北师大版八年级下册英语Unit 2 Communication课文音频

Unit 2 Communication 翻译：第二单元 交流

Talk about different methods for communication. 翻译：谈论不同的交流方式。

Listen to a dialogue about how to welcome students from abroad. 翻译：听一个关于如何欢迎来自国外的学生的对话。

Read about how animals communicate. 翻译：阅读有关动物是如何交流的文章。

Write about communication tools in your family. 翻译：记述你家里的交流工具。

Learn about the present perfect and reflexive pronouns. 翻译：学习现在完成时和反身代词。

Getting Ready 翻译：课前准备

Look at the Key Words and use them to describe the photos. 翻译：看一看关键词，然后使用它们来描述一下这些照片。

Key Words: Communication 翻译：关键词：交流

blog, body language, email, face-to-face conversation, letter, mobile phone, postcard, sign language, telephone, text message 翻译：博客，肢体语言，电子邮件，面对面交谈，信，手机，明信片，手势语，电话，短信

Example 翻译：例子

In Photo A, the two people are using a computer. Maybe they are writing a blog or sending an email. 翻译：在照片A中，那两个人正在使用电脑。或许她们正在写博客或者在发电子邮件。

Think about your methods for communication. Answer these questions. 翻译：思考一下你的交流方式。回答这些问题。

How do you usually communicate with your friends? 翻译：你通常都是如何跟你的朋友交流的？

When do you talk to your friends and when do you write to them? 翻译：你何时会和你的朋友交谈，何时又会给他们写信？

What things do you still send by post? 翻译：你还会邮寄什么东西吗？

Lesson 4 Animal Talk 翻译：第四课 动物交谈

Warm-up 翻译：课前热身活动

Think of animals you know. How do they communicate? 翻译：想想你所知道的动物。它们都是如何交流的呢？

Example 翻译：例子

I think ants communicate by smell. 翻译：我认为蚂蚁是通过气味来交流的。

Reading 翻译：阅读

Read the text. What are the three main methods of animal communication? 翻译：阅读课文。动物交流的三种主要方式是什么？

Read the text again. What methods do these animals use to communicate? 翻译：再读一遍课文。这些动物都是用什么方式来交流的？

ants 翻译：蚂蚁

elephants 翻译：大象

dogs 翻译：狗

frogs 翻译：青蛙

cats 翻译：猫

whales 翻译：鲸鱼

mice 翻译：老鼠

insects 翻译：昆虫

My dog is in the garden. He is wagging his tail, his mouth is open and he is looking at me. What is he trying to tell me? Jane Roberts reports. 翻译：我的狗在花园里。他正在摇着尾巴，他的嘴巴张开着，他在看着我。他在试图告诉我什么？简·罗伯茨报导说。

People have always been interested in animal communication and scientists have done a lot of research on this subject. 翻译：人们一直对动物如何交流很感兴趣，科学家们已就这一课题做了许多研究。

Most animals communicate by smell. Dogs are famous for this. When a dog walks outside, it learns about other dogs by smelling things. Dogs have helped the police for a long time, too. They can find missing people by using their fantastic sense of smell. Mice have an excellent sense of smell, too. Scientists have even trained them to find landmines. Scientists have discovered that even ants use smell. They use smell to tell other ants where the food is. 翻译：大多数动物都是通过气味来交流的。狗就是因此而闻名的。当狗在外面行走的时候，它会通过嗅东西来获知其他的狗。很长时间以来，狗也帮助过警察。它们可以通过利用自己奇妙的嗅觉来寻找失踪人士。老鼠也拥有灵敏的嗅觉。科学家们甚至都训练过它们来寻找地雷。科学家们发现甚至是蚂蚁都可以利用气味。它们利用气味来告诉其他蚂蚁食物的位置。

Everyone has heard birds singing. Research has shown that many other animals use sound to communicate. Frogs and insects communicate with sounds. Usually the 'gentlemen' make sounds to invite the 'ladies'. 翻译：大家都听过鸟儿唱歌。研究表明许多其他动物都利用声音来交流。青蛙和昆虫用声音进行交流。“绅士”通常都会发出声音来邀请“女士”。

