2023年秋新目標九年級英語unit1-unit8聽力材料和翻譯

UNIT1SectionA1bListen.Howdothesestudentsstudyforatest?Writelettersfrom1aabove.Hey,everybody.There’sabigtestonTuesday.Ireallyneedsomehelp.Canyoutellmehowyoustudyforabigtest?Voices:Sure!Yes.Surewewill.Boy:YoudidreallywellonthelastEnglishtest,didn’tyou,Meiping?Meiping:Yeah,IdidOK.Boy:Well,howdidyoustudyforit?Meiping:Bymakingwordcards.Boy:MaybeI’lltrythat.So,howdoyoustudyforatest,Peter?Peter:Byaskingtheteacherforhelp.She’salwayshappytoanswermyquestions.Boy:That’sinteresting.Howdoyoustudy,Tony?Tony:Iliketostudybylisteningtotapes.ButsometimesmymotherthinksI’mlisteningtomusic.Andthenshegetsmad.Boy:Oh,maybeIwon’tdothatthen.2aListenandcheck(√)thequestionsyouhear.totalkaboutthebestwaystolearnEnglish.Girl1:No.It’stoohardtounderstandspokenEnglish.Boy1:WhataboutkeepingadiaryinEnglish?DoyoulearnEnglishthatway?Girl1:Yes,Ido.IthelpstowriteEnglisheveryday.Boy2:Haveyoueverstudiedwithagroup?Girl2:Yes,Ihave!I’velearnedalotthatway.Boy2:DoyouhaveconversationswithfriendsinEnglish?skills.Girl1:Whataboutreadingaloudtopracticepronunciation?Boy1:Idothatsometimes.Ithinkithelps.dictionary.Boy2:That’sagreatidea!2bListenagain.Matcheachanswerbelowwithaquestionabove.totalkaboutthebestwaystolearnEnglish.Girl1:No.It’stoohardtounderstandspokenEnglish.Boy1:WhataboutkeepingadiaryinEnglish?DoyoulearnEnglishthatway?Girl1:Yes,Ido.IthelpstowriteEnglisheveryday.Boy2:Haveyoueverstudiedwithagroup?Girl2:Yes,Ihave!I’velearnedalotthatway.Boy2:DoyouhaveconversationswithfriendsinEnglish?skills.Girl1:Whataboutreadingaloudtopracticepronunciation?Boy1:Idothatsometimes.Ithinkithelps.Girl2:Ido,too.AndIoftenlookupnewwordsinadictionary.Boy2:That’sagreatidea!SectionBMs.Manson:Youlookworried,Paul.Paul:Iam,Ms.Manson.I’mhavingtroublelearningEnglish.Ms.Manson:YousaidyoulikedEnglish.What’stheproblem?Paul:Ican’tgetthepronunciationright.Ms.Manson:Well,listeningcanhelp.Whydon’tyoulistentoEnglishsongsontherMs.Manson:Whydon’tyoujoinanEnglishUNIT2SectionAMary:Whatdidyoulikebest?Bill:Ilovedtheraces!Theywerereallyinterestingtowatch.Howfantasticthedragonboatteamswere!Mary:Yes!Andlookatthecolorsoftheboats.Howprettytheywere!Mary:Idon’tknow…Ikindofliketohavemorepeoplearound.Itmakesthingsmoreexciting.Bill:Iwonderifthey’llhavetheracesagainnextyear.Mary:Ofcourse!Theyhavethemeveryyear.Bill:ThenIbelievethatI’llbebackagainnextyeartowatchtheraces!Mary:Me,too!2aListentotheconversationbetweenWuMingandHarryandthecorrectwordsinthesentences.WuMing:IvisitedmyauntanduncleinHongKong.Harry:Wow!Sowhatdidyoudo?delicious.Whatelsedidyoudo?Harry:Sowhatwasthebestpartofthetrip?WuMing:Oh,theDragonBoatFestivalforsure.Theyhadteamsfromallovertheworld!Harry:I’mplanningatriptoHongKongnextyear.IwonderwhetherJuneisagoodtime.WuMing:Yes,ifyouwanttoseetheboatraces