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MODULE 9 Heroes Unit 1 She missed the final practice so that Kylie could play. Listen and read. Tony: Not bad for aschool orchestra! And Sally is really good at the violin. Betty: Yes, theyre fantastic! But the last piece is coming up. Im looking forward to this! Tony: The dance music? Is Sally going to play this piece? Betty: No, she missed the final practice so that Kylie could play this piece of music on her own. She said her hand hurt, but that was only an excuse. Darning: Why did she do that? Betty: I imagine that she did it so that Kylie could avoid problems with her parents. Maybe shes just trying to help Kylie. It was very brave of her. Darning: I agree. It was a very kind thought. Betty: Ssh! Theyre starting to play, so be quiet! Tony: But look! Lingling: Hi, everyone. Sorry Im late. Tony: Look! What are Kylie and Sally doing? Lingling: Theyre standing up because theyre both going to play. Betty: What happened? Lingling: Their teacher asked Kylie what was really wrong with Sally. Kylie knew why Sally missed the final practice, so she asked their teacher to rewrite the final dance music so that two people could play it. Tony: Now theyre both going to be stars tonight on Starsearch! Lingling: And I bet Sally wins, because shes the real hero tonight! Not bad for ... on her own What happened? I bet ... Unit 2 There were few doctors, so he had to work very hard. 2 Read the passage and check your answers to Activity 1. My hero Dr Norman Bethune Norman Bethune is one of Chinas most famous heroes, but he wasnt Chinese-he was Canadian. He gave his life to helping the Chinese people. Norman Bethune was born in 1890. He became a doctor in 1916, and he went to the front to look after injured soldiers in the First World War. He saw many soldiers die in the war. Later he invented new treatments to help soldiers, and edical tools to use utside hospitals. In 1938 he came to hina to treat the Chinese soldiers in the mountains north of Yanan. There were few doctors, s