【正文】 about how fair it is to test women athletes to make sure they are not men. One side argues that men are stronger, so will win any women‘s event. They say that athletes are tested to make sure they are not using drugs to win and more importantly, women should be tested to make sure they are not men. They say skill is more important than strength. But has this ever really happened? The answer is yes, several times! The most famous case is that of Dora in the 1936 Olympic Games. The Olympics were held in Berlin, Germany, three years after the Nazis came to power. The Nazis wanted to win lots of events at the Olympics. But they had wrong ideas about race. They did not want black or Jewish people in the German team. But many of their best athletes were Jewish. The Nazis did not let these athletes pete. But that means they might lose events! One event that the Nazis thought they might lose was the women‘s high jump. So the Nazis sent a male athlete, Hermann Ratjen, to pete under the name of ?Dora‘. Did he win? No, Dora came fourth. The winner was a young Jewish woman from Hungary. She jumped metres. Dora only jumped metres. So men do not always win! 11. I LOVE HORSERIDING! I‘m Sue. I‘m 14 and I live in England. My father works in a horseriding school. I‘ve been riding since I was six. I go horseriding every Saturday. Now I can ride quite well. I spend all Saturday at the riding school. I help to get the horses ready. I help the new students. I feed the horses and give them water when the lessons are over. I also brush them and clean all the equipment. I do this because I like it. I also get to ride for free! When you start riding a horse, it‘s very difficult! The first thing you learn is how to get onto a horse. Then you have to learn how to move up and down at the same time as the horse. If you don‘t do this, it is very unfortable for you and the horse! At first you learn to walk the horse around. Then you learn to go faster. When your teacher thinks you are good enough, you learn to jump. Not everyone wants to learn to jump. Some people just want to learn to ride for the exercise. But I like jumping. It is exciting! 12. HOW CAN I GET MUM TO DRIVE ME TO SCHOOL? Is there any way I can get my mum to drive to school? She says walking is good exercise. My friend Ann lives closer to the school, but her mum drives her to school. She is there in two or three minutes! Going by car is the fastest way. She doesn39。C . It doesn39。ve been ing each other for a while, but you haven39。t put down! 悅讀聯(lián)播初二上模塊 9 P70 8A Module 7 A famous story 20. Alice adventures in wonderland 悅讀聯(lián)播初二上模塊 6 P42 22. Jonah and the whale 悅讀聯(lián)播初二上模塊 6 P44 The monkey king 悅讀 聯(lián)播初二上模塊 6 P46 8A Module 8 Accidents 23. Your threeminute interview (I) 悅讀聯(lián)播初二上模塊 2 P10 24. Your threeminute interview (II) 悅讀聯(lián)播初二上模塊 2 P12 25. The most frightening experience 悅讀聯(lián)播初二上模塊 2 P14 8A Module 9 Population 26. World population growth 21 世紀(jì)報第 958 期 27. We39。模塊拓展閱讀 資料 群系列 八年級上冊 模塊及話題 課外拓展閱讀材料及出處 頁碼 8A Module 1 How to learn English 1. You39。re growing at odd speeds 21 世紀(jì)報第 702 期 28. Number in the news 21 世紀(jì)報第 267 期 8A Module 10 The weather 29. Weather sayings 悅讀聯(lián)播初一上模塊 6 P42 30. The right clothes for the weather 悅讀聯(lián)播初一上模塊 6 P44 31. A lesson that saved lives 悅讀聯(lián)播初一上模塊 6 P46 32. Coming to the UK? weather tips 悅讀聯(lián)播初二上模塊 11 P82 33. Famous places around the world 悅讀聯(lián)播初二上模塊 11 P84 34. Where to go this holiday？ 悅讀聯(lián)播初二上模塊 11 P86 8A Module11 Way of life 35. Life in the UK 悅讀聯(lián)播初二上模塊 12 P92 36. The most amazing trip to China 悅讀聯(lián)播初二上模塊 12 P94 37. What‘s new 悅讀聯(lián)播初二下模塊 4 P26 38. Thumbs down to texting 悅讀聯(lián)播初二下模塊 4 P30 8A Module 12 Help 39. I really want to help out 21 世紀(jì)報第 385 期 40. The safe of the road 走向中考考場 41. Save yourself 直通中考 1. YOU‘RE NOT ALONEGET BLOGGING Do you feel stressed and confused when you‘re learning English? Frustrated by your lack of progress? Well, don‘t worry. You‘re not alone! Zhao Xing, from Beijing felt just like this. So he decided to write to ?International English Learners‘ Blog site‘. A blog is an online diary, where people across the world municate and discuss issues with each other. Zhao Xing‘s Blog Hi, I‘m Zhao Xing from Beijing. I‘m really struggling to learn English and I just need some help! I‘ve got an exam ing up soon and I need to improve my speaking, listening, reading and writing skills. Please help me! I feel like I‘m going mad! Any advice? June, china Zhao Xing! I know just how you‘re feeling. There must be other people in your situation. Why don‘t you get together and set up some kind of ?English Speaking Club‘? You can talk to each other about your life, your worries… It‘s an excellent way to improve your English and enjoy yourself! Li Ming, UK Hi there! Like you, I‘m struggling to learn English grammar and especially pronunciation —they speak so fast here and have really strange accents! Try to watch some English films and don‘t worry if you don‘t understand everything—just guess what they‘re saying. Daniella, Spain It‘s a good idea to read English newspapers. Isn‘t there one in China called China Daily? Get your notebook out and write down and then translate some words you don‘t know! You‘ll find words repeat themselves and you‘ll find words repeat themselves and you‘ll quickly build up your vocabulary. Sam, Australia How about getting a pen friend? I‘d be happy to be yours. We can send each other messages. Don‘t be shy! Good luck in your exams. Take a deep breath, smile and you‘ll be fine! 2. TERM REPORTS End of Term Report Student‘s Name Zhao Xing Subject English Teacher Mr. Dickens Zhao Xing has always been a hardworking pupil. However, he finds that studying English is very diffi