冀教版八年级上册英语Unit 2 My favourite School Subject课文音频

UNIT 2 Lessons 7-12 My Favourite School Subject 翻译：第二单元 第7-12课 我最喜爱的学校科目

We Will Learn 翻译：我们会学到

Functions 翻译：功能

Talking about Time 翻译：谈论时间

Talking about Preferences 翻译：谈论喜好

Grammar 翻译：语法

Present Prefect Tense 翻译：现在完成时

Structures 翻译：结构

Art is fun for everyone. 翻译：对每个人来说，美术是乐趣。

What time is it? 翻译：几点了？

Class will start in two minutes! 翻译：两分钟后上课！

It's a quarter after three. 翻译：三点一刻了。

Lesson 7: Don't Be Late for Class! 翻译：第七课：上课别迟到！

THINK ABOUT IT 翻译：想一想

How many subjects do you study? What are they? 翻译：你学习多少科目？它们是什么？

What subjects are you good at? 翻译：你擅长什么科目？

Hi Jenny! What class did you just have? 翻译：嗨，詹妮！你刚才上的是什么课？

I had geography. What class do you have next? 翻译：我上的地理。一会你上什么课？

I have art. It's my favourite. I have painted six pictures this week! 翻译：我上美术。这是我最喜爱的。这周我画了六幅画！

I hope to see them sometime. I have seen some of your paintings. They're beautiful! I like art too, but I'm not very good at it. I'm not going to be a painter in the future! 翻译：有时间我希望我能看一看。我看过一些你的绘画。它们都很漂亮！我也喜欢美术，但是我不是很擅长。将来我不打算成为一名画家。

I've told you many times, Jenny. Art is fun for everyone. You don't need to be good at it. 翻译：我已经告诉你很多次了，詹妮。对每个人来说，美术是乐趣。你没有必要擅长美术。

(She laughs. )You're right, Brian. Art is fun, and I like our art teacher. She has taught us a lot. I am much better at art this year. 翻译：（她笑了。）你是对的，布莱恩。美术是乐趣，而且我喜欢我们的美术老师。她教给了我们很多。我今年美术好多了。

When do you have art, Jenny? 翻译：你什么时候上美术，詹妮？

(She looks at her timetable. )I have art on Tuesdays. 翻译：（她看了看她的时间表。）我星期二有美术课。

What class do you have now? 翻译：你现在上什么课？

I have music class. It's one of my favourites! I love to sing. What time is it, please? 翻译：我上音乐课。它是我最喜欢的课程之一！我喜欢唱歌。请问，现在几点了？

(He looks at his watch. )Oh no! It's 2: 13 ! Class will start in two minutes! 翻译：（他看了看他的手表。）哦，不！两点十三了！两分钟后就上课了！

Hurry, Brian! We don't want to be late for class! 翻译：快点，布莱恩！我们不想上课迟到！

OK! See you after school! 翻译：好的！放学后见！

See you later, Brian! 翻译：再见，布莱恩！

Learning Tip 翻译：学习要点

What time does this clock say? 翻译：这个钟表显示几点了？

2: 13 - two thirteen/thirteen after two/thirteen past two 翻译：两点十三——两点十三分/两点十三分/两点十三分

3: 15 - a quarter after three/a quarter past three/three fifteen 翻译：三点十五——三点一刻/三点一刻/三点十五分

3: 30 - half past three/three thirty 翻译：三点三十——三点半/三点三十分

3: 45 - a quarter to four/three forty-five 翻译：三点四十五——差一刻到四点或三点四十五

Let's Do It! 翻译：做一做！

Read the lesson and answer the questions. 翻译：阅读这篇课文并回答问题。

What is Brian's favourite subject? 翻译：布莱恩最喜欢什么科目？

How many pictures has Brian painted this week? 翻译：布莱恩这周画了多少幅画？

What does Jenny think of Brian's paintings? 翻译：詹妮觉得布莱恩的画怎么样？

How is Jenny at art this year? 翻译：詹妮今年的美术怎么样？

Fill in the blanks with the correct forms of the given words. 翻译：用所给单词的适当形式填空。

Nobody wants to be late for school. 翻译：没有人想上学迟到。

One of my favourite subjects is physics. 翻译：我最喜爱的科目是物理。

I have seen this movie three times this month. 翻译：我这个月就看了三次这部电影了。

Listen to the dialogue and match the people with their favourite subjects. 翻译：听对话，把人物和他们最喜爱的科目连接起来。

Jack 翻译：杰克

Kathy 翻译：凯西

Nick 翻译：尼克

Tom 翻译：汤姆

Maths 翻译：数学

Music 翻译：音乐

Art 翻译：美术

Geography 翻译：地理

Work in groups. Fill in your class timetable and discuss it with each other. Then present it to the whole class. 翻译：小组活动。填写你们班的时间表并相互讨论。然后把它呈现给全班同学。

