外研版九年級英語下冊(課文及對話)

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Module1UnitOneTheflightwaslate.

Lingling:Welcomeback,everyone!

Betty:HiLingling!Howwasyourholiday?

Lingling:Notbad!IwenttoHenanProvince.Butthetripbackwasverylong.Thetrainwasfullofpeople,andIhadtostandforoversixhours.

Betty:Badluck.Where'sTony?

Daming:He'sstayingwithhisfamilyintheUK,andflyingbacktomorrow.Theflightswerelatetoday.

Betty:Whyistravelsodifficultinwinter?

Lingling:Well,it'sthebusiestseasoninChinabecauseofSpringFestival.Wheredidyougo,Daming?

Daming:WeflewtoHongKong—andtheflightwaslate!ButwetooktheboattoLandauIslandandwenttoDisneyland.

Lingling:Howaboutyou,Betty?

Betty:WehadquiteagoodtimeinBeijing.Wewentsightseeingbybusandbytaxi.Andlastweekend,wetookatourby

coach

totheSummerPalaceandwentforalongwalk.

Daming:Andnow,bettergetbacktowork...We'vegotexamsattheendoftheterm.

Betty:Yes,butthereareplentyoffunthingstodothisterm...theschooltrip...

Lingling:...andtheschoolleavers'party...

Daming:...thevisittotheEnglish-speakingtheatreinBeijing...

Lingling:AndourtriptoLosAngeles!We'llhaveagreattime!

UnitTwoExcuseMe.You'reSittinginMySeat!

ThetraintoBeijing!Linoftendreamedaboutthetrain,andaboutgoingtothecapital.Nowitwasinfrontofhim,to

setoff

soon.Helookedathisbrother.

"Don'tforgetwhereyoucomefrom,littlebrother,"Jinsaid."Andwatchyourbagscarefully."

Lin

nodded

,unabletospeak.Thiswashisfirstlongtripbytrainatthestartofhisnewlife,leavinghisvillageandhishomeforthelast16years.

HeheldJininhisarms.With

tears

inhiseyes,JinpushedLinaway."Go,brother.Writetousassoonasyougetthere,OK?"

Linjumpedontothetrain.Therewerepeopleandbagseverywhere.Hepushedpastthem

towards

hisseat.

AyoungmanwassittinginLin'sseat.Hewaswearingjeansandaverysmartjacket,andwassmokinga

cigarette

.

Whatshouldhedo?SixpairsofeyeslookedatLin,whilethemanlookedoutofthewindow.

"Sir,you'resittinginmyseat,"Linsaid,withanervoussmile.Theotherpeoplewatchedwithinterest.

Themandidn'tturntolookatLin,butjustlookedoutofthewindow.

"Excuseme.Ihaveaticketwiththenumberoftheseatyou'resittingin!"Linsaidinastrongervoice.

"Ialsohaveaticketwiththatnumber—

though

itisinanothercar.Besides,Iwasherefirst,"saidtheman,withoutmovinghishead.

Though

hewassitting,helookedverytallandstrong.

Linlookedattheotherpassengersforhelp."But..."hestartedtosay.

"Butwhat?"ThemanturnedandlookedatLin."I'mnotmoving."

Finallyamanwearingglassesspokeinaloudvoice."Thisyoungmanhastherightticketforthatseat.Youshouldmove."

Linfeltbrave."See?Pleasemove.I'vegotalongwaytogo."

"Howlong?"theyoungmanasked.

"Tothelaststop,Beijing."

"I'm

gettingoff

beforeyou.Thenyoucanhavemyseat."

"Whereisthat?"askedLin.

"Hangzhou."

LinthoughtHangzhouwasfaraway.

"It'ssevenhoursawayfromhere,"themanwithglassessaid."Evenifit'sonly10minutes,youshouldmove."

Slowlytheyoungmanstoodup,droppedhis

cigarette

onthefloor,anddisappeareddownthetrain.

Module2UnitOneItwasgreattoseeheragain.

Betty: Hey,Tony!HowwastheUK?

Tony: Guesswhat!IsawSallyinLondon.

Lingling: MypenfriendSally?

Tony: Yes,Sally,thegirlwhovisiteduslastyearandplayedintheorchestra.

Lingling: Oh,that'sfantastic!Howisshe?

Tony: She'sfine.Itwasgreattoseeheragain.I

really

likeher.

Betty: Didyoudoanythinginterestingwhileyouwerethere?Didyouvisitherschool?

Tony: Yes,Idid.Shetookmethereherself.

Betty: What'sitlike?

Tony: Hereyouare!ThesearesomephotosofParkSchool.Itookthemmyself.

Lingling: Let'shavealook.

Tony: Itisn'tasbigasours.It'sonlygotabout700pupils.

Lingling: Andhowmanypupilsarethereinaclass?

Tony: Thirty.

Lingling: Wow!

Tony: MostclasseshavegotacomputerandInternet.Andthereareafewsciencelaboratories,andalargelibrary.Andthere'saswimmingpoolandahugesportsground.

