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短文改错九年级

短文改错Unit13aHowIlearnedtoLearnEnglish

Lastyear,IdidnotlikemyEnglishclass.Everyclasswerelikeabaddream.TheteacherspoketooquicklythatIdidnotunderstandhermostofthetime.Iwasafraidtoaskingquestionsbecauseofmypoorpronunciation.Ijusthidebehindmytextbookandneversaidsomething.

ThenonedayIwatchedanEnglishmoviewascalledToyStory.Ifellinlovetothisexcitingandfunnymovie!

SoIbegantowatchotherEnglishmovie,too.AlthoughIcouldnotunderstandeverythingthecharacterssaid,buttheirbodylanguageandtheexpressionsintheirfaceshelpedmetogetthemeaning.IalsorealizedIcouldgetthemeaningbylistenforjustthekeywords.MypronunciationimprovedaswellasbylisteningtotheconversationsinEnglishmovies.Idiscover

thatlisteningsomethinginterestingisthesecrettolanguagelearning.Ialsolearnedusesentenceslike“It’sapieceofcake”or“Itserveyouright.”Ididn’tunderstandthesesentencesatfirst.BecauseIwantedtounderstandthestory,Ilookeduptheminadictionary.

NowIreallyenjoyedmyEnglishclass.IwanttolearnnewwordsandmoregrammarsuchthatIcanhaveabetterunderstandofEnglishmovies.

2bHowCanYouBecomeaSuccessfulLearner?

Everyoneisbornwiththeabilitytolearn.Butweatherornotyoucandothiswelldependsonyourlearnhabits.Researchshowsthatsuccessfullearnershavesomegoodhabitsoncommon.

Creatinganinterestinwhattheylearn

Studiesshowthatifyouareinterestedwithsomething,yourbrainismoreactiveanditisalsoeasierofyoutopayattentiontoitforalongtime.Goodlearnersoftenconnectthattheyneedtolearnwithsomethinginteresting.Asexample,iftheyneedtolearnEnglishandtheylikemusicorsports,theycanlistenEnglishsongsorwatchsportprogramsinEnglish.Thiswaytheywillnot

getbored.

Practicingandlearningfrommistakes

Goodlearnersthinkaboutwhattheyaregoodwithandwhattheyneedtopracticemore.Remember,“Useitorlostit”.Evenifyoulearnsomethingwell,youforgetitunlessyouuseit.“Practicemakesperfect.”Goodlearnerswillkeeppracticewhattheyhavelearned,andtheyarenotafraidtomakingmistakes.AlexanderGrahamBelldidnotinventedthetelephoneovernight.Hesucceededbytryingmanytimeandlearningfromhismistakes.

Developingtheirstudyskills

Itisnotenoughtojuststudyhardly.Goodlearnersknowthebestwaytheycanstudy.Forexample,theymaytakenotesbywritedownkeywordsorbydrawingmindmaps.Theyalsolookup

waystoreviewwhattheyhavelearn.Theymaydothisbyreadingtheirnoteseverydayorbyexplainingtheinformationstoanotherstudent.

Askingquestions

Knowledgecomefromquestioning.Learningisalifelongjourneybecauseeverydaybringsomethingnew.Everythingthatyoulearnbecomesapartofyouandchangesyou,solearnwiseandlearnwell.

Unit23aFullMoon,FullFeelings

ChinesepeoplehavebeencelebratedMid-AutumnFestivalandenjoyingmooncakesforcenturies.MooncakesareintheshapeofafullmoonintheMid-Autumnnight.Theycarrypeoplewishestothefamiliestheyloveandmiss.

Therearemanytraditionfolkstoriesaboutthisfestival.However,mostpeoplethinkthatthestoryofChang’eismosttouching.Chang’ewasHouYi’sbeautifulwife.AfterHowYishootdowntheninesuns,agoddessgavehimamagicmedicinetothankhim.Whoeverdrinkthiscouldliveforever,andHouYiplanedtodrinkitwithChang’e.However,abadman,Pang

Meng,triedtostealthemedicinewhenHouYiisnothome.Chang’erefusedtogiveithimanddrankitall.Shebecame

verylightandflewuptothemoon.HouYiwastoosadthathecalledathernametothemooneverynight.Onenight,he

foundthatthemoonwassuchbrightandroundthathecouldseehiswifethere.Hequicklylayoutherfavoritefruitsand

dessertsinthegarden.HowhewishedthatChang’ecancome.

Afterthis,peoplestartedthetraditionofadmiringthemoonandsharingmooncakeswiththeirfamily.

2bTheSpiritofChristmas

ManywouldagreethatwhenwethinkofChristmas,weprobablethinkovergifts,ChristmastreesandSantaClaus.ButbehindallthesethingsliethetruemeaningofChristmas:

theimportanceofsharingandgiveloveandjoytopeoplearoundus.ThestoryinAChristmasCarolisperhapsbestexampleofthis.

AChristmasCarolisafamousshortnovelwritebyCharlesDickens.ItisaboutanoldmannamedScroogewhichnever

laughsandsmiles.Heismeanandonlythinksabouthimself.Hedoesn’ttreatothersnicely.HejustcaresaboutifhecanmakemoremoneyandhehateChristmas.OneChristmasEve,ScroogeseestheghostofJacobMarley,hisdiedbusinesspartner.

MarleyusedtobejustlikeScrooge,sohewaspunishafterhedied.HewarnsScroogechangehiswaysifhedoesn’twanttoenduplikehim.HetellsScroogetoexpect3spirittovisithim.