Task tips: How many classes are there? What classes do you like and what classes don't you like? Why or why not? What's your favourite class? 翻译：任务要点：有几节课？你喜欢什么课，你不喜欢什么课？为什么或为什么不？你最喜欢什么课？

Time 翻译：时间

Day 翻译：星期

Monday 翻译：星期一

Tuesday 翻译：星期二

Wednesday 翻译：星期三

Thursday 翻译：星期四

Friday 翻译：星期五

Lesson 8: E-mail Helps! 翻译：第八课：电子邮件有帮助！

THINK ABOUT IT 翻译：想一想

Do you like to write e-mails or letters in English? 翻译：你喜欢用英语写电子邮件或书信吗？

Do your classmates help each other in class? How? 翻译：在课堂上你的同学互相帮助吗？怎么帮助？

From: danny@compmail. ca 翻译：来自：danny@compmail.ca

To: liming@net. cn 翻译：致：liming@net.cn

Subject: P. E. 翻译：主题：体育

Date: 15/09 6: 59p. m. 翻译：日期：9月15号 下午6:59

Hi Li Ming, I have a lot of homework this year! All of our teachers make us study very, very hard. I am very tired. Some of my classes are a lot of fun. My favourite class is physical education (P. E. ). Yesterday in P. E. class, I put Brian's shorts on my head and his runners on my hands. Everyone laughed except the teacher. 'That's not funny, Danny, 'he said. But I saw him smile. Time for supper! Write to me soon! Danny 翻译：你好，李明， 今年我有大量的作业！我们所有的老师都让我们非常非常努力地学习。我很累。 我有一些课很有趣的。我最喜欢的课是体育。昨天在体育课上，我把布莱恩的短裤放在头上，把他的跑鞋穿在手上。除了老师，大家都笑了。“那并不好笑，丹尼，”他说。“但是我看到他笑了。 该吃晚饭了！尽快给我回信！ 丹尼

From: liming@net. cn 翻译：来自：liming@net.cn

To: danny@compmail. ca 翻译：致：danny@compmail.ca

Subject: English and Maths 翻译：主题：英语和数学

Date: 16/09 6: 15p. m. 翻译：日期：9月16号 下午6:15

Dear Danny, I have written three e-mails in English today. Our English teacher told us to use English every day. It is the best way to learn the language. You have helped me a lot. Ms. Liu gives us lots of interesting projects in English class. This week, we are talking about our favourite subjects in school. I like English best. I also like maths. My friend Wang Mei is very good at maths. She has helped me with my maths homework a lot. We will have a maths exam this Friday. We are going to study together tonight. Your friend, Li Ming 翻译：亲爱的丹尼， 今天我写了三封英语邮件了。我们的英语老师告诉我们每天使用英语。这是学习语言最好的方法。你帮了我很多。 在英语课上，刘老师给了我们很多有意思的课题。这周，我们要谈论在学校里最喜欢的科目。我最喜欢英语。我也喜欢数学。我的朋友王梅非常擅长数学。她在我的数学作业方面帮助我很多。我们这周五有一个数学考试。今晚我们打算一起学习。 你的朋友， 李明

Let's Do It! 翻译：做一做！

Read the lesson and write true（T） or false（F）. 翻译：阅读这篇课文并写出正确或错误。

Danny's favourite subject is P. E. 翻译：丹尼最喜欢的科目是体育课。

The teacher was very angry with Danny. 翻译：老师非常生丹尼的气。

Li Ming's favourite subject is English. 翻译：李明最喜欢的科目是英语课。

Li Ming hates maths. 翻译：李明讨厌数学。

Wang Mei has helped Li Ming with his maths a lot. 翻译：王梅在数学方面帮助李明很多。

Listen to the passage and fill in the blanks. 翻译：听短文并填空。

Write the past participles of the verbs below. Then group them. 翻译：写出下列动词的过去分词。然后给它们分组。

study 翻译：学习

tell 翻译：告诉

help 翻译：帮助

write 翻译：写

see 翻译：看见

know 翻译：知道

say 翻译：说

smile 翻译：微笑

put 翻译：放

laugh 翻译：大笑

play 翻译：玩

teach 翻译：教

close 翻译：关闭

talk 翻译：谈论

listen 翻译：听

walk 翻译：走

run 翻译：跑步

make 翻译：制作

regular verbs 翻译：规则动词

study-studied 翻译：学习

irregular verbs 翻译：不规则动词

tell-told 翻译：告诉

Work in groups and discuss what good methods you use to study your subjects. Then present your ideas to the class. 翻译：小组活动并讨论你用什么好方法来学习你的课程。然后把你的想法呈现给同学们。

