河北八年级英语上册课外阅读一新版人教新目标版

专题课件 英语课外阅读一

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Connie Talbot is a great singer. She was born on November 20, 2000 in England. She is young, but she is well-known all over the world.

Connie was born in a poor family. Her parents had to work in other cities and earned money. She began to live with her grandmother when she was 18 months old. Connie’s grandmother liked singing. She often sang to little Connie. Connie showed her interest in singing when she was a baby. She liked to sing with her grandmother. She even sang in her dream

Connie's family was so poor that they had no money to send her to a music school. They could only buy a CD player for her. Connie used the CD player to learn singing every day When Connie was seven years old, she took part in the Britain's Got Talent. Her beautiful voice surprised everyone. They couldn't believe their ears! Connie's excellent performance won her the second place in the talent show.

After that Connie soon became famous. She made many albums, Such as Over the Rainbow and beautiful World. She also gave many concerts around the world. Connie's beautiful voice won her lots of fans and made her one of the most popular singers in the world. 一、全文翻译

康妮·塔波特是一位很棒的歌手。她于2000年11月20日出生于英国。她很年轻，但在世界上很有名气。

康妮出生在一个贫困的家庭。她父母不得不在其他城市工作赚钱。她18个月的时候就开始和她的奶奶一起居住。康妮的奶奶喜欢唱歌。她经常给小康妮唱歌。康妮很小的时候就对唱歌很感兴趣。她喜欢和她的奶奶一起唱歌。她甚至梦里都在唱歌。

康妮的家庭很贫困，以至于他们没有钱送她去上音乐学校。他们只能给她买一个CD机。康妮每天用这个CD机来学习唱歌。

康妮7岁的时候，参加了《英国达人》。她动听的嗓音使每个人都很惊讶。他们简直无法相信自己的耳朵！康妮的完美表演使她在达人秀中获得了第二名。

从那以后，康妮很快走红。她制作了许多专辑，比如《彩虹星光》和《美丽的新世界》。她还在

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世界各地举办过许多演唱会。康妮动听的嗓音使她拥有许多粉丝，并成为世界上最受欢迎的歌手之一。 二、词汇收藏

1. interest/ Intrest/n。兴趣‖v.使感兴趣

I had no interest in the competition. 我对那次比赛没有兴趣。 Your story interested me 你的故事使我很感兴趣。 2. take part in参加；参与

She takes part in the activity actively. 她积极地参加活动。 3. excellent/ eksolont/ adj.优秀的；精彩的 He is an excellent singer。他是一位优秀的歌手。 4. performance/p'fo:mns/.n.表演

They stood up and clapped hands for their performance. 他们站起来为他们的表演鼓掌。 5. make sb +n.是某人成为…… You make me a fool. 你把我当傻子啊 6. in the world在世界上

Which is the largest city in the world? 世界上最大的城市是哪个? 三、长难句分析

Connie's family was so poor that they had no money to send her to a music school。 康妮的家庭很贫困，以至于他 们没有钱送她去上音乐学校。

本句中的“ so。that。”意为“如此……以至于用来引导结果状语从句；so用来修饰形容词或副词。

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We all know that smiling is a kind of body language. In fact, it is not just a body language. It also has some different benefits. Let’s learn about the benefits of smiling.

First of all, smiling can reduce stress. Although it's not easy to keep smiling when you are in stressful situations, smiling can reduce stress. That's true. Sometimes, smiling can help people get rid of stress, Even listening to others’ laughter and seeing smiling faces can help you keep calm and relaxed.

Secondly, smiling is good for your health. For example, it can strengthen your immune system. It's said that keeping smiling can help you fight against many kinds of diseases. That's why we often advise some patients to be happy and keep smiling.

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Thirdly, smiling can improve your mood. Next time you are feeling down, try putting on a smile. And then your mood will change for the better.

Lastly, smiling can help you make friends easily. When you smile at others, they usually regard you as a polite and friendly person. Then they are willing to make friends with you. Therefore, no matter what happens, please keep smiling every day 一、全文翻译

我们都知道微笑是一种身体语言。其实，它不仅仅是一种身体语言，它还有一些不同的益处。让我们了解一下微笑的益处吧。

首先，微笑能够减少压力。尽管当你在有压力的情况下要保持微笑是很不容易的，但微笑能减少压力。那确实是真的。有时，微笑能帮助人们摆脱压力。甚至听别人的笑声和看笑脸也能帮助你保持镇静和放松。

第二，微笑对你的健康有好处。比如，它能够增强你的免疫力。据说保持微笑能够帮你对抗多种疾病。那就是我们经常建议一些病人要开心并保持微笑的原因。

第三，微笑能够改善你的心情。下次当你觉得沮丧的时候，试着微笑一下，然后你的心情就会变好。

最后，微笑能够帮你更容易地交到朋友。当你对别人微笑的时候，他们会把你视为有礼貌而友好的人。然后，他们就会愿意和你交朋友。

所以，不管发生什么事情，请每天保持微笑。 二、词汇收藏

1. learn about 了解，获得，学得

Today we are going to learn about famous plays 今天，我们学习一些著名的戏剧。 2. stressful/ stresfl/adj.有压力的

Teaching can be a tiring and stressful job 当老师是件辛苦而有压力的工作。 3.get rid of除掉，去掉;

It is important for us to get rid of the bad habits in the beginning. 对于我们来说，在开始去除坏习惯是重要的。 4. keep calm保持冷静。 Keep +adj.保持怎样的状态 I kept active, not just in the morning but all day. 5.It’s said that 据说

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Its said that worry is like a rocking chair: it keep you busy, but doesn’t get you anywhere. 据说烦恼就像一把摇椅：它让你忙碌，但又让你原地踏步 6.fight against与…作斗争[争吵]，反对…

people tried to fight against being moved to another city, but it was no use.

人们试图抵制移居到另一座城市去，但无济于事

7. that’s why+句子“那就是为什么……的原因” 8. Advise sb to do sth建议某人做某事 9. improve /im'pru：v/ v.改进；改善

You need to improve your English 你需要提高你的英语水平。 10. regard /r'gud/ v.看作；视为 regard… as…将……看作……

They always regard red as a symbol of good luck 他们总是把红色看作是好运的象征。 11. polite/pa' laIt/ adj.有礼貌的 polite—impolite---politely

We all want to make friends with him because he is polite 我们都想和他交朋友，因为他很有礼貌

12. make friends with与…交朋友

He is outgoing and likes making friends with different people. 他性格外向，喜欢与不同的人交朋友。

13. be willing to do srh愿意做某事 14.no matter what=whatever无论什么 三、长难句分析

Although it's not easy to keep smiling when you are in stressful situations， smiling can reduce stress。

尽管当你在有压力的情况下要保持微笑是很不容易的，但微笑能减少压力。

本句含有双重复合句，首先，它含有 although引导的让步状语从句， although意为“尽管；虽然”，用来引导让步状语从句；从句中的 when you are in stressful situations是when引导的时间状语从句。

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Nowadays, you can see some orange bicycles on streets in some cities.

These orange bikes are from a company. You can order a bike through its app on your phone. When you find a bike， you can scan its QR code(扫描二维码)， then you can use the

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