上海牛津初中英语九年级下--CHAPTER 5 READING

CHAPTER FIVE READING

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[00:13.66]Family Lives

[00:16.35]Pansy spoke 1 to two teenagers in connecti-on

[00:20.77]with the first article in a series 2 on family life.

[00:25.31]Here is what the teenagers said.

[00:29.20]Tina (not her real name) — aged 3 14

[00:33.85]Pocket money?Well,my parents give me a generous 4 allowance 5 every month.

[00:34.39]If I spend it before the end of the month,

[00:39.04]they grumble 6 a bit,but they always give me more.

[00:44.84]Also they never tell me to do anything,they always ask me.

[00:53.91]Sometimes there's an argument,but I always win it

[00:52.91]We're a democratic 7 family.As for housework,

[00:59.41]I hardly ever do it.

[01:02.23]Sometimes my mother does ask me to clean my room if she's very busy,

[01:09.05]but she always gives me money or a present for helping 8 her

[01:15.35]After all,housework is the job of the parents,isn't it?

[01:21.02]Yes,I get lots of presents,actually.I've got a Walkman

[01:28.70]my own TV,a stereo,a computer and lots of games and clothes

[01:39.20]They buy all the latest fashions for me

[01:43.32]and I just throw away the old ones.

[01:47.56]In fact,my parents give me most of the things that I ask for

[01:54.35]They never say 'No'.They want me to have a happy childhood

[02:01.11]Having my own TV is definite-ly a big advantage.

[02:07.23]I can watch it for hours on end,and no one disturbs me.

[02:13.21]It's great.I watch about fifteen hours a week.

[02:18.80]Norman (not his real name) also aged 14

[02:27.24]Yes,I get an allowance every month.It's fair,

[02:33.14]but a bit less than I would like.

[02:35.91]And my parents won't give me anything extra

[02:39.20]They say I have to learn to look after my money

[02:43.77]and live within a budget.

[02:45.89]I'll have to do that when I become independent.

[02:50.15]If they want me to do something,they tell me.

[02:53.62]They don't ask me.

[02:55.94]Sometimes I argue with them,but usually I lose.

[03:01.61]They say,'We are your parents.Until you're old enough

[03:10.97]we'll make the decisions that we think are best for you.

[03:14.89]With regard to housework,I've got to help for about an hour every day

[03:22.39]I've got to wash dishes and clothes,

[03:26.75]clean the floors and toilet and sometimes cook.

[03:31.98]My parents say I'll have to run my own home some day

[03:38.22]so it's better to learn how to do it now.

[03:41.67]They'd never dream of paying me for doing housework.

[03:49.55]It's the responsi-bility of the whole family,isn't it?

[03:53.86]My parents give me presents now and again

[03:58.54]usually things that I can use.

[04:02.25]For example,when they saw that I was serious about learning 9 tennis

[04:08.02]they bought me a good racket.

[04:10.71]And they only buy me simple clothes that can last a long time.

[04:16.88]They often say 'No' when I ask for things.

[04:21.94]But if I can pay for something with money that I've earned my-self,

[04:26.23]that's different.They say it's bad to expect things for nothing.

[04:32.42]It won't be like that when I grow up

[04:36.36]We have one TV for the whole family,and I watch it for about seven hours a week

[04:44.85]My father believes that when you're watching TV

[04:49.53]you're not thinking,so your mind doesn't develop

[04:54.49]When I say that he watches more than I do,

[04:58.96]he says his mind has already developed.

[05:03.40]LISTEN PAGE 64

[05:08.00]Listening for information

[05:10.43]Listen to four short dialogues

[05:13.25]After each dialogue there is one question on the recording 10

[05:18.37]Choose the right answer below and write the letter in the box on the right

[05:25.37]NO.1

[06:37.65]NO.2

[07:34.05]NO.3

[08:35.12]NO.4

[09:39.23]SPEAKING page 68

[09:44.14]A Talk time

[09:46.98]give your self time to think

[09:45.98]A1 Sometimes you need time to think before you answer questions.

[09:54.47]Read the phone conver-sation between Tony and Doris

[09:59.65]and answer the questions below

[10:02.42]Tony:Hello,Doris.Let's go to the movies this afternoon

[10:08.22]Doris:Sorry,I've got to do the washing.

[10:11.43]But what about coming to help me?

[10:14.69]Then we can finish early and go.

[10:17.98]Tony:Well,er,that might be difficult.

[10:24.05]Doris:Why?Tony:dm,ah,I don't know how to use a washing machine

[10:33.84]Doris:No problem.We haven't got one.We use our hands.

[10:39.56]Tony:Yes,but you see,er,I'm a boy.Boys don't wash clothes.

[10:49.57]Doris:What rubbish!If you don't help me

[10:53.69]I'll never go to the movies with you again.

[10:57.12]Tony:I'll be right over.

[10:59.78]MORE PRACTISE page 74

[11:03.57]The importance of family

[11:06.23]Mrs Chen was a teacher in Nanjing

[11:12.19].One summer she was offered a job

[11:15.14]as the headmistress 11 of an international school

[11:18.64]Unfortunately,the school was not in Nanjing

[11:23.06]It was in Shanghai.After thinking about it for a long time

[11:28.75]and discussing the offer with her husband

[11:32.33]Mrs Chen decided 12 that it would be best to accept the job

[11:36.82]and move to Shanghai.One evening,after dinner,

[11:42.83]Mr and Mrs Chen asked their son,Huaming,

[11:47.22]to come and talk to them.

[11:47.33]Mrs Chen told Huaming about the decision to move to Shanghai

[11:53.62]Huaming was shocked and upset.

[11:57.67]He did not want to leave his friends

[12:00.91]and said that he would prefer to livewith his classmate

[12:04.75]Guo Sheng.His parents hoped that Huaming would later change his mind

[12:12.20]and be excited about moving to a new city when August came

[12:17.52]Soon,it was August.Mr and Mrs Chen were busy packing.

[12:24.32]However,Huaming insisted to stay in Nanjing and refused to pack his belongings 13

[12:33.09]When the day came for them to move to Shanghai

[12:37.90]Mr and Mrs Chen could not find Huaming anywhere

[12:42.37]They phoned Quo Sheng but he did not know

[12:47.33]where Huaming was either.Then they tried calling other friends of Huaming

[12:53.50]but no one knew where he went.

[12:56.97]What they did not know was that as Huaming was walking to his friend's house

[13:03.79]something happened.He walked past the park

[13:08.67]where he and his father often played football

[13:12.28]He walked past the supermarket that he usually went to with his mother

[13:19.23]He realized that these things would not be special without his family

[13:26.36]and that being with his parents was more important than staying in Nanjing.

[13:34.35]Huaming quickly ran home to apologize to his parents

[13:39.73]He told them he was looking forward to living in Shanghai

[13:38.73]and making many new friends there