Example: 翻译：例如：

English: I like English best. I write e-mails in English every week. 翻译：英语：我最喜欢英语。我每周都用英语写电子邮件。

Maths: 翻译：数学：

Chinese: 翻译：语文：

Zhao Fei is in Grade______this year. Her favourite subject is______. She______it a lot every day. The teacher says it's the______way to learn a language well. She has a pen pal in named Lucy. They have ______each other many e-mails. Zhao Fei helps Lucy with her______. They write to each other in both languages. 翻译：赵菲今年读______。 她最喜欢的科目是______。 她每天______很多。 老师说这是学好语言的______方法。她有一个笔友叫露西。 她们互相______了很多电子邮件。赵菲帮助露西学习______。 他们用两种语言互相写信。

Lesson 9: I Don't Want to Miss Geography! 翻译：第九课：我不想错过地理课！

THINK ABOUT IT 翻译：想一想

What's your favourite subject? Why? 翻译：你最喜欢的科目是什么？为什么？

What's the most interesting thing about your favourite subject? 翻译：对于你最喜欢的科目最有趣的事情是什么？

I haven't seen you since Tuesday, Li Lin. What's the matter? 翻译：自从星期二我就没看见你，李琳。你怎么了？

I have been sick for two days. I had to miss school. 翻译：我病了两天了。我不得不耽误上学。

Oh, poor Li Lin. How are you today? Are you OK? 翻译：哦，可怜的李琳。你今天怎么样了？你还好吗？

Yes. I'm fine today, but I still have a cough. The doctor asked me to rest at home this week. I came to school because I didn't want to miss my favourite class. 翻译：是的。我今天很好，但我仍然咳嗽。医生让我这周在家里休息。我来学校因为我不想错过我最喜欢的课。

What is your favourite class? 翻译：你最喜欢的课是什么？

Geography. We learn about famous mountains and rivers in geography. I'd love to visit them in the future. I like physics, too. I have geography today and physics tomorrow. 翻译：地理。在地理课上我们了解了著名的山脉和河流。将来我想去游览它们。我也喜欢物理。今天我上地理课明天上物理课。

Good for you. I also like geography, but physics is a headache for me. I don't understand it at all. 翻译：对你来说那太好了。我也喜欢地理，但是物理让我头疼。我一点也不理解。

It seems hard, but don't worry. I can help you. We can do our homework together. 翻译：它好像很难，但是不用担心。我可以帮你。我们可以一起做作业。

That's very kind of you, Li Lin. What time is convenient for you? 翻译：你真是太好了，李琳。你什么时候方便？

How about every Thursday after school from 7: 00 to 8: 30? 翻译：每个星期四放学后从7:00到8:30怎么样？

OK. It's a date. 翻译：好的。一言为定。

Let's Do It! 翻译：做一做！

What are Wang Mei and Li Lin talking about? Listen and tick the correct answers. 翻译：王梅和李琳正在谈论什么？听录音并圈出正确答案。

They are talking about Li Lin's health. 翻译：她们正在谈论李琳的健康。

They are talking about Li Lin's favourite subject. 翻译：她们正在谈论李琳最喜爱的科目。

They are talking about helping each other in their studies. 翻译：她们正在谈论在学习上互相帮助。

They are talking about some school activities. 翻译：她们正在谈论一些学校活动。

Read the lesson and fill in the blanks. 翻译：阅读这篇课文并填空。

Wang Mei hasn't seen Li Lin since Tuesday. 翻译：王梅自从星期二就没见到李琳。

Li Lin has been ill for two days. She had to miss school. 翻译：李琳病了两天了。她不得不耽误上学。

The doctor asked Li Lin to rest at home this week. 翻译：医生让李琳这周在家里休息。

Li Lin's favourite subject is geography. 翻译：李琳最喜欢的科目是地理。

Li Lin can help Wang Mei with her physics. 翻译：李琳可以帮助王梅学物理。

Read the lesson again and answer the questions. 翻译：再读一遍课文并回答问题。

How is Li Lin today? 翻译：李琳今天怎么样？

What does Wang Mei think of physics? 翻译：王梅觉得物理怎么样？

What advice does Li Lin give to Wang Mei about physics? 翻译：关于物理李琳给王梅什么建议？

When will Li Lin and Wang Mei do their homework together? 翻译：李琳和王梅什么时候一起做作业？

Liu Yi is a busy teacher. Look at her schedule and write about her day. Then present it to the class. 翻译：刘一是一位繁忙的老师。看她的日程表并写出她的一天。然后呈现给全班同学。

