1、Unit 2 I think life is better today. Teaching Aims 1.To be able to get specific information from the passage. 2.To be able to write a passage about life today. 3.To be able to charish the happy life of today. life ecucation living condition personal health transport family What can you think of to d
2、escribe “life”? food entertainment work . What points do you think Mrs Li will talk about in the passage “life in the past “? Can you say someting about them ? Predict electric adj. 用电的，电动的用电的，电动的 light n. 电灯电灯 candle n. 蜡烛蜡烛 postman n. 邮递员邮递员 cold n. 寒冷，冷空气寒冷，冷空气 heat n. 高温，热度高温，热度 full-time adj. 专
3、职的，全日制的专职的，全日制的 role n. 作用，职责，角色作用，职责，角色 education n. 教育，学业教育，学业 transport n.运输业，交通运输业，交通 Words and expressions Life now and then Life in the past _ 1. My family lived in a tiny house without_. 2. My mum was a farm girl and didnt go to work. 3. There were _ children in my family. 4. We can only eat
4、_ once or twice a year. 1. Today, most people only have one child. 2. Girls can_. 3. Transport and travel are easier today. 4. I like television today. electric light five meat Life now have education skimming 1 Look at the woman in the photo. How do you think she feels? Think about what she will ta
5、lk about: family health work education 2 Read and take notes on what Mrs. Li says about the points in Activity 1. Then complete the notes and more points of your own. Family: bigger, five children Food: Work: Education: Life in the past simple, meat only once or twice a year hard and difficult work,
6、 long hours expensive, often only for boys Family: smaller; one child Life now Food: more food and netter food Work: interesting jobs for boys and girls Education: good schools for everyone Read the passage again and answer the questions. 1.What kind of article is it? 2. Where does Mrs Li live? An i
7、nterview. Mrs. Li lives in Beijing. 3. How often could Mrs Li eat meat in the past? 4. Why does Mrs Li feel lonely sometimes? Once or twice a year. Because her daughter cant come to see her often. life in the past life now family food work education transport entertainment bigger; five children simp
8、le, meat only once or twice a year no television hard and difficult work, long hours expensive, often only for boys on foot or by bike smaller; one child more food and better food interesting jobs for boys and girls much easier, buses, cars and planes television etc. good school for everyone General
9、ly speaking ,_ she thinks life is better and they eat better and live longer. skipping life in the past life now family food work education transport entertainment bigger; five children simple, meat only once or twice a year no television hard and difficult work, long hours expensive, often only for
10、 boys on foot or by bike smaller; one child more food and better food interesting jobs for boys and girls much easier, buses, cars and planes television etc. good school for everyone Generally speaking ,_ she thinks life is better and they eat better and live longer. reading and retelling Why didnt
11、Mrs Li go to school ? Further thinking She wasnt sent to school because her family couldnt afford ,whats more ,because she was a girl . From the answer what can you think of ? Work in pairs and talk about the advantages and disadvantages of life now . however , but , althougt, used to do sth, as a r
12、esult, generally speaking . Complete the passage with the words and expression in the box. candles cold generally speaking postman tiny traffic Mrs. Lis father was a _. He often worked outside for twelve hours a day in the summer heat or in the winter _. They lived in a _ house and used _ for light. postman cold tiny candle s Mrs. Li says that _, life is better today. But not everything is satisfying. There are some things that she is not happy with, for example, the _. generally speaking traffic Quiz