Whales and elephants also use sound to communicate. These sounds can travel very far through water or the ground. However, it is not possible for humans to hear some of the sounds. They are either too low or too high for us. 翻译：鲸鱼和大象也利用声音来交流。这些声音可以通过水或地面传到很远的地方。然而，人类是不可能听见某些声音的。它们对我们来说不是太高就是太低。

Animals have always used body language to communicate as well. When a cat puts its ears back, it is a bit mad. When it sits with its tail around itself, it is happy. When a dog puts its tail under its body, it is scared. When it wags its tail and opens its mouth, it is happy. So I think my dog is happy right now. 翻译：动物也总是利用肢体语言来交流。当猫把它的耳朵放在后面时，说明它有点生气了。当它用尾巴绕着自己坐时，说明它很开心。当狗把它的尾巴放在身体下方时，说明它很害怕。当它摇着尾巴并且张着嘴时，说明它很开心。所以我想我的狗现在就很开心。

Unit 2 Communication 翻译：第二单元 交流

Your Opinion How is human communication different from animal communication? 翻译：你的观点 人类交流与动物交流有何不同？

Vocabulary 翻译：词汇

Find these words in the text. Which meaning does it have in the text? Circle the correct definition. 翻译：在课文中找出这些单词。它在课文中具有哪种意义？圈出正确的定义。

Word 翻译：单词

Meanings 翻译：意思

mad 翻译：很生气的；疯的

(adj.) angry; crazy 翻译：（形容词）生气的；疯狂的

sound 翻译：声音；听起来

(n.) something that you can hear (v.) to seem to you when you hear or read about sth 翻译：（名词）你可以听见的东西 （动词）你好像听到或读到某物的时候

subject 翻译：主题，话题；学科

(n.) a thing that is discussed or studied; an area of knowledge that is learned in a school 翻译：（名词）一种被讨论或被研究的东西； 学校里学习的一种知识领域

Grammar 现在完成时 1 翻译：语法 现在完成时 1

Read the following sentences and find more similar ones from the text. Then find rules to complete the table. 翻译：朗读下列句子，从课文中找出更多类似的句子。然后找出规则，以完成这份表格。

Scientists have discovered that even ants use smell. 翻译：科学家们发现甚至是蚂蚁都可以利用气味。

Everyone has heard birds singing. 翻译：大家都听过鸟儿唱歌。

I/You/We/They 翻译：我/你（们）/我们/他（她，它）们

He/She/It 翻译：他/她/它

learned 翻译：学习（learn的过去分词）

said 翻译：说（say的过去分词）

seen 翻译：看见（see的过去分词）

been 翻译：是（be的过去分词）

Grammar Summary 2, page 118. 翻译：详见第118页语法总结2。

Watch out! 翻译：注意！

For and since are usually used in present perfect sentences. 翻译：for和since通常用于现在完成时态中。

Jim has worked for ten years. 翻译：吉姆已经工作了十年。

Tim and Tina have lived here since 2004. 翻译：蒂姆和蒂娜自2004年起就住在这里了。

Complete the text with the verbs in brackets in present simple or present perfect. 翻译：用括号内动词的一般现在时或现在完成时，将课文补充完整。

I have two dogs. Ginger has been in our family for seven years and Choc has been just two years old. They aren't really friends. Ginger has bitten Choc a few times and she often barks at her. At the moment, we're training them. I find a good dog trainer and I take the dogs to her three times a week. She's really great! 翻译：我有两只狗。金杰在我们家已经待七年了，霍茨则刚刚两岁。它们不是真正的朋友。金杰咬过霍茨几次，而且她经常对着她大叫。此刻，我们正在训练它们。我找到了一位很好的驯狗师，我一周会带着狗儿们去她那儿三次。她真的很棒！

Use the words to make sentences in the present perfect. 翻译：使用这些单词的现在完成时造句。

She has always loved animals. 翻译：她一直都喜欢动物。

He has never had a pet. 翻译：他从未养过宠物。

Molly has been my pet for 10 years. 翻译：莫莉已经当了我十年的宠物。

I have had a pet tortoise since I was 10 years old. 翻译：我从十岁起就养了一只宠物龟。

Speaking 翻译：口语

Your Turn Do you have any pets? Have you ever watched an animal? How do they communicate? Talk to your partner. 翻译：轮到你了 你有什么宠物吗？你曾经观察过动物吗？它们是怎样交流的呢？和你的搭档谈一谈吧。

