外研版九年级英语下册(课文及对话)

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

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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

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setoff

soon.Helookedathisbrother.

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

Lin

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nodded

,unabletospeak.Thiswashisfirstlongtripbytrainatthestartofhisnewlife,leavinghisvillageandhishomeforthelast16years.

HeheldJininhisarms.With

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tears

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

Linjumpedontothetrain.Therewerepeopleandbagseverywhere.Hepushedpastthem

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towards

hisseat.

AyoungmanwassittinginLin'sseat.Hewaswearingjeansandaverysmartjacket,andwassmokinga

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cigarette

.

Whatshouldhedo?SixpairsofeyeslookedatLin,whilethemanlookedoutofthewindow.

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

Themandidn'tturntolookatLin,butjustlookedoutofthewindow.

"Excuseme.Ihaveaticketwiththenumberoftheseatyou'resittingin!"Linsaidinastrongervoice.

"Ialsohaveaticketwiththatnumber—

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though

itisinanothercar.Besides,Iwasherefirst,"saidtheman,withoutmovinghishead.

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Though

hewassitting,helookedverytallandstrong.

Linlookedattheotherpassengersforhelp."But..."hestartedtosay.

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

Finallyamanwearingglassesspokeinaloudvoice."Thisyoungmanhastherightticketforthatseat.Youshouldmove."

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

"Howlong?"theyoungmanasked.

"Tothelaststop,Beijing."

"I'm

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gettingoff

beforeyou.Thenyoucanhavemyseat."

"Whereisthat?"askedLin.

"Hangzhou."

LinthoughtHangzhouwasfaraway.

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

Slowlytheyoungmanstoodup,droppedhis

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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

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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

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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

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secondaryschool

,about20minutesbybikeawayfromhome.BeforeIcamehere,Iwenttoprimaryschool,nearmyhome.IstartedprimaryschoolwhenIwasfiveandstayedthereforsixyears.

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

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present

or

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absent

.Theneveryonegoestothemainhall.Thereourheadteachermakesa

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speech

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

ThisyearIhave11subjects:maths,

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biology

,chemistry,

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French

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

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Safety

Education;Art,DesignandTechnologyandPhysicalEducation).

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Fortunately

,wedon'thaveexamsineverysubject.PHSEisaboutthedangersof

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drugs

andsmoking,amongotherthings.InADTwealsodothingslikelearningtocookaswellasdrawinganddesign.SomepeoplecandoItalianand

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Spanish

insteadof

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French

,butnooneislearningChinese...yet!PE

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involves

physicalexercise,basketball,

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training

inthegymandswimming—we'rereallyluckytohaveaswimmingpool.

ItookexamswhenIwas7,10,and14yearsold.NextyearItakemyexamsineightsubjects,andthenIcandobetweenthreeandfivesubjectsfortheexamsinmyfinalyear.

Wehavealargesportsgroundwhereweplayfootball,tennisanddo

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athletics

bothduringandafterschoolhours.After-schoolactivities,suchassportsclubsandlanguagesocietiesarepopular,too.Duringtheschoolyearthereareusuallyvisitstomuseumsandgalleries,andtocampsforactivities,suchasclimbingandcyclinginthecountry.Therearepartiesand

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discos

andasportsday,andtheschoolplayisareallyimportantevent.Onceaterm,thereisaparents'meeting,soourparentsandteacherscantalkaboutourprogress.

What'sthebestthingaboutschool?English,history,music...andmyfriends.What'stheworstthing?Homework...andexams!

Module3UnitOnePeoplearehealthiertoday.

Betty'smum:It'sgettinglate,Betty.

Betty:Nearlyfinished!I'mdoingacomposition:Islifetodaybetterorworsethanitwas50yearsago?

Betty'smum:Andwhatdoyouthink?

Betty:Ithinkit'sbetter.Themostimportantdifferenceisthatpeoplearehealthiertoday,andtheylivelongerthantheydidinthepast.

Betty'smum:That'strue.Theadvantageisthatweknowmoreabout

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medicine

today.We'rebetterat

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preventing

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illness

.Butpeopledon'teataswellasinthepast,anddon'ttakeasmuchexerciseastheydid.

Betty:I

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suppose

that'sbecausepublictransportismuchbettertoday.

Betty'smum:Yes,Iagree.Peoplewalkorusetheirbikesless,andthey'relazier.Fastertransportalsomakesmorepollution.Andthatmakeslifemoredangerousandlesshealthy.

Betty:Whataboutwork?Peopledon'thavetoworkashardastheyworked50yearsago.

Betty'smum:Yes,butnooneeversaystheyhavetoomuchfreetime!Ialsothinkschoolchildrentodayworkharderthanweeverdid.

Betty:Yes,butIreallywanttodomybest.

Betty'smum:Whydon'tyouaskMrsLidownstairs?She'sseenhowlifehaschanged.

Betty:That'sagoodidea.Talkingoffreetime,don'tforgetI'mgoingontheschooltripnextmonth,andthetheatrevisit.

Betty'smum:Good!You'llbemore

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relaxed

andlessnervousbeforeyourexams.

UnitTwoWeweren’tveryrich,butwewerehappy.

LifeinthePast

MrsLiisover70yearsold,andhaslivedinBeijingallherlife.Iaskedheraboutlifetodayandinthepast.

Tellmeaboutyourparents,brothersandsisters.

