新目标初中英语九年级--Unit 13 Rainy days make m

Unit 13  Rainy days make me sad.

[00:06.19]SECTION A

[00:10.32]1b Listen.What do Amy and Tina think of the two restaurants?

[00:55.09]2a Listen and number the pictures[1-4]in the order that you hear them.

[01:53.63]2b Listen again and check the things that Tina and John said.

[02:51.89]3a Read this article.Then write answers to the questions below.

[03:01.16]Restaurant science

[03:05.60]Restaurant owners have to know how to make food.

[03:11.84]They also have to know how to make money.

[03:16.83]Here are some things they've learned 1 from scientific studies.

[03:23.08]The color red makes people hungry.Red also makes customers eat faster.

[03:32.04]Many fast food restaurants,therefore,have red furniture or walls.

[03:39.59]Soft colors like pink and light blue make people relaxed,

[03:46.46]so they spend more time eating their meals.

[03:51.18]Soft lighting 2 makes people look good,but it makes food look bad.

[03:58.76]Loud music may be nice at first,but it soon makes people want to leave.

[04:06.70]Hard seats also make customers want to eat quicky and leave.

[04:13.78]Many restaurants,especially fast food restaurants,

[04:20.55]use this knowledge to make customers eat faster.

[04:25.59]Customers only sit for about 20 minutes before they leave.

[04:32.25]Because customers don't stay very long,

[04:37.60]small restaurants can serve many people every day.

[04:43.66]SECTION B

[04:51.71]2a Listen.Do the people like the products in activity 1a?

[05:00.67]Write"Yes"for the products they like and"No"for the products they don't like.

[06:00.54]2b Listen again.What do the people say about the products?Draw lines to match.

[07:04.10]3a What's the article about?Do you agree with it?

[07:12.74]Advertising 3:Pros and cons 4

[07:18.31]In the modern world,advertiding is everywhere!

[07:24.79]Some people think that ads are great.

[07:29.75]Others hate ads,saying that they make our cities and countryside look ugly.

[07:38.11]Many ads are aimed specifically 5 at reenagers,

[07:43.86]and some young people see more than 100 advertisements a day.

[07:50.52]It's true that some ads can be very useful.

[07:56.29]For instance 6,they can help you to compare two different products

[08:02.77]so that you can buy the one you really need.They can also help you save money.

[08:10.42]When prices are listed,you can go to the store with the lowest price.

[08:18.29]Ads also tell you when stores are having sales.

[08:24.24]However,some advertising can be confusing or misleading.

[08:31.09]Sometimes the words sound good

[08:35.84]but don't really tell you anything about the qulity of the prodrct.

[08:42.21]At other times,the picture in an ad looks a lot better than the real thing.

[08:49.66]And you have to be careful.

[08:53.81]At times an ad can lead you to buy something you don't need at all.

[09:00.58]2 Read the diary,

[09:11.16]and then write words to show how Ming feels at different times during the day.

[09:18.29]Dear Diary

[09:22.26]I thought today was going to be really bad.

[09:27.90]To start with,it was raining,and rainy days make me sad.

[09:34.56]And it was my birthday,but when I got up,no one was home,

[09:41.64]and Mom and Dad hadn't left me a note.I walked to school with my best friend,Gu.

[09:50.00]She didn't say anything either.This made me a little angry.

[09:56.56]After all,I remembered her birthday last month.

[10:02.72]In class,the teacher asked me for my homework,

[10:08.47]but as I was so tense when I left home,

[10:13.43]I had forgotten to bring it with me.That made me annoyed with myself.

[10:20.30]But things got better.Gu invited me for lunch

[10:27.57]I was so surprised.Mom and Dad and all my friends were there.

[10:34.93]I had a wonderful surprise birthday lunch.

[10:39.48]That made me VERY happy.

[10:44.34]READ                 The art of giving

[10:54.00]Giving a gift is not always easy.

[10:59.67]How do you decide which is the right gift for your friend,

[11:05.52]classmate,family member,or co-worker?

[11:10.38]Will they like it?How much money should you spend?

[11:15.55]And receiving gifts isn't always easy,either.

