外研版八年级上册英语课文(全册)

Module1HowtolearnEnglish

Unit1Let’strytospeakEnglishasmuchaspossible.

Lingling:WeshouldalwaysspeakEnglishinclass.

MsJames:Good!Let’strytospeakEnglishasmuchaspossible.

Daming:Whynotwritedownthemistakesinournotebooks?

MsJames:That’sagoodidea.Anddon’tforgettowritedownthecorrectanswersnexttothemistakes.Whatelse?

Lingling:It’sagoodideatospellandpronouncenewwordsaloudeveryday.

MsJames:Thanksalot,Lingling.Howaboutlisteningtotheradio?

Lingling:Yes,that’sgoodforourpronunciationtoo.Buttherearesomanynewword.MsJames:Youdon’tneedtounderstandeveryword.Youjustneedtolistenforkeywordsandmainideas.

Daming:That’sthesameforreading.Englishstoriesaresointeresting.Igettoknowalotabouttheworldthroughreading.

Lingling:Ithinkwritingisalsoimportant.Whydon’twetrytofindsomeEnglish

penfriends?Wecanwritetothem.MsJames:Excellent!Iagreewithyou.

Unit2 Youshouldsmileather!

SendyourquestionstoDiana,theLanguageDoctor.

ManystudentsaskforadviceabouthowtoimprovetheirEnglish.Herearethreebasicquestions.

ThefirstquestionisaboutunderstandingEnglishfilmsandsongs.LiHaofromwrote,“IlikewatchingEnglishfilmsandlisteningtoEnglishsongs,butIcanonlyunderstandalittle.WhatcanIdo?”

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WatchingfilmsandlisteningtosongsaregreatwaytolearnEnglish!Watchandlistenseveraltimes,andguessthemeaningofthenewwords.Eachtimeyouwilllearnsomethingnew.Ialsoadviseyoutotalkaboutthefilmsorsongswithyourfriends.

Thesecondquestionisaboutspeaking.WangFanfromwrote,“Ourschoolhasateacherfromthe.IamshyandIamafraidtospeaktoher.Whatshoulddo?I”

Youcansay,“Hello!Howareyou?”“Doyoulike?”Thesearegoodwaystostartaconversation.Andbeforeyoubegin,youshouldsmileather!Rememberthis:Donotbeshy.Justtry.

Thethirdquestionisaboutvocabulary.ZhangLeifromwrote,“Iwritedownnewwords,butIforgetthemquickly.HowcanIrememberthem?”

Donotworry.Itisnaturaltoforgetnewwords!Isuggestyouwritefourorfivewordsadayonpiecesofpaperandplacetheminyourroom.Readthewordswhenyouseethem,andtrytousethem.

Module2 Myhometownandmycountry

Unit1 It’stallerthanmanyotherbuildings.

Tony:Hey,Daming!Howwasyourweekend?

Daming:Prettygood!IwenttoShenzhen.

Tony:Where’sShenzhen?

Daming:Well,it’sonthecoastnear.Itwasasmallvillageaboutthirtyyearsago,buttodayit’saverybigcity.

Tony:Soit’sanewercitythan?

Tony:What’sthepopulationofShenzhen?

Daming:It’sovertenmillion,Ithink.That’slargerthanthepopulationofmanyothercitiesin.Itsstreetsaremuchwiderandcleanertoo.Ithinkit’sabeautifulcity.

Tony:I’dliketogotothereoneday.

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Daming:Remembertovisitthe.It’stallerthanmanyotherbuildingsinShenzhe

n.

Unit2 isabeautifulcityintheeastof.

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is80kilometresfrom.isinthesouthofanditisontheRiverThames.Ithasapopulationofaboutsevenandahalfmillion,soitisbiggerandbusierthan.Itisabout2,000yearsold,anditisfamousforBigBen,and.

itselfisapartofanisland,andyouarealwaysnearthesea.Thesmallvillagesandbeachesonthecoastarepopularforholidays.Touristsliketheareasoflowandbeautifullakesinthenorth,andthehillsandprettyvillagesinthesouth.Everywhereinyouwillnoticehowgreenthecountrysideis.