Thatnight,threeghostsvisitsScrooge.First,theGhostofChristmasPasttakeshimbacktohischildandremindsScroogetohishappierdaysasachild.Thenthesecondspirit,theGhostofChristmasPresent,takeshimtoseehowotherarespendingChristmasthisyear.Everyonearehappy,evenpoor

people.Thelastone,theGhostofChristmasYettoCome,takeshimtothefuture.Scroogeseesthatheisdead,butnobodycare.Heissoscarythathewakesupinhisbedandfindsoutitisonly

thenextmorning-ChristmasDay!

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Hedecidestochangehislifeandpromisestobebetterperson.HehappycelebratesChristmaswithhisrelatives.Healsogivesgiftstopeoplewithneed.Henowtreatseveryone

withkindnessandwarmth,spreadloveandjoyeverywherehegoes.AndthatisthetruespiritofChristmas!

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unit32bCouldYouPlease...?

Whenyouvisitaforeigncountry,it’simportanttoknowwhattoaskforhelppolite.Forexample,youmayask“Wherearetherestroom?

”or“Couldyoupleasetellmewheretherestroomsare?

”Thesearesimilarrequestsfordirections.Bothiscorrect,butthefirstonesoundlesspolite.Thatisbecauseitisaverydirectquestion.Itisnotenoughtojustaskaquestioncorrect.Wealsoneedtolearnhowtobepolitewhenweaskabouthelp.

Goodspeakerschangethewaytheyspeakatdifferentsituations.Theexpressionstheyusemightdependbywhomtheyarespeakingorhowgoodtheyknoweachother.Itisallrighttoaskdirectquestionstoyourclassmatesbecauseofyouknowtheywell.However,ifyousaytoyourteacher,“Whenistheschooltrip?

”,thismightsoundsimpolite.Butifyousay,“Excuseme,Mr.West.Doyouknowwhenistheschooltrip?

”,thiswillsoundmuchmorepolite.

Usuallypolitequestionsarelonger.Theyincludingexpressionssuchas“Couldyouplease...?

”or“MayIask...?

”Itsoundsmuchpolitelytosay,“Peter,couldyoupleasetellmeyoure-mailaddress?

”than“Peter,tellmeyoure-mailaddress.”Sometimeweevenneedtospendtimeleadintoarequest.Forexample,wemightfirstsaytoastrange,“Excuseme,Iwonderifyoucanhelpme”or“I’msorrytotroubleyou,but”beforeaskforhelp.

Itmightseemmoredifficulttospeakpolitelythandirect.However,itisimportanttolearnhowusetherightlanguageindifferentsituations.Thiswillhelpyoucommunicatebettertootherpeople.

Unit43aFromShyGirlPopStar

1ForthismonthYoungWorldmagazine,Iinterviewed19-year-oldAsiapopstarCandyWang.Candytoldmethatsheusedtobereallyshyandtookawaysingingtodealwithhershyness.Asshegotbetter,shedaredtosingatfrontofherclass,andthenforthewholeschool.Nowshe’snoshyanymoreandlovesinginginfrontofcrowds.

2IaskedCandyhowlifeisdifferentaftershebecamefamous.Sheexplainedthattherearemanygoodthings,likebeabletotravelandmeetnewpeopleallthetime.“Ididn’tusedtobepopularinschool,butnowIgettonofattentioneverywhereIgo.”However,toomanyattentioncanalsobeabadthing.“IalwayshavetoworryabouthowIappeartoother,andIhavetobeverycarefullyaboutwhatIsayordo.AndIdon’thavemuchprivatetimeanymore.Hangoutwithfriendsisalmostimpossibleformenowbecausethereisalwaysguardsaroundme.”

3WhatdoesCandyhavetotalktoallthoseyoungpeoplewhowantstobecomefamous?

“Well,”shebeginsslowly,”youhavetobepreparedtogiveawayyournormallife.Youcanneverimaginehowdifficulttheroadtosucceedis.ManytimesIthoughtaboutgivingup,butIfoughtagainst.Youreallyrequirealotoftalentandhardworktosuccess.Onlyaverysmallnumberofpeoplemakesittothetop.”

2bHeStudiesHarderThanHeUsedto

LiWenisanormal15-years-oldboyfromthecountryside.Heworksveryhardanddoesgoodinschool.Itishardtobelievethatheusedtohavedifficultyinschool.Whenhewasalittleboy,heseldomcausedsomeproblems,andhisfamilyspentalotoftimetogether.However,thingsbegantochangefewyearsago.Hisparentsmovedtothecitytolookoverjobs,andhisgrandparentscametotakecarehim.Buthemissedhisparentssomuchandheoftenfeltaloneandunhappy.

LiWen’sunhappybegantoinfluencehisschoolwork.Hebecamelessinterestedwithstudying.Sometimeshewasabsentfromclassesandfailhisexaminations.Finally,LiWen’sparentsmadethedecisionofsendhimtoaboardingschool.

However,LiWenwasshyandwasnotabletomakefriendquickinschool.Hefoundlifetheredifficult.Onedayhetoldhisteacherthathewantstoleavetheschool.Histeacherwasworriedabouthimandshecalledhisparents.Sheadvicedthemtotalkwiththeirsonbyperson.Sohisparentstooka24-hourtrainanda8-hourbusridetogettoLiWen’sschool.

Theyhadalongtalk.“ItwasexactwhatIneeded,”hesaid.“NowI