Lingling: ButSallylikesmusic.

Tony: Well,there'samusicroom,too.Andtheyhaveahallforconcerts.

Lingling: Whichschoolisbetter,ourschoolorParkSchool?

Tony: Bothschoolsareverynice.And

neither

schoolhasanythingtheotherhasn'tgot.But...

Betty: Butwhat...?

Tony: ...butIpreferourschool!

Daming: Ibetwe'reevenbetterthanParkSchoolatEnglish!

Lingling: Well,anyway,we'reallgoingtogettopgradesforEnglish!

UnitTwoWhat’sthebestthingaboutschool?

MySchoolLife

MynameisSallyMaxwell,andI'm15.I'vebeenatParkSchool,LondonsinceIwas11.IfIpassmyexamsnextyear,I'llstayhereuntilI'm18.

ParkSchoolisa

secondaryschool

,about20minutesbybikeawayfromhome.BeforeIcamehere,Iwenttoprimaryschool,nearmyhome.IstartedprimaryschoolwhenIwasfiveandstayedthereforsixyears.

Theschooldayisfrom8:45a.m.to3:15p.m.Wespendthefirst10minutesinourclassroomwhileourteachercheckswhichpupilsare

present

or

absent

.Theneveryonegoestothemainhall.Thereourheadteachermakesa

speech

andtellsusanynewsabouttheschool.Lessonsbeginat9:05andlastforanhour.Wehaveabreakat11:05until11:20,thenanotherlesson,thenlunchforanhour.Wehavetwomorelessonsbeforeschoolfinishes.

ThisyearIhave11subjects:maths,

biology

,chemistry,

French

,history,geography,musicandIT,PHSE,ADTandPE(thesestandforInformationTechnology;PersonalHealthand

Safety

Education;Art,Designand

Lingling:It'stheright

size

butit'sabitbright.

Betty:Let'sseeiftheyhaveoneinblue.Where'sthe

shopassistant

?

Lingling:It'sthatgirlwithlonghairoverthere.Excuseme!

Shopassistant:CanIhelpyou?

Betty:Yes,doyouhavethisjacketinblue?

Shopassistant:No,Idon'tthinkso.Butwe'vegotsome

overcoats

overhere.Comethisway.

Betty:No,shedoesn'twantanovercoat.

Lingling:Hey,Ireallyliketheseshoes!

Betty:Oh,takealookatthatamazingskirt!

Lingling:Ithinkwe'regoingtobehereforsometime.

UnitTwoWhathelpsyouchoosetheclothesyoulike?

LookingCool.

Whatdoyoulookforwhenyougoshoppingforclothes?Doyouchoosesomething

fashionable

...orcomfortable?Doyouliketolookdifferent?Ordoyouwearthesameclothesasyourfriends?Doyougoforthisyear'scolours?Isitthe

logo

—thecompanysymbol—thatcatchesyourattention?Ormaybefilmstarsarewearingtheseclothes?Whathelpsyouchoosetheclothesyoulike?

Everyonespendsmoneyonclothes,andeveryonehastheirpersonallook.Thebest-knownclothingcompaniesselltheir"

designer

"clothesallovertheworld.Butthenumberofthesebignamecompaniesisinfactverysmall,andtheclothestheymakearemoreexpensivethantheclothesmadebyless

well-known

companies.Manypeopleevenpreferthemtocheaperclothes.Why?.

Manyyoungpeopletodaycareaboutthewaytheylook.Theyoftenbuy"

designer

"clothesbecausetheythinktheylook

cool

.Thentheless

well-known

companiesmakeclotheswhichlookthesame.Buttheydon'tsellaswellbecausetheydon'thavethe

logo

..

Peoplealsothink

designer

clothesarebettermade.Forexample,manypeoplethinktherightrunningshoeswillmakeyourunfasterorplaybetter.Ofcourse,thisisnotalwaystrue.It'sthetraining—notthetrainers—thatimprovesyourspeedoryourscore.Butthat'snotthepoint.Peoplebelievethatit'strue...andthenbuytheshoes.Thebigcompaniesonlywanttomakealotofmoney..

Aboveall,

designer

clothesaremorepopularbecauseofclever

advertising

.Alloftheinternationalcompaniesspendmillionsof

dollars

everyyeartomakeusbuytheirclothes.Andthey

succeed

!

Mostpeopledressinawaythatshowsofftheir

personality

.Butifsomeofusbuyexpensiveclothesjusttolook

cool

,whatdoesthatsayaboutus?Maybeit'sjustclever

advertising

.

Sonextweekend,thinkabouttheclothesyouputon.What'sthe

logo

onyourtrainers?Whomadeyourjeans?Andhowmanyofyourfriendswearthesameclothesasyoudo?Andthenthinkthatmaybesomeofuscouldspendourmoneybetter.

UnitThreeLanguageinuse

Selling Without Advertisements

1. Advertisementsareeverywhere!They'reontheradioandTV,innewspapersandmagazines,onbusesandbuildings.They'reonwebsitesandmobilephones.Companiesgivetheirproduct