美国八年级英语水平相当于国内几年级?语法来说，也许我们的语法更清楚，因为我们系统的学过，从此会上来讲，我们的词汇肯定不如美国人多，毕竟他们从小就说英语，我们只是在课堂上说，可以说中国学生的英语水平相比，除了语法略强，其他没有可比性。
美国八年级英语课程为学生提供了对所选文献、语法和词汇学习以及正式写作的概述。学生通过深入分析小说和非小说小说、地图和图表等功能性文档以及电影和艺术来发展阅读理解、写作和口语技能。
Ch.1 – Reading Informational Text
Expository Text – Fact and Opinion
Locate Information Using Organizational Features
Using Information From Text Features – Functional Text
Use Knowledge of Structure, Content and Vocabulary in Informational Text
Differentiate Between Primary and Secondary Sources
Author’s Purpose – Expository Text
Use Reading Strategies to Interpret Text
Summarize the Main Idea – Expository Text
Interpreting Details from Functional Text
Restate the Main Idea – Expository Text
Author’s Purpose for Writing Text
Interpret Graphic Features – Expository Text
Author’s Use of Elements
evaluating Validity and Accuracy
Interpret Data, Facts & Ideas
Knowledge of Structure, Content, and Vocabulary
Condense, Combine or Categorize New Information
Distinguishing Relevant vs. Irrelevant Information
Identify Missing or Unclear Information
Unit Assessment: Reading Informational Text
Ch.2 – Reading Literature
Relevance of Setting on Mood and Tone
Structural Elements of Poetic Forms
Identify Common Structures
Analyzing Plot Development
Identify Author’s Point of View
Literary Terms Convey Author’s Message
Author’s Use of Language Creates Feelings
Describing a Character
Identify Poetic Elements
Context Clues
Reference Aids
Meaning of Vocabulary Using Root Words and Affixes
Using Context for Unfamiliar Words
Active and Passive Voice
Verbals
The Mood of Sentences
Pauses and Breaks in Sentences
Denotation and Connotation
Figures of Speech
Denotation and Connotation
Pauses and Breaks in Sentences
The Mood of Sentences
Verbals
Active and Passive Voice
Unit Assessment: Reading Literature
Ch.3 – Language
Context Clues
Meaning of Vocabulary Using Root Words and Affixes
Using Context for Unfamiliar Words
Active and Passive Voice
Verbals
The Mood of Sentences
Pauses and Breaks in Sentences
Denotation and Connotation
Figures of Speech
要想真正学好英语，除了学校老师的教学，很多方面还是要靠自己不断练习，就算没人跟你说，也要自己多说，多背，多听，多读，多写。
【微语】留学是一条漫长的路，不要因小失大。在留学中，你可以感悟人生，体验文化，磨砺意志，陶冶情操，但千万不要迷失方向。
