1、Module3 Life now and then Unit2 I think life is better today. Free talk 1. Is life now better than when you were a child? Why? 2. Whats the greatest change compared with the life in the past? Guess Look at the title and picture. Guess what Mrs Li will talk about and how she feels Life now and then f
2、amily work transport education Skimming Read the passage and answer the questions. 1.What kind of article is it? It is an interview. 2. What does Mrs Li think of life today? She thinks life is better today. 3. What does Mrs Li say about life now and then? She talks about family, food, education, tra
3、nsport and travel as well as entertainment. Family: bigger, five children Food: Work: Education: Transport: simple, meat only once or twice a year hard and difficult work, long hours expensive, often only for boys Life in the past Now complete the notes and add more points of your own. Scanning on f
4、oot or by bike Family: smaller; one child Life now Food: Work: Education: Transport : Entertainment: more food and better food interesting jobs for boys and girls good schools for everyone by bus, underground or plane television programs Thinking 1. How has the womens role changed? Name job/work Mrs
5、 Lis mother Mrs Li Mrs Lis daughter look after the children wasnt sent to school has a good education and goes to work even after getting married. 2. Why has the womens role changed? The family gets smaller. People live a better life now. Women get education. Legal reforms and policies help women ad
6、vance in society. Writing Womens role changed. Give examples or reasons to support this point. Write about an advantage and a disadvantage about it by using the words like however, but Make a conclusion. Generally speaking, Group work Draw a mind map about Mrs Lis life now and then to us in terms of
7、 family, work, food, transport and so on. Introduce Mrs Lis life to us. Homework Write a passage about your life now and then in terms of family, work, food, transport and so on 1. 某人一生中 2. 电灯 3. 不只是，多于 4. 全职工作 5. 偶尔；一两次 6. 而且；此外 7. 结婚 8. 忙于做某事 9. 获得良好的教育 10. 总的来说 Expressions all her life electric l
8、ights more than a full-time job once or twice whats more get married be busy doing sth/ with sth get a good education generally speaking Sentences 1. And looking after us was more than a full-time job. 照顾我们比做一份全职工作还要辛苦 more than 超过，不仅是 Ive learnt English for _10 years. 我已学英语超过10年了。 Her trip to Ameri
9、ca is _sightseeing. 他去美国不仅仅只是为了观光旅游。 more than more than more than +v./ adj./ adv. 等，表示非常非常，很很 Tom speaks English _fluently. Tom英语讲得非常流利。 You have to be _careful with your homework. 你一定要非常认真地完成你的作业。 more than more than more.than.表示与其说，不如说是与其说，不如说是 He is _a friend _ a teacher to me. 对我来说，与其说他是一名老师，不如
10、说他是我 的一个朋友。 She was _ frightened _ hurt. 她不是受伤了，而是受到了惊吓。 no more than 表示与一样不 / 和都不 Lucy is _beautiful _ Lily. Lucy和Lily 一样都不漂亮。 more than more than no more than 全职 a full-time job 兼职 a part-time job 从事全职从事全职/兼职兼职工作 take a full-time/part-time Looking after a child is a _job. 照管小孩是一天忙到晚的活儿。 full-time
11、2. He often worked hard twelve hours a day outside in the winter cold or in the summer heat. cold n. 寒冷 heat n. 热，高温 Dont stand outside in the _. 别站在外面冻着。 She doesnt seem to feel the _. 她好像不觉得冷。 You should not go out in the _ of the day. 你不应该在天最热的时候外出。 cold cold heat 3. because my family couldnt aff
12、ord it. afford v. 承担得起；负担得起 afford sth/to do sth 负担负担得起某事 cant afford sth/to do sth 负担不起负担不起某事 她买不起房。 She _. cant afford a house/cant afford to buy a house 4. The role of women has changed too. role n. 的角色 play a role in sth 在中起作用 play an important role in sth 在中起重要作用 Computers _ our daily life. pla
13、y an important role in 5. She has a good education. education n. (个人的)教育；学业 He gave his son a first-rate _. 他给儿子提供了一流的教育。 They spent a lot of money on _. 他们在教育上投入了很多钱。 education n. 一般用作不可数名词不可数名词，但 表示“一段”或“一种”教育“一段”或“一种”教育，可在前加不定冠词不定冠词。 education education 6. Generally speaking, I think life is bett
14、er today. generally speaking 一般来说 exactly speaking 准确地说 strictly speaking 严格来说 frankly/honestly speaking 坦白说, 老实说 _, the parks are full on holidays. 一般来说，假日里公园都挤满人。 _, I dont like him. 说实话，我不喜欢他。 Generally speaking Generally/Honestly speaking Exercises 1. The Apple Watch is very beautiful, but its t
15、oo expensive. So I cant _ it. A. save B. support C. offer D. afford 2. The man had enough money and he could afford _ the famous car. A. to buy B. buying C. buy D. bought D A 3. Mum, could I have an MP3 like this? Certainly, we can buy one, but as good as this. The price of this kind is a little hig
16、her. A. a cheap B. a cheaper C. a small D. a smaller 4. They _ for over ten years. A. are marrying B. have been married C. will marry D. marry B B Translation 1.与其说他是教练， 不如说他是我的朋友。 2. 我的爷爷一辈子都住在农村。 3. 照顾孩子们是她的全职工作。、 4. 总的来说，她获得了良好的教育。 5. 朋友在我们的生活中起着重要作用。 1.与其说他是教练， 不如说他是我的朋友。 He is more a friend tha
17、n a coach to me. 2. 我的爷爷一辈子都住在农村。 My grandpa lives in the country all his life. 3. 照顾孩子们是她的全职工作。 Looking after children is her full-time job. 4. 总的来说，她获得了良好的教育。 Generally speaking, she receives a good education. 5. 朋友在我们的生活中起着重要作用。 Friends play an important role in our life. 语法填空 1. no 2. paid 3.tha
18、t 4. group 5. like 6. but 7. first 8. horses 9. than 10. who/that Writing 请比较城市生活的利与弊。包含以下内容： 1.优点 2.缺点 3.你的观点 Nowadays, many people choose to live in the city. Nowadays, many people live in the city. Here are many advantages. Firstly, cities are equipped with cutting-edge buses and high-end train s
19、ystems. These ways of transportation run on a regular basis and provide affordable rates. This makes traveling most cost- effective and comfortable. Secondly, cities are packed with green space, music venues, museums as well as other forms of entertainment. It will help you relax and enjoy yourselve
20、s. Last but not least, cities offer a wide range of restaurants if you are unable to cook for yourself. Whats even more convenient is that you can order online. While working at home, the food of your option will be delivered straight to your doorstep. However, living in cities also causes many prob
21、lems. Firstly, most buildings are close together. Living in flats is the most common option. This means you are surrounded by many people, resulting in reduction of privacy. Secondly, the pollution in the city have negative influences on peoples life and work. This is mainly because there is too muc
22、h traffic on the street and the smoke from cars release dangerous gases which do harm to peoples health. In my opinion, cities provides us with better infrastructure and make our life more comfortable. The best educational institutions are concentrated in cities. This means we are given chances to receive a good education. Whats more, the best hospitals are situated in the cities which enable us to get better treatment.
