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1九年级3A课文原文HowILearnedtoLearnEnglishLastyear,IdidnotlikemyEnglishclass.Everyclasswaslikeabaddream.Theteacherspoketooquickly.ButIwasafraidtoaskquestionsbecausemypronunciationwasverybad.SoIjusthidbehindmytextbookandneversaidanything.ThenonedayIwatchedanEnglishmoviecalledToyStory.Ifellinlovewiththisexcitingandfunnymovie!SothenIbegantowatchotherEnglishmoviestoo.AlthoughIcouldnot（couldn't）understandeverythingthecharacterssaid,theirbodylanguageandtheexpressionsontheirfaceshelpedmetogetthemeaning.IalsorealizedIcouldgetitbylisteningforjustthekeywords.MypronunciationalsoimprovedbylisteningtotheinterestingconversationsinEnglishmovies.Idiscoveredthatlisteningtosomethinginterestingisthesecrettolanguagelearning.Ialsolearnedusefulsentenceslike“It’sapieceofcake”or“Itservesyouright.”Ididn’tunderstandthesesentencesatfirst.ButbecauseIwantedtounderstandthestory,Ilookedupthewordsinadictionary.NowIreallyenjoymyEnglishclass.Iwanttolearnnewwordsandmoregrammar.ThenIcanhaveabetterunderstandingofEnglishmovies.Unit4IusedtobeafraidofthedarkA_3aFromShyGirltoPopStarForthismonth’sYoungWorldmagazine,Iinterviewed19-year-oldAsianpopstarCandyWang.Candytoldmethatsheusedtobereallyshyandtookupsingingtodealwithhershyness.Asshegotbetter,shedaredtosinginfrontofherclass,andthenforthewholeschool.Nowshe’snotshyanymoreandlovessinginginfrontofcrowds.IaskedCandyhowlifewasdifferentaftershebecamefamous.Sheexplainedthattherearemanygoodthings,likebeingabletotravelandmeetnewpeopleallthetime.“Ididn’tusetobepopularinschool,butnowIgettonsofattentioneverywhereIgo.”However,toomuchattentioncanalsobeabadthing.“IalwayshavetoworryabouthowIappeartoothersandIhavetobeverycarefulaboutwhatIsayordo.AndIdon’thavemuchprivatetimeanymore.Hangingoutwithfriendsisalmostimpossibleformenowbecausetherearealwaysguardsaroundme.”WhatdoesCandyhavetosaytoallthoseyoungpeoplewhowanttobecomefamous?“Well,”shebeginsslowly,“youhavetobepreparedtogiveupyournormallife.Youcanneverimaginehowdifficulttheroadtosuccessis.ManytimesIthoughtaboutgivingup,butIfoughton.Youreallyrequirealotoftalentandhardworktosucceed.Onlyaverysmallnumberofpeoplemakeittothetop.”2Unit5Whataretheshirtsmadeof?TheDifficultSearchforAmericanGoodsintheUSIfyougotoanothercountry,whatkindsofthingswouldyoubuy?WouldyoubuyacamerainJapan,somebeautifulclothesinFrance,orawatchinSwitzerland?Nomatterwhatyoumaybuy,youmightprobablythinkthoseproductsaremadeinthosecountries.However,youcouldbewrong.KangJianisa17-year-oldstudentfromShanghai.LastyearhewenttovisithisauntanduncleinSanFrancisco.HefounditinterestingthatsomanyproductsinthelocalshopsweremadeinChina.“Iwantedtobuyatoycarformycousin,buteventhoughmostofthetoyshadAmericanbrands,theyweremadeinChina.”ToysarenottheonlythingsmadeinChina.“Iwantedtobuyapairofbasketballshoes,”heexplains.“ButIhadtovisitfiveorsixstoresbeforefindingapairmadeinAmerica!”HerealizedthatAmericanscanhardlyavoidbuyingproductsmadeinChina.“Infact,”hecontinues,“therearesomanythingsmadeinChina―footballs,handbags,petfood,mobilephones.EvenAmericanflagsaremadeinChina!”KangJianthinksit’sgreatthatChinaissogoodatmakingtheseeverydaythings.However,hewishesthatinthefutureChinawillalsogetbetteratmakinghigh-technologyproductsthatpeoplecanbuyinallpartsoftheworld.Unit6Whenwasitinvented?AnAccidentalInventionDidyouknowthattea,themostpopulardrinkintheworld(afterwater),wasinventedbyaccident?Manypeoplebelievethatteawasfirstdrunkabout5,000yearsago.ItissaidthataChineserulercalledShenNongfirstdiscoveredteaasadrink.OnedayShenNongwasboilingdrinkingwateroveranopenfire.Someleavesfromateaplantfellintothewaterandremainedthereforsometime.Itproducedanicesmellsohetastedthebrownwateranyway.Itwasquitedelicious.Inthisway,oneoftheworld’sfavoritedrinkswasinvented.Morethan4,000yearslater,LuYu,“thesaintoftea”,mentionedShenNonginhisbookChaJing.Thebookdescribeshowteaplantsweregrownandusedtomaketea.Italsodiscusseswherethefinesttealeaveswereproducedandwhatkindsofwaterwereused.ItisbelievedthatteawasbroughttoKoreaandJapanduringthe6thand7thcenturies.InEngland,teadidn’tappearuntilaround1660,butlessthan100yearslater,ithadbecomethenationaldrink.TheteatradefromChinatoWesterncountriestookplaceinthe19thcentury.Thishelpedtospreadthepopularityofteaandtheteaplanttomoreplacesaroundtheworld.Eventhoughmanypeoplenowknowaboutteaculture,theChinesearewithoutdoubttheoneswhobestunderstandthenatureoftea.3Unit8ItmustbelongtoCarla.Weliveinasmalltownandalmosteveryoneknowseachother.Itusedtobeveryquietandnothingmucheverhappenedaroundhere.However,thesedays,somethingunusualishappeninginourtown.Victor,ateacheratmyschool,isreallynervous.Whenhewasinterviewedbythetownnewspaper,hesaid,“Everynightwehearstrangenoisesoutsideourwindow.Mywifethinksthatitcouldbeananimal,butmyfriendsandIthinkitmustbeteenagershavingfun.Myparentscalledthepolicemen,buttheycouldn’tfindanythingstrange.Theythinkitmightbethewind.Idon’tthinkso!”Victor’snext-doorneighborHelenisworried,too.“Atfirst,Ithoughtthatitmightbeadog,butIcouldn’tseeadog,oranythingelse,either.SoIguessitcan’tbeadog.Butthen,whatcoulditbe?”Onewomanintheareasawsomethin