(word完整版)外研版八年级下册英语课文电子版

Module 9

Unit 1 Could I ask if you’ve mentioned this to her?

Helpline: Hello, Friendship Helpline. Who’s calling, please? Lingling: Hello. This is Lingling speaking. Helpline: Hi, Lingling! How can I help you?

Lingling: I have a problem with my best friend. She’s called…

Helpline: No, don’t tell me who she is. Tell me when the problem started

Lingling: Yes. Well. We’ve been friends for five years. We got separated when we went to different schools last term, but we stayed in touch. Helpline: So could you explain what happened then?

Lingling: This term, she came to study at my school. I was so happy at first. But she’s so different.

Helpline: Can you tell me how she’s different?

Lingling: She doesn’t like me to see my other friends. Helpline: Could I ask if you’ve mentioned this to her? Lingling: Yes, but she refused to listen.

Helpline: OK. Do you know why she treats you like that? Lingling: No, I don’t know.

Helpline: Maybe she doesn’t feel very sure of herself in her new school. Lingling: Maybe.

Helpline: She probably feels lonely without you. I’m sure she regrets hurting you. So be patient with her and explain to her that she can make friends with your other friends too. Try to introduce her to them.

Lingling: I see. I’ll encourage her to join in more. Thanks. Helpline: No problem, Lingling. You’re welcome!

Unit 2 I believe that the world is what you think it is. A beautiful smile

When I was thirteen years old, a girl gave me an important gift. It was a smile.

It was the early autumn of my first year at a new school. No one knew me. I was very lonely, and afraid to make friends with anyone.

Every time I heard the other students talking and laughing, I felt even more lonely. I could not talk to anyone about my problem, and I did not want my parents to worry about me. One day, my classmates were talk with their friends, but I sat in silence. At that moment, a girl entered the classroom. I did not know who she was. She passed me and then turned back. She looked at me and, without a word, smiled.

Suddenly, I felt the touch of something bright and friendly. It made me feel happy, lively and warm. It was like a hidden treasure.

That smile changed my life. I started talk with the other students. Day by day, I learnt to trust people, and they included me in their circle of friends. The girl with the bright smile has become my best friend now, and we stick together like glue.

One day, I asked her why she smiled at me that day. She said she could not remember! Now I believe that the world is what you think it is. If you think you are lonely, you might always be alone. My suggestion is: smile at the world and it will smile back.

Module 10

Chen Huan: Hi, everybody. I’m the news director at Radio Beijing. Lingling: Thank you for showing us around.

Chen Huan: No problem! Now, come this way. Look at the red light. When it’s on, it means we’re on air. And we should avoid making any noise in the background! Tony: OK.

Chen Huan: This is the newsroom. We collect the latest national and international news and write reports here. It gets crazy in here just before the programme begins. Lingling: How can I become a presenter?

Chen Huan: I think you need to speak English really well. So keep studying, and I hope that you can join us one day.

Tony: What about the sports news?

Chen Huan: That’s over there. And it is where we do interviews with big stars of sports. Let’s watch the presenter. Remember, I said you need to keep quiet if the red light is on. Presenter: Finally, we’ve just heard that Germany has won the football match, 2-1 against England.

Lingling: Hey! That’s great news! Tony: No, it’s awful news! All: Ssh!

Presenter:…And that’s the end of the six o’clock news.

“How old are you? The radio manager looked down at me. “Fifteen,” I said.

“And you want a job in radio? Shouldn’t you be at school?” he asked.

How could I explain? I have always loved the radio. I still remember, when I was four years old, I sat close to the radio in the living room, listening to my favourite programmes and to the voices of my favourite presenters. It seemed that they were speaking not to lots of listeners but to me in person. At the age of nine, I asked for part-time jobs in small radio stations.

As I grew older, my interest in radio grew. One day I learnt about Internet radio. Once a week, I played my favourite music from my father’s computer, talked about life at school, and hoped someone might be listening.

Soon my friends at school started to listen, and then they wanted to help. We prepared a programme once a week, doing research on articles about music, sports news, jokes and the weather report (I did this by looking out of the window).

“OK, come with me,” the manager said. I sat down in the studio. He was in another room, behind a glass wall.

“OK, let’s do a sound check. Just tell me what you had for breakfast.”

All radio presenters need to answer the same question before they begin work. The purpose is to check the sound level. “I had eggs, fruit and some milk.”

“OK, that’s great!” the man behind the glass said. This was how my first real job in radio began.