Module3 Sports

Unit1Nothingismoreexcitingthanplayingtennis.

Daming:Hey,Tony.ComeandwatchthefootballmatchonTV.

Tony:OK.What’sthescore?

Daming:scoredaminuteago.

Tony:Wow!That’sfast!

Daming:That’sright.LastweekthematchonTVwassoboringbecausenoonescoredatall.Sothisweek’smatchisalreadymoreexciting.

Betty:What’sthematterwithyou,Tony?Youlooktired.

Tony:I’mreallytiredafterlastnight’stennismatch.AndIhurtmyknee.

Daming:That’stoobad!Sitdownandwatchthematch.It’ssaferthanplayingtennis.

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Betty:Yes,watchingisnotsureaboutthat.Nothingismorerelaxingtoo!

Tony:Well,I’mnotsureaboutthat.Nothingismoreenjoyablethanplayingtenn

is.

Betty:ButyouenjoyedwatchingtheOlympicsonTV,right?

Tony:Yes,butthat’sbecauseitwascheaperthanbuyingticketsforallthegame

s.

Daming:Andstayingathomewaseasierthangoingtothestadium.Oh,lookatt

hat!

Tony:Oh,hemissed!Oh,badluck!

Daming:Nevermind.There’sstillplentyoftimeforthemtoscore.

Unit2Thisyearwepracticemorecarefully.

Traininghard

ByLiDaming

ItisSaturdaytomorrow,butIamgoingtoschool.Iamnotgoingforlessons,buttoplayfootball.Iaminourschoolteamandwearegoingtoplayagainstanotherschoolnextweek.Thepracticestartsat10am.Weallarriveasearlyaswecansothatwehavetimetowarmup.Wearetrainingharderthanusualbecausetheotherteambeatuslastyear.Thisyearwewanttodobetter.

Itismoredifficulttopractiseinwinterbecausethedaysareshortandtheweatheriscoldtoo.Itgetsdarkearlier,soitisimportantnottobelateforafter-schoolpractice.

Ourcoachispleasedbecauseweareplayingbetterasateamnow.Lastyearweweresometimescarelesswhenwepassedtheballandwelosttotheotherteaminthefinalmatch.Whatapity!Thisyearwepractisemorecarefully.Thatmeanswehaveabetterchanceofwinning.

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Thefanclubhasfewerpeoplethisyear.Wehopetoplaywellsothatwehavemorefanstowatchthematches.Itisgoodtohaveourfansaround.Theycheerusonloudlyandwefeelmoreconfidenttowinthegame.

Module4 Planes,ships,andtrains

Unit1 Helivesthefarthestfromschool

Betty:Iwaslateforschooltoday.

Mum:Why?Whathappened?

Betty:Itookthebus.Therewasaroadaccident,andthetrafficwasveryheavy.

Butnobodywaslate,exceptme.MaybeIshouldgotoschoolbytaxi.

Betty:Thenwhataboutgoingbybike?

Mum:That’sagoodchoice,butit’sabitdangerous.There’ssomuchtraffic.

Betty:Butmostofmyclassmatesridebikes,andit’squitesafe.Don’tworry.I’llbecarefull.

Mum:HowdoesTonygotoschool?

Betty:Helivesthefarthestfromschool,sohetakestheunderground.

Mum:AndwhataboutLingling?

Betty:Herhomeistheclosesttoschool,soshewalks.

Mum:HowaboutDaming?

Betty:Hegoesbybustoo,thesameasme.Butit’ssocrowded!Andthetrafficisheavy.

Mum:Allright.Youcanrideyourbiketoschool,butremembertobecarefulallthetime.

Unit2Whatisthebestwaytotravel?

Question:Whatisthebestwaytotravelfromto.

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Iamplanningtotravelfromto.Howlongdoesthejourneytakeandwhatisthebestwaytotravel?Couldyoupleasetellmeaboutthetrainsorshipstogetthere?Themoreinformation,thebetter.Thanks!

Bestanswer:Therearefourwaystotravel.

