Lesson 9
A Special Girl

Guidance

In the writer’s eyes,her friend is different from other girls.Do you have aspecial friend?在作者眼中，他的朋友是不同于其他女孩子的。你也有特别的朋友吗？

My friend Linda is aspecial girl.She is thirteen years old.Girls always like nice skirts.But she only likes T-shirts.Girls like to have long hair.But she has short hair like aboy.Many girls like to play volleyball and ping-pong at her school,but she doesn’t like them.She only likes to play soccer.She thinks it’s interesting.And many girls don’t like math because it’s boring and difficult.But her math is really good.She says it’s fun and easy!

Girls’rooms are always tidy.But Linda has her things everywhere in her room.^① Sometimes her father is angry with her because she doesn’t find her things.^②But she can make her father happy with her big smile!

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Notes

①But Linda has her things everywhere in her room.但是琳达把她的东西在房间里扔得到处都是。

②Sometimes her father is angry with her because she doesn’t find her things.有时她的爸爸对她很生气，因为她总是找不到她的东西。

be angry with sb.:生某人的气

Practice

Ⅰ.Read for comprehension

1.What clothes doesn’t Linda like?

A.Short hair.

B.T-shirts.

C.Nice skirts.

D.Math.

2.What sport does Linda like?

A.Volleyball.

B.Soccer.

C.Ping-pong.

D.Basketball.

3.What does Linda think of math?

A.Boring.

B.Difficult.

C.Useful.

D.Interesting.

4.Which is TRUE?

A.Linda is aboy.

B.Linda isn’t the same as other girls.

C.Linda’s room is always tidy.

D.Linda’s father doesn’t like her.

Ⅱ.Read for writing

What do you think of the writer’s friend?What’s your friend like?What influences（影响）does your friend have on you?Write an article about him/her.

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