6: 00 get up 翻译：六点 起床

7: 10 go to work 翻译：七点十分 去上班

13: 00 begin work 翻译：下午一点 开始工作

18: 30 end work 翻译：晚上六点半 结束工作

19: 30 watch TV 翻译：晚上七点半 看电视

6: 40 have breakfast 翻译：六点四十 吃早饭

12: 00 have lunch 翻译：十二点 吃午饭

16: 15 mark students' homework 翻译：下午四点十五 批改学生作业

19: 00 have supper 翻译：晚上七点 吃晚饭

21: 45 go to sleep 翻译：晚上九点四十五 去睡觉

Example: 翻译：例如：

It's 6 o'clock. It's time for Liu Yi to get up. 翻译：六点钟了。刘一该起床了。

Lesson 10: Looking for Lisa 翻译：第十课：寻找丽莎

THINK ABOUT IT 翻译：想一想

Is there a library in your school? What can you do there? 翻译：你们学校有图书馆吗？你可以在那里做什么？

Is it important to be on time? Why? 翻译：守时很重要吗？为什么？

Jenny and Bill meet at 3 o'clock to work on their project. They are in the library. Jenny is on the computer. 翻译：詹妮和比尔三点钟见面去做他们的课题。他们在图书馆里。詹妮正在使用电脑。

Look, Bill. I have downloaded some more pictures of Beijing. 翻译：看，比尔。我又下载了一些北京的图片。

Good work, Jenny! We have lots of photos for our talk now. Have you found any Chinese music? 翻译：做得好，詹妮！现在我们有许多图片用来演讲了。你找到一些中国音乐了吗？

Yes, I have. The librarian helped me find some. 翻译：是的。我找到了。图书管理员帮我找了一些。

That's great! 翻译：那太棒了！

(Suddenly the door opens. Danny rushes into the library with a basketball in his hand. He is wearing shorts and a T-shirt. ) 翻译：（突然门开了。丹尼手里拿着一个篮球冲进图书馆。他穿着短裤和T恤衫。）

(He shouts loudly. )Is Lisa here? Lisa! Lisa! Are you here? 翻译：（他大声喊。）丽莎在这吗？丽莎！丽莎！你在这吗？

Danny, be quiet! Lisa is not here. 翻译：丹尼，请安静！丽萨不在这里。

No noise, please! 翻译：请不要喧哗！

(He whispers. )Oops! Sorry. Lisa and I are going to work on our basketball project together. I told her to meet me at a quarter to three. What's the time, Jenny? 翻译：（他低语。）哎哟！对不起。我和丽莎打算一起做我们的篮球课题。我告诉她两点四十五见面。几点了，詹妮？

(She looks at her watch. )It's a quarter after three. 翻译：（她看着手表。）现在三点十五了。

She's half an hour late! I have looked for her everywhere - in the classroom, in the office, and now in the library. Where is she? 翻译：她迟到了半个小时！我到处找她——教室里，办公室里，现在是图书馆里。她在哪里？

Relax, Danny! Have you looked in the gym? 翻译：放松点，丹尼！你去体育馆看了吗？

No, I haven't. Maybe she's there! 翻译：没有，我没去。也许她在那里！

(They laugh. )Yes. Maybe she is. See you tomorrow, Danny. 翻译：（他们笑了。）是的。也许她就在那里。明天见，丹尼。

People read or borrow books in a library. 翻译：人们在图书馆读书或借书。

Let's Do It! 翻译：做一做！

Read the lesson and answer the questions. 翻译：阅读这篇课文并回答问题。

What time did Jenny and Bill meet to work on their project? 翻译：詹妮和比尔什么时候见面去做他们的课题？

What did the librarian help Jenny find? 翻译：图书管理员帮助詹妮找到了什么？

What time did Danny tell Lisa to meet him? 翻译：丹尼告诉丽萨什么时间见面？

Where has Danny looked for Lisa? 翻译：丹尼到哪里找过丽萨？

Write out the time using words. 翻译：用单词写出下列时间。

12: 00 翻译：十二点

12: 05 翻译：十二点五分

12: 15 翻译：十二点十五

12: 30 翻译：十二点半

12: 45 翻译：十二点四十五

Complete the dialogue. 翻译：完成对话。

Li Ming is in the library. He is borrowing a book. 翻译：李明在图书馆。他正在借书。

Can I help you? 翻译：我能帮助你吗？

Yes, please. I want to borrow Harry Potter. 翻译：好的。我想借一本《哈利波特》。

Let me see. Here you are. 翻译：让我看看。给你。

How long can I keep it? 翻译：我能借多长时间？

For two weeks. 翻译：两周。

But I can't finish it in two weeks. 翻译：但是我两周内读不完。

Then you must come back and renew it. 翻译：那么你必须回来续借。

Thanks. I will try to finish it on time. Can I write on the book? 翻译：谢谢。我会尽力按时完成。我能在这本书上书写吗？

