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1、九年级英语课文 Unit 1:How do you study for a test?Section A,lb Listen.How do these students study for atest?Write letters from the pictures above.(Boy 1:)Hey,Gang.There1 s a big test on Tuesday.Ireally need some help.Can you tell me how to study for abig test?(Voices:)Sure!Yes.Sure we will.(Boy 1:)You did
2、really well on the last English test,didnz t you,Mei?(Mei:)Yeah,I did OK.(Boy 1:)Well,how did you study?(Mei:)By making flashcards.(Boy 1:)Maybe F II try that.How did you study,Pierre?(Pierre:)By asking the teacher for help.She was reallyhappy I asked.(Boy 1:)That,s interesting.How do you study,Anto
3、nio?(Antonio:)I like to study by listening to tapes.Butsometimes my mother thinks I m listening to music.Andthen she gets mad.(Boy 1:)Oh,well.2a Listen and check the questions you hear.(Girl 1:)Welcome to the English club.Today wey regoing to talk about the best ways to learn English.Whohas an idea?
4、(Boy 1:)Do you learn English by watching Englishlanguage videos?(Girl 2:)No.It s too hard to understand the voices.(Boy 1:)What about keeping a diary in English?Do youlearn English that way?(Girl 2:)I think so.It helps to write English every day.(Girl 3:)Have you ever studied with a group?(Girl 2:)Y
5、es,I have!F ve learned a lot that way.(Girl 1:)Do you ever practice conversations with friends?(Girl 2:)Oh,yes.It improves my speaking skills.(Boy 1:)What about reading aloud to practicepronunciation?(Girl 3:)I do that sometimes.I think it helps.(Boy 2:)I do too.And I always look up new words in adi
6、ctionary.(Girl 3:)That1 s a great idea!3a Read the article and complete the chart.How do you learn best?This week we asked students at New Star High Schoolabout the best ways to learn more English.Many said theylearnt by using English.Some students had more specificsuggestions.Lillian Li,for example
7、,said the best way tolearn new words was by reading English magazines.Shesaid that memorizing the words of pop songs also helpeda little.When we asked about studying grammar;she said,never study grammar.It s too boring/Wei Ming feels differently.Hez s been learning Englishfor six yeas and really lov
8、es it.He thinks studying grammaris a great way to learn a language.He also thinks thatwatching English movies isn t a bad way because he canwatch the actors say the words.Sometimes,however,hefinds watching movies frustrating because the peoplespeak too quickly.Liu Chang said that joining the English
9、 club at school wasthe best way to improve her English.Students get lots ofpractice and they also have fun.She added that havingconversations with friends was not helpful at all.We getexcited about something and then end up speaking inChinese/she said.Section B,2a Paul is learning English.Listen and
10、 checkthe learning challenges he talks about.(Ms Mitchell:)You look worried,Paul.(Paul:)I am.Ms Mitchell.T m having trouble learningEnglish.(Ms Mitchell:)You said you liked English.What/s thetrouble?(Paul:)I can,t get the pronunciation right.(Ms Mitchell:)Well,listening can help.Why don1 t youborrow
11、 the teacher7 s tapes?You can listen to them athome and repeat the sentences that are difficult for you.(Paul:)That s a good idea.But what about all the newwords?I forget a lot of new words.(Ms Mitchell:)You can always write the new words inyour notebook and study them at home.You can evenstudy in t
12、he train on the way to school.(Paul:)That might really help!Thanks.(Ms Mitchell:)Can you understand when people talk toyou?(Paul:)Well,no.Not always.Sometimes I just donz tunderstand what people are saying.(Ms Mitchell:)Why donz t you join an English languageclub to practice speaking English?The Eng
13、lish club meetsafter school on Tuesdays and Thursdays.(Paul:)Maybe Iz II go.The only other problem I have isthat I don t get much writing practice.(Ms Mitchell:)Maybe you should find a pen pal.(Paul:)That sounds like a fun way to practice writing.Thanks,Ms Mitchell.3a Read the article.Then read the
14、statements about thearticle.Write 1(for true)or F(for false).How I learned to learn EnglishLast year my English class was difficult.First of all,itwasn t easy for me to understand the teacher when shetalked.To begin with,she spoke too quickly,and Icouldn t understand every word.Later on,I realized t
15、hatit doesnz t matter if you don,t understand every word.Iwas also afraid to speak in class,because I thought myclassmates might laugh at me.I couldn,t always makecomplete sentences,either.Then I started to watchEnglish-language TV.It helped a lot.I think that doing lotsof listening practice is one
16、of the secrets of becoming agood language learner.Another thing that I found verydifficult was English grammar.So I decided to take lots ofgrammar notes in every class.Then I started to write myown original sentences using the grammar I was learning.It s amazing how much this helped.Now T m enjoying
17、learning English and I got A this term.My teacher is veryimpressed.ReadingHow do we deal with our problems?Rich or poor,young or old,we all have problems.Andunless we deal with our problems,we can easily becomeunhappy.Worrying about our problems can affect how wedo at school.It can also influence th