[11:21.01]Let's say your grandmother gives you an orange sweater.

[11:26.89]The problem is you don't like wearing orange.

[11:31.85]You keep the sweater and pretend to like it,

[11:36.71]but really the only time you wear it is when you visit your grandmother.

[11:43.87]You know that will make her happy.

[11:48.31]In different situations,there are some gifts that will always work well.

[11:55.68]If you know what they are,it can make giving gifts very easy.

[12:01.74]At a dinner party,for example,flowers are often needed.

[12:08.82]If you bring some flowers in a pretty vase,

[12:13.78]it can save the host or hostess a lot of troule.

[12:18.74]You can also send flowers ahead of time,

[12:24.39]so the host or hostess can arrange the flowers before the party begins.

[12:31.15]If you think flowers are too feminine 8 a gift for a man to receive,

[12:38.10]you can consider giving a plant instead.

[12:43.14]Giving money as a gift is a simple thing to do.

[12:49.80]The difficulty is when it is proper to do so.

[12:55.76]Some people may think a gift of money

[13:00.93]means the gift-giver is too lazy to go out and find the right gift.

[13:07.70]Maybe it's true for a birthday,but money is acceptable 9 in some situations.

[13:15.45]It's a tradition during the Chinese New Year,for example.

[13:21.41]Also,someone you know might really need the money.

[13:26.97]Old people living cheaply may find a gift of money to be just what they needed.

[13:34.92]What they don't need is another gift they can't use.

[13:40.66]If you feel uncomfortable giving people money,

[13:46.25]gift vouchers 10 to popular stores can be acceptable.

[13:51.71]That way you show your friends you are thinking of them

[13:57.28]and they can choose something that they like.

[14:01.53]Sometimes,before a party,the host will say that no gift is needed or wanted.

[14:09.58]In these situations,it's important to do what the host wants.

[14:16.35]If you don't and bring a gift anyway,

[14:21.31]people might think you are rude--you didn't follow the host's rules.

[14:27.97]It could also embarrass 11 other guests.

[14:33.74]They might feel they should have brought a gift,too.Don't be a rule-breader.

[14:41.61]Be sure to follow your host's suggestions.

[14:46.75]Words and Expressions in Each Unit 13

[14:56.21]tense                owner                scientific           pink

[15:01.08]adj.紧张的           n.所有者             adj.科学的           adj.粉红色的

[15:05.95]lighting             knowledge            serve                design

[15:10.78]n.照明               n.知识               v.服务               v.设计

[15:15.62]uncomfortable        campaign             endangered           smoke

[15:20.86]adj.不舒服的         n.运动               adj.有灭绝危险的     v.吸烟

[15:26.09]mysterious           shiny                silky                skin

[15:31.46]adj.神秘的           adj.有光泽的         adj.丝的             n.皮肤

[15:36.83]cream                toothpaste           aim                  aim at

[15:41.71]n.面霜               n.牙膏               v.瞄准               瞄准

[15:46.60]specially            useful               instance             for instance

[15:51.67]adv.特别地           adj.有用的           n.例子               例如

[15:56.73]product              confuse              mislead 7

[16:00.91]n.产品               v.混淆               v.把...引错方向

[16:05.09]careful              lead                 plane

[16:08.63]adj.小心的           v.引导               n.飞机

[16:12.17]Reading

[16:15.93]wedding              anniversary          co-worker            let's say

[16:20.96]n.婚礼               n.周年纪念           n.同事                 比如说

[16:25.99]orange               vase                 host                 hostess

[16:31.07]adj.橙黄色           n.花瓶               n.主人               n.女主人

[16:36.15]ahead                ahead of time        arrange              feminine

[16:40.87]adj.在前             提早                 v.整理               adj.女性的

[16:45.58]consider             acceptable           tradition            cheaply

[16:51.77]v.考虑               adj.适宜的           adj.可接受的          n.传统

[16:57.97]voucher              embarrass            breaker

[17:02.45]n.票券               v.使窘迫             n.打破者

[17:06.93]container            quality

[17:12.29]n.容器               n.品质