No, you can't. You must keep it clean. 翻译：不，你不能。你必须保持它干净。

All right. I understand. Thank you. 翻译：好的。我知道了。谢谢。

Can I help you? 翻译：我能帮助你吗？

Then you must come back and renew it. 翻译：然后你必须回来续借。

How long can I keep it? 翻译：我能借多长时间？

Can I write on the book? 翻译：我能在这本书上书写吗？

Work in pairs. Make an appointment with your partner. Make up a dialogue and act it out. 翻译：结对练习。和你的搭档做个约定。编写一个对话并表演出来。

Example: 翻译：例如：

Would you like to go to the library with me? 翻译：你愿意和我一起去图书馆吗？

Sure. When will we meet? 翻译：当然。我们什么时候见面？

How about 3: 40? 翻译：三点四十怎么样？

OK. Let's meet at the front door. 翻译：好的。咱们在前门见。

Lesson 11: Lily Learns about China! 翻译：第十一课：莉莉了解中国！

THINK ABOUT IT 翻译：想一想

Have you learned about other countries in school? Which one is the most interesting? 翻译：在学校你了解了其他国家了吗？哪一个最有趣？

What foreign holidays do you know about? 翻译：你了解什么外国节日？

I'm Lily. My family has lived in Canada for six years. I am a good student in school. I'm good at maths and science, but my favourite subject is social studies. It's so interesting! We learn about different countries of the world. 翻译：我是莉莉。我的家人住在加拿大已经六年了。在学校里我是一个好学生。我擅长数学和科学，但是我最喜欢的科目是社会研究。它太有趣了！我们了解世界上不同的国家。

Recently, my class has learned about China. Our teacher once worked in southern China. He showed us some pictures of different places in China. They are so beautiful. I also learned about Chinese culture and festivals. I like Children's Day best. We have Mother's Day and Father's Day here but no Children's Day. Do we need one? I think so. Now I want to travel to China. I love being a tourist and seeing new things! 翻译：最近，我们班学习了中国。我们老师曾经在中国的南部工作。他给我们看了一些中国不同地方的图片。它们非常漂亮。我还了解了中国的文化和节日。我最喜欢儿童节。我们有母亲节和父亲节却没有儿童节。我们需要一个吗？我想是的。现在我想去中国旅游。我想成为一名游客，见识新事物！

A few days ago, our teacher took us to a Chinese grocery store and a Chinese restaurant. The grocery store had many traditional foods, but I didn't know any of them. The Chinese restaurant was great! I love Chinese food. There are many Chinese restaurants in our city. The name of my favourite restaurant is Beijing Beijing Peking House. That's a funny name! 翻译：几天以前，我们的老师带我们去了一家中国食品杂货店和一家中餐馆。食品杂货店里有各种传统食物，但是我一个都不知道。这家中餐馆很棒！我喜欢中餐。在我们的城市里有很多中餐馆。我最喜爱的一家名字叫“北京北京北京馆”。那是一个很有趣的名字！

I would like to learn more about China in the future. 翻译：将来我想了解更多关于中国的事情。

Culture Tip 翻译：文化要点

In North America, Mother's Day is the second Sunday of May. Father's Day is the third Sunday of June. On Mother's Day and Father's Day, children say thank you to their parents. 翻译：在北美，母亲节是五月的第二个星期日。父亲节是六月的第三个星期日。在母亲节和父亲节这天，孩子们向父母道谢。

I like learning about China. 翻译：我喜欢了解中国。

Let's Do It! 翻译：做一做！

Read the lesson and fill in the blanks. 翻译：阅读这篇课文并填空。

Lily's favourite subject is social studies. She likes it because she learns a lot about different countries of the world. Her class has learned about Chinese culture and festivals. Now she wants to travel to China. She loves being a tourist and seeing new things. 翻译：莉莉最喜欢的科目是社会研究。她喜欢它是因为她了解关于世界不同国家的许多事情。她们班已经了解了中国的文化和节日。现在她想去中国旅游。她喜欢成为一名游客，见识新事物。

Listen to the passage and write true（T） or false（F）. 翻译：听短文并写出正确和错误。

Monkey Hill is the name of a restaurant. 翻译：猴山是一个餐馆的名字。

Kelly's favourite restaurant has delicious monkey food. 翻译：凯莉最喜爱的餐馆有美味可口的猴子食物。

Kelly likes to order chicken at her favourite restaurant. 翻译：凯莉喜欢在她最喜爱的餐馆里点鸡肉。

Kelly's parents cook the best beef in the world. 翻译：凯莉父母做的牛肉是世界上最好的。

Kelly wants to have her own restaurant in the future. 翻译：将来凯莉想拥有她自己的餐馆。

Fill in the blanks with the correct forms of the words in the box. 翻译：用方框内单词的正确形式填空。

fun 翻译：乐趣

child 翻译：孩子

south 翻译：南方

tour 翻译：旅行

Every year, large numbers of tourists visit Hainan. 翻译：每年，大量的游客来海南旅游。

Tom is a funny boy. He often makes us laugh. 翻译：汤姆是一个有趣的男孩。他经常逗我们笑。

Mr. and Mrs. Green have three children: one daughter and two sons. 翻译：格林先生和格林太太有三个孩子。一个女儿和两个儿子。