Example 翻译：例子

I don't have any pets, but I've seen animals on TV. Some monkeys make loud noises to communicate with other monkeys. 翻译：我没有任何宠物，但是我在电视上看过动物。有些猴子会制造很大的噪音来与其他猴子进行交流。

How? 翻译：怎么做？

When they see a lion, they make loud noises. Then all the monkeys hide. 翻译：当它们看见狮子时，它们会制造很大的噪音。然后所有的猴子就都藏起来。

Lesson 5 Meeting People 翻译：第五课 结识人

Warm-up 翻译：课前热身活动

A group of foreign students are going to visit your school. How will you welcome them? 翻译：一群外国学生要来参观你的学校。你会怎样欢迎他们呢？

Example 翻译：例子

I think we can invite them to join our classes and activities. 翻译：我认为我们可以邀请他们加入我们班并参加我们的活动。

I think we should learn about their culture first and introduce Chinese culture to them. 翻译：我认为我们应该先了解一下他们的文化，然后再向他们介绍中国的文化。

How about asking about their trip or the weather? 翻译：询问他们的旅行或天气怎么样？

I think they will feel happy if we show them around our school. 翻译：我认为如果我们带他们参观一下我们的学校，他们将会感觉很开心。

Action Plan: 翻译：行动计划：

Clean our classrooms. 翻译：打扫我们的教室。

Decorate our school with flowers. 翻译：用花装饰我们的学校。

Show them around our school. 翻译：带他们参观我们的学校。

The class is discussing what they should do for the visit of students from England tomorrow. 翻译：这个班正在讨论他们应该为明天前来参观的英国学生做些什么。

Listening 翻译：听力

Listen to the class discussion. What ideas do the students have? Put ticks in the boxes. 翻译：听班级讨论。学生们都有些什么想法？在方框里打勾吧。

wait at the school gate for them 翻译：在学校门口等他们

shake hands 翻译：握手

smile and say hello 翻译：微笑着打招呼

say your name 翻译：说出你的名字

ask the teacher about his / her age 翻译：向老师询问他或她的年龄

ask about their trip 翻译：询问他们的旅行

talk about China 翻译：谈论中国

talk about sports 翻译：谈论运动

help them find their classroom 翻译：帮他们找到自己的教室

What suggestions does the teacher give the students? Circle the correct letters. 翻译：老师给学生们提了些什么建议？圈出正确的字母。