Thethirdchoiceisbycoach.Thisisusuallythecheapest,butinsummerthecoachessometimesgetcrowded!Andittakesyouabouttwelvehourstogetthere.However,itwillnotcostasmuchasgoingbytrain.

Finally,youcanfly.Itisthefastestandthesecondcheapest,butyoumayhavetowaitforhoursattheairportbecauseofbadweather.

Well,Ihopethishelps!Haveagreattrip.

Module5 LaoSheTeahouse

Unit1 IwantedtoseetheOpera.

Listenandread

Betty:LinglingandIwenttoLaoSheTeahouselastnight.

Tony:Howwasit?

Betty:Itwasgreat!Youknow,IwantedtoseeBeijingOpera,soLinglingofferedtotakemethere.Wedrankteaandwatchedanopera.

Tony:Didyouunderstandtheopera?

Betty:No,itwasdifficulttounderstandthewords.Buttheactorsandactresswereexcellent.

Tony:Howlongdidyoustay?

Betty:Weonlyplannedtowatchforanhour,butintheend,westayedforthreehours.

Tony:Didyouenjoyedit?

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Betty:Well,itwasinteresting---

that’sthemainthing.Ihopetounderstandmorenexttime.

Tony:DoyouoftengotoseeBeijingOpera,Lingling?

Lingling:No,Idon’It.wantedtotakeBettytotheteahousebecauseit’sfamous.

Tony:WhoisLaoShe?Betty:Noidea.AskLingling.

Lingling:LaoSheisagreatwriter.He’sespeciallyfamousforhisplayTeahouse.

Unit2 ItdescribesthechangesinChinesesociety.

2Readthepassageandmatchtheheadingwiththeparagraphs.

LaoSheTeahouseb)TheStoryofTeahousec)LaoShe

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LaoShewasborninin1899.Hismothersenthimtoateacher’sschoolin1913.Afterfinishingschoolin1918,hebecameaheadteacherofaprimaryschool.In1924LaoShelefthomeandwentto.HetaughtChineseatacollegeinandreturnedtofiveyearslater.Hewrotemanyplays,novelsandshortstoriesaboutpeople’slives,andwasnamed“thePeople’sArtistLao”.SheisoneofthegreatestChinesewritersofthetwentiethcentury.

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Module6 Animalsindanger

Unit1 Itallowspeopletogetclosertothem.

Listenandread

(LinglingandBettyareleavingthezoo)

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Lingling:Didyoulikethezoo?

Betty:Yes!Isawthepandasatlast!ButIammoreinterestedtoseethepandasintheWolongPandaReserve,becauseitallowspeopletogetclosertothem.

Lingling:It’ssadtothinkofthepandasandotheranimalsindanger.

Betty:Weneedtoprotectthembetter.

Lingling:Yes,Manywildanimalsdon’thaveasafeplacetolive,becausevillagesandfarmsaregrowingbiggerandaretakingawaytheirlandandforests.

Betty:Also,oftenthereisn’tenoughcleanwater,becausewe’vemadeitdirty.Ithinkweallneedtohelpanimalsliveinpeace.Look,there’sanotice.

Lingling:Itsays,“Help!Wewanttosaveanimalsindanger,andweneedyourhel

”

Betty:Butwhatcanwedo?

Lingling:Itsays,“Yourmoneypaystolookaftertheanimals.”Thatmeanswecangivemoneytohelpprotecttheanimals.

Betty:Maybewecanraisesomemoneyatschool.Let’sfindoutwhatelsewecandotosaveasmanyanimalsaspossible.

Unit2 TheWWFisworkinghardtosavethemall.

2Readthepassageandmatchtheheadingwiththeparagraphs.

Natureparksforpandas

WWFAndanimalsindanger

Thepanda’shome

Ananimalindanger

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Pandasareindanger.Thereareonlyabout1,600pandaslivinginthewildtoday.Zoosandresearchcentresarelookingafterabout340pandas.Pandasdonothavemanybabies,andbabypandasoftendie.Thesituationisgettingverydifficult.Scientistaredoingalotofresearchtohelppandasproducemorebabiesandhelpbabypandaslive.