Guangzhou is in the southern part of China. It's very hot there in summer. 翻译：广州在中国南部。夏天那里非常热。

PROJECT 翻译：活动设计

SHOW US YOUR FAVOURITE SUBJECT 翻译：给我们看一下你最喜欢的科目

Find some classmates who like the same subject as you. Together show the class why it's your favourite subject. Here are some things you can do: 翻译：找出一些和你喜欢同一个科目的同学。一起给班里展示一下为什么它是你们最喜欢的科目。下面是你们可以做的一些事情：

Do you like maths? Talk about jobs that use maths. 翻译：你喜欢数学吗？谈论一下使用数学的工作。

Do you like English? Read a story or a poem. 翻译：你喜欢英语吗？讲一个故事或者一首诗。

Do you like P. E. ? Show how to play your favourite sport. 翻译：你喜欢体育吗？展示一下如何做你最喜爱的运动。

Do you like art? Present some of the things you have made in your art class. Talk about your artwork. 翻译：你喜欢美术吗？展示一些你在美术课上制作的一些东西。谈论一下你的美术作品。

Lesson 12: Karen's Hair Stood Up! 翻译：第十二课：卡伦的头发站起来了！

THINK ABOUT IT 翻译：想一想

Have you done anything interesting this week? 翻译：本周你做过有趣的事情了吗？

What have you done in your favourite class? 翻译：在你最喜欢的课上你做过什么事情？

Dear Diary, I have been in Canada for two weeks. I miss everyone at home! But I am also happy to be here. I am living at my aunt's house. I have made many new friends. My cousin Jenny and I are in the same class. Today at school, we talked to the class about our favourite subjects. My group talked about art. We each brought a painting to class. Mine was a picture of the ocean. It had birds, clouds, a boat and the sun on it. Last summer, my family took a trip to the beach. The picture always reminds me of that holiday. Jenny and Bill were next. Their favourite subject was social studies. Bill showed us many photos of Beijing. Jenny played some Chinese music. She also read some letters and e-mails from her friends in China. Karen and Jack showed us some physics. Jack put very small tea leaves on the desk. Then Karen combed her hair ten times very quickly. She has long hair! She put the comb beside the tea leaves. The leaves jumped to the comb! She also made her hair stand up with the comb. Everyone was very surprised. Finally, Danny and Lisa presented their favourite subject - P. E. We went to the gym. Danny played basketball, and Lisa showed us some exercises. We had a good discussion about how to stay healthy. Time for bed! 翻译：亲爱的日记， 我已经在加拿大两个星期了。我想念家里的每一个人！但是我在这里也很开心。我住在姑姑家。我结交了很多新朋友。 我表姐詹妮和我在同一个班里。今天在学校里，我们谈论了我们最喜欢的科目。 我们组谈论的是美术。我们每个人带了一幅画到班里。我的是一张海洋的图画。画上有鸟、云、船和太阳。去年夏天，我们一家人去海滩旅游了。这幅画总是让我想起那个假期。 詹妮和比尔是下一组。他们最喜欢的科目是社会研究。比尔给我们看了很多北京的照片。詹妮演奏了一些中国音乐。她还读了一些来自她的中国朋友的信和电子邮件。 卡伦和杰克给我们展示了些物理。杰克放了一些很小的茶叶在桌子上。然后，卡伦很快地梳了她的头发十次。她留着长长的头发！她把梳子放在茶叶旁。茶叶就跳到梳子上去了！她还用梳子使头发站了起来。每个人都非常惊讶。 最后，丹尼和丽莎展示了他们最喜欢的科目——体育。我们去了体育馆。丹尼打篮球，丽莎让我们看了一些体操。我们好好讨论了如何保持健康。 该睡觉了！

Let's Do It! 翻译：做一做！

Read Brian's diary and fill in the chart. 翻译：阅读布莱恩的日记并填写表格。

Name 翻译：姓名

Favourite subject 翻译：最喜欢的科目

What did they present? 翻译：他们展示了什么？

Brian's group 翻译：布莱恩组

Jenny and Bill 翻译：詹妮和比尔

Karen and Jack 翻译：卡伦和杰克

Danny and Lisa 翻译：丹尼和丽莎

Listen to the statements and match the names with the pictures. 翻译：听陈述并把名字和图片搭配起来。