Don't speak too much. 翻译：不要说太多。

Make sure you don't make any English mistakes. 翻译：确保你不会犯任何英语错误。

You don't have to shake hands with the students. 翻译：你不必和那些学生握手。

Don't worry about making mistakes. 翻译：别担心犯错。

You shouldn't talk about the weather. 翻译：你不应该谈论天气。

Don't laugh at their Chinese mistakes. 翻译：不要嘲笑他们的中文错误。

You shouldn't ask their teacher about his / her age. 翻译：你不应该向他们的老师询问他或她的年龄。

Unit 2 Communication 翻译：第二单元 交流

Grammar 反身代词 翻译：语法 反身代词

Complete the table with the correct pronouns. 翻译：用正确的代词完成这份表格。

me 翻译：我

myself 翻译：我自己

us 翻译：我们

ourselves 翻译：我们自己

you (one) 翻译：你（一个）

you 翻译：你

you (more than one) 翻译：你们（不止一个）

yourselves 翻译：你们自己

he 翻译：他

himself 翻译：他自己

she 翻译：她

her 翻译：她

it 翻译：它

it 翻译：它

they 翻译：他（她、它）们

them 翻译：他（她、它）们

Grammar Summary 3, page 119. 翻译：详见第119页语法总结3。

Complete the sentences with the correct pronouns. 翻译：用正确的代词完成这些句子。

Tom painted the room all by himself. 翻译：汤姆是全靠自己给这个房间刷油漆的。

After dinner they went for a walk. 翻译：晚饭后他们去散步了。

Sophie sometimes talks to herself. 翻译：索菲有时候会自言自语。

The team has got itself into difficulties. 翻译：这个队让自己陷入了困境。

Function 建议 1 翻译：作用 建议 1

Read the Key Expressions. 翻译：读这些重点表达。

Key Expressions: Asking for suggestions 翻译：重点表达：征求建议

What can / could / should we do? 翻译：我们可以/能够/应该做些什么？

Do you have any more ideas? 翻译：你还有什么想法吗？

What else? Any other ideas? 翻译：还有什么呢？还有什么别的想法吗？

Key Expressions: Offering suggestions 翻译：重点表达：提供建议

We can / could / should ... 翻译：我们可以/能够/应该……

I think we should ... 翻译：我认为我们应该……

How about ...? 翻译：……怎么样？

Rearrange the words to make sentences. 翻译：将这些单词重新排列以造句。

How about showing them our school website? 翻译：给他们看看我们学校的网站怎么样？

Do you have any more ideas? 翻译：你还有什么想法吗？

I think we should have a party. 翻译：我认为我们应该举办一个派对。

We could help them clean up. 翻译：我们可以帮他们打扫。

Speaking 翻译：口语

Group Work The foreign students are leaving your school. In groups, think of ideas and suggestions for their goodbye party. 翻译：小组活动 外国学生们就要离开你的学校了。以小组为单位，为他们的告别派对想出一些点子和建议。

Example 翻译：例子

What can we do for the goodbye party? 翻译：我们可以为这次告别派对做些什么？

I think we should have some local snacks. 翻译：我认为我们应该准备一些当地的小吃。

Good idea. What else? 翻译：好主意。还有什么呢？

Your Turn Make a plan for the party and share it with the class. 翻译：轮到你了 为这次派对制定一个计划，然后和全班同学分享一下。

Pronunciation: Strong and weak forms of words 翻译：发音：单词的强读和弱读

Listen and circle the sentences that use the strong form of the underlined words. 翻译：听录音，圈出带下划线的单词中使用了强读的那些句子。

Yes, we can have a party. 翻译：是的，我们可以举办一个派对。

Yes, we can. 翻译：是的，我们可以。

We saw some people. 翻译：我们看见了一些人。

Some of us want to go. 翻译：我们中有一些人想去。

The answer is on the board. 翻译：答案在黑板上。

Who's on the team? 翻译：谁是这个队里的一员？

Listen and repeat. 翻译：听录音并进行跟读。

Lesson 6 The Texting Generation 翻译：第六课 短信一代

Warm-up 翻译：课前热身活动

What do people do with mobile phones? 翻译：人们都用手机做些什么？

take photos 翻译：照相

send text messages 翻译：发短信

check the time 翻译：查看时间

search the Internet 翻译：上网

play games 翻译：玩游戏

store phone numbers 翻译：储存电话号码

Example 翻译：例子

People use mobile phones to send text messages. 翻译：人们用手机发短信。

Reading 翻译：阅读

Read the Reading Help. Then read the first paragraph and choose the best summary of it. 翻译：读阅读辅助。然后读第一段，并选出对它的最佳概括。

Reading Help: Summarising 翻译：阅读辅助：概括

When you summarise, choose the most important points in the text. You might need to use your own words. The topic sentence can always help you summarise. 翻译：当你概括的时候，选出课文中最重要的几点。你可能需要用自己的话来概括。主题句总是能帮助你进行概括。

Summary of paragraph 1: 翻译：对第一段的概括：

Texting is more popular than other communication tools. 翻译：发短信要比其他交流工具更受欢迎。

Girls send the most texts. 翻译：女孩子发的短信最多。

Teenagers text more than adults and girls text more than boys. 翻译：青少年发的短信比成年人多，而女孩子发的短信则比男孩子多。

Texting is a popular activity among both adults and teenagers. 翻译：发短信是成年人和青少年当中的一种很受欢迎的活动。

