九年級全一冊3a

九年級全一冊3a

Unit1SectionA3aHowILearnedtoLearnEnglish

Lastyear,IdidnotlikemyEnglishclass.Everyclasswaslikeabaddream.TheteacherspokesoquicklythatIdidnotunderstandhermostofthetime.Iwasafraidtoaskquestionsbecauseofmypoorpronunciation.Ijusthidbehindmytextbookandneversaidanything.

ThenonedayIwatchedanEnglishmoviecalledToyStory.Ifellinlovewiththisexcitingandfunnymovie!SoIbegantowatchotherEnglishmovies,too.AlthoughIcouldnotunderstandeverythingthecharacterssaid,theirbodylanguageandtheexpressionsontheirfaceshelpedmetogetthemeaning.IalsorealizedIcouldgetthemeaningbylisteningforjustthekeywords.MypronunciationimprovedaswellbylisteningtotheconversationsinEnglishmovies.Idiscoveredthatlisteningtosomethinginterestingisthesecrettolanguagelearning.Ialsolearnedusefulsentenceslike“It’sapieceofcake”or“Itservesyouright”.Ididnotunderstandthesesentencesatfirst.ButbecauseIwantedtounderstandthestory,Ilookedthemupinadictionary.

NowIreallyenjoymyEnglishclass.IwanttolearnnewwordsandmoregrammarsothatIcanhaveabetterunderstandingofEnglishmovies.

Unit2SectionA3aFullMoon,FullFeelings

ChinesepeoplehavebeencelebratingtheMid-AutumnFestivalandenjoyingmooncakesforcenturies.MooncakesareintheshapeofafullmoonontheMid-Autumnnight.Theycarrypeople’swishestothefamiliestheyloveandmiss.

Therearemanytraditionalfolkstoriesaboutthisfestival.However,mostpeoplethinkthatthestoryofChang’eisthemosttouching.Changt’ewasHouYi’sbeautifulwife.AfterHouYishotdowntheninesuns,agoddessgavehimmagicmedicinetothankhim.Whoeverdrankthiscouldliveforever,andHouYiplannedtodrinkitwithChang’e.However,abadman,PangMeng,triedtostealthemedicinewhenHouYiwasnothome.Chang’erefusedtogiveittohimanddrankitall.Shebecameverylightandflewuptothemoon.HouYiwassosadthathecalledouthernametothemooneverynight.Onenight,hefoundthatthemoonwassobrightandroundthathecouldseehiswifethere.Hequicklylaidoutherfavoritefruitsanddessertsinthegarden.HowhewishedthatChang’ecouldcomeback!

Afterthis,peoplestartedthetraditionofadmiringthemoonandsharingmooncakeswiththeirfamilies.

Unit3SectionA3aFunTimesPark---AlwaysaFunTime!

[AliceandHeWeiareinSpaceWorld.]

Alice:Iwonderwhereweshouldgonext.

HeWei:Howaboutthatnewrideoverthere?

Alice:Well…itlooksscary.

HeWei:Comeon!Ipromiseit’llbeexciting!Ifyou’rescared,justshoutorholdmyhand.

[Aftertheride…]

Alice:Youwereright!Thatwasfun!Iwasscaredatfirst,butshoutingdidhelp.

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'twecomebackherefordinnerlater?Let'saskwhattimethebandstartsplaying.

[AliceandHeWeiwalkuptoastaffpersonatthedoor.]

HeWei:Excuseme,couldyoutelluswhenthebandstartsplayingthisevening?

Staff:Eighto'clock.Therestaurantisalwaysbusyatthattime,socomealittleearliertogetatable.

HeWei:OK.Thankyou!

Unit4SectionA3aFromShyGirltoPopStar

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

IaskedCandyhowlifewasdifferentaftershebecamefamous.Sheexplainedthattherearemanygoodthings,likebeingabletotravelandmeetnewpeopleallthetime.“Ididn’tusetobepopularinschool,butnowIgettonsofattentioneverywhereIgo.”However,toomuchattentioncanalsobeabadthing.“IalwayshavetoworryabouthowIappeartoothers,andIhavetobeverycarefulaboutwhatIsayordo.AndIdon’thavemuchprivatetimeanymore.Hangingoutwithfriendsisalmostimpossibleformenowbecausetherearealwaysguardsaroundme.”

WhatdoesCandyhavetosaytoallthoseyoungpeoplewhowanttobecomefamous?“Well,”shebeginsslowly,“youhavetobepreparedtogiveupyournormallife.Youcanneverimaginehowdifficulttheroadtosuccessis.ManytimesIthoughtaboutgivingup,butIfoughton.Youreallyrequirealotoftalentandhardworktosucceed.Onlyaverysmallnumberofpeoplemakeittothetop.”

