1、人教版九年级英语课文文本Unit1HowcanweebecomegoodlearnersJack:Annie,Imalittlenervous.IhavetofinishreadingabookandgiveareportnextMonday.Annie:Thatdoesntsoundtoobad.Jack:ButImaveryslowreader.Annie:Forthefirsttime,justreadquicklytogetthemainideas.Dontreadwordbyword,readwordgroups.Jack:ButIdontunderstandmanyofthewor
2、ds.Ihavetouseadictionary.Annie:Trytoguessawordsmeaningbyreadingthesentencesbeforeandafterit.Youprobablyunderstandmorethanyouthink.Jack:Thatsoundsdifficult!Annie:Weil,bepatient.Ittakestime.Youcanbecomebetterbyreadingsomethingyouenjoyeveryday.Themoreyouread,thefasteryoullbe.HowILearnedtoLearnEnglishLa
3、styear,IdidnotlikemyEnglishclass.Everyclasswaslikeabaddream.Theteacherspoketooquickly.ButIwasafraidtoaskquestionsbecausemypronunciationwasverybad.SoIjusthidbehindmytextbookandneversaidanything.ThenonedayIwatchedanEnglishmoviecalledToyStory.Ifellinlovewiththisexcitingandfunnymovie!SothenIbegantowatch
4、otherEnglishmoviesasWeil.AlthoughIcouldnotunderstandeverythingthecharacterssaid,theirbodylanguageandtheexpressionsontheirfaceshelpedmetogetthemeaning.IalsorealizedIcouldgetthemeaningbylisteningforjustthekeywords.MypronunciationalsoimprovedbylisteningtotheinterestingconversationsinEnglishmovies.Idisc
5、overedthatlisteningtosomethingyouareinterestedinisthesecrettolanguagelearning.Ialsolearnedusefulsentenceslike“Itsapieceofcake”or“Itservesyouright.”Ididnotunderstandthesesentencesatfirst.ButbecauseIwantedtounderstandthestory,Ilookedupthewordsinadictionary.NowIreallyenjoymyEnglishclass.Iwanttolearnnew
6、wordsandmoregrammar.TenIcanhaveabetterunderstandingofEnglishmovies.HowCanYouBecomeaSuccessfulLearnerEveryoneisbornwiththeabilitytolearn.ButwhetherornotyoucandothisWeildependsonyourlearninghabits.Researchshowsthatsuccessfullearnershavesomegoodhabitsincommon.CreatinganinterestinwhattheylearnStudiessho
7、wthatifyouareinterestedinsomething,yourbrainismoreactiveanditisalsoeasierforyoutopayattentiontoitforalongtime.Goodlearnersoftenconnectwhattheyneedtolearnwithsomethingtheyareinterestedin.Forexample,iftheyneedtolearnEnglishandtheylikemusicorsports,theycanlistentoEnglishsongsorwatchsportsprogramsinEngl
8、ish.Thiswaytheywillnotgetbored.PracticingandlearningfrommistakesGoodlearnersthinkaboutwhattheyaregoodatandwhattheyneedtopracticemore.Remember,“useitorloseit”!EvenifyoulearnsomethingWeil,youwillforgetitunlessyouuseit.Practicemakesperfect.Goodlearnersarealsonotafraidofmakingmistakes.AlexanderGrahamBel
9、ldidnotinventthetelephoneovernight.Hesucceededbytryingmanytimesandlearningfromhismistakes.DevelopingtheirstudyskillsItisnotenoughtojuststudyhard.Youhavetoknowhowtostudy.GoodlearnersfindoutthebestwaystolearnWeil.Forexample,theymaytakenotesbywritingdownkeywordsorbydrawingmindmaps.Goodlearnersalsolookf
10、orwaystoreviewwhattheyhavelearned.Theymaydothisbyreadingtheirnoteseverydayorbyexplainingtheinformationtoanotherstudent.AskingquestionsGoodlearnersoftenaskquestionsduringorafterclass.Theyevenaskeachotherandtrytofindouttheanswers.Knowledgecomesfromquestioning.Learningisalife-longjourneybecauseeveryday
11、bringssomethingnew.Everythingthatyoulearnbecomesapartofyouandchangesyou,solearnwiselyandlearnWeil.Unit2Ithinkthatmooncakesaredelicious!Clara:GuesswhatImgoingtoChiangMaiintwoweeks.Ben:Wow,soundslikefun!ButIbelievethatAprilisthehottestmonthoftheyearthere.Clara:Yes,thatstrue.Buttheresawaterfestivalther
