Grade 9 Unit 6 Topic 1 Section A

Michael: Kangkang, I hear that you can play Chinese chess very well. Could you teach me how to play it?

Kangkang: No problem.

Maria: It is hard for me to learn to play Chinese chess. In my spare time ^[1]in one’s spare/free time: 在某人空闲的时候, I prefer watching TV ^[2]prefer (doing) sth. : 更喜欢（做）某事/物 , especially TV plays. I think the actresses ^[3]actress: [ˈæktris]  n. 女演员；女表演者 are attractive.

Jane: I want to be a famous singer like the singing stars I see on TV. They are so charming ^[4]charming: 美: [ˈtʃɑrmɪŋ]  英: [ˈtʃɑː(r)mɪŋ]  adj. 迷人的；楚楚动人的；英俊的；潇洒的.

Michael: I would rather watch sports shows than those ones ^[5]would rather do A than (do) B: 宁愿做A也不做B.

Kangkang: So would I ^[6]So would I: 我也一样  “so + 助动/be + 主语” 表示“某人也一样”. I like watching soccer games best