18、e way we behave withour families.So how do we deal with our problems?Thereare many ways.By learning to forgetMost of us have probably been angry with our friends,parents or teachers.Perhaps they said something youdidn t like,or you felt they were unfair.Sometimes,people can stay angry for years abou
19、t a small problem.Time goes by,and good friendships may be lost.When we are angry,however;we are usually the onesaffected.Perhaps we have seen young children playingtogether.Sometimes they have disagreements and decidenot to talk to each other.However,this usually does notlast for long.This is an im
20、portant lesson for us:we cansolve a problem by learning to forget.By regarding problems as challengesMany students often complain about school.Theymight feel they have too much work to do sometimes,orthink the rules are too strict.We must learn how to changethese problems into challenges”.Education
21、is animportant part of our development.As young adults,it isour duty to try our best to deal with each challenge in oureducation with the help of our teachers.By thinking of something worseBy comparing yourself to other people,you will find yourproblems are not so terrible.Thinking about StephenHawk
22、ing,for example,a very clever scientist,who regardshis many physical problems as unimportant.He canz twalk or even speak,but he has become very famous andsuccessful.We are probably quite healthy and smart.Letz s not worry about our problems.Let s face thechallenges instead.Unit 2:1 used to be afraid
23、 of the dark.Section A,lb Listen.Bob is seeing some friends for thefirst time in four years.What did his friends use to looklike?Conversation 1(Bob:)Mario,is that you?(Mario:)Yeah,it is.It s Bob!Hey,guys,it s Bob!I haven,t seen you for four years!(Bob:)Yeah.T m here with my parents.We re visitingfor
24、 a couple of days.Wow,Mario,you look different!Youused to be short,didn t you!(Mario:)Yes,I did.Nowr m tall.And so are you!(Bob:)That s true.And youused to wear glasses.(Mario:)You have a great memory.Now I wear contact lenses.Conversation 2(Bob:)Hey,Amy,it s great to see you.(Amy:)Hi,Bob.How are yo
25、u?(Bob:)Fine.Wow,you ve changed!(Amy:)Really?How?(Bob:)Well,you used to haveshort hair.(Amy:)You remember that?Yes,I did.(Bob:)And you used to be really tall!(Amy:)Not any more.You re taller than me now,Bob.Conversation 3(Tina:)Hiya,Bob.(Bob:)Hi,Tina.You ve changed too.(Tina:)Oh,year?(Bob:)You have
26、blonde hair!(Tina:)Yeah,it used to be red,didn,t it?(Bob:)And it s straight!(Tina:)It used to be curly.2a Listen and check the words you hear.(Paula:)Hey,Steve!Over here!Donz t you rememberme?(Steve:)Oh,wow!You re Paula,aren t you?(Paula:)That s right.(Steve:)But you used to be really quiet,didn t y
27、ou?(Paula:)Yeah.I wasnz t very outgoing.(Steve:)No,you weren*t.But you were always friendly.Wait a minute!Did you used to play the piano?(Paula:)Yes,I did.But now F m more interested in sports.I play soccer and T m on the swim team.(Steve:)Wow!People sure change.Section B,2a Listen and check the sen
28、tences you hear.(Girl 1:)My six-year-old brother started school this week.(Boy 1:)He s really luck.Life was great when I was six.(Girl 1:)Really?Why?(Boy 1:)Oh,schoolwork was really easy.(Girl 1:)Not for me.I didnz t use to like tests.Now Idon/t worry about tests.(Boy 1:)And we used to play every da
29、y after school.Nowwe just study all the time.(Girl 1:)Yeah,but we used to walk to school.Now wehave to take the bus.(Boy 1:)I remember one bad thing.I used to hate gym.Now I love gym class.(Girl 1:)Me,too.3a Read the story about Rose Tangf s problems andthen complete the chart.My biggest problemMy b
30、iggest problem is that I m too busy.When I wasyoung,I used to have so much time,but these days I getup early and stay in school all day.Then I go right homeand eat dinner.Before I started high school,I used tospend a lot of time playing games with my friends,but Ijust don,t have the time anymore.In
31、the evening,I usedto watch TV or chat with my grandmother,but now I haveto study.I love music,and my father used to take me toconcerts.These days,I hardly ever have time for concerts.I do my homework and go to bed.I really miss the olddays.ReadingHe used to cause a lot of troubleMartin Murray is a f
32、ifteen-year-old boy.He used to be a“problem child”,but a recent conversation with hismother changed his life.He didn,t use to give his mothermany problems.However,after his father1 s death a fewyeas ago,Martin1 s life became much more difficult.Hismother couldnz t afford to pay for her child,s educa
33、tion.To do this,she had to work,and so was often not at home.His mother looked after him as well as she could.Unfortunately,Martin still caused problems for himselfand his family.He was not interested in studying and heoften got into trouble with the police.Luckily,his motherwas very patient and did