12、efromApril13thto15th.Ben:IwonderifitssimilartotheWaterFestivaloftheDaipeopleinYunnanProvince.Clara:Yes,Ithinkso.ThisisthetimeoftheThaiNewYear.Peoplegoonthestreetstothroewaterateachother.Ben:Cool!ButwhydotheydothatClara:Becausethenewyearisatimeforcleaningandwashingawaybadthings.Thenyoullhavegoodlucki
13、nthenewyear.FullMoon,FullFeelingsChinesepeoplehavebeencelebratingtheMid-AutumnFestivalandenjoyingmooncakesforcenturies.MooncakesareintheshapeofafullmoonontheMid-Autumnnight.Theycarrypeopleswishestothefamiliestheyloveandmiss.Therearemanytraditionalfolkstoriesaboutthisfestival.However,mostpeoplethinkt
14、hatthestoryofChangeisthemosttouching.ChangewasHouYisbeautifulwife.AfterHouYishotdowntheninesuns,agoddessgavehimmagicmedicinetothankhim.Whoeverdrankthiscouldliveforever,andHouYiplannedtodrinkitwithChang.However,abadman,PengMeng,triedtostealthemedicinewhenHouYiwasnothome.Changrefusedtogiveittohimanddr
15、ankitall.Shebecameverylightandflewuptothemoon.HouYiwassosadthathecalledouthernametothemooneverynight.Onenight,hefoundthatthemoonwassobrightandroundthathecouldseehiswifethere.Hequicklylaidoutherfavoritefruitsanddessertsinthegarden.HowhewishedthatChangcouldcomeback!Afterthis,peoplestartedthetraditiono
16、fadmiringthemoonandsharingmooncakeswiththeirfamilies.TheSpiritsofChristmasManywouldagreethatwhenwethinkofChristmas,weprobablythinkofgifts,ChristmastreesandSantaClaus.ButbehindallthesethingsliesthetruemeaningofChristmas:theimportanceofsharingandgivingloveandjoytopeoplearoundus.ThestoryinAChristmasCar
17、olisperhapsthebestexampleofthis.AChristmasCarolisafamousshortnovelwrittenbyCharlesDickens.ItisaboutanoldmannamedScroogewhoneverlaughsorsmiles.Heismeanandonlythinksabouthimself.Hedoesnttreatothersnicely.HejustcaresaboutwhetherhecanmakemoremoneyandhehatesChristmas.OneChristmasEve,Scroogeseestheghostof
18、JacobMarley,hisdeadbusinesspartner.MarleyusedtobejustlikeScrooge,sohewaspunishedafterhedied.HewarnsScroogetochangehiswaysifhedoesntwanttoenduplikehim.HealsotellsScroogetoexpectthreespiritstovisithim.Thatnight,threeghostsvisitScrooge.First,theGhostofChristmasPasttakeshimbacktohischildhoodandremindsSc
19、roogeofhishappierdaysasachild.Thenthesecondspirit,theGhostofChristmasPresent,takeshimtoseehowothersarespendingChristmasthisyear.Everyoneishappy,evenpoorpeople.Thelastone,theGhostofChristmasYettoCome,takeshimtothefuture.Scroogeseesthatheisdead,butnobodycares.Heissoscaredthathewakesupinhisbedandfindso
20、utitisonlythenextmorning-ChristmasDay!Hedecidedtochangehislifeandpromisestobeabetterperson.HehappilycelebratesChristmaswithhisrelatives.Healsogivesgiftstopeopleinneed.Henowtreatseveryonewithkindnessandwarmth,spreadingloveandjoyeverywherehegoes.AndthatisthetruespiritofChristmas.Unit3couldyoupleasetel
21、lmewheretherestroomsareHeWei:ThisisFunTimesPark,thebiggestamusementparkinourcity!Alice:Imexcitedtotrytherides!HeWei:WhatshouldwestartwithTheresSpaceWorld,WaterWorld,AnimalWorldAlice:Beforewedecide,couldyoufirsttellmewheretherestroomsareHeWei:PardonRestroomsYouwanttorestButwehaventevenstartedyet!Alic
22、e:Ohno,Idontmeanthat.Imeanyouknow,awashroomorbathroom.HeWei:HmmsoyoumeanthetoiletAlice:Yes!Sorry,maybepeopleinChinadontoftenusetheword“restroom”whentheyspeakEnglish.HeWei:Thatsright.InChina,wenormallysay“toiletorwashroominEnglish.Anyway,theyreoverthere.Alice:OK.Illbequick!HeWei:Noproblem.Youdontneed