Myparents,mysisterandthreebrotherslivedinasmallhousebesidearestaurant.Weweren'tveryrich,butwewerehappy.Mysisterwasthe

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eldest

childandsheleftschoolwhenshewasonly12tohelpmymotherathome.

FamilieshavechangedalotsinceIwasyoung.Theyweremuchbiggerinthosedays.Mostofmyfriendshadlotsofbrothersandsisters.Todaymostpeopleonlyhaveonechild!

Didyourparentshavejobs?

Myfatherwentouttowork.Hewasafactoryworker,andheoftenworked12hoursaday.Mymumwantedtowork.Shewasateacherbeforeshemetmyfather.Lookingafteruswasafull-timejob,soshestayedathome.Todayit'snormalfor

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married

womentogoouttowork,butitwaslesscommoninthepast.Myfatherhadthesamejobthewholeofhisworkinglife.Thesedayspeoplechangetheirjobsmuchmoreoften.

Whatwaslifelikeathome?

Well,Irememberthefamilymeals,threetimesaday.Mymotherwasalwayscookingforus.Weweren'trichbutweateenough.Andthefoodwasalwaysfreshlycooked—mymotherneverboughtready-madefoodaspeopledotoday,soitwasmuchbetterforus.Andofcoursewedidn'thavetelevision,soweplayedgamestogetherandreadalot.Ihelpedmyyoungerbrotherwithhishomeworkintheevenings.

Wheredidyoumeetyourhusband?

Ifirstmethim60yearsago.IwascarryingsomeheavybagsonmybikeandIfelloff!Hestoppedandpickedupmybags.Myparentslikedhim,andthoughthecamefromagoodfamilysowegotmarriedayearlater.Iwasonly19.

Thesedaysmost

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couples

meetatwork,andtheyjusthopetheirparentswillbehappyforthemiftheymarry.

HasBeijingchanged?

Yes,therearelotsmorebuildingsandsomuchmoretraffic!Ican'tbelievethenumberofcarsonthestreets.ButIsupposeit'sthesameeverywhere.AndIwalklessthesedaysandtakethebusmore.

Anddoyouthinklifeisbettertoday?

Well,Ithinkso.I'mhealthierthanI'veeverbeen.Welivelongerandweeatbetter.OnedayI'llbetalkingtoyourowngrandchildren!

Module4UnitOneIreallyliketheseshoes.

Lingling:I'mreallylookingforwardtotheShakespeareplay.

Betty:Metoo!AndtheschooltriptotheGreatWall.

Lingling:Yes,butIneeda

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thick

jacket,andsomewarm

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gloves

andsocks.

Betty:InMay?

Lingling:Igetreallycold.

Betty:OK.Let'sgoshopping!

Lingling:HowaboutthatnewshoppingcentreinWangfujing?Youknow,turnleftandgoalongWangfujing,andit'sontheright.

Betty:Sure.We'llgobybus,OK?Andhaveyoudecidedwhattoweartotheschoolleavers'party?

Lingling:I'vegotareallynicelong

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dress

.Whataboutyou?

Betty:I'llprobablywearadress,too,butIneedsomeshoes.OK,I'llmeetyouinfrontofschoolattwoo'clockthisafternoon.

(Later.)

Betty:Howaboutthisjacket?

Lingling:It'stheright

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size

butit'sabitbright.

Betty:Let'sseeiftheyhaveoneinblue.Where'sthe

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shopassistant

?

Lingling:It'sthatgirlwithlonghairoverthere.Excuseme!

Shopassistant:CanIhelpyou?

Betty:Yes,doyouhavethisjacketinblue?

Shopassistant:No,Idon'tthinkso.Butwe'vegotsome

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overcoats

overhere.Comethisway.

Betty:No,shedoesn'twantanovercoat.

Lingling:Hey,Ireallyliketheseshoes!

Betty:Oh,takealookatthatamazingskirt!

Lingling:Ithinkwe'regoingtobehereforsometime.

UnitTwoWhathelpsyouchoosetheclothesyoulike?

LookingCool.

Whatdoyoulookforwhenyougoshoppingforclothes?Doyouchoosesomething

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fashionable

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

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logo

—thecompanysymbol—thatcatchesyourattention?Ormaybefilmstarsarewearingtheseclothes?Whathelpsyouchoosetheclothesyoulike?

Everyonespendsmoneyonclothes,andeveryonehastheirpersonallook.Thebest-knownclothingcompaniesselltheir"

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designer

"clothesallovertheworld.Butthenumberofthesebignamecompaniesisinfactverysmall,andtheclothestheymakearemoreexpensivethantheclothesmadebyless

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well-known

companies.Manypeopleevenpreferthemtocheaperclothes.Why?.

Manyyoungpeopletodaycareaboutthewaytheylook.Theyoftenbuy"

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designer

"clothesbecausetheythinktheylook

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cool

.Thentheless

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well-known

companiesmakeclotheswhichlookthesame.Buttheydon'tsellaswellbecausetheydon'thavethe

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logo

..

Peoplealsothink

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designer

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

Aboveall,

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designer

clothesaremorepopularbecauseofclever

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advertising

.Alloftheinternationalcompaniesspendmillionsof

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dollars

everyyeartomakeusbuytheirclothes.Andthey

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succeed

!

Mostpeopledressinawaythatshowsofftheir

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personality

.Butifsomeofusbuyexpensiveclothesjusttolook

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cool

,whatdoesthatsayaboutus?Maybeit'sjustclever