Okay, Unit 1 in eighth grade
1. be free
3. live to be 200 years old
5. less pollution
7. use the subway less
9. more tall buildings
11. in ten years
13. places to live
15. live on the space station
17 . live in an apartment
19. live alone/by oneself
21. go skating
23. look great fashionable look smart
25. dress casually
27. realize come true
29. in the future
8 Grade 2 Unit 2
argued with sb. to be angry with someone
have an argument with sb. to be angry with someone
out of style
in style fashionable
keep out do not let...in
call sb. up call...
on the phone Talk on the phone
pay for payment
part-time job part-time job
Teen Talk Youth Forum
the same as... of
get on
as much as possible
all kinds of
on the other hand
borrow sth. from sb. borrow something from someone
found out find out
is popular at school popular at school
except me except me
have a quick supper to eat fast food
not...until...
try to do try to do
complain about doing sth. Complain about doing something
seem to do
comparing…with compare…with…
think for for the sake of...
find it adj. to do sth. find out how to do something
learn to do learn to do something
Unit 3 in eighth grade
barber shop barber shop
get out go out
take off take off
train station train station
come in come in <
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Beijing International AirportBeijing International Airport
hear about hear about
take place happen
World Trade CenterWorld Trade Center
as…as the same as…
in front of in front of…
clean my room clean my room
sleep late sleep late
make a smooth make Simuxi
cook dinner cook dinner
eat lunch eat lunch
cut hair cut hair
have…experience
in the morning in the morning
walk down
very surprised
souvenir shop souvenir shop
TV station TV station
in the museum in the museum
climb a tree climb a tree
jump down jump down
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take a photo
called the police
rode his bicycle
buy a newspaperBuy a newspaper
run away run away
think about think about doing something
for example give an example
hear about hear about
having fun have fun
in silence in...
told us tell us
in space in space
over the world all over the world
became famous because of...
next to
1. arrive at/in
2. a TV reporter
3. in front ofUnit One
1. How often do you exercise ? → How often auxiliary verb do (does or did) subject do sth. ? Question word how often is asking about frequency ( How often), here the auxiliary verb do (does or did) is used to help form questions
Every day / Once a week / Twice a month / Three times a month / Three or four times a month.
2. What do you usually do on weekends? The first do is an auxiliary verb, which helps form questions; while the second do is a substantive verb.
I usually play soccer .
3. What's your favorite program ? It's Animal World .
4. What do students do at Green High School ? The first do is an auxiliary verb, here It helps form questions; the second do is a substantive verb.
5. As for homework, most students do homework every day. as for... means "as for; about", often used as an adverbial at the beginning of a sentence, followed by -ing of a noun, pronoun or verb form (i.e. gerund). Such as:
As for him, I never want to see him here. As for him, I never want to see him here.
As for the story, you'd better not believe it. As for the story, you'd better not believe it.
6. The results for “ watch TV ” are interesting .
7. Mom wants me to get up at 6:00 and play ping-pong with her . → want to do sth. means "want to do something"; want sb. to do sth. means "want someone to do something". Such as:
Do you want to go to the movies with me? Would you like to go to the movies with me?
The teacher doesn't want us to eat hamburgers. The teacher doesn't want us to eat hamburgers.
8. She says it’s good for my health. → be good for... means "beneficial (good) for...". Its antonym is: be bad for.... (Here for is a preposition, followed by a noun, pronoun or gerund) For example:
It's good for us to do more reading. Reading more is good for us.
Reading in bed is bad for your eyes. Reading in bed is bad for your eyes.
9. How many hours do you sleep every night?
10. I exercise every day, usually when I come home from school.
11. My Eating habits are pretty good. Here pretty is equivalent to very.
12. I try to eat a lot of vegetables, usually ten to eleven times a week. → try to do sth. means "try your best to do something" and does not include the meaning of success/try doing sth . means "try to do something (in a certain way)".
For example: You’d better try doing the experiment in another way. You’d better try doing the experiment in another way.
13. My healthy lifestyle helps me get good grades . → help sb.(to) do sth. Help someone do something
14. Good food and exercise help me to study better . → help sb. (to) do sth.Help someone do something/Here better is the comparative form of well, not the comparative form of good
15. Is her lifestyle the same as yours or different ?=Is her lifestyle the same as your lifestyle or is her lifestyle different from your lifestyle ? → be the same as … / be different from …
16. I think I'm kind of unhealthy . kind of = a little / a kind of means "a kind of"
17. What sports do you play ?
18. A lot of vegetables help you to keep in good health . keep in good health = keep healthy = stay healthy
19. You must try to eat less meat . → try to do sth. means "try your best to do something" and does not include the meaning of success/less It is the comparative form of little
20. That sounds interesting. This is a simple sentence with the structure of "subject verb predicate". Words such as sound, look, smell, taste, feel, seem, grow, get in English can be used as a linking verb, followed by an adjective as a predicate. Such as:
It tastes good. This tastes good.
