1、Unit 1 They sometimes work harder. Teaching aims 1.To be able to understand the conversation about comparing life in thepast and now . 2.To be able to use comparative degree and superlative degree correctly. 3.To learn how to make comparisons roads - narrow houses - small, crowded ring roads - wide
2、buildings - tall, bright living conditions hard living conditions comfortable environmentenvironment In the past There was fewer tall buildings. The mountains were greener. The rivers were cleaner and there were more fish swimming in the rivers. At present Tall buildings take up more room for crops.
3、 The air is not so clean and fresh as before. The climate is warmer than before. Personal healthPersonal health At present People learn more about diseases and medicine. So people are healthier and live longer. In the past People lived harder. Less medicine was known. People got ill and died more ea
4、sily and more often. TransportTransport At present There are more cars. People walk or cycle less than before. Transport is faster, but there are more traffic problems. In the past There were fewer cars. People walked or cycled more often. Transport was slower. Work and free timeWork and free time I
5、n the past People had more free time and lived more relaxed. At present People have to work harder and have less free time. Life becomes busier than before. life ecucation living condition personal health transport family What can you think of to describe “life”? work and free time . Talk about the
6、photo. Say what life was like in the early 1980s and say what is life like today. words and expressions 1.wealthy adj. 富有的富有的 2.fear n. 担心，害怕担心，害怕 3.used to do sth . 过去常常过去常常 4.wealth n. 财富，财产财富，财产 5.double v. 使加倍使加倍 adj. 成双的，两个成双的，两个. 6.seldom adv. 很少地，不常很少地，不常 7.spare adj. 空余的，备用的空余的，备用的 8.spare t
7、ime 业余时间，闲暇业余时间，闲暇 9.speak up 大点声说大点声说 1. What is the history homework? 2. What is the question they need to answer? Write about life in the past and life today. The question is “Is life today better than it was in the past?” Listen and answer the questions. 3. What does Betty ask? 4. What does Dami
8、ng ask? Betty asks if they can write about medicine and pollution. Daming asks if they can write about personal safety. 1. What are Betty and her mother talking about? They are talking about life in the past and now. / They are comparing life in the past and now. 2. How many things have they compare
9、d? Four. Health, medicine, transport and work. Listen to the passage and answer questions. 1. People live longer today because _. a) we know more about medicine b) they do not work as hard as they did c) they take more exercise 2. There is less fear of getting ill _. a) so people live longer b) beca
10、use people know how to deal with c) so people work harder than before Listen and choose the correct answer. 3. People take less exercise because _. a) they do not need to b) they drive cars instead c) they do not have cars or bikes 4. People work harder today and _. a) they do not live as long as th
11、ey did b) they do not usually have enough free time c) they live a healthier life advantages disadvantages personal health medicine transport work . live longer Dont take as much exercise as they used to Know more about it; theres less fear of getting ill. more people have cars walk or use bikes les
12、s, have more wealth and less health. The numbe or cars is doubled, the pollution is also doubled ,even worse . They sometimes work harder. People seldom say they have enough spare time. In Betty and her mothers opinions, the life today is _than it was in the past better Compared with life in the pas
13、t ,what are the advantages and disadvages of life today ? loudly fluently correctly beautifully advantages disadvantages personal health medicine transport work . live longer .as much exercise as . used to Know more.; less fear . more people have cars use . less, have more. and less. ,the numbe of.,
14、 doubled, even worse . work harder, seldom .,enough spare time In Betty and her mothers opinions, the life today is _than it was in the past better 1. What kinds of things do you _? 2. What do you do in your _ time? 3. What can someone not do if they are _? fear spare Complete the questions with the words or expression in the box. deaf doubled fear spare used to wealth deaf 4. If something is _, is it more or less? 5. Do you think people _ take more exercise than they do today? 6. Do you think people have more _ today than they used to? doubled used to wealth