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Pandasliveintheforestsandmountainsof.Eachpandaneedstoeatalotofbambooeveryday.Thebambooforestsaregettingsmaller,sopandasarelosingtheirhome.Andtherearenotmanypandasleft.

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Inordertoprotectpandasinthewild,thegovernmentissettingupnatureparksanddevelopingotherplans.Thenatureparkswillbebigandtherewillbemorebambootofeedthepandas.Pandasborninzoosmaygobacktoliveinthenatureparks.

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TheWorldWildFundforNature(WWF)wantstoprotectallanimals.Anditchosethepandatobeitssymbol.Wedonotwanttolosetigers,elephants,oranyotheranimals,sotheWWFisworkinghardtosavethemall.

Module7Afamousstory

Unit1wassittingwithhersisterbytheriver.

Tony:Hi,Lingling!

Lingling:Ssh!I’mreading.

Tony:Sorry!What’sthebookabout?

Lingling:It’saboutagirlcalled.Oneday,wassittingwithhersisterby theri

verandshesawawhiterabbitwithawatch.Itranpast.

Tony:Whywasitrunning?Lingling:Becauseitwaslate.Tony:Andwherewasitgoing?

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Lingling:ToseetheQueenofHearts.followeditandfelldownaholeintheground.

Tony:Yes!ThenshesawtheCheshireCat.Itwassittinginatreeandsmilingateveryone.

Lingling:ThenarrivedattheMarchHare’shouse.HewassittingwiththeMadHatterandamouse.Theywerehavingateapartyinthegarden.

Tony:AndthenmettheQueenofHearts.Shewasplayingastrangegame!

Lingling:Doyoualreadyknowthebook?

Tony:Yes,It’sAdventuresinWonderland.Everyoneinknowsthestory.

Lingling:Thenwhydidyouaskmeallthosequestions?

Tony:Toseeifyourememberthestory!Haha⋯.

U2Shewasthinkingabouthercat.

wassittingwithhersisterbytheriverandhersisterwasreadingabook.hadnothingtodo.Onceortwiceshelookedintohersisterbook’a.“Andwhatisabookfor,”

thought,”withoutpicturesorconversations?Suddenly”awhiterabbitwithpinkeyesranby.

Therewasnothingstrangeaboutthat.Sheheardtherabbitsay,“Ohdear!Ohdear!I’belllate!and”shedidnotthinkitwasstrange.Thentherabbittookawatchoutofitspocketandlookedatit.Arabbitwithapocketandawatch.gotupandranacrossthefieldafterit.Shesawitgodownalargerabbitholeintheground.

Thenwentdownafterit,butneverthoughtabouthowshewasgoingtogetoutagain.Shefoundthatshewasfallingdownavery,verydeephole.Itwastoodarkforhertoseeanything.Shewasfallingforalongtime.Whileshewasfalling,shewasthinkingabouthercat,Dinah.Suddenlyshelandedonsomedryleaves⋯

Module8

Unit1whilethelightswerechangingtored,acarsuddenlyappeared

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Betty:Goodmorning,MsJames!Youlookpale.Areyouallright?

MsJames:ImOK,butIsawanaccident.Aboywasridinghisbikeandlisteningtomusicontheroad.

Daming:That’sverydangerous!

MsJames:Iwaswaitingtocrosstheroad.Whilethelightswerechangingtored,acarsuddenlyappearedroundthecorner.Itwasn’tgoingfast,butitdidn’tstop.

Lingling:Didtheboystop?

MsJames:No.Andthedriverwastalkingonhismobilephone.

Betty:Sodidthecarhittheboy?

MsJames:No,I’mgladtosay.Thecarstoppedjustintime,buttheboyfelloffhisbikeandhurthisknee.

Tony:That’stoobad.

MsJames:Sowhenyoureonyourbike,thinkabouttheriskofanaccident!Payattention,stopattheredlightsand⋯..whatelse?

Betty:Don’tridetoofast

Daming:Don’tridesidebysidewithyourfriends.