Summarise paragraphs 2, 3 and 4. 翻译：概括第二、三和四段。

Read the text again and answer the following questions. 翻译：再读一遍课文，回答下列问题。

When did texting become common? 翻译：发短信是什么时候变得很普遍的？

Why has texting become so popular? 翻译：为什么发短信变得如此受欢迎？

What problems can texting cause? 翻译：发短信可能会引起什么问题？

These days, it seems everybody is texting although young people are texting the most. In 2010, American teenage girls sent and received about 80 text messages a day. Boys sent and received about 30. Adults sent five to fifteen messages a day. 翻译：现今，似乎每个人都在发短信，但是年轻人发的最多。2010年，美国的青少年女孩一天发送和接收了大约80条短信。男孩发送和接收了大约30条。成年人一天发5到15条短信。

Since the first text message in 1992, texting has become very popular. Texting did not become common until about 1998. Later, text messages increased rapidly. From 2006 to 2007 in the US, the number of monthly texts grew 335%. In early 2006, people sent about 65 messages per month. At the end of 2007, they sent about 218. Now, some people send more than 1500 text messages a month. 翻译：自1992年的第一条短信以来，发短信已经变得非常受欢迎了。直到大约1998年，发短信才变得普遍起来。后来，短信迅速增加。美国从2006年到2007年，每月短信的数量增加了335%。2006年早期，人们每月大约发65条信息。2007年末，他们大约发了218条。现在，有些人一个月就要发1500多条短信。

Why is texting so popular? The main reason is that it is not expensive. It has other values, too. Texting is quieter and more private than a phone call. It is also more convenient as people can reply when they have time. “Text language” such as “thx” for “thanks” and “cul8tr” for “see you later” makes texting even quicker and easier. 翻译：为什么发短信如此受欢迎呢？主要原因是它不贵。它也有其他的价值。发短信比打电话更安静、也更私密。它也更方便，因为人们可以在自己有时间的时候进行回复。诸如“thx”代表“谢谢”以及“cul8tr”代表“回头见”等之类的“短信语言”可以使发短信变得更快、更简便。

Unit 2 Communication 翻译：第二单元 交流

However, texting has led to some problems. Some people text while they are driving or riding a bike. This is very dangerous. It is also against the law in many places. In one city in the US, you cannot text while walking. Police can make you pay $85. People often text during conversations as well. It is not polite. Many people do not like this. 翻译：然而，发短信已经导致了一些问题。有些人会在开车或骑自行车的时候发短信。这是非常危险的。这在许多地方也是违法的。在美国的一个城市中，你在走路的时候是不能发短信的。警察可以让你支付85美元的罚款。人们往往还会在谈话的过程中发短信。这是不礼貌的。很多人都不喜欢这样。

Love it or hate it, texting is certainly here to stay. 翻译：无论是喜欢还是讨厌，发短信都必定会持续下去的。

Your Opinion How has texting changed our life (language, communication, etc.)? 翻译：你的观点 发短信是如何改变我们生活的（语言、交流、等等）？

Vocabulary 翻译：词汇

Fill in the table with words and expressions from the text. 翻译：用课文中的单词和词组填写表格。

Meaning 翻译：意思

Word(s) 翻译：单词

to send a message on a mobile phone 翻译：在手机上发信息

to grow very quickly 翻译：增加得非常迅速

not for public use 翻译：不是公用的

not allowed by the set of rules of a country 翻译：不被国家的那套规则所允许

Look at the Sentence Builder. Then connect the sentences using the words in brackets. 翻译：看一看句子扩展。然后使用括号内的单词将这些句子连起来。

Sentence Builder 翻译：句子扩展

Since the first text message in 1992, texting has become very popular. 翻译：自1992年的第一条短信以来，发短信已经变得非常受欢迎了。

Texting did not become common until about 1998. 翻译：直到大约1998年，发短信才变得普遍起来。

From 2006 to 2007 in the US, the number of monthly texts grew 335%. 翻译：美国从2006年到2007年，每月短信的数量增加了335%。

Mike played basketball. The game started at 3 pm and finished at 4:30 pm. (from, to) 翻译：迈克打了篮球。比赛从下午3点开始，4点半结束。（从，到）

It didn't rain on Monday and Tuesday. It rained on Wednesday. (not … until) 翻译：星期一和星期二天没有下雨。星期三天下雨了。（直到……才）

They work on the project. They started on Monday.(since) 翻译：他们致力于这个项目。他们是在星期一开始的。（自……以来）

