外研版新标准英语七上M8U1的主要内容是邀请朋友参加自己的生日宴会，重点就是表达邀请。
1.Hi,would you like to come to my birthday party?你们好，你们愿意来参加我的生日聚会吗？（1）Would you like to do sth. ?你愿意做某事吗？常用于有礼貌地向别人提出邀请或建议。其肯定回答一般为：Yes,I'd like/love to；否定回答常用：I'd like/love to,but I... Would you like to go shopping with me? I'd like to,but I have to finish my homework first.Would you like some 名词? 你想要某物吗？该句中要用some 名词形式，不能用any 名词形式。Would you like some apples?（2）birthday party生日聚会
2.I always like birthday parties.我总是喜欢生日聚会。always总是；一直，副词，通常放在be后面动词前面。反义词是never从不。He always watches TV on Saturday.
3.What do you usually do at a Chinese birthday party?在中国的生日聚会上你们通常做什么？（1）usually通常，副词，通常放在be后面动词前面。（2）at a Chinese birthday party在一个中国的生日聚会上
4.At the birthday dinner, we eat noodles.在生日宴会上，我们吃面条。at the birthday dinner在生日宴会上
5.But my mother never makes a birthday cake.但我妈妈从来不做生日蛋糕。（1）never从不，副词，通常放在be后面动词前面。反义词是always，总是。She never eats chocolate.（2）make a birthday cake做生日蛋糕
6.She usually buys a special one and I cut it at the party.她通常买一个特别点儿的，聚会上由我来切。（1）one 代词，指上文中提到的同类事物或人中的一个These shirts are good.I want to buy one.（2）at the party 在聚会上
7.And we sometimes give birthday cards.并且我们有时送生日贺卡。（1）give给；送，动词。give sb.sth.=give sth.to sb.给某人某物I give her a book.=I give a book to her.（2）sometimes有时候，副词，该词位置比较灵活，可放在句首/be后动词前/句尾。Sometimes he gets up at five o'clock./She is a bit tired sometimes. （3）birthday cards生日贺卡
8.Do you sing it in Chinese or in English?你们用汉语唱还是英语唱？（1）in Chinese/English 用汉语/英语（2）这是一个选择疑问句，提出两个或多个事物让对方选择，供选择的部分之间用or连接。回答时不能用yes或no回答。or意思是“或者”。Is your brother a teacher or a doctor?He is a doctor.
9.Do you get birthday presents in China?在中国你们收到生日礼物吗？get birthday presents 收到生日礼物
10.So what would you like for your birthday,Daming?那么你想要什么生日礼物，大明？What would you like for...?你想要什么？What would you like for breakfast?