Andy 翻译：安迪

William 翻译：威廉

Zhang Qiang 翻译：张强

Zhao Hui 翻译：赵慧

Fill in the blanks with the words in the box. 翻译：用方框内的单词填空。

discussion 翻译：讨论

surprised 翻译：吃惊的

finally 翻译：最后

mine 翻译：我的

Your schoolbag is new, but mine is old. 翻译：你的书包是新的，但是我的是旧的。

All of the students are insterested in the discussion. They are talking to each other. 翻译：所有的学生都对这个讨论感兴趣。他们正在互相谈论着。

Tom got up late this morning. He had breakfast quickly and hurried to school. Finally he got to school on time. 翻译：汤姆今天早上起床晚了。他快速地吃完早饭，然后匆忙去了学校。最后他按时到了学校。

Everyone was surprised when Jim worked out the diffcult maths problem. 翻译：当吉姆算出了那道很难的数学题时，每个人都很惊讶。

Work in groups. Discuss your favourite subject. Then present it to the class. 翻译：小组活动。讨论你最喜欢的科目，然后把它呈现给同学们。

My Favourite Subject 翻译：我最喜欢的科目

What is it? 翻译：它是什么？

Why do you like it? 翻译：你为什么喜欢它？

What do you do in the class? 翻译：在课堂上你做什么？

Unit Review 翻译：单元复习

Building Your Vocabulary 翻译：词汇构建

Fill in the blanks with the correct words. The first letter is given. 翻译：用正确的单词填空。首字母已经给出。

Thanksgiving is a traditional holiday in the U. S. and Canada. 翻译：在美国和加拿大，感恩节是一个传统的节日。

They had a good discussion about yesterday's basketball game. 翻译：他们充分讨论了昨天的篮球比赛。

Jim is a friend of mine. We often help each other. 翻译：吉姆是我的一个朋友。我们经常相互帮助。

The baby is sleeping. Please don't make so much noise. 翻译：这个婴儿正在睡觉。请不要制造那么多噪音。

Complete the passage with the correct words or phrases. 翻译：用正确的单词或短语完成短文。

Mr. Lee works hard. He never gets up late in the morning. He is never late for work. He leaves home at 8: 50 every day except on weekends. He usually gets to his office at 9: 15. When he was young, he worked hard at school, and his favourite subject was computer science. Now he does very well in his field. He wants to be the CEO of a big computer company someday. 翻译：李先生工作很努力。他早上从不睡懒觉。他上班从未迟到。除了周末之外，他每天八点五十离开家。通常九点一刻到达办公室。当他年轻时，他在学校学习很刻苦，他最喜欢的科目是计算机科学。现在他在他的领域里做的很好。他想在将来的某一天成为一家大的计算机公司的总裁。

Grammar in Use 翻译：语法应用

Write the past tense and past participle of the following verbs. 翻译：写出下列动词的过去式及过去分词。

help 翻译：帮助

paint 翻译：绘画

use 翻译：使用

give 翻译：给予

carry 翻译：搬运

put 翻译：放

make 翻译：制作

find 翻译：发现

read 翻译：读书

buy 翻译：购买

Fill in the blanks with the given verbs in their correct tenses. 翻译：用所给动词的正确时态填空。

They have studied at this school for two years. 翻译：他们在这所学校学习两年了。

My mother has told me the story before. 翻译：我妈妈以前给我讲过这个故事。

I haven't seen my English-speaking friends for a long time. I miss them. 翻译：我很久没见我的说英语的朋友了。我想念他们。

Ms. Wang has taught us English for two years. 翻译：王老师教我们英语两年了。

Jim hasn't written a letter to his friend because he has been busy lately. 翻译：吉姆没有写信给他的朋友，因为他最近很忙。

Steven has been sick since last Sunday. He needs to see the doctor. 翻译：斯蒂芬自从上周日病了。他需要看医生。

Listening and Speaking 翻译：听力和口语

Listen to the dialogues and tick the correct answers. 翻译：听对话并勾出正确的答案。

Seven. 翻译：七。

In the lab. 翻译：在实验室。

Twice. 翻译：两次。

Nine. 翻译：九。

In the library. 翻译：在图书馆。

Three times. 翻译：三次。

Ten. 翻译：十。

In the classroom. 翻译：在教室。

Every day. 翻译：每天。

Listen and repeat. 翻译：听并跟读。

What time is it, please? Oh no! It's 2: 13! 翻译：请问，几点了？哦，不，两点十三分了！

I'm good at maths and science, but my favourite subject is social studies. 翻译：我擅长数学和科学，但是我最喜欢的科目是社会研究。