I didn't go home in the afternoon. I went home at 8 pm. (not … until) 翻译：我下午没有回家。我是晚上八点回家的。（直到……才）

We live in Beijing. We moved here in 2008. (since) 翻译：我们住在北京。我们在2008年搬到了这里。（自……以来）

Speaking 翻译：口语

Your Turn Should students have mobile phones? Why? 翻译：轮到你了 学生应该有手机吗？为什么？

Example 翻译：例子

I don't have a mobile phone and I don't think students should have mobile phones because we need to speak to our friends face to face more. 翻译：我没有手机，我认为学生不应该有手机，因为我们更多的是需要与朋友进行面对面的交谈。

I don't agree. I think students should have mobile phones so we can call someone if we need help. 翻译：我不同意。我认为学生应该有手机，这样如果我们需要帮忙的话，就可以打电话给别人。

Communication Workshop 翻译：交流研习班

Reading 翻译：阅读

Read Betty's writing and fill in the table below. 翻译：阅读贝蒂的文章，填写下列表格。

Communication Tools in My Family 翻译：我家的交流工具

Forty years ago, my grandparents wrote letters to their friends and family. Grandpa worked in the city and Grandma lived in the country, so they wrote to each other. It took one week to deliver the letter. When Grandma asked a question in her letter, it took her two weeks to get the answer! If there was anything urgent, they needed to send telegrams. 翻译：四十年前，我的爷爷奶奶是给他们的朋友和家人写信。爷爷在城里工作，奶奶住在乡下，所以他们就给彼此写信。送信要花一周的时间。当奶奶在信中问了个问题时，她得花两周的时间才可以得到答案！如果有什么急事的话，他们就需要发电报。

The telephone became popular in the early 1990s. But my dad's family did not have a telephone until 1998. Although it was much faster than writing letters, it was still inconvenient. Once Dad arrived home late because he helped a granny on his way. My grandparents were so worried about him because he could not call them and tell them what happened. This never happened again after my dad bought his first mobile phone in 2002. 翻译：20世纪90年代早期，电话变得很受欢迎。但是我爸爸的家人是直到1998年才有电话的。虽然它比写信快得多，但它还是很不方便。有一次，爸爸因为在路上帮了一位老奶奶，于是到家晚了。我的爷爷奶奶就非常担心他，因为他无法打电话告诉他们发生了什么事。在我爸爸2002年买了第一部手机之后，这事就再也没有发生过了。

My favourite communication tool is the mobile phone. I have used it since my thirteenth birthday. My parents and friends can find me wherever I am. It is very convenient, but at the same time it is easy to be interrupted especially when I want to be alone. Sometimes I have headaches after talking on the mobile phone for a long time. 翻译：我最喜欢的交流工具是手机。从十三岁生日起我就开始使用它了。无论我在什么地方，我的父母和朋友都可以找到我。它非常方便，但同时也很容易被打扰，尤其是当我想一个人独处的时候。有时候，经过长时间的打电话之后，我会头疼。

Who 翻译：谁

When 翻译：时间

How they communicate 翻译：他们交流的方式

Good / Bad things about it 翻译：有关它的好事/坏事

My grandparents 翻译：我的爷爷奶奶

wrote letters 翻译：写信

took one week to deliver a letter 翻译：送信要花一周时间

My dad 翻译：我爸爸

1998 翻译：1998年

used a telephone 翻译：使用电话

much faster than writing letters 翻译：比写信快得多

not convenient 翻译：不方便

Me 翻译：我

Since my thirteenth birthday 翻译：从我的十三岁生日起

have used a mobile phone 翻译：已经使用手机了

good things: parents and friends can find me wherever I am 翻译：好事：无论我在什么地方，父母和朋友都可以找到我

have headaches after talking for a long time 翻译：长时间聊天之后，会头疼

Unit 2 Communication 翻译：第二单元 交流

Speaking 翻译：口语

Role-play Betty and her friend. Choose some questions from below. 翻译：角色扮演贝蒂和她的朋友。并从下面选出一些问题。

What communication tool did your grandparents / parents use? 翻译：你的爷爷奶奶/父母都用过什么交流工具？