.Butit’squitehotinJune.That’sonethingIdidn’tlike.Harry:Oh,Idon’tmindhotweather.WuMing:OK,thenIthinkthatJunewouldbeaperfecttimeforyoutovisit.2bWuMingdidalotoffunactivities,buttherewerealsodownsides.Listenagainandfillinthechart.WuMing:IvisitedmyauntanduncleinHongKong.Harry:Wow!Sowhatdidyoudo?WuMing:Well,weateoutalot.Ibelievethatweateatleastfivemealsaday!Howdeliciousthefoodis!I’veputonfivepounds!delicious.Whatelsedidyoudo?Harry:Sowhatwasthebestpartofthetrip?WuMing:Oh,theDragonBoatFestivalforsure.Theyhadteamsfromallovertheworld!Harry:I’mplanningatriptoHongKongnextyear.IwonderwhetherJuneisagoodtime.WuMing:Yes,ifyouwanttoseetheboatraces.Butit’squitehotinJune.That’sonethingIdidn’tlike.Harry:Oh,Idon’tmindhotweather.WuMing:OK,thenIthinkthatJunewouldbeaperfecttimeforyoutovisit.SectionB1bListenandanswerthequestions.WuYu:HeyJane,whatdoyouknowaboutHalloween?Jane:Oh,it’sapopularfestivalinNorthAmerica.WuYu:Wedon’treallycelebrateitinChina.Iknowthatit’sinOctober,right?Jane:Yes,October31st.It’sascaryfestival,butIthinkit’sfun!WuYu:Whatdopeopledoonthatday?Jane:Manypeoplemaketheirhouseslookscary.Theymayturnoffthelightsandlightcandles.Theysometimesalsoputthingslikespidersandghostsaroundthedoorsandwindows.WuYu:Wow,thatsoundsquitescary!Jane:It’snotthatbad.Evenlittlekidsdressupasghostsorblackcats.Theycanalsodressupasfunthingslikecartooncharacters.Someparentsjoininthefunbydressingup,too!WuYu:Doparentstaketheirchildrenaroundtheneighborhoodtoaskforcandiesandtreats?Jane:Yeah.Kidssay“Trickortreat!”ateveryhouse.Thismeansthatifyoudon’tgivethematreat,they’llplayatrickonyou!1cListenagainandfillintheblanks.WuYu:HeyJane,whatdoyouknowaboutHalloween?Jane:Oh,it’sapopularfestivalinNorthAmerica.WuYu:Wedon’treallycelebrateitinChina.Iknowthatit’sinOctober,right?Jane:Yes,October31st.It’sascaryfestival,butIthinkit’sfun!WuYu:Whatdopeopledoonthatday?Jane:Manypeoplemaketheirhouseslookscary.Theymayturnoffthelightsandlightcandles.Theysometimesalsoputthingslikespidersandghostsaroundthedoorsandwindows.WuYu:Wow,thatsoundsquitescary!Jane:It’snotthatbad.Evenlittlekidsdressupasghostsorblackcats.Theycanalsodressupasfunthingslikecartooncharacters.Someparentsjoininthefunbydressingup,too!WuYu:Doparentstaketheirchildrenaroundtheneighborhoodtoaskforcandiesandtreats?Jane:Yeah.Kidssay“Trickortreat!”ateveryhouse.Thismeansthatifyoudon’tgivethematreat,they’llplayatrickonyou!ifit’lleverbecomepopularinChina.UNIT3SectionA1bListenandcompletetheconversationsinthepicturein1a.ConversationlGirl:Excuseme,couldyoutellmewhereIcanbuysomestamps?Boy:Yes.There’sapostofficeonCenterStreet.Girl:Oh,couldyoutellmehowtogettoCenterStreet?Boy:Sure.Youseethatbankthere?Girl:Hmm…oh,yes.Boy:Justgopastthebankandthenturnright.Thepostofficeisontheright,nexttothelibrary.Girl:Thanksalot!