九下m3Unit3课件.ppt

1、Talk about the photos.Say what life was like in the early 1980s and what life is like today.People are wealthier today,and they live longer than they did in the past.But people dont take as much exercise as they used to.More people have cars,and they walk or use their bikes less.We eat better and we

2、 live longer.1.Complete the passage with the correct form of the words in brackets.For many people,life is a lot(1)_(easy)today.Medicine and diet are improving,and people are getting(2)_(healthy)and living(3)_(long).But communication iseasierhealthierlonger changing(4)_(fast)of all.Today,with the In

3、ternet,people can communicate(5)_(easily)than ever before with friends all over the world.Not all the changes are(6)_(good)ones.More people drive cars instead of riding bikes,so they are not asfastestmore easilygood (7)_(fit)as they were.Increasing traffic makes the roads(8)_(crowded)than ever,and i

4、t also makes pollution(9)_(bad).We must all work harder to reduce pollution.fitmore crowdedworse 2.Look at the two pictures and talk about how the town has changed.Use the words in the box to help you.big building busy house modern more shop street tall traffic tree3.Complete the sentences with the

5、words or expressions in the box.heat more than seldom spare speak up 1.We _ have time to go on holiday.2.We do not have much _ time because we have important exams this year.seldomspare 3.Never go out in the _ of the day without a hat.4.You have to _ because the students in the back cannot hear you.

6、5.Mr Smith is _ a teacher.Most of his pupils think of him as their friend.heatspeak upmore than 4.Read the email and find three examples that show life was harder in the past than it is today.1)People lived in small houses,very close to each other,with no space for children to play.2)Most of the big

7、 cities were dirty and unhealthy.3)Children didnt always go to school,they had to work.5.Read the email again.Find sentences that tell us:1)There was not enough living space for people.2)Most of the big cities were dirty and unhealthy.3)Life was harder for children in those times.Write examples.1)Pe

8、ople lived in very small houses,very close to each other,with no space for children to play.2)The pollution from factories filled the air.People put their rubbish outside in the streets.As a result,there were many illnesses.3)They didnt always go to school,because they had to work instead.Many child

9、ren started work in factories when they were only four or five years old.They worked twelve hours a day in dangerous jobs for very little money.Many were hurt in accidents with machines.6.Listen and complete he table.Grandmother MotherAge to start schoolAge to start workAge to get marriedNumber of c

10、hildrenAge to stop working81418450622241557.Write a passage comparing the lives of the speakers grandmother and mother in Activity 6.The speakers grandmother and mother have lived very different lives.Her grandmother had a much bigger familyRead the passage and complete the following sentences.1.The

11、 modern car has changed life a _ deal.2.Using horses for travel was _,and of course walking was even _.3.Cars allow people to travel long distances _,in comfort and _.greatslowerquicklyslowconvenience4.It was almost _ to get rid for the manure of the horses.5.The cars may cause _,but the first cars

12、actually made cities _.impossiblepollutioncleaner 8.Work in groups.Read the motion of the debate.Health is more important than wealth.Now decide who is for the motion and who is against it.You can use some of the following ideas:For:Without health,wealth means nothing.You can enjoy life better if yo

13、u are healthy.Against:It is hard to be healthy without wealth.You can enjoy life better if you are wealthy.9.Prepare your arguments.Give examples to support your ideas.10.Hold the debate.Those for the motion give their opinions.Those against the motion give their opinion.Take turns to say what you t

14、hink about each others arguments.11.Discuss and find out whether most people are for or against the motion.1.Which season do you like _,winter or summer?Summer.(2014北京北京)A.well B.better C.best D.the best2.Many students think it _ to learn English by using news.(2014佛佛 山山)A.interest B.interesting C.i

15、nterested3.It is said that Shanghai students have scored the _ in an international test.(2014佛山佛山)A.high B.higher C.highest4.Mom,what do you think of our new house?Its nice,and its _ than the old one.(2014通辽通辽)A.big B.bigger C.biggest D.the biggest5.Lin Fang comes home _ than before this term.She do

16、esnt have so many classes in the afternoon.(2014重庆重庆)A.early B.earlier C.late D.later6.“Have you read todays newspaper?”“Yes.Its really boring.Theres _ in it.”(2014贵阳贵阳)A.something new B.nothing new C.anything new 7.How do you like the book you read yesterday?(2014丹东丹东)Oh!Its one of _ books Ive ever

17、 read.A.interesting B.more interesting C.most interesting D.the most interesting8.Mike is the _ boy in his class now.(2014宁德宁德)A.tall B.taller C.tallest9.The baby is sleeping,please play the piano _.(2014宁德宁德)A.loudly B.quietly C.clearly10.How _ Li Ming writes!Yes,he is the _ in our class.A.carefully,most careful B.care,most careful C.carefully,careful D.careful,careful (2014黔东南黔东南)Write a passage about the changes in your hometown,using the comparative and superlatives of adjectives and adverbs we have learnt.