初中英语牛津八年级下01

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[00:00.00]和谐英语学习网 CHAPTER ONE          Reading
[00:33.31]TRAVEL               France is calling
[00:40.36]Now that winter is behind us,many people are starting to think
[00:47.49]about going abroad for the summer holidays.
[00:52.48]This year,why not spread your wings and visit France?
[00:59.14]France is a wonderful place to go for a holiday.
[01:05.20]It is a huge country,with coasts on the English Channel,
[01:12.33]the Atlantic Ocean and the Mediterranean Sea.
[01:17.98]In addition,it has many mountain regions which are excellent for skiing.
[01:25.92]The centre of France is a big,agricultural region,
[01:32.47]growing crops such as wheat and sunflowers.
[01:38.12]It is amazing to drive past fields which seem to go on foreveror
[01:45.77]whole hills covered with neat rows of grapevines.
[01:51.83]One of the most scenic areas is the Loire Valley,
[01:58.00]where you can visit the old castles
[02:02.67]in which the kings and queens of France used to live.
[02:08.52]Paris is the capital of France.
[02:12.57]It is one of the most popular tourist destinations in the world.
[02:19.23]With its world-famous andmarks such as the Eiffel Tower and the Arc de Triomphe,
[02:27.49]and its wide,treelined streets,
[02:32.24]Paris is one of the ost beautiful cities in the world.
[02:38.09]If you are taking your children with you,
[02:42.74]remember that EuroDisney is just an hour away from the centre of Paris.
[02:50.50]It offers many of the same attractions as the Disney parks in the USA.
[02:57.66]If you want to go on to visit Britain,
[03:02.41]you can now do it without flying or taking a ferry.
[03:08.47]The Channel Tunnel,or (to use its nickname) the 'Chunnel',
[03:14.93]enables you to travel by train from Paris to London in about three hours.
[03:23.00]In our city,we can see the influence of France in some ways.
[03:30.36]France,like China,is famous for its food.
[03:36.24]Some bakeries provide French bread and cakes.
[03:41.49]Other popular French products are its cheese,brandy and wine.
[03:48.57]Many of the world's top designer names are French.
[03:54.63]Names such as Dior in clothes,Chanel in perfume,
[04:02.08]and Cartier in jewellery are familiar to many Chinese people.
[04:09.05]A quick walk along Nanjing Road will remind you of many similar names.
[04:16.21]France is a leader in art and culture,too.
[04:21.36]A lot of young students from different countries
[04:26.92]go to France to further their studies.
[04:31.65]Every year,French film festivals,
[04:36.61]exhibitions and concerts are organized all over the world.
[04:42.78]To get the most out of your holiday in France why not try learning French now?
[04:50.82]You can do this in some language schools around the city.
[04:56.39]LISTENING  Completing notes about a famous building
[07:28.76]SPEAKING  A Talk time
[07:38.11]Asking for and giving directions
[08:55.07]A1  T:Excuse me.How do I get to People's Spuare?
[09:04.71]D:Take the second turning on the left.
[09:09.43]Walk to the end of the road.
[09:13.09]You'll see People's Square in front of you.
[09:17.66]T:Can you also tell me the way to the post office?
[09:22.94]D:Take the first turning on your right.
[09:27.38]Walk to the end of the road.
[09:30.93]You'll see the post office across the street on your left.
[09:36.89]T:Thanks very much. D:Not at all.
[09:42.14]MORE PRACTICR
[09:48.51]A The Tower of Pisa was built to be the most beautiful bell tower in all of Italy.
[09:58.96]It is the bell tower for Pisa Cathedral.
[10:04.73]However,not only is the marble tower beautiful,
[10:11.79]it is perhaps the strangest towrer in the world.
[10:18.34]It leans to one side and looks like it is going to fall over.
[10:26.52]The building of the tower began in August 1173
[10:33.97]and took nearly two hunder years to complete.
[10:40.03]Nobody is certain who designed the tower,
[10:46.27]but for many years it was said that Bonanno Pisano was the architect.
[10:54.92]In 1319,all the floors were finished and years later,