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九年级全册3a,2b复习材料一

Unit1Howcanwebecomegoodlearners?

3a.HowILearnedtoLearnEnglish

Lastyear,IdidnotlikemyEnglishclass.Everyclasswaslikeabaddream.TheteacherspokesoquicklythatIdidnotunderstandhermostofthetime.Iwasafraidtoaskquestionsbecauseofmypronunciation.Ijusthidbehindmytextbookandneversaidanything.

ThenonedayIwatchedanEnglishmoviecalledToyStory.Ifellinlovewiththisexcitingandfunnymovie!

SoIbegantowatchotherEnglishmovies,too.AlthoughIcouldnotunderstandeverythingthecharacterssaid,theirbodylanguageandtheexpressionsontheirfaceshelpedmetogetthemeaning.IalsorealizedIcouldgetthemeaningbylisteningforjustthekeywords.MypronunciationimprovedaswellbylisteningtotheconversationsinEnglishmovies.Idiscoveredthatlisteningtosomethinginterestingisthesecrettolanguagelearning.Ialsolearnedusefulsentenceslike“It’sapieceofcake”or“Itservesyouright.”Ididnotunderstandthesesentencesatfirst.ButbecauseIwantedtounderstandthestory,Ilookedupthewordsinadictionary.

NowIreallyenjoymyEnglishclass.IwanttolearnnewwordsandmoregrammarsothatIcanhaveabetterunderstandingofEnglishmovies.

2b.HowCanYouBecomeaSuccessfulLearner?

Everyoneisbornwiththeabilitytolearn.Butwhetherornotyoucandothiswelldependsonyourlearninghabits.Researchshowsthatsuccessfullearnershavesomegoodhabitsincommon.

Creatinganinterestinwhattheylearn

Studiesshowthatifyouareinterestedinsomething,yourbrainismoreactiveanditisalsoeasierforyoutopayattentiontoitforalongtime.Goodlearnersoftenconnectwhattheyneedtolearnwithsomethinginteresting.Forexample,iftheyneedtolearnEnglishandtheylikemusicorsports,theycanlistentoEnglishsongsorwatchsportsprogramsinEnglish.Thiswaytheywillnotgetbored.

Practicingandlearningfrommistakes

Goodlearnersthinkaboutwhattheyaregoodatandwhattheyneedtopracticemore.Remember,“useitorloseit”!

Evenifyoulearnsomethingwell,youwillforgetitunlessyouuseit.“Practicemakesperfect.”Goodlearnerswillkeeppracticingwhattheyhavelearned,andtheyarenotafraidofmakingmistakes.AlexanderGrahamBelldidnotinventthetelephoneovernight.Hesucceededbytryingmanytimesandlearningfromhismistakes.

Developingtheirstudyskills

Itisnotenoughtojuststudyhard.Youhavetoknowhowtostudy.Goodlearnersknowthebestwaystheycanstudy.Forexample,theymaytakenotesbywritingdownkeywordsorbydrawingmindmaps.Theyalsolookforwaystoreviewwhattheyhavelearned.Theymaydothisbyreadingtheirnoteseverydayorbyexplainingtheinformationtoanotherstudent.

Askingquestions

Goodlearnersoftenaskquestionsduringorafterclass.Theyevenaskeachotherandtrytofindouttheanswers.Knowledgecomesfromquestioning.

Learningisalife-longjourneybecauseeverydaybringssomethingnew.Everythingthatyoulearnbecomesapartofyouandchangesyou,solearnwiselyandlearnwell.

Unit2Ithinkthatmooncakesaredelicious.

3a.FullMoon,FullFeelings

ChinesepeoplehavebeencelebratingMid-AutumnFestivalandenjoyingmooncakesforcenturies.Mooncakesareintheshapeofafullmoononthemid-autumnnight.Theycarrypeople’swishestothefamiliestheyloveandmiss.

Therearemanytraditionalfolkstoriesaboutthisfestival.However,mostpeoplethinkthatthestoryofChang’eisthemosttouching.Chang’ewasHouYi’sbeautifulwife.AfterHouYishotdowntheninesuns,agoddessgavehimamagicmedicinetothankhim.Whoeverdrankthiscouldliveforever,andHouYiplannedtotakeitwithChang’e.However,abadman,PangMeng,triedtostealthemedicinewhenHouYiwasnothome.Chang’erefusedtogiveittohimandtookitall.Shebecameverylightandflewuptothemoon.HouYiwassosadthathecalledouthernametothemooneverynight.Onenight,hefoundthatthemoonwassobrightandroundthathecouldseehiswifethere.Hequicklylaidoutherfavoritefruitsanddessertsinthegarden.HowhewishedthatChang’ecouldcomeback!

Afterthis,peoplestartedthetraditionofadmiringthemoonandsharingmooncakeswiththeirfamilies.

2b.TheSpiritofChristmas

ManywouldagreethatwhenwethinkofChristmas,weprobablythinkofgifts,ChristmastreesandSantaClaus.ButbehindallthesethingsliesthetruemeaningofChristmas:

theimportanceofsharingandgivingloveandjoytopeoplearoundus.ThestoryinAChristmasCarolisperhapsthebestexampleofthis.

AChristmasCarolisafamousshortnovelwrittenbyCharlesDickens.ItisaboutanoldmannamedScroogewhoneverlaughsorsmiles.Heismeanandonlythinksabouthimself.Hedoesn’ttreatothersnicely.HejustcaresaboutwhetherhecanmakemoremoneyandhehatesChristmas.OneChristmasEve,ScroogeseestheghostofJacobMarley,hisdeadbusinesspartner.MarleyusedtobejustlikeScrooge,sohewaspunishedafterhedied.HewarnsScroogetochangehiswaysifhedoesn’twanttoenduplikehim.HealsotellsScroogetoexpectthreespiritstovisithim.

