最新初三英语口语朗读材料

初三英语口语朗读材料

1. Shopping is popular with many people around the world. They seem to find new ways to buy things every day. They visit shopping malls, order things through the mail, or buy things on the Internet. People's shopping habits are always changing!

For young people, one of the most popular ways to shop is to use a vending machine. These machines offer all kinds of things and you can find them everywhere. In the USA, there are vending machines which sell CDs. New CDs are put in the machine every week. The strangest product on sale from a vending machine is in Japan. Just put your coins in the vending machine in Tokyo, press the button, and out comes a "kabutomushi", that is, a black beetle. You keep it as a pet!

2. When you shop at a supermarket, you may not be aware of all the planning which has been devoted to its design. Although they seem like simple places, actually they are filled with lots of clever traps for the customers.

For example, supermarket put their products in special places. Small treats such as sweets are always placed by the checkout. Mothers with small children often have to wait in a queue there. If they do not buy any sweets for their children, they are made to feel mean and unkind.

3. Last Saturday afternoon, Mum and I went to do the family shopping as usual. On our way to the supermarket, we came across a group of people in black T-shirts. The message on their T-shirts said, "DON'T SHOP!" One of them came to us, "Come in and have a look around our shop. We've got exactly what you need today." Mum cannot resist a new shop, so we went in. The little shop was painted all black inside, but the shelves were completely empty. There was nothing! We thought it was a joke.

As we were about to leave, the man said, "We're serious. It's `Don't Shop Day` today. We want people to try to have one day in the year when they don't go shopping. We all buy too much!"

4. Every 26 April, bankers across the USA go back to school. They do not go to learn,

but to teach primary and secondary school students how to handle their money. They say that education and money management skills are the key to a better life.

In the USA, children, especially teenagers, are often big spenders. Few teenagers have any savings. Most of them spend money as fast as they can. Nearly all will continue their spending habits when they grow up.

For this reason, bankers want to teach children proper money management while they are still young. They show students how to make smart decisions about money. They explain to them how to balance their expenses against their income. Of course, students are also taught how to invest and save money.

5. My favourite sport is basketball. The game was invented in the winter of 1891 in America by Dr James Naismith. He nailed two peach baskets to the wall. His students used a heavy soccer ball to play the game. It immediately attracted attention and quickly grew popular. Over the years, there have been many rule changes. Teams had nine players at first. In the 1920s there was a cage around the court, so the ball could not go out of play. The game was more violent then, and players often hurt themselves.

Today, the NBA in the United States is the top basketball league in the world. It features the sport's most famous names. The speed, power and excitement of the matches attract millions of fans all over the planet.

6. The ancient Olympic Games began in Greece over 2000 years ago. The first athletes were all men, and they competed in many events, such as jumping, throwing and boxing. They were loved as great heroes. The most important event was the marathon. The winner was always remembered in poems.

The first modern Olympic Games were held in Athens, Greece in 1896. Only a few countries took part. However, the Games were very popular because they were exciting and they encouraged important values like healthy competition and air play. The Olympics soon grew into a huge international event. Many new sports have been added to the Games and today thousands of athletes take part.