34、n,t give up trying to help him.Inthe end,she made a difficult decision:to send him to aboy s boarding school.Martin hated it and used to causea lot of trouble.One day,he cold his teacher he wanted toleave the school.Even the teacher agreed that Martin waswasting his time.The head teacher said it was
35、 necessary for Martin totalk with his mother.Martin called his mother,but to hissurprise,this phone call changed his life.It was exactlywhat I needed/he said.nMy mother helped me tounderstand how much she had given me.She also told methat even though my father was no longer with us,he waswatching me
36、 and would always take pride in everythinggood I do.That s when I decided to change.I realize thatsince my father died,I have been afraid of being alone,and have tried to make my mother pay more attention tome.”Now Martin has really changed.He has been workinghard and is now one of the best students
37、 in his class.Howwas he able to change?His mother1 s love helped him tofeel good about himself and as Martin himself says,It s very important for parents to be there for theirchildren/Unit 3:Teenagers should be allowed to choose their ownclothes.Section A,lb Listen and circle T(for true)or F(for fal
38、se).(Woman:)So,what are you doing this afternoon,Anna?(Anna:)F m going to the mall with John.He just got hisdriver1 s license.(Woman:)I m sorry.You can*t gowith John.I donz t think sixteen-year-olds should beallowed to drive.They arenz t serious enough at that age.(Anna:)But I have to go to the mall
39、.Gaby s getting herears pierced and I want to watch.(Woman:)I don,tthink sixteen-year-olds should be allowed to get their earspierced.They might be sorry later.(Anna:)I agree,butit s fun to watch.Is it OK if we take the bus?(Woman:)Well,I guess so.(Anna:)Great!I want to buy a newblouse at the mall,t
40、oo.(Woman:)What kind are yougoing to buy?Maybe I should go with you.(Anna:)Aw,Mum.T m not a child.I think teenagers should beallowed to choose their own clothes.(Woman:)Well,Ijust want to be sure you get something nice.2a Listen and check what Kathy thinks.Circle Agrees”,Disagrees or/Doesn/t know to
41、 show what Mollythinks.(Molly:)Larry is working late again tonight,Kathy.(Kathy:)I know,Molly.I don t think sixteen-year-oldsshould be allowed to work at night.Young people need tosleep.(Molly:)I disagree with you.Teenage boys nerveget tired.(Kathy:)Well,maybe.But Larry shouldn/twork every night.(Mo
42、lly:)Oh,I agree.He needs time todo homework.(Kathy:)You know,Molly.he shouldreally cut his hair.(Molly:)Oh,I don,t know.Do youthink it s too long?(Kathy:)Yes,I do.It doesn1 t lookclean.And I think he should stop wearing that silly earring.(Molly:)Oh,I disagree.I kind of like it.It looks cool!(Kathy:
43、)You know what worrying me-Larry doesn,tseem to have many friends.(Molly:)Yeah,I know.I thinkhe shouldn/t work on weekends.(Kathy:)Oh,I agree,Molly.He needs to spend time with friends.(Molly:)Ukeyou and me?(Kathy:)Maybe.3a Read the conversation.Then write Sun Fei s and WuYu s rules in the chart.Use
44、Don t and You can.(Sun Fei:)We have a lot of rules at my house.(Wu Yu:)So do we.For example,I have to stay at home on schoolnights.(Sun Fei:)I usually do,too.But sometimes F mallowed to study at a friend s house.What aboutweekends?(Wu Yu:)Well,I m allowed to go to themovies with friends on Friday ni
45、ghts.(Sun Fei:)Me,too,but I have to be home by 10:00 pm.(Wu Yu:)And onSaturday afternoons,I m allowed to go shopping withmy friends.(Sun Fei:)That s nice.(Wu Yu:)And T mallowed to choose my own clothes,but I m not allowedto get my ears pierced yet.Section B,2a Listen and circle the things in la that
46、 youhear.(Man:)What s the matter,Peter?(Peter:)I think T mgoing to fail a math test,Dad.(Man:)You are?Why?(Peter:)Well,I missed the bus and I had to walk to school(Man:)So?(Peter:)F m not allowed to get to class late,and there was a big test today.(Man:)And you weren tallowed to take the test?(Peter
47、:)That s right.But Iknow I could pass the test.(Man:)Well,Peter,the schoolhas to have rules,you know.(Peter:)I know.But I shouldbe allowed to take the test later.It s not fair.(Man:)Iagree.Maybe you could talk to your teacher after school.(Peter:)Yeah.Maybe if I explain what happened,she IIunderstan
48、d.3a Read the article and then answer the questions.The other day,my friends and I talked about the rulesthat we have in school.At our school,we have to wearuniforms every day.The problem is that all my classmatesthink the uniforms are ugly.We think young peopleshould look smart and so we would like
49、 to wear our ownclothes.Our teachers believe that if we did that,we wouldconcentrate more on our clothes than our studies.Wedisagree.We would feel more comfortable and that isgood for studying.If we can*t do that,we should beallowed to design our own uniforms.That would be agood way to keep both tea
50、chers and students happy.It s also probably a good idea for parents to allowteenagers to study in groups during the evening.I knowwe get noisy sometimes,but we learn a lot from eachother.We also think that vacations should be longer.Atpresent they1 re too short.Longer vacations would giveus time to