexample,youmustsayMrorMrswhenyoumeetsomeoneforthefirsttime.

Whenyougettoknoweachotherbetterorwhentheyaskyouto,youcanjustusetheirfirstnames.

One