新外研版八年级下册英语Module 7 Summer in Los Angeles重点知识

Module 7 Summer in Los Angeles

Unit 1 Please write to me and send me some photos!

请给我写信并且寄一些照片。

(Lingling is preparing for her trip to LA.) 玲玲正在为她去洛杉矶的旅行做准备。

Lingling: Hi, Betty. I’m making a list of things for my trip. I like to get things ready earlier. Can you help me?

你好，贝蒂。我正在列一张旅行所需的清单。我喜欢早一点把东西准备好。你能帮我吗？

Betty: Sure. How can I help? 当然。怎么帮？

Lingling: Well, it sounds crazy, but I don’t know what to take. 嗯，这样听起来很荒唐，但是我真不知道该带些什么。 Betty: You should take notebooks, pens and a dictionary. 你应该带上笔记本、笔和一本字典。 Lingling: OK. What clothes should I take to LA? 好的。我应该带什么衣服去洛杉矶呢？

Betty: When are you leaving and how long are you going to stay there? 你什么时候走，要在那呆多久？

Lingling: I’m leaving at the end of July and I’m going to stay there for four weeks.

7月底走，要在那呆4周。

Betty: Shorts are good, or you can wear light trousers. It’ll be sunny and hot there. 短裤就行，或者穿薄裤子也行。那时候洛杉矶将阳光明媚，而且很热。 Lingling: I haven’t got any sunglasses. I’ll buy a pair there. 我没有太阳镜。我将在那买一副。

Betty: That’s a good idea. But remember, many things are more expensive in America.

Have you got any American dollars?

好主意。但是要记住，很多东西在美国卖的更贵。你有美元吗？ Lingling: Yes. Is 200 dollars enough? 有，200美元够吗？

Betty: If you’ve already paid for the air tickets and for homestay, it should be OK.

如果你已经付过机票钱和家庭寄宿费了，那就应该够了。 Lingling: What else? 还有别的吗？

Betty: Your bag mustn’t weigh too much. You’d better ask the travel company about the total weight for all your bags. Oh, by the way, don’t forget to take your passport.

你的包一定不要太重。你最好问问旅行社关于行李总重量的事情。顺便说一下，别忘了带你的护照。 Lingling: OK. Thank you. 好的，谢谢。

Betty: You’re welcome. You’ll have a great time. Please write to me and send me some photos!

不客气。你会玩得很高兴的。请给我写信，寄照片。 Lingling: Yes, I will! 好的，我会的。

have a good/great rest 休息 make a list of 列清单 at the end of 在..末端 overweight 超重

at the same time 同时

provide sb with sth provide sth for sb提供某物给某人 stay/keep in touch with sb 与某人保持联系 prefer=like better

a) prefer to do sth rather than do sth 宁愿…也不 b) prefer doing to doing （前者更喜欢后者） c) prefer A to B前者更喜欢后者

fill out 填满

Where to go 去哪儿 What to do 怎么做 get ready for =be preparing for 为..做准备 It takes sb st to do sth 某人花费时间做某事 What’s up？你怎么了？

be going to do sth=will do sth 计划做某事、 a pair of 一副

stay there for four weeks 在那里待四周 light trousers 薄裤子

That’s a good idea！那是个好主意 total weight 总重量

all your bags 你全部的包 have a great time！玩的愉快 write to sb 写信给某人

send sb sth =send sth to sb 把某物发送给某人 want sb to do sth 想要某人做某事 in time 及时 on time 按时

stay in a hotel 住在一个宾馆里 weight too much 太重了 be late for迟到 as well as 除…之外

Module 7 Summer in Los Angeles

Unit 2 Fill out our form and come to learn English in Los Angeles!

Learn English in Los Angeles

在洛杉矶学习英语

Come to learn English in Los Angeles! 来洛杉矶学英语吧。

We can offer you great summer English courses. 我们可以为你提供很棒的暑期英语课程。

You will love coming to Los Angeles to learn about American culture and improve your English at the same time.

你会爱上来洛杉矶的，在这你会了解美国文化，同时提高你的英语水平。 The courses last for four, six or eight weeks.