Conversation2Boy:Excuseme,doyouknowwhereIcangetadictionary?Girl:Sure.There’sabookstoreonMainStreet.Boy:Oh,couldyoupleasetellmehowtogetthere?Girl:Yes.GoalongCenterStreetandthenturnleftonMainStreet.Thenyouwillseethebookstoreontheothersideofthestreet.Boy:Thanks!Doyouknowwhenthebookstoreclosestoday?Girl:Ithinkitclosesat7:00p.m.today.2aListen.Youwillhearsomeofthedirectionsbelow.Numberthedirectionsintheorderyouhearthem.Boy1:Excuseme,canyoutellmewhereIcanbuysomemedicine?Boy2:Yes,there’sasupermarketinthisshoppingcenter.Boy1:Doyouknowhowtogothere?Boy2:Yes.Gotothesecondfloorandthen…thenturnleft.Let’ssee…Thengopastthebookstore.Andumm…thesupermarketisbetweentheflowerstoreandthebookstore.Youshouldbeabletogetmedicinethere.Boy1:OK,great.Oh,andonemorething.Doyouknowwhenthisshoppingcenterclosestonight?overthere.Boy1:OK,thanksalot.Boy2:You’rewelcome.Boy1:Excuseme,canyoutellmewhereIcanbuysomemedicine?Boy2:Yes,there’sasupermarketinthisshoppingcenter.Boy1:Doyouknowhowtogothere?Boy2:Yes.Gotothesecondfloorandthen…thenturnleft.Let’ssee…Thengopastthebookstore.Andumm…thesupermarketisbetweentheflowerstoreandthebookstore.Youshouldbeabletogetmedicinethere.Boy1:OK,great.Oh,andonemorething.Doyouknowwhenthisshoppingcenterclosestonight?overthere.Boy1:OK,thanksalot.Boy2:You’rewelcome.SectionB1cListentotheconversationsandcompletethesentences.Conversation1Boy:Couldyoutellmewherethere’sagoodplacetoeat?inSunville.Whatkindoffoodareyoulookingfor?Boy:I’dlikefreshvegetables.Clerk:I’dtryGreenLand.Theyhavedelicioussalads.Conversation2aroundhere?Clerk:Yes.You’llfindsomeatthecornerofMarketandMiddleStreets.Girl:Umm…aretheyclean?Clerk:Oh,yes.They’reveryclean.Conversation3Mother:CouldyoutellmeifthereisagoodmuseuminSunville?Clerk:Well,wehaveseveral.Whatkindofmuseumsdoyoulike—History?Science?Achildren’smuseum?Father:Whatabouthistory?Ilikehistorymuseums.They’refascinating.Girl1：Oh,Dad!Historymuseumsareboring.Let’sgotoasciencemuseum.Boy:Science?Wealwaysgotosciencemuseums.Iwanttogotoachildren’smuseum.They’remorefun.Girl2:Well,I’mtoooldforachildren’smuseum.Whydon’twegotoanartmuseum?Clerk:Whydon’tyougotothecomputermuseum?Therearealotoffunthingsforchildrenthere.Youcanlearnallaboutthehistoryofcomputers,.1dListenagain.Checkyouranswersin1c.Conversation1Boy:Couldyoutellmewherethere’sagoodplacetoeat?inSunville.Whatkindoffoodareyoulookingfor?Boy:I’dlikefreshvegetables.Clerk:I’dtryGreenLand.Theyhavedelicioussalads.Conversation2aroundhere?Clerk:Yes.You’llfindsomeatthecornerofMarketandMiddleStreets.Girl:Umm…aretheyclean?Clerk:Oh,yes.They’reveryclean.Conversation3Mother:CouldyoutellmeifthereisagoodmuseuminSunville?Clerk:Well,wehaveseveral.Whatkindofmuseumsdoyoulike—History?Science?Achildren’smuseum?FThey’refascinating.Girl1：Oh,Dad!Historymuseumsareboring.Let