Thatnight,threeghostsvisitScrooge.First,theGhostofChristmasPasttakeshimbacktohischildhoodandremindsScroogeofhishappierdaysasachild.Thenthesecondspirit,theGhostofChristmasPresent,takeshimtoseehowothersarespendingChristmasthisyear.Everyoneishappy,evenpoorpeople.Thelastone,theGhostofChristmasYettoCome,takeshimtothefuture.Scroogeseesthatheisdeadbutnobodycares.Scroogeissoscaredthathewakesupinhisbedandfindsoutitisonlythenextmorning--ChristmasDay!

Hedecidestochangehislifeandpromisestobeabetterperson.HehappilycelebratesChristmaswithhisrelatives.Healsogivesgiftstopeopleinneed.Henowtreatseveryonewithkindnessandwarmth,spreadingloveandjoyeverywherehegoes.AndthatisthetruespiritofChristmas!

Unit3Couldyoutellmewheretherestroomsare?

3a.FunTimesPark—AlwaysaFunTime!

[AliceandHeWeiareinSpaceWorld]

Alice:

Iwonderwhereweshouldgonext.

HeWei:

Howaboutthatnewrideoverthere?

Alice:

Oh...itlooksprettyscary.

HeWei:

Comeon!

Ipromiseit’llbeexciting!

Ifyou’rescared,justshoutorholdmyhand.

[Aftertheride]

Alice:

Youwereright!

Thatwasfun!

Iwasscaredatfirst,butshoutingreallydidhelp.

HeWei:

See,thatwasn’tsobad,right?

Youneverknowuntilyoutrysomething.

Alice:

Yes,I’msogladItriedit.

HeWei:

DoyouwanttogotoWaterWorldnow?

Alice:

Sure,butI’mgettinghungry.Doyouknowwherewecangetsomegoodfoodquickly?

HeWei:

Ofcourse!

IsuggestWaterCityRestaurantinWaterWorld.Itservesdeliciousfood.

Alice:

Great!

Let’sgo!

[OntheirwaytoWaterCityRestaurant,AliceandHeWeipassbyUncleBob’s.]

Alice:

Look!

Thisrestaurantlooksinteresting.Thesignsaysarockbandplayshereeveryevening.

HeWei:

Whydon’twecomebackfordinnerlater?

Maybewecancomeherefordinnerlater.Let’saskwhattimethebandstartsplaying.

[AliceandHeWeiwalkuptoastaffpersonatthedoor.]

HeWei:

Excuseme,couldyoutelluswhenthebandstartsplayingthisevening?

Staff:

Eighto’clock.Therestaurantisalwaysbusy,socomealittleearliertogetatable.

HeWei:

OK.Thankyou!

2b.CouldYouPlease...?

Whenyouvisitaforeigncountry,itisimportanttoknowhowtoaskforhelppolitely.Forexample,“Wherearetherestrooms?

”or“Couldyoupleasetellmewheretherestroomsare?

”thesearesimilarrequestsfordirections.Botharecorrect,butthefirstonesoundslesspolite.Thatisbecauseitisaverydirectquestion.Itisnotenoughtojustaskaquestioncorrectly.Wealsoneedtolearnhowtobepolitewhenweaskforhelp

Goodspeakerschangethewaytheyspeakindifferentsituations.Theexpressionstheyusemightdependonwhomtheyarespeakingtoorhowwelltheyknoweachother.Itisallrighttoaskyourclassmatesdirectquestionsbecauseyouknowthemwell.However,ifyousaytoyourteacher,“Whenistheschooltrip?

”,thismightsoundimpolite.Butifyousay,“Excuseme,Mr.West.Doyouknowwhentheschooltripis?

”,thiswillsoundmuchmorepolite.

Usuallypolitequestionsarelonger.Theyincludeexpressionssuchas“Couldyouplease...?

”or“MayIask...?

”Itsoundsmorepolitetosay,“Peter,couldyoupleasetellmeyoure-mailaddress?

”than“Peter,tellmeyoure-mailaddress.”Sometimesweevenneedtospendtimeleadingintoarequest.Forexample,wemightfirstsaytoastranger,“Excuseme,Iwonderifyoucanhelpme”or“I’msorrytotroubleyou,but...”beforeaskingforhelp.

Itmightseemmoredifficulttospeakpolitelythandirectly.However,itisimportanttolearnhowtousetherightlanguageindifferentsituations.Thiswillhelpyoucommunicatebetterwithotherpeople.

Unit4Iusedtobeafraidofthedark

3aFromShyGirltoPopStar

Forthismonth’sYoungWorldmagazine,Iinterviewed19-year-oldAsianpopstarCandyWang.Candytoldmethatsheusedtobereallyshyandtookupsingingtodealwithhershyness.Asshegotbetter,shedaredtosinginfrontofherclass,andthenforthewholeschool.Nowshe’snotshyanymoreandlovessinginginfrontofcrowds.

IaskedCandyhowlifewasdifferentaftershebecamefamous.Sheexplainedthattherearemanygoodthings,likebeingabletotravelandmeetnewpeopleallthetime.“Ididn’tusetobepopularinschool,butnowIgettonsofattentioneverywhereIgo.”However,toomuchattentioncanalsobeabadthing.“IalwayshavetoworryabouthowIappeartoothers,andIhavetobeverycarefulaboutwhatIsayor