新目标初中英语八年级上--Unit 2 What's the matter?

Unit 2  What's the matter?
[00:04.18]SECTION A
[00:07.24]1b Listen and look at the picture.
[00:12.80]Then number the names[1-5]
[00:53.05]2a Listen.Match the problems with the advice.
[01:53.11]2b Listen again.Fill in the blanks.
[02:50.97]SECTION B
[02:58.34]2a Listen.What problems do the students have?
[03:04.87]Write the problems in the chart below.
[04:15.45]2b Listen again. Complete the chart.
[05:27.71]3a Read the article. Underline¹ the things you should do.
[05:36.25]Healing foods,the Asian Way.
[05:40.79]Traditional Chinese doctors believe we need a balance of cooling yin
[05:47.77]and hot yang to be healthy.
[05:52.03]For example,are you quiet and often tired?
[05:57.30]It might be because you have too much yin.
[06:01.85]You should eat hot yang foods,like beef or lamb,to give you more energy.
[06:08.51]Eating Dangshen and Huangqi herbs³ is also good for this.
[06:14.88]On the other hand,
[06:17.94]people who are stressed⁴ out and angry might have too much yang in their lives.
[06:24.47]Chinese doctors believe that they should eat more yin foods,like torn,
[06:30.71]or bean sprouts⁶.
[06:33.95]It's easy to stay healthy,and it's important to eat a balanced diet.
[06:40.61]3b Fill in the blanks in the article.
[06:46.49]Are you tired? Everyone gets tired sometimes.
[06:52.73]When you are tired,you should't__.
[06:57.59]You should__for a few nights and you should __to stay healthy.
[07:04.67]You should also eat__ and other healthy foods.
[07:09.71]You shouldn't__when you are tired.
[07:13.79]SELF CHECK
[07:21.16]2 Imagine that you and Sqally are on a student exchange program.
[07:28.52]Read her letter,then write back and give advice.
[07:33.59]Well,I hope you're enjoying my school in New York.
[07:38.63]I like your school in Beijing,but I'm not feeling very well at the moment.
[07:45.19]I'm tired and I have a lot of headaches.
[07:49.86]And I'm stressed out because my Mandarin⁷ isn't improving.
[07:55.32]I study late every night,sometimes until 2 am,but my speaking doesn't improve.
[08:03.87]I really need some conversation practice!
[08:08.41]I think I'm getting a cold, too.
[08:12.28]Oh, dear! But my host family is really nice. Yesterday they ...
[08:19.12]Words and expressions in unit 2
[08:28.87]matter               arm                  back                 ear
[08:35.60]n.事情,问题,差错     n. 臂,胳膊           n.后背;背脊          n.耳朵
[08:42.34]eye                  foot                 head                 leg
[08:49.62]n.眼睛               n.脚,足              n.头,头部            n.腿,腿部
[08:56.89]neck                 nose                 stomach              tooth
[09:04.12]n.脖子,颈部          n.鼻子               n.胃,胃部            n.牙齿
[09:11.34]sore                 have                 cold                 have a cold
[09:18.72]adj.疼痛的           v.得(病);患(病)      n.伤风,感冒          患感冒
[09:26.10]stomachache          throat               toothache            fever
[09:33.77]n.胃痛,腹痛,肚子痛   n.喉头,喉咙,咽喉     n.牙痛               n.发烧,发热
[09:41.43]lie                  rest                 honey                dentist
[09:48.56]v.躺,卧,平放在某处   v.休息               n.蜂蜜               n.牙医
[09:55.70]water                shouldn't            illness              advice
[10:03.27]n.水                 =should not          n.疾病,生病          n.劝告,忠告
[10:10.85]thirsty              stress               stressed out         heal²
[10:18.48]adj.渴的,口渴的      v.加压力于,n.压力    紧张的,有压力的      v.医治,治愈
[10:26.10]balance              cool                 yin                  yang
[10:33.08]n.平衡,平衡状态,协调 v.使变凉,使冷却      n.阴                 n.阳
[10:40.05]might                beef                 lamb                 energy
[10:47.22]aux.v.可能,可以,允许 v.牛肉               n.小羊,羔羊,羔羊肉   n.精力,活力,能力
[10:54.39]Dangashen            Huangqi              herb                 on the other hand
[11:03.42]n.(中草药)党参       n.(中草药)黄芪       n.草本植物,药草,香草 另一方面
[11:12.44]life                 tofu                 bean                 sprout⁵
[11:20.11]n.生命,人生          n.豆腐               n.豆,蚕豆,豆科植物   n.新芽,嫩枝
[11:27.78]bean sprout          stray                important            balanced
[11:36.20]豆芽,豆萁            v.远离,走失,离题     adj.重要的,重大的    adj.平衡的
[11:44.63]diet                 get tired            stay healthy         backache
[11:52.91]n.饮食,节食          感觉疲惫             保持健康             n.背痛
[12:01.19]headache             moment               at the moment        improve
[12:09.01]n.头痛               n.瞬间,片刻          此时,现在            n.改善,改良
[12:16.84]speaking             get a cold           homestay
[12:26.96]n.说话,口语          感冒,伤风            n.待在家里

1 underline   

n.下划线；加下划线；vt.在…下面划线；强调

参考例句：

• Underline all the sentences you do not know.在你不懂的所有句子下面划一条线。
• Please underline the noun clauses in the passage.请用线画出短文中的名词性从句。

2 heal   

v.使愈合，治愈，使康复；平息(争吵等)；消除，解决(分支等)

参考例句：

• Time helped heal the old wounds.时间有助于治愈旧创伤。
• This wound will soon heal if yon keep it clean.如果你保持伤口清洁，它很快就会痊愈。

3 herbs   

草本植物( herb的名词复数 )； 药草，香草

参考例句：

• the curative properties of herbs 药草治病的功效
• the therapeutic properties of herbs 草药的医疗效用

4 stressed   

adj.紧张的，有压力的

参考例句：

• Loud music makes me stressed out.大声的音乐让我很紧张。
• He stressed that we should always be honest.他强调我们应该永远诚实。

5 sprout   

n.芽，萌芽；vt.使发芽，摘去芽；vi.长芽，抽条

参考例句：

• When do deer first sprout horns?鹿在多大的时候开始长出角？
• It takes about a week for the seeds to sprout.这些种子大约要一周后才会发芽。

6 sprouts   

n.新芽，嫩枝( sprout的名词复数 )v.发芽( sprout的第三人称单数 )；抽芽；出现；（使）涌现出

参考例句：

• The wheat sprouts grew perceptibly after the rain. 下了一场雨，麦苗立刻见长。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》
• The sprouts have pushed up the earth. 嫩芽把土顶起来了。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》

7 Mandarin   

n.中国官话，国语，满清官吏；adj.华丽辞藻的

参考例句：

• Just over one billion people speak Mandarin as their native tongue.大约有十亿以上的人口以华语为母语。
• Mandarin will be the new official language of the European Union.普通话会变成欧盟新的官方语言。