All:Don’tlistentomusic!

Unite2

Oneday,whenHenrywasworkinginarestaurant,asnakesuddenlyappearedandbithishand.Afewdaysearlier,thesnakearrivedfrominaboxofbananas.Itclimbedoutandhidsomewhere.

“Iwastryingtopickitupwhenitbitmeagain.Ithrewitacrossthekitchen,anditlandedonatable.’’

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Whilethesnakewaslyingonthetable,Henryquicklypickeduphismobilephoneandtookaphotowithit.ThenthesnakehidbehindthefridgeWhenHenrywastryingtofindthesnake，hishandbegantohurtbadly.Hehurriedtohospital.Asthedoctorswerecheckinghim,thepaingotworse.Buttheycouldnothelphimbecausetheydidnotknowwhatkindofsnakebithim.

Ashewaslyingthereingreatpain,Henrysuddenlyrememberedthephoto.Thedoctorssentthephototoazoo.Assoonastheylearntwhatkindofsnakebithim,theygaveHenrytherightmedicineandhelefthospitalthenextday.

“Soifasnakebitesyou,takeoutyourmobilephoneorcamera.Takeitsphoto,andshowthephototothedoctors‘’,suggestsHenry.

“Butasyouknow,thesnakewon’tsmile!”

Module9Population

Unit1thepopulationof isabout1.37billion

Betty:Whatareyoudoing?

Tony:I’mpreparingsomenotesforareportcalled“Ourgrowingpopulation. ”

Lingling:Well,wereintherightplacetotalkaboutthat!isahugecitywithabigpopulationthatcausesalotofproblems,suchastoomuchtrafficandnoise.

Betty:Itsnotonly.Populationincreaseisabigprobleminmanycountries.Doyouknowhowmanybabiesareborneveryminuteintheworld?

Tony:No.Canyoutellme?

Betty:Over250!Thatmakesover131.4millionbirthsayear

Lingling:Ican’tbelieveit!

Betty:Thepopulationofisabout1.37billion.Thatsalmostonefifthoftheworld’spopulation,thatis,about7billion.

Tony:Hangonaminute!I’writellthatdowntoo!

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Betty:Butinthefuture,Chinaspopulationwontgrowsofast,becausefamiliesaregettingsmaller.

Lingling:Howdoyouknowallthis?

Betty:Iwrotemyreportyesterday!

Tony:Great,thanks!NowIcanwritemyreport!

Unit2

Joisfifteenandlivesin.

WhenJo’sgrandparentsfirstcameto,itwasaquietvillage.Theyhadasmallhouse.Closetofieldsmdhills.wasnearArnwick,acitywith200,000people.PeoplefrommovedtoArmwicktofindjobs.Andtheyneededplacestolive.

However,itwasexpensivetoliveinthecitycentre,sothegovernmentbuiltflatsoutsidethecentre.Soon,becamepartofArnwick.AndArnwickbecameacitywithoveramillionpeople.Jo’sfamilylivesinoneofthoseflats.Itisverycrowded,andrubbishisalsoaproblem.

Thesmalllocalschoolincloseddownfiveyearsago,soJonowhastogotoaschoolinArnwickwith2,000pupils.Ittakesanhourtogettherebybus.Thereisalotoftrafficandpollution.ItisclearthatArnwickneedsmoreschools,busesandhospital

Itneedsfreshaircleanwaterandbetterpublicservices.Italsoneedsmorepolicetoprotectitspeople.Buttodoallthesethings,itneedsmoremoney.

However,canmoneyhelpsolvealltheseproblems?Doweneedmorebigcitieslikethis?Infact,thisisjustastory.Infact,thisisjustastory.

Butitdescribeswhatishappeningallovertheworld.Coulditbeyourtownsomeday?

Module10Theweather

Unit1Itmightsnow

Betty:Hey,boys!

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

Tony:Areyoujoking?It’sreallycoldtoday.

Daming:Andit’scloudytoosoitmightsnow.

Lingling:What’sthetemperature?

Tony:It’sbetweenminuseightandminustwodegrees!Winteriscolderherethani.