The music sounds very sweet.
The smoke grew heavier and heavier.
Unit Two
1. What’s the matter? What’s the mater with you? With is a preposition, followed by a noun, pronoun or gerund. Personal pronouns must use their accusative case.
I have a cold / have a sore back / have a stomachache
2. You should lie down and rest / drink hot tea with honey / see a dentist / see a doctor.
3. I'm not falling well. Well here means physical condition and cannot be replaced by good
4. When did it start? About two days ago.
5. That's too bad.
6. I hope you fell better soon. Here better is the comparative form of well
7. Traditional Chinese doctors believe we need a balance of yin and yang to be healthy . Here to be healthy is an infinitive phrase of the verb, used as an adverbial of purpose
8. Maybe you have too much yin . too much is followed by an uncountable noun, and too many is followed by a plural countable noun
9. It's easy to have a healthy lifestyle, and it's important to eat a balanced diet. → It's easy to do sth. It's important to do sth. It's important to do sth.
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10. Everyone gets tired sometimes. Here get is a linking verb, and tired is an adjective as a predicate, with a genus structure
11. A sore throat can give you a fever. → give sb . sth . = give sth. to sb. Give something to someone
12. Don't get stressed out. It's not healthy . Here get is a linking verb and stressed out is an predicative
13. I have a toothache. I need to see a dentist. → need means "need". When used as a substantive verb, it is followed by the infinitive of the verb, and the negative form is don't /doesn't / didn't need (to do sth.); when used as a modal verb, it can only be used in negative sentences or interrogative sentences. The negative form is needn't (do sth.). Except for the past tense, there are no other morphological changes
14. Eat a balanced diet to stay healthy. to stay healthy is an infinitive phrase of the verb, used as an adverbial of purpose
15. I'm not feeling very well at the moment. at the moment = now
Unit Three
1. What are you doing for vacation?
I'm babysitting my sister .
Where are you going for vacation ? Italy .
This is a special use of the present continuous tense, used to express plans or arrangements What needs to be done is not done yet.
2. Who are you going with? I'm going with my parents. With my parents is a prepositional phrase, which is used as an accompanying adverbial to modify the predicate verb are going
3. When are you going ? I'm going on Monday .
4. What are you doing there ? I'm going hiking in the mountains .
5. How long are you staying? Just for four days. I don't like going away for too long. The interrogative word hwo long is a question about the length of time or the length of something. Here it is a question about the length of time.
6. Have a good time . = Enjoy oneself . Have fun and enjoy yourself
7. Show me your photos when we get back to school . → show sb. sth. = show sth. to sb. show something to someone
8. I'm going to Hawaii for vacation. for vacation is a prepositional phrase, which serves as an adverbial of purpose here and plays the role of modifying the predicate verb
p>9. What's it like there? Like here is a preposition, not a verb
10. Can I ask you some questions about your vacation plans? → ask sb. sth. Things
11. Ben Lambert, the famous French singer, is taking a long vacation this summer! → take a vacation vacation
12. He thought about going to Greece or Spain, but decided on Canada . → think about consider / decide on decide about and on here are prepositions
13. “ I always take vacation in Europe ,” he said . “ This time I want to do something different ." → (1). want to do sth. (2). The attributive that modifies the indefinite pronoun (something, nothing, anything, etc.) is often placed after the indefinite pronoun
14. He plans to have a very relaxing vacation . → plan to do sth. plan to do something
15. I'm planning to spend time in the beautiful countryside .
16. I just finished making my last movies . → finish doing sth. finish doing something
17. I hear that Thailand is a good place to go sightseeing. to go sightseeing is an infinitive phrase of the verb, used as the postpositional attributive of a good place
18. She's leaving for Hong Kong on Tuesday. → leave A for B leave A for B
19. I want to ask you about places to visit China. to visit China It is an infinitive phrase of the verb, used as the postpositional attributive of places
20. I'm planning my vacation to Italy this weekend. to Italy is an infinitive phrase of the verb, used as my vac
ation's postpositional attributive
21. What should tourists take with them? with them is a prepositional phrase, used as an accompanying adverbial here to modify the predicate verb take
22. Where are you leaving from? leave from leave somewhere (note: from is a preposition)
Unit Four
1. How do you get to school? The question word how here is the right way Ask a question
I ride my bike / walk / take the subway . By bike / bicycle / bus / train / subway / taxi / air / plane / ship / boat . On foot .
