沪外教版 初中英语 八年级下册 配套练习册 一课一练 同步练习册_8

2 Survey

Ask your classmates the following questions about learning English. Then re-port the result of the survey to the other members of your group.

A questionnaire on English learning after class

(1) Do you see ? lms in English often? At the cinema or on video at home?

(2) Do you watch TV programmes in English or listen to English radio pro-grammes?

(3) Have you joined an English-speaking club?

(4) Do you go to events in English at your school (a play, a talk, a debate) often?

(5) Do you like to start up a conversation with English-speaking tourists?

(6) Do you read English newspapers or magazines? Name one or two of them.

(7) Do you sing English songs? Do you learn the words by heart?

(8) Do you keep a diary in English?

(9) Do you often send and receive e-mail in English?

(10) Do you use the Internet to ? nd information in English?

(1) publishers and compilers

(2) English-English dictionary or English-Chinese dictionary

(3) number of entries

(4) de? nitions and examples

3 Problem solving

Your friend is going to buy a dictionary. Give him some advice so that he may get the right one. You should consider:

4 Topic discussion English — a means of communication

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Language Learning

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Friendship

I met a little friend

Who came from another land.

I couldn’t speak his language,

But I took him by the hand.

We sang together

And had a lot of fun!

Singing is a language

You can speak with anyone.

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