初中英语山东版八年级下--Unit 2 SELF CHECK

UNIT 2 How do you study for a test?
[00:08.83]SELF CHECK
[00:11.29]1 Fill in each blank¹ with the correct word given
[00:16.22]Change the form of the word if necessary.
[00:20.32]Then make your own sentences with each word.
[00:24.17]feel   spell    write down  join  find
[00:33.85]2 Xu Zheng won a prize for his essay² about the
[00:39.30]importance of English.
[00:42.06]Later,a reporter from the school magazine
[00:45.16]interviewed him.
[00:47.12]Use the reporter's notes to write an article
[00:50.56]about Xu Zheng.
[00:52.69]Notes
[00:54.53]Interview with Xu Zheng
[00:57.36]Likes:taking notes/watching movies
[01:01.88]/listening to pop songs
[01:04.44]Finds difficult:pronunciation/native speakers
[01:10.69]talking too quickly
[01:12.79]Learns by:making up conversations
[01:17.27]/speaking to friends in English
[01:20.52]Thinks:most people speak English as a second
[01:24.62]language/English is used³ around the world for
[01:28.03]computers/English is often used in science/
[01:34.39]English can help us understand many new books
[01:38.41]and movies
[01:40.35]Just for Fun!
[01:42.50]What do you think you're doing?
[01:45.27]Learning English.
[01:46.48]

1 blank   

adj.空白的；n.空白(处)；vi.消失；vt.使模糊不清

参考例句：

• Suddenly my mind went blank.我脑子里突然一片空白。
• Design a new blank form.设计一个新的空白表单。

2 essay   

n.随笔，短文，评论，企图；vt.试图

参考例句：

• There is much food for thought in this essay.这篇杂文中有不少发人深思的东西。
• This is a thoughtful essay.这是一篇具有思想性的随笔。

3 used   

adj.用旧了的，旧的；习惯于…；过去惯/经常

参考例句：

• I used to work until nearly 6:00 o'clock each day.我过去常常工作到6:00左右。
• He used to walk anywhere from two to five miles an hour.他过去经常一小时走二至五英里。