1. 牛津初中英语八年级上
Unit 3
A day out
Welcome to the unit

2. Would you like to climb the mountain
when you are free?
climb a hill

3. Eddie is going to climb a hill.

4. Read the conversation between Eddie and Hobo, see if you can find out the answers to these questions:
1. What is Eddie going to do?
2. Is Eddie going to climb the hill?
3. Does Eddie want to keep fit? What does he
want to do?
He’s going to exercise.
Yes, he is.
He doesn’t want to keep fit. He wants to eat.

5. Language study 1. I’m going ___________ (exercise), Hobo. to exercise
2. Are you going _________ (climb) the hill?
3. You need ___________ (exercise) and keep
fit.
4. I want ___________ (exercise) but not keep
to exercise
to climb
to exercise
to exercise

6. Language Practice
Eddie wants to e_______ today. He says that he will c____ a hill. Hobo is very happy to hear that because he thinks that Eddie n____ to do that and k____ f____. But Eddie says he just wants to e_______ but not k___ f____. Hobo can’t understand it, so he f______ Eddie. To his surprise, he finds so much food like a h___ outside and Eddie is shouting nearby, “C____ on. Let’s enjoy o________.
xercise
limb
eeds
eeps it
xercise
eep it
ollows
ill
ome
urselves

7. the Eiffel Tower (埃菲尔铁塔)
/'aifəl /
Height: 325 metres
City: Paris
It’s made of steel
Country: France
[sti:l]
go to the top of the tower

8. the River Seine(塞纳河) Paris, France /sein /
People can have cups of coffee in a little coffee shop by the river.

9. in Sydney, Australia the Eiffel Tower the Opera House
the Harbour Bridge

10. the President of the USA
the White House
(白宫)
the President of the USA
/'prezIdənt/ 总统
Country: the USA

11. Reading them aloud The Opera House is in ______, Australia. Sydney
The _______ Bridge is in Sydney, Australia.
The Eiffel Tower is in _____, France.
The River _____ is in Paris, France.
The White House is in __________ D.C.,
the USA.
Sydney
Harbour
Paris
Seine
Washington

12. Task4 Look and Match Simon and Amy’s friends are
travelling around the world now
and they sent some postcards to
them.
Match them with the correct
pictures. (Part A)

13. c a b

14. Read the postcards and try to answer the questions:
1. Which city did Nick go? What did he see there?
Sydney. He saw the Harbour Bridge and
the Opera House.
2.Where did Leo go ?
Paris.
3. Which country did Jane go to ?
The USA.

15. What did Jane think of the White House?
It’s a beautiful building with a big garden and many trees.

16. Where did Leo write the postcard?
In a little coffee shop by the River Seine.

17. Useful expressions take a boat trip 1. 坐船旅行 2. 经过 3. 玩得愉快 go past
4. 保重
5. ……的顶部
6. 坐在赛纳河边
7. 美国总统
8. 一个有着大花园
的漂亮建筑物
go past
have a great/good time
take care
the top of…
sit by the River Seine
the President of the USA
a beautiful building
with a big garden

18. the Golden Gate Bridge
(金门大桥)
Country: the USA

19. Task5 Listen and answer It is about 1.7 miles. It is made of steel.
1. How long is the Golden Gate
Bridge?
2. What is the bridge made of?
It is about 1.7 miles.
It is made of steel.

20. the Great Wall the Big Ben how tall: 7 metres how tall: 95 metres
how long: 8,852 kilometres
how wide: 5 metres
What ’ s it made of: stone
how tall: 95 metres
how wide: 3 metres
how heavy:13tons

21. 句子翻译
1. 是我们锻炼的时候了。
2. 我想运动但不是为了保持健康。
3. 昨天你们在公园里玩得开心吗？
4. 昨天我坐船游览了著名的海港大桥。