Unit5SectionA3aTheDifficultSearchforAmericanProductsintheUS

Ifyougotoanothercountry,whatkindsofthingswouldyoubuy?WouldyoubuyacamerainJapan,somebeautifulclothesinFrance,orawatchinSwitzerland?Nomatterwhatyoumaybuy,youmightthinkthoseproductsweremadeinthosecountries.However,youcouldbewrong.KangJianisa17-year-oldstudentfromShanghai.LastyearhewenttovisithisauntanduncleinSanFrancisco.HefounditinterestingthatsomanyproductsinthelocalshopsweremadeinChina.“Iwantedtobuyatoycarformycousin,buteventhoughmostofthetoyswereAmericanbrands,theyweremadeinChina.”

ToysarenottheonlythingsmadeinChina.“Iwantedtobuyapairofbasketballshoes,”heexplains.“ButIhadtovisitfiveorsixstoresbeforefindingapairmadeinAmerica!”HerealizedthatAmericanscanhardlyavoidbuyingproductsmadeinChina.“Infact,”hecontinues,“thereweremanyotherthingstheremadeinChina---footballs,handbags,petfood,mobilephones.EvenAmericanflagsaremadeinChina!”KangJianthinkit’sgreatthatChinaissogoodatmakingtheseeverydaythings.However,hewishesthatinthefutureChinawillalsogetbetteratmakinghigh-technologyproductsthatpeoplecanbuyinallpartsoftheworld.

Unit6SectionA3aAnAccidentalInvention

Didyouknowthattea,themostpopulardrinkintheworldafterwater,wasinventedbyaccident?

towear.That’llmakehimhappy.”

Theprimeministerwascalledtothepalace.Butwhentheyexplainedthe

king’ssituationtohim,hesaid,“AlthoughIhavealotofpower,itdoesn’tmakemehappy.I’malwaysworriedaboutlosingmypower.Manypeoplearetryingtotakemyposition.”

Then,theking’sbankercametothepalace.“Oh,I’mafraidI’mnothappyeither,”hesaid.“Ihavealotofwealth,butI’malwaysworriedaboutlosingmymoney.Someonetriestostealmymoneyeveryday.”

Next,thepalacesingercametotheking’sroom.Butthiswaswhathesaid:“It’struethatI’mfamousandeveryonelovesmysongs.ButI’mnothappybecauseI’malwaysworriedaboutbeingfollowedbyothers.Icannotbefree!”

Finally,theking’stopgeneralwastoldtogooutandfindahappymaninthreedays’time.

Unit12SectionA3aLifeIsFulloftheUnexpected.

InMay2001,IfoundajobinNewYorkattheWorldTradeCenter.OnSeptember11,2001,Iarrivedatmybuildingataround8:30a.m.IwasabouttogoupwhenIdecidedtogetacoffeefirst.Iwenttomyfavoritecoffeeplaceeventhoughitwastwoblockseastfrommyoffice.AsIwaswaitinginlinewithotherofficeworkers,Iheardaloudsound.BeforeIcouldjointheothersoutsidetoseewhatwasgoingon,thefirstplanehadalreadyhitmyofficebuilding.Westaredindisbeliefattheblacksmokerisingabovetheburningbuilding.Ifeltluckytobealive.

Almost10yearslater,Iwokeupat10:00a.m.onFebruary21,2011andrealizedthatmyalarmneverwentoff.Ijumpedoutofbedandwentstraighttotheairport.ButbythetimeIgottotheairport,myplanetoNewZealandhadalreadytakenoff.“ThisisthefirstholidayI’vetakeninayear,andnowI’vemissedmyplane.Whatbadluck?”Ithoughttomyself.TheotherplaneswerefullsoIhadtowaittillthenextday.Thenextmorning,IheardabouttheearthquakeinNewZealandthedaybefore.Mybadluckhadunexpectedlyturnedintoagoodthing.

Unit13SectionA3aSavetheSharks!

Manyhaveheardofsharkfinsoup.ThisfamousandexpensivedishisespeciallypopularinsouthernChina.Butdoyourealizethatyou’rekillingawholesharkeachtimeyouenjoyabowlofsharkfinsoup?

Whenpeoplecatchsharks,theycutofftheirfinsandthrowthesharkbackintotheocean.Thisisnotonlycruel,butalsoharmfultotheenvironment.Withoutafin,asharkcannolongerswimandslowlydies.Sharksareatthetopofthefoodchainintheocean’secosystem.Iftheirnumbersdroptoolow,itwillbringdangertoalloceanlife.Manybelievethatsharkscanneverbeendangeredbecausetheyarethestrongestintheirfoodchain.Butinfact,around70millionsharksarecaughtandtradedinthisindustryeveryyear.Thenumbersofsomekindsofsharkshavefallenbyover90percentinthelast20to30years.

Environmentalprotectiongroupsaroundtheworld,suchasWildAidandtheWWF,areteachingthepublicabout“finning”.Theyhaveevenaskedgovernmentstodeveloplawstostopthesaleofsharkfins.Sofar,noscientificstudieshaveshownthatsharkfin