How do I get there? Because there is an adverb, we cannot say get to there. Don't worry. Let me look at your map. Ok, first…, next…. Then….
2. How long does it take? The question word hwo long is a question about the length of time or the length of something.
It takes about 25 minutes to walk and 10 minutes by bus.
How long does t take you to get from home to school ?
It takes twenty-five minutes . → take sb. some time to do sth. spend someone... time to do something
3 . Lin Fei's home is about Kilometers from school .
4. How far is it from your home to school ? It's three miles .
How far do you live from school ? I live 10 miles from school.
The question word how far here is about distance
5. In other parts of the world, things are different.
6. In China, it depends on where you are. → depend on depending on...; determined by
7. That must be a lot more fun than taking a bus.
8. In North America, not all students take the bus to school. not all is a partial negation, meaning not all; not all
9. Other parts of the world are different from the United States
s .
10. A small number of students take the subway . → a number of = many many
11. What do you think of the transportation in your town ? → think of have a certain opinion about...
12. When it rains I take a taxi .
13. I have a map but in Chinese .
14. If you have a problem , you can ask a policeman .
Unit Five
1. Can you come to my party ?
Sure , I'd love (like) to . / I'm sorry , I can't . I have to help my parents .
Can you play tennis with me ?
The modal verb can starts here The role of soliciting the other party’s opinions.
2. I have too much homework this weekend. too much is followed by an uncountable noun; too many is followed by a plural countable noun
3. That's too bad.
4. Maybe another time .
5. Thanks for asking . for preposition, followed by a noun, pronoun or gerund
6. Come and have fun . / Come and join us .
7. On Wednesday, I'm playing tennis with the school team.
8. I have to study for my science test on Thursday. have to emphasize objective reasons; and must Emphasis on subjective reasons
9. Please keep quiet! I'm trying to study. → try to do sth. means "try your best to do something" and does not include the meaning of success
10. Do you want to come to my birthday party ? → want to do sth. Meaning "want to do something"
11. Li Lei is going fishing with grandpa the whole day . the whole day = all day
12. Can you come over to my house ?
13. I'm free till 22:00 .
Unit Six
1. I'm more outgoing than my sister. → Subject, verb, adjective, comparison level than comparison object
2. As you can see, in some ways we look the same, and in some ways we look different .
3. However , we both enjoy going to parties . → enjoy doing sth. = like doing sth.
4. Liu Li has more than one sister. more than more than
5. Liu Li and Liu Ying have some things in common. → in common (group) ***the same; public
6 . Liu Ying is not as good at sports as her sister. as…as is the same as… (the adjectives between as…as must use the original form); its negative form is: not as(so)…as p>
7. Liu Ying talks more than Liu Li. Here more is the comparative form of much, not the comparative form of many
8. Bot
h girls go to lots of parties . lots of = a lot of many
9. My friend is the same as me . → be the same as … the same as / be different from … and … Different
10. I think a good friend makes me laugh. → make sb. do sth. Make someone do something
11. For me, a good friend likes to do the same things as me . → like to do sth.
12. That's not very important for me ….
13. What's your opinion ?
14 . Should friends be different or the same ? Same is often preceded by the definite article the
15. I like to have friends who are like me . / I like to have friends who are different from me . → like The like in to do sth. is a verb, meaning "like"; and the like in are like me is a preposition, meaning "like". Pay attention to distinguishing the part of speech of like.
16. I'm quieter than most of the kids in my class .
17. We both like doing the same things . → like doing sth. (now) like to do something
18. Who do you think should get the job , Ruth or Rose ?
19. You must be good with children / enjoy telling jokes . → be good with sb. Yes Someone is good; get along well with someone/enjoy doing = like doing sth. (now) like doing something
20. He can't stop talking . → stop doing sth. means "stop ( "Doing something", doing is the object of stop in the sentence. For example: When the teacher came in, the students stopped talking and laughing. The teacher came in, the students stopped talking and laughing. / stop to do sth. means "stop (what you are doing) to do something." The verb infinitive phrase to do sth. is used as the adverbial adverbial of purpose of the verb stop in the sentence. For example: He stopped to write a letter to her. He stopped what he was doing and wrote a letter to her.
21. He always helps others .
22. She likes to stay at home and read . → like to do sth. (often) likes to do something / stay at home stay At home
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