’sgotoasciencemuseum.Boy:Science?Wealwaysgotosciencemuseums.Iwanttogotoachildren’smuseum.They’remorefun.Girl2:Well,I’mtoooldforachildren’smuseum.Whydon’twegotoanartmuseum?Clerk:Whydon’tyougotothecomputermuseum?T.UNIT4SectionA1bListen.Bobisseeingsomefriendsforthefirsttimeinfouryears.Whatdidhisfriendsusetolooklike?Conversation1Bob:Mario,isthatyou?Mario:Yeah,itis.It’sBob!Heyguys,it’sBob!Ihaven’tseenyouforfouryears!Bob:Yeah.I’mherewithmyparents.We’revisitingforacoupleofdays.Wow,Mario,youlookdifferent!Youusedtobeshort,didn’tyou?Mario:Yes,Idid.NowI’mtall.Andsoareyou!Bob:That’strue.Andyouusedtowearglasses.Conversation2Bob:Hey,Amy,it’sgreattoseeyou.Amy:Hi,Bob.Howareyou?Bob:Fine.Wow,you’vechanged!Amy:Really?How?Bob:Youusedtohaveshorthair.Amy:Yourememberthat?Yes,Idid.Bob:Andyouusedtobereallytall!Amy:Notanymore.You’retallerthanmenow,Bob.Conversation3Tina:Hiya,Bob.Bob:Hi,Tina.You’vechanged,too.Tina:Oh,yeah?Bob:Youhaveblondehair!Tina:Yeah,itusedtobered,didn’tit?Bob:Andit’sstraight!Tina:Yeah,itusedtobecurly.2aListenandcheck(√)thewordsyouhear.me?Steve:Oh,wow!You’rePaula,aren’tyou?Paula:That’sright.WewereinthesamescienceclassduringGrade8.Steve:Yes,nowIremember.Youusedtobereallyquiet,didn’tyou?Irememberyouwerealwayssilentinclass.Paula:Yeah.Iwasn’tveryoutgoing．Iwasneverbraveenoughtoasktheteachersanyquestions!Steve:Well,butyouwerealwaysfriendly.AndyougotabettergradeinsciencethanIdid,haha.AndIrememberyouwerereallygoodinmusicclass,too.Waitaminute!Didyouusetoplaythepiano?Paula:Yes,Idid.ButnowI’mmoreinterestedinsports.Iplaysocceralmosteveryday,andI’monaswimteam.ButIstillplaythepianofromtimetotime.Steve:Wow,you’resoactive!Peoplesurechange.2bListenagainandcompletethechartabouthowPaulahaschanged.me?Steve:Oh,wow!You’rePaula,aren’tyou?Paula:That’sright.WewereinthesamescienceclassduringGrade8.Steve:Yes,nowIremember.Youusedtobereallyquiet,didn’tyou?Irememberyouwerealwayssilentinclass.Paula:Yeah.Iwasn’tveryoutgoing．Iwasneverbraveenoughtoasktheteachersanyquestions!Steve:Well,butyouwerealwaysfriendly.AndyougotabettergradeinsciencethanIdid,haha.AndIrememberyouwerereallygoodinmusicclass,too.Waitaminute!Didyouusetoplaythepiano?Paula:Yes,Idid.ButnowI’mmoreinterestedinsports.Iplaysocceralmosteveryday,andI’monaswimteam.ButIstillplaythepianofromtimetotime.Steve:Wow,you’resoactive!Peoplesurechange.SectionB1cListenandcheck(√)thesentencesyouhear.Girl:Mysix-year-oldbrotherstartedschoolthisweek.Boy:Oh,that’sgood.LifewasgreatwhenIwassix.Girl:Really?Why?Boy:Oh,schoolwasreallyeasy.Girl:Notforme.Ididn’tusetoliketests.NowIdon’tworryabouttests,butIreallyusedtobeverynervousaboutthem.Boy:Butthetestsinprimaryschoolwereeasy!Girl:Well,yes,theyweren’ttoodifficult.ButIguessIwasn’tusedtothemyet.IthinkIstilllikehighschoolmorethanprimaryschool.Boy:Butweusedtoplayeverydayafterschool.Nowwejuststudyallthetime.Girl:Yeah,butweusedtohavetoweartheschooluniform.Nowwecanwearwhateverwelike.Boy:Idon’tmindwearingaschooluniform.Idon’tlikethinkingaboutwhattoweareveryday!Idorememberonebadthingaboutprimaryschoolthough.IusedtohateP.E.class.NowIloveit.Girl:Oh,me,too!1dListenagain.Whatdothegirlandtheboysayaboutthingsinthepastandnow?Fillinthechart.Girl:Mysix-year-oldbrotherstartedschoolthisweek.Boy:Oh,that’sgood.LifewasgreatwhenIwassix.Girl:Really?Why?Boy:Oh,schoolwasreallyeasy.Girl:Notforme.Ididn’tusetoliketests.NowIdon’tworryabouttests,butIreallyusedtobeverynervousaboutthem.Boy:Butthetestsinprimaryschoolwereeasy!Girl:Well,yes,theyweren’ttoodifficult.ButIguessIwasn’tusedtothemyet.IthinkIstilllikehighschoolmorethanprimaryschool.Boy:Butweusedtoplayeverydayafterschool.Nowwejuststudyallthetime.Girl:Yeah,butweusedtohavetoweartheschooluniform.Nowwecanwearwhateverwelike.Boy:Idon’tmindwearingaschooluniform.Idon’tlikethinkingaboutwhattoweareveryday!Idorememberonebadthingaboutprimaryschoolthough.IusedtohateP.E.class.NowIloveit.Girl:Oh,me,too!UNIT5SectionA1bListenandmatchtheproductswithwhattheyaremadeofandwheretheyweremade.Susan:Hi,Anita.Iboughtthreeshirtsfor29dollarsyesterday!Anita:Oh,really?Whataretheymadeofthough?Sometimesthecheaponesaremadeofmaterialsthatdon’tfeelverygood.Susan:Ahundredpercentcotton.They’reniceandsoft,andtheyweremadeinAmerica.Anita:Oh,OK.Bytheway,wheredidyoubuythosechopsticks?They’rereallycool!Susan:Oh,IgottheminKorea.They’renice,aren’tthey?Anita:Yeah.Chopsticksareusuallymadeofwood.I’veneverseensteelonesbefore.Susan:Oh,steelchopsticksarepopularinKorea.Hey,doyouthinkthisringlooksOK?Anita:Hmm…yes,Ithinkit’squitepretty.Isitmadeofsilver?Susan:Yes,anditwasmadeinThailand.I’llgiveittomybestfriendforherbirthday.Anita:Oh,I’msureshe’llloveit.2aListenandcheck(√)themaintopicofNickandMarcus’conversation.Nick:HeyMarcus,haveyouheardabouttheartandsciencefair?Marcus:Youmeantheonejustoutsidethesciencemuseum?Nick:Yeah,that’stheone.Theschoolnoticeboardsaysthatallstudentsareinvitedtoattendforfree!Ourschoolispayingforit!Marcus:Wow,that’sgreat!Nick:Iwentthereyesterday.Marcus:Didyouseeanythingcool?Nick:Ofcourse!Alltheworksthereweremadebyuniversitystudents.Marcus:Whatdidyousee?Nick:Isawahugemodelplane.It’smadeofusedwoodandglass.Ialsosawareallybeautifulpainting.It’smadefromgrass,leavesandflowers.Marcus:Oh,yeah,thefairisaboutenvironmentalprotectionandrecycling,right?Nick:Yes,andthestudentscameupwithsomereallyinterestingandcreativeideas.2bListenagain.Writeshortanswerstothequestions.Nick:HeyMarcus,haveyouheardabouttheartandsciencefair?Marcus:Youmeantheonejustoutsidethesciencemuseum?Nick:Yeah,that’stheone.Theschoolnoticeboardsaysthatallstudentsareinvitedtoattendforfree!Ourschoolispayingforit!Marcus:Wow,that’sgreat!Nick:Iwentthereyesterday.Marcus:Didyouseeanythingcool?Nick:Ofcourse!Alltheworksthereweremadebyuniversitystudents.Marcus:Whatdidyousee?Nick:Isawahugemodelplane.It’smadeofusedwoodandglass.Ialsosawareallybeautifulpainting.It’smadefromgrass,leavesandflowers.Marcus:Oh,yeah,thefairisaboutenvironmentalprotectionandrecycling,right?Nick:Yes,andthestudentscameupwithsomereallyinterestingandcreativeideas.SectionB1bLaura:Hey,ZhengYun!ZhengYun:Hi,Laura.Laura:Howwasyourvacation?ZhengYun:Itwasgreat!IwenttoWeifanginShandong.Laura:That’sthecityfamousforkites,right?ZhengYun:Yes.There’saninternationalkitefestivalthereeveryApril.That’swhyIwentthere.Laura:Howinteresting!Whathappensatthefestival?inkiteflying.Therearealsocompetitionsforthebestkites.Laura:Werethekitesnice?ZhengYun:Theywerebeautiful.Theyweremadeofdifferentthingslikesilkorpaper.Somewerepaintedwithcolorfuldrawings.Laura:Soundslikeyoureallyenjoyedit.Ineverthoughtthatsomethingassimpleaskiteflyingcouldbesoexciting.ZhengYun:Yes,itwasreallyfuntoseewhichkitecouldflythehighest.Laura:IthinkIwanttolearntoflyakite,too!Yun.Laura:Hey,ZhengYun!ZhengYun:Hi,Laura.Laura:Howwasyourvacation?ZhengYun:Itwasgreat!IwenttoWeifanginShandong.Laura:That’sthecityfamousforkites,right?ZhengYun:Yes.There’saninternationalkitefestivalthereeveryApril.That’swhyIwentthere.Laura:Howinteresting!Whathappensatthefestival?ZhengYun:Peoplefromallovertheworldcompeteinkiteflying.Therearealsocompetitionsforthebestkites.Laura:Werethekitesnice?ZhengYun:Theywerebeautiful.Theyweremadeofdifferentthingslikesilkorpaper.Somewerepaintedwithcolorfuldrawings.Laura:Soundslikeyoureallyenjoyedit.Ineverthoughtthatsomethingassimpleaskiteflyingcouldbesoexciting.ZhengYun:Yes,itwasreallyfuntoseewhichkitecouldflythehighest.Laura:IthinkIwanttolearntoflyakite,too!1dListenagain.Fillintheblankswithwhatyouhear.Laura:Hey,ZhengYun!ZhengYun:Hi,Laura.Laura:Howwasyourvacation?ZhengYun:Itwasgreat!IwenttoWeifanginShandong.Laura:That’sthecityfamousforkites,right?ZhengYun:Yes.There’saninternationalkitefestivalthereeveryApril.That’swhyIwentthere.Laura:Howinteresting!Whathappensatthefestival?ZhengYun:Peoplefromallovertheworldcompeteinkiteflying.Therearealsocompetitionsforthebestkites.Laura:Werethekitesnice?ZhengYun:Theywerebeautiful.Theyweremadeofdifferentthingslikesilkorpaper.Somewerepaintedwithcolorfuldrawings.Laura:Soundslikeyoureallyenjoyedit.Ineverthoughtthatsomethingassimpleaskiteflyingcouldbesoexciting.ZhengYun:Yes,itwasreallyfuntoseewhichkitecouldflythehighest.Laura:IthinkIwanttolearntoflyakite,too!UNIT6SectionA1bListenandmatchtheinventionswiththeyears.Alice:Wasyourlifeverydifficultwhenyouwereakid?Grandma:Oh,notreally.Why?Alice:Well,youdidn’thavemoderninventionslikeatelephone,right