There are many Chinese restaurants in our city. 翻译：在我们的城市有很多中国餐馆。

Complete the following dialogue. Then act it out. 翻译：完成下列对话。然后表演出来。

May I go to the movies, Mum? 翻译：妈妈，我可以去看电影吗？

Movies again? ! Have you finish your homework? 翻译：又看电影？！你的作业做完了吗？

Yes. I have finished all my homework. 翻译：是的。我所有的作业都做完了。

What's the name of the movie? 翻译：电影叫什么名字？

Kung Fu Panda. 翻译：《功夫熊猫》。

Oh, Li Ming. Haven't you seen it already? 翻译：哦，李明。你不是已经看过了吗？

Yes, I have. Actually I have seen it twice. It's my favourite cartoon! 翻译：是的。我是看过了。事实上我已经看了两遍了。它是我最喜爱的卡通片！

OK. You may go, then. 翻译：好吧。那么，你去吧。

Great, Mum! Thanks. 翻译：太好了，妈妈！谢谢您。

Putting It All Together 翻译：综合应用

Read the passage and answer the questions. 翻译：阅读这篇文章并回答问题。

My Favourite Subjects 翻译：我最喜欢的科目

Hello! My name is Li Ping. I live in Qingdao, a city in northern China. I think it's a beautiful city, and I love it a lot. I hope that you will visit it sometime in the future. 翻译：大家好！我叫李萍。我住在青岛，中国北部的一个城市。我认为它是一个漂亮的城市，我非常喜欢它。我希望将来的某个时候你能来游览。

I'm in Grade 8 this year. I have a lot of subjects at school, such as Chinese, maths, English, music, P. E. and art. Of all the subjects, I like English best because it's so useful and interesting. It's very important for us. I like reading books, too. I often borrow books from the school library. The librarians are very kind. They are always smiling. 翻译：今年我上八年级。在学校里我有许多科目，例如语文、数学、英语、音乐、体育和美术。在所有的科目中，我最喜欢英语，因为它很有用且很有趣。它对我们来说很重要。我还喜欢读书。我经常从学校的图书馆借书。图书管理员非常友好。他们总是在微笑。

I have a few Canadian friends. We often talk and write e-mails in English. 翻译：我有几个加拿大的朋友。我们经常用英语谈话和写电子邮件。

Oh! I forgot to tell you about physics, a new subject. I think it's very interesting. All my friends like it, except Wang Lei. She is not good at it, but maybe I can help her. What are your favourite school subjects? Can you tell me something about them? 翻译：哦！我忘了告诉你关于物理——一门新科目的情况。我认为它很有趣。除了王蕾之外，我所有的朋友都喜欢它。她不擅长物理，但也许我可以帮她。你最喜欢的学校科目是什么？你能告诉我关于它们的一些情况吗？

Where does Li Ping live? 翻译：李萍住在哪里？

What subject does Li Ping like best? 翻译：李萍最喜欢什么科目？

What subject is Wang Lei not good at? 翻译：王蕾不擅长什么科目？

Write a short passage about your favourite subject and present it to the class. 翻译：写一篇关于你最喜爱科目的短文，呈现给同学们。

Self-Evaluation 翻译：自我评估

Find more examples from this unit. Then mark your stars. 翻译：从本单元中找出更多的例子。然后标记你的星星。

Talking about Time 翻译：谈论时间

What's the time, Jenny? 翻译：詹妮，几点了？

It's a quarter after three. 翻译：三点一刻了。

I can talk about time in English. 翻译：我能用英语谈论时间。

Talking about Preferences 翻译：谈论喜好

I have art. It's my favourite. 翻译：我上美术。它是我最喜欢的。

I know how to talk about my preferences. 翻译：我知道如何谈论我的喜好。

Present Perfect Tense 翻译：现在完成时

I have painted six pictures this week! 翻译：这周我画了六幅画！

I can use and communicate with the present perfect tense properly. 翻译：我能正确地使用现在完成时进行交流。

Tick-tock 翻译：滴答

(clap clap)(snap snap) See the time! TICK-TOCK! On the clock. TICK-TOCK! Time for lunch? TICK-TOCK! No, not yet! TICK-TOCK! (clap clap)(snap snap) Oh? Then when? TICK-TOCK! Half an hour. TICK-TOCK! What time will that be? TICK-TOCK! Quarter to three. TICK-TOCK! 翻译：歌词大意： （鼓鼓掌 鼓鼓掌）（啪嗒 啪嗒） 看见时间了吗？滴答！ 在钟表上。滴答！ 该吃午饭了吗？滴答！ 不，还没有到！滴答！ （鼓鼓掌 鼓鼓掌）（啪嗒 啪嗒） 哦？那到什么时候？滴答！ 再过半个小时。滴答！ 那到几点？滴答！ 差一刻三点。滴答！