What is your favourite communication tool? 翻译：你最喜欢的交流工具是什么？

How long have you used it? 翻译：你使用了多长时间？

What do / don't you like about it? 翻译：你喜欢/不喜欢它的什么？

What other questions can you ask? 翻译：你可以问些其他问题吗？

Writing 翻译：写作

Think about the communication tools in your family. Write notes for each paragraph in the table below. 翻译：思考一下你家里的那些交流工具。为下列表格中的每个段落写笔记。

Paragraph 翻译：段落

Who 翻译：谁

When (e.g., …ago, since / until…, from … to …) 翻译：时间（例如，……以前，自……以来/直到……才，从……到……）

How they communicate 翻译：他们交流的方式

Good / Bad things about it (e.g., fast / slow, convenient / inconvenient) 翻译：有关它的好事/坏事（例如，快的/慢的，方便的/不方便的）

Write about the communication tools in your family. Remember to use linking words to link your ideas. 翻译：记述一下你家里的那些交流工具。记得要使用连接词将你的观点连起来。

Example 翻译：例子

Communication Tools in My Family 翻译：我家的交流工具

In my family today, we use both the Internet and mobile phones to communicate. But thirty years ago, … 翻译：在我家，我们现在是使用互联网和手机进行交流。但是三十年前，……

Unit 2 Check Your Progress 翻译：第二单元 检查进度

Write the correct words in the blanks. 翻译：在空白处写上正确的单词。

known 翻译：知道（know的过去分词）

shown 翻译：表明，证明（show的过去分词）

found 翻译：发现（find的过去分词）

been 翻译：是（be的过去分词）

heard 翻译：听见，听到（hear的过去分词）

I have always been interested in learning about animals. 翻译：我一直都对了解动物很感兴趣。

Everyone has heard the sound of birds singing in the morning. 翻译：早晨，大家都听过鸟儿唱歌的声音。

Scientists have known about animal communication for a long time. 翻译：科学家们对动物交流的事已经知道很长时间了。

Monkeys have shown that they can use their faces to express their feelings. 翻译：猴子已经证明它们能够用自己的脸来表达情感。

The baby elephant has found its mother. It followed her calls. 翻译：这头小象已经找到了它的妈妈。它是顺着妈妈的叫声找到的。

Complete the note according to the pictures. 翻译：根据图片，完成笔记。

Today our teacher told us that some students from England are coming to visit! To welcome them, we should smile and say hello, but we don't need to shake hands. If they try to speak Chinese, we shouldn't laugh at their mistakes. Then we are going to help them find their classroom. 翻译：今天，我们的老师告诉我们一些英国学生要来参观了！为了欢迎他们，我们应该微笑着打招呼，但是我们不需要握手。如果他们试着说中文的话，我们不应该嘲笑他们的错误。然后我们要帮助他们找到他们的教室。

Match the words with the categories. 翻译：将单词与类别进行匹配。

email 翻译：电子邮件

letter 翻译：信

blog 翻译：博客

text message 翻译：短信

body language 翻译：肢体语言

mobile phone 翻译：手机

Internet 翻译：互联网

Phone 翻译：电话

Post 翻译：邮件

Face to face 翻译：面对面

computer 翻译：电脑

call 翻译：打电话

postcard 翻译：明信片

smile 翻译：微笑

Vocabulary ____/ 16 翻译：词汇 ___/ 16

Write the correct words in the blanks. 翻译：在空白处写上正确的单词。

since 翻译：自……以来

from 翻译：从

until 翻译：直到

ago 翻译：以前

The first text message was sent many years ago. 翻译：第一条短信是很多年前发的。

My mother didn't have a mobile phone until last year. 翻译：我妈妈直到去年才有了一部手机。

He's sent me five messages since we last met. 翻译：自我们上次见面以来，他已经给我发了五条信息。

From July 2010 to May 2011, this girl sent over 2000 texts a month. 翻译：从2010年7月到2011年5月，这个女孩每个月都发了2000多条短信。

Put the words in order to make sentences. Use the present perfect tense. 翻译：使用现在完成时态，将这些单词按顺序进行排列，以组成句子。