我们的课程有4周、6周或8周之分。 They start at the end of July. 7月底开课。

Our teachers are well trained and have a lot of experience. 我们的教师受过良好的训练并且经验丰富。 They teach English classes for four hours a day. 他们每天教4个小时的英语。

You can work in small or large groups: it depends on your personal choice. 你可以选择小班课或大班课，这由你自己决定。

We provide books, and we set tests every week to check your progress. 我们提供教材，而且每周还有测试检查学习进步程度。 There are also computers for personal study. 另外，我们还提供电脑以满足个人学习的需要。

As well as learning English, we want you to experience life in the US. 除了学习英语外，我们还想让你体验美国的生活。

You can stay as a guest with an American family and take part in their daily life. 你可以住在美国人家中，融入他们的日常生活。

You will have meals with the family and do some activities with them too. 你将和美国家庭一起吃饭、一起活动。

For many of our students this is the best part of the course. 对于我们的许多学生来讲，这是课程中最有意思的部分。

Many families form close friendships with the students and stay in touch with them. 很多家庭和学生建立了亲密的友谊，并且和他们保持着联系。 But if you prefer, of course, you can stay in a hotel. 但是如果你愿意，当然了，你可以住宾馆。 There are many exciting things to do in Los Angeles. 在洛杉矶有很多激动人心的事情可以做。 We plan activities every day after class.

每个课后我们都安排了活动。

You can choose to take trips to Hollywood, Disneyland or San Francisco, or you can go shopping.

你可以选择参观好莱坞、迪斯尼乐园或旧金山，或者你可以去购物。

You are certain to get the best possible experience of English learning and life in the US.

在这里你一定会获得关于英语学习和美国生活的最好体验。 You must pay for your course at least one month before it starts. 你一定要在开课前至少一个月提前支付课程费。

Do not wait—fill out our form and come to learn English in Los Angeles! 不要再等了，填表来洛杉矶学习英语吧。

reading/writing skill 阅读/写作技巧 depend on 决定于..；依靠 take a rest 测验

make great/good progress 取得大的/好的进步

form close friendship with sb 和某人形成亲密的友谊 think of 考虑

life long friendship 终生的友谊 have meal 吃饭

go sightseeing 去观光 at most 至多 at least 至少

hundreds of 数百 two hundred 二百 be certain to do sth 确定做某事

improve your English 提高你的英语

offer sb sth=offer sth to sb 提供某物给某人 a lot of experience 一些经验 当经历时为不可数 work in group 分组学习 do some activities 做活动

the best part of the courser 课程中最好的一部分 because of+词组 because+句子 go downstairs 下楼梯 stand in line 站队

take trip to sp 去..的旅行

go shopping/swimming 购物/游泳 fill out form 填表格 weekly test 周考

have an idea 有个主意

go for a work 散步 be crazy about

try new way 尝试新方法 not…. as good as不如..好 personal choice 个人的选择

话题写作：

假设你是张林，你的美国笔友Bob来信询问你的暑假计划，现在请你写一封回信，告诉他你将在爷爷奶奶家度过这个假期。 注意：1.至少写出你将要做的三件事；

2.回信不少于80词，信的开头、结尾已给出，不计入总词数。

Dear Bob,

The summer vacation is coming soon. After a tiring school year, I’m going to relax myself. I will spend my vacation with my grandparents. I will stay with them for about three weeks. Of course, I am going to help them do some housework. Perhaps we will take some short trips. Besides, I am going to visit some of my friends and relatives. I think we will have a happy time together. What’s more, I will be a senior student in a new term, so I am going to make some preparations. How will you spend your holiday? Best wishes to you. Yours,

XXX

暑假快到了。在一个累人的学期之后,我去放松自己。我将和我的祖父母度过我的假期。我将与他们呆大约三个星期。当然,我要去帮助他们做一些家务。也许我们需要一些短途旅行。除此之外,我要去拜访我的一些朋友和亲戚,我认为我们将有一个幸福的在一起的时间。更重要的是,我将是一个高级学生。在新学期,所以我要做一些准备工作。你将如何度过你的假期?最好的祝愿给你。

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