外研版八年级下册英语M2U2.pptVIP

4. They find it hard to spell and pronounce the words. find it hard to do sth. “发现做某事是 难的” e.g. I find it hard to go up that high mountain. 我发现爬上那座高山很难。 5. So far they have learnt to speak German, French, Chinese and Arabic. so far “到目前为止”，是现在完成时 的标志，既可放在句首、句中，也可放在句尾。 e.g. Mike has read five famous books so far. 到目前为止Mike已经读了五本名 著了。 So far he has done very well at school. 到目前为止，他在学校表现很好。 * Have you ever entered the football competition? Yes, I have. /No, I haven’t. Have you ever entered the volleyball competition? Yes, I have. /No, I haven’t. Have you ever entered the bike competition? Yes, I have. /No, I haven’t. Have you ever entered the writing competition? Yes, I have. /No, I haven’t. Have you ever entered the basketball competition? Yes, I have. /No, I haven’t. move v. 搬家，改变……的位置 e.g. We are preparing to move to our new house. 我们正准备搬新家。 France 法国 tower n. 塔 Eiffel Tower 埃菲尔铁塔 Germany 德国 ancient adj. 古代的，古老的 e.g. China is an ancient country with five-thousand-year history. 中国是个有着五千年历史的古国。 king n. 国王，君王 queen n. 女王，王后 Arabic n. 阿拉伯语 1. Which interesting places in China have you visited? 2. Have you ever seen the Great Wall? 3. Have you ever visited another country? 1. Where are Mike and Clare? They are in Cairo in Egypt. 2. Is Arabic different from English? Yes, it is. (? )1. Clare is Peter’s sister. (? )2. Peter has been to Germany, France, England and China. (? )3. Mike has travelled on a boat on the Nile River. (? )4. Mike can speak Arabic. F F T T 1. How long have the Robinsons been in Egypt? The Robinsons have been in Egypt for two years. 2. Why do they live in Cairo? Mike’s father’s company sent him to work there and his family went with him. 3. What have they seen and done in Egypt? They have seen the Pyramids, travelled on a boat on the Nile River, and visited the palaces and towers of ancient king and quee