They have written letters to each other for ten years. 翻译：他们已经给彼此写了十年的信。

She has never sent a text message before. 翻译：她以前从来没有发过短信。

I have always been interested in computers. 翻译：我一直都对电脑很感兴趣。

We have studied animal communication since 1987. 翻译：自1987年以来，我们就已经在研究动物交流了。

Grammar ___/ 8 翻译：语法 ____ / 8

Fun Zone 1 Let's Talk! 翻译：开心地带 1 我们来说一说吧！

What do these text messages mean? Match them with their 'translations'. 翻译：这些短信是什么意思？将它们与其“译文”进行匹配。

I am unhappy! My dad is angry. 翻译：我不开心！我爸爸生气了。

Happy Birthday! See you soon. 翻译：生日快乐！待会儿见。

Do you want to play tennis tonight or tomorrow? 翻译：你是想今晚还是明晚打网球？

Thanks. See you next week. Have a good weekend. 翻译：谢谢。下周见。周末愉快。

I'm not sure. Talk to you later. Got to go. 翻译：我不确定。以后再跟你聊吧。我得走了。

Are you okay? Text me back before tomorrow. 翻译：你好吗？明天之前给我回短信吧。

How do these animals communicate? Match them with the things they do. 翻译：这些动物是如何交流的？将它们与它们所做的事情进行匹配。

Show they are angry by putting out their tongues. 翻译：通过伸舌头来表明它们很生气。

Rub noses as a sign of love. 翻译：把摩擦鼻子当作一种爱的标志。

Press their necks together when they like each other. 翻译：当它们相互喜欢的时候，就一起往下按脖子。

Hit the ground with their back legs when there is danger. 翻译：当有危险的时候，就用它们的后腿敲地。

Look at these lines from the song You Said Something. What do you think the song is about? 翻译：看一看《你说了点事》这首歌中的这些歌词。你认为这首歌是关于什么的？

How did we get here? On a rooftop in Brooklyn When you said something That was really important Describing the colours And the smells of our homelands Riding in your car 翻译：我们是怎样到这儿的？ 在布鲁克林的屋顶上 当你说了点真的很重要的事时 描述着我们故乡的色彩与气味 坐在你的车里

Listen to the song and put the lines above in order. 翻译：听这首歌，然后将上面的歌词按顺序进行排列。

Unit 2 Study Help 翻译：第二单元 学习辅助

Communicating 翻译：交流

Use gestures and facial expressions when you communicate. 翻译：当你交流的时候，要使用手势和面部表情。

It's great! 翻译：太棒了！

It tastes awful! 翻译：尝起来味道糟透了！

Work in pairs. Take turns miming these words and guessing the words. 翻译：两人活动。轮流比划这些单词，并猜测一下这些单词。

knife 翻译：小刀；匕首

tired 翻译：累的；疲倦的

asleep 翻译：睡着的

bored 翻译：厌烦的；无聊的

camera 翻译：照相机

sad 翻译：悲伤的；难过的

violin 翻译：小提琴

snake 翻译：蛇

Use expressions to give you time to think. 翻译：使用这些表达来给你提供思考的时间。

Example 翻译：例子

Well, … 翻译：嗯，……

You know, … 翻译：你知道，……

I'm not sure, but … 翻译：我不确定，但是……

Work in pairs. Take turns asking a question. Reply using a “hesitation” expression. 翻译：两人活动。轮流问问题。并用一种“犹豫”的表情来回答。

Example 翻译：例子

What's the capital of Gansu Province? 翻译：甘肃省的省会是什么？

I'm not sure, but I think it's Lanzhou. 翻译：我不确定，但是我觉得是兰州。

Unit Diary 翻译：单元日志

How well can you do these? 翻译：你能把这些完成得多好？

Language and Skills 翻译：语言和技能

I can understand the texts about animal communication and texting. 翻译：我能理解有关动物交流和发短信的课文。

I can ask for and give ideas and suggestions. 翻译：我能征求并给出想法和建议。

I can relate past events to the present. 翻译：我能把过去的事件与现在的联系起来。

I can summarise texts. 翻译：我能概括课文。

I can write about the communication tools in my family. 翻译：我能记述我家里的交流工具。

Study Skills 翻译：学习技能

I know how to use gestures, facial expressions and hesitation expressions in communication. 翻译：我知道如何在交流中使用手势、面部表情以及犹豫表情。