Daming:IsitsnowyininDecember?

Tony:Notusually,althoughthisyearitsnowedquitealot,MostDecembersareweandrainy.

Daming:What’stheweatherlikeinAmericainwinter,Betty?

Betty:Wehavecoldwintersandhotsummers.It’ssnowyininwinter.

Tony:Soundsgreat!Ilikesunnyweather,andIlikesnowaswell.ButdonI’tlikeshowersorwindyweather.

Betty:Meneither,Rainyweatheristerrible!IwishIwereinnow,It’sProbablysunnyandhotthere.

Lingling:Youcangotolslandifyoulikesunnyweather.

Betty:OnedayIwill.

Lingling:Comeon,bettergetgoing!Wecanskateintheparkandgetwarm.

Unit2 Theweatherisfineallyearround.

Theisaverybigcountry.

Itisabout3,000milesfromtheeastcoasttothewestcoast,sochoosecarefullytheplacestoseeandthetimetogo.Bringamapbecauseyoumaywanttotravelaround.andaregoodplacestovisitinMayorOctober,butinwinterthereisalotofsnow.

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ThebesttimetovisitisinSeptember.

Theweathergetscooler,andthegreenleavesstarttoturngold,thenbrown.Bringyourcamerasoyoucantakephotosoftheautumntrees.CaliforniaisonthePacificcoast,andtheweatherisfineallyearround.Takeyourswimmingclothesbecauseyoumightwanttogoswimminginthesea,eveninDecember.

In,inthenorthwest,itisnotverycoldbutitrainsalot,sobringanumbrella.

Inthedaysarelongandwarminsummer,butmaybecoolintheevening. Inwinter

canbeveryverycold.Ifyouwanttovisit,youhadbettergoinsummer.Donotforgettobringawarmsweaterwithyou.

Sowhenisthebesttimetovisitthe?Anytimeyoulike!

Module11Wayoflife

Unit1In,weopenagiftlater

Betty:Happybirthday,Lingling.

Daming:Here’syourgift.

Lingling:Oh,youremembered!Whatasurprise!

Tony:Youcanopenit!

Lingling:Idon’tthinkIshouldopenitnow.In,weopenagiftlater.

Betty:Butbackinthe,weopenagiftimmediately.

Lingling:SowhatdoIdo?

Betty:Youneedn’twait!

(Linglingopensherpresentandfindsadictionary.)

Lingling:Oh,thankyou.Ireallywantedone.

Betty:We’rehappyyoulikeit.

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Tony:Inoticedanotherdifference.In,youacceptagiftwithbothhands.ButintheWest,weusuallydon’tpaymuchattentiontothat.

Betty:That’sinteresting!I’minterestedtoknowalltheChinesetraditions.Tellmemore.

Lingling:Therearealot.Forexample,inmyhometown,peoplesayyoumustn’tdoanycleaningonthefirstdayoftheSpringFestival.Andyoumustn’tbreakanything.It’sbadluck!

Daming:Youmustonlyuseredpaperforhongbaobecauseredmeansluck.Andyou’dbetternotcutyourhairduringtheSpringFestivalmonth.

Daming:Andinthenorthof,peopleeatlotsofjiaozi!

Betty:Perfect!Theytastegreat.

Tony:Ilikeeatingjiaozitoo.Anyway,theSpringFestivalisstilloveramonthaway.Let’scelebrateLinglingbirthday’sfirst!

Unit2Inyouusuallydrinkteawithmilk.

Myexperiencesin.Iwenttolastyear.Ienjoyedmystay,andInoticedsomethinginterestingwiththeEnglishwayoflife.Forexample,youmustsayMrorMrswhenyoumeetsomeoneforthefirsttime.Whenyougettoknoweachotherbetterorwhentheyaskyouto,youcanjustusetheirfirstnames.

Onedaywevisitedsomefriendsandhadafternoonteatogether.Afternoonteaisnotjustadrinkbutalightmealataround4pm.Weatesandwichesandalargefruitcake.

Inyouusuallydrinkteawithmilk.SoItriedtodr