?Grandma:Ofcoursewedid!HowolddoyouthinkIam?Thetelephonewasinventedin1876.Youneedtotakeahistoryclass,Alice!Alice:Haha!Howaboutcars?Theyweren’tinventedyet,werethey?Grandma:Yes,theywere.Carswereinventedin1885.Myfamilyhadacar.Alice:Well,didyouhaveaTV?Grandma:No,wecouldn’taffordone.Theywereexpensiveinthosedays.TheTVwasinventedaround1927,Ithink.Alice:Well,Iknowthatyoudidn’thaveacomputerbecausewelearnedinschoolthatpersonalcomputerswereinventedin1976.Grandma:You’reright.ButIhaveonenow!2aListenandnumbertheinventions［1-3］intheorderyouhearthem.Alex:Hi,Carol.Wow,whatarethose?Carol:Hello,Alex.Oh,thesearesomeoftheinterestinginventionsthatI’mwritingaboutformyEnglishhomework.Alex:Isee…What’sthat,then?Carol:They’reshoeswithlights.Peopleusethemforseeinginthedarkwhenyougetupatnight.Alex:Oh,that’sacoolidea!Ialwayshitmytoeonsomethingonthewaytothebathroomatnight.Carol:Nextisaspecialice-creamscoop.Thisismyfavoriteinvention.Itrunsonelectricityandbecomeshot.Alex:Iknowwhatit’sfor!It’susedforservingreallycoldice-cream.Carol:Yes,that’sright!ThelastinventionI’mgoingtowriteaboutisshoeswithspecialheels.Youcanmovetheheelsupanddown.Alex:Whataretheyusedfor?Carol:Well,youcanchangethestyleofyourshoes.Youcanraisetheheelsifyouaregoingtoapartyorlowerthemifyouarejustgoingoutforshopping.2bListenagainandcompletethechartbelow.Alex:Hi,Carol.Wow,whatarethose?Carol:Hello,Alex.Oh,thesearesomeoftheinterestinginventionsthatI’mwritingaboutformyEnglishhomework.Alex:Isee…What’sthat,then?Carol:They’reshoeswithlights.Peopleusethemforseeinginthedarkwhenyougetupatnight.Alex:Oh,that’sacoolidea!Ialwayshitmytoeonsomethingonthewaytothebathroomatnight.Carol:Nextisaspecialice-creamscoop.Thisismyfavoriteinvention.Itrunsonelectricityandbecomeshot.Alex:Iknowwhatit’sfor!It’susedforservingreallycoldice-cream.Carol:Yes,that’sright!ThelastinventionI’mgoingtowriteaboutisshoeswithspecialheels.Youcanmovetheheelsupanddown.Alex:Whataretheyusedfor?Carol:Well,youcanchangethestyleofyourshoes.Youcanraisetheheelsifyouaregoingtoapartyorlowerthemifyouarejustgoingoutforshopping.SectionBBoy1:Hey,didyouknowthatpotatochipswereinventedbymistake?Boy2:Really?Whatdoyoumean?Boy1:Well,hereonthebagitsaysthattheywereinventedbyacookcalledGeorgeCrum.Boy2:Whenwasthat?Boy1:Oh,itwasbackin1853.Boy2:So,whywasitanaccident?Boy1:Well,oneday,acustomercameintotherestaurantwhereGeorgeworked.Heorderedaplateoffriedpotatoes.Whenthepotatoescame,hesaidtheywerecuttoothickandsentthembacktothekitchen.Boy2:Sowhathappened?Boy1:Well,Georgewasangry,sohecutthepotatoesreally,reallythin,andhecookedthemforalongtimeuntiltheywerecrispy.Andheputlotsofsaltonthemsotheywerereallysalty.Hethoughtthecustomerwouldhatethem.Boy2:And?Boy1:Andthecustomerlovedthemandaskedformore.Hetoldtheothercustomersaboutthem,andsooneveryonewasorderingthinlycut,crispy,saltypotatochips.Boy2:Andwe’restilleatingthemtoday.Whatacoolstory!1dListenagain.Completethesentences.Boy1:Hey,didyouknowthatpotatochipswereinventedbymistake?Boy2:Really?Whatdoyoumean?Boy1:Well,hereonthebagitsaysthattheywereinventedbyacookcalledGeorgeCrum.Boy2:Whenwasthat?Boy1:Oh,itwasbackin1853.Boy2:So,whywasitanaccident?Boy1:Well,oneday,acustomercameintotherestaurantwhereGeorgeworked.Heorderedaplateoffriedpotatoes.Whenthepotatoescame,hesaidtheywerecuttoothickandsentthembacktothekitchen.Boy2:Sowhathappened?Boy1：Well,Georgewasangry,sohecutthepotatoesreally,reallythin,andhecookedthemforalongtimeuntiltheywerecrispy.Andheputlotsofsaltonthemsotheywerereallysalty.Hethoughtthecustomerwouldhatethem.Boy2:And?Boy1:Andthecustomerlovedthemandaskedformore.Hetoldtheothercustomersaboutthem,andsooneveryonewasorderingthinlycut,crispy,saltypotatochips.Boy2:Andwe’restilleatingthemtoday.Whatacoolstory!UNIT7SectionAAnna:Mom,canIgototheshoppingcenterwithJohn?Hejustgothisdriver’slicense.Mom:Noway!Idon’tthinksixteen-year-oldsAnna:ButGaby’sgettingherearspiercedattheshoppingcenterandIwanttowatch.Mom:Sixteen-year-oldsshouldn’tbeallowedtogettheirearspiercedeither.They’retooyoung.Anna:Iagree,butit’sfuntowatch.CanItakethebusthen?Mom:Well,OK.Anna:Great!Iwanttobuyanewskirt,too.Mom:Whatkindofskirt?MaybeIshouldgowithyou.Anna:Aww,Mom.I’mnotachild.Ithinkteenagersshouldbeallowedtochoosetheirownclothes.Mom:Well,Ijustwanttomakesureyougetsomethingnice.2aWhatdoesMollythinkofKathy’sstatements?ListenandAforAgree,DforDisagreeorDKforDoesn’tKnow.Kathy:Hi,Molly.Where’syourbrotherLarry?Ithoughthewasjoiningus.Molly:Hi,Kathy.I’msorry.Larrycan’tjoinusafterall.Heisworkinglatetonight.Kathy:Oh,Larry’sworkinglateagain?Molly:Yeah,heis.-oldsshouldbeallowedtoworkatnight.Youngpeopleneedtosleep.Molly:Oh,Idisagreewithyou.Teenageboysnevergettired.Kathy:Well,maybe.ButLarryshouldn’tworkeverynight.Molly:That’strue.Heneedstimetodohomework.Kathy:Andyouknow,Molly…h(huán)eshouldreallycuthishair.Molly:Oh,Idon’tknow.Doyouthinkit’stoolong?Kathy:Yes,Ido.Itdoesn’tlookclean.AndIthinkheshouldstopwearingthatsillyearring.Molly:Hmm…Idisagree.Ikindoflikeit.Itlookscool!Kathy:Youknowanotherthingthatworriesme?Larrydoesn’tseemtohavemanyfriends.Molly:Yeah,Iknow.Ithinkheshouldn’tworkonweekends.Kathy:That’sright.Heneedstospendtimewithfriends.2bListenagain.WhatareKathy’sandMolly’sreasons?Numbertheirreasonsinthecorrectorder.Kathy:Hi,Molly.Where’syourbrotherLarry?Ithoughthewasjoiningus.Molly:Hi,Kathy.I’msorry.Larrycan’tjoinusafterall.Heisworkinglatetonight.Kathy:Oh,Larry’sworkinglateagain?Molly:Yeah,heis.oldsshouldbeallowedtoworkatnight.Youngpeopleneedtosleep.Molly:Oh,Idisagreewithyou.Teenageboysnevergettired.Kathy:Well,maybe.ButLarryshouldn’tworkev