23、torush!FunTimesPark-AlwaysaFunTime!AliceandHeWeiareinSpaceWorld.Alice:Iwonderwhereweshouldgonext.HeWei:HowaboutthatnewrideoverthereAlice:Weilitlooksscary.HeWei:Comeon!Ipromiseitllbeexciting!Ifyourescared,justshoutorholdmyhand.AftertherideAlice:Youwereright!Thatwasfun!Iwasscaredatfirst,butshoutingdid
24、help.HeWei:See,thatwasntsobad,rightYouneverknowuntilyoutrysomething.Alice:Yes,ImsogladItriedit!HeWei:DoyouwanttogotoWaterWorldnowAlice:Sure,butImgettinghungry.DoyouknowwherewecangetsomegoodfoodquicklyHeWei:Ofcourse!IsuggestWaterCityRestaurantinWaterWorld.Itservesdeliciousfood.Alice:Great!Letsgo!Onth
25、eirwaytoWaterCityRestaurant,AliceandHeWeipassbyUncleBobs.Alice:Look!Thisrestaurantlooksinteresting.Thesignsaysarockbandplayshereeveryevening.HeWei:WhydontwecomebackherefordinnerlaterLetsaskwhattimethebandstartsplaying.AliceandHeWeiwalkuptoastaffpersonatthedoor.HeWei:Excuseme,couldyoutelluswhentheban
26、dstartsplayingthiseveningStaff:Eightoclock.Therestaurantisalwaysbusyatthattime,socomealittleearliertogetatable.HeWei:OK.Thankyou!CouldYouPleaseWhenyouvisitaforeigncountry,itisimportanttoknowaskforhelppolitely.Forexample,youmayask“Wherearetherestroomor“CouldyoupleasetellmewheretherestroomsareTheseare
27、similarrequestsfordirections.Botharecorrect,butthefirstonesoundslesspolite.Thatisbecauseitisaverydirectquestion.Itisnotenoughtojustaskaquestioncorrectly.Wealsoneedtolearnhowtobepolitewhenweaskforhelp.Goodspeakerschangethewaytheyspeakindifferentsituations.Theexpressionstheyusemightdependonwhomtheyare
28、speakingtoorhowwelltheyknoweachother.Itisallrighttoaskdirectquestionstoyourclassmatesbecauseyouknowthemwell.However,ifyousaytoyourteacher,Whenistheschooltrip,thismightsoundimpolite.Butifyousay,Excuseme,Mr.West.Doyouknowwhentheschooltripis,thiswillsoundmuchmorepolite.Usuallypolitequestionsarelonger.T
29、heyincludeexpressionssuchas“Couldyouplease”or“MayIask”Itsoundmorepolitetosay,“Peter,couldyoupleasetellmeyoure-mailaddress”than“Peter,tellmeyoure-mailaddress.”Sometimesweevenneedtospendtimeleadingintoarequest.Forexample,wemightfirstsaytoastranger,“Excuseme,Iwonderifyoucanhelpme”or“Imsorrytotroubleyou
30、,but”beforeaskingforhelp.Itmightseemmoredifficulttospeakpolitelythandirectly.However,itisimportanttolearnhowtousetherightlanguageindifferentsituations.Thiswillhelpyoucommunicatebetterwithotherpeople.Unit4Iusedtobeafraidofthedark.Alfred:Thispartyissuchagreatidea!Gina:Iagree.Itsbeenthreeyearssincewela
31、stsawourprimaryschoolclassmates.Alfred:Itsinterestingtoseehowpeoplehavechanged.Gina:Billyhaschangedsomuch!Heusedtobesoshyandquite.Alfred:Yeah,hisfacealwaysturnedredwhenhetalkedtogirls.Gina:Iusedtoseehimreadinginthelibraryeveryday.Alfred:Thatsbecausehewasareallygoodstudent.Hestudiedhardandgotgoodscor
32、esonhisexams.Gina:DidheusetowearglassesAlfred:Yes,andheusedtobethin,too.Butlookhowbigandstrongheisnow!Gina:Hessopopularnow.lookatallthegirlsaroundhim.FromShyGirltoPopStar1. ForthismonthsYoungWorldmagazine,Iinterviewed19-year-oldAsianpopstarCandyWang.Candytoldmethatsheusedtobereallyshyandtookupsingingtodealwithhershyness.Asshegotbetter,shedaredtosinginfrontofherclass,andthenforthewholeschool.Nowshesnotshyanymoreandlovessingingi