1、Module 3 Life now and then Unit 2 I think life is better today. 课前导学课前导学 核心单词核心单词 1. _ adj. 微小的；极小的 2. _ n. 电灯 3. _ n. 蜡烛 4. _ n. 邮递员 5. _ n. 寒冷；冷空气 6. _ n. 高温；热度 7. _ adj. 专职的；全日制的 8. _ n. 作用；职责；角色 9. _ n. (个人的)教育；学业 10. _ n. 运输业；交通 tiny light candle postman cold heat full-time role education trans
2、port 常考短语常考短语 1. _ 在夏日高温下 2. _ 慈母 3. _ 一两次 4. _ 此外;而且;更重要的是 5. _ 受到良好的教育 6. _ (和某人)结婚 7._ 忙于做 8._ 一般而言;总的来说 in the summer heat loving mother once or twice whats more have a good education get married (to sb.) be busy doing generally speaking 典型句子典型句子 1.She has lived in Beijing all her life. _ 2.What
3、 was your life like in the past? _ 3.There were five children in my family, and looking after us was more than a full-time job. _ 4.I wasnt sent to school because my family couldnt afford it, and whats more, because I was a girl. _ _ 5.Families have got smaller than they were in the past. _ 她一辈子都住在北
4、京。她一辈子都住在北京。 你过去的生活是什么样的？你过去的生活是什么样的？ 我家有五个孩子，照料我们比做一份全职工作还要辛苦。我家有五个孩子，照料我们比做一份全职工作还要辛苦。 我没有上学我没有上学,因为我家负担不起因为我家负担不起;而且更重要的是，因为我是而且更重要的是，因为我是 一个女孩。一个女孩。 家庭成员和过去相比更少了。家庭成员和过去相比更少了。 要点梳理要点梳理 重点词汇精析重点词汇精析 1 heat 而且更重要的是，因为我 是一个女孩。(教材第20页) 【用法1】afford作动词，意为“担负得起(的费用、 损失、后果等);买得起”, 常用在can和be able to之后; 通
5、 常构成短语afford sth.或afford to do sth.。 【举例】The boy wants to see a movie, but he cant afford a ticket. 那个男孩想看一场电影, 但他买不起票。 She cant afford to go abroad. 她没有足够的钱去国外。 【用法2】whats more是固定词组，常用作插入语，意为 “此外;而且;更重要的是”，相当于besides, in addition。 【举例】He studies very hard, and whats more, he is ready to help others
6、. 他学习非常刻苦，而且他还乐于助人。 【应用】 ( )1.They walked home last night because they couldnt _ to take a taxi. A.leave B.buy C.afford D.allow ( )2. The man had enough money and he could afford _ the famous car. A. to buy B. buying C. buy D. bought C A ( )3.Bill hates Tonys laziness, _, Tony is too naughty. A.that
7、 is B.above all C.whats more D.whats wrong 3 be busy doing的用法 【教材例句】Im happy to see shes busy working every day . 我很高兴地看到她每天忙着工作 (教材第20页) C 【用法】busy为形容词,意为“忙的;繁忙的”,反义词为 free,常用短语有be busy doing sth.(忙于做某事),be busy with sth.(忙于某事)。 【举例】He is busy preparing for the examination. 他正 忙着准备考试。 He is busy wi
8、th some important work. 他正忙于处理一些 重要的工作。 【应用】 根据汉语意思完成句子,不限一词 萨莉现在忙着照顾婴儿。 Sally is now busy _ the baby. taking care of / looking after 4 generally speaking的用法的用法 【教材例句】Generally speaking, I think life is better today. 总的说来，我认为今天的生活更好了。 (教材第20页) 【用法】generally speaking 意为“一般而言,总的说来”, 表示说话的总结或结论；常位于句首，与
9、in general 同义。 【举例】Generally speaking, we enjoyed the trip. 总的来 说，我们这次旅行很愉快。 【应用】 根据汉语意思完成句子,每空一词 总的说来,这样解决很恰当。 _ _ / _ _, its quite a fair settlement. Generally speaking In general 易混词易混词 （组）（组） 辨析辨析 lonely与与alone的区别的区别 【教材例句】 .but sometimes I feel lonely because she cant come to see me often. 但是有时
10、我会感到孤独， 因为她不能常常回来看我。(教材第20页) 【要点思维导图】 【举例】He likes living alone. 他喜欢独居。 When she is left alone, she often feels lonely. 当她一个 人被留下的时候，她经常感到孤独。 【应用】 ( )1.The old man often feels _ because his children live far away. A.crazy B.lonely C.hungry D.alone 2.我不喜欢夜晚单独外出。（根据汉语意思完成句子） I dont like going out _ at
11、 night. B alone 常用句型精讲常用句型精讲 动名词短语作主语的用法动名词短语作主语的用法 【教材例句】There were five children in my family, and looking after us was more than a full-time job.我家里有五 个孩子，照料我们比做一份全职工作还要辛苦。(教材第 20页) 【用法】句中的looking after us为动名词短语，在句中作 主语。动名词短语作主语时，谓语动词用单数形式。 【举例】Reading in the sun is bad for your eyes.在阳光 下看书对你的眼睛
12、有害。 【应用】 ( )1.Climbing hills _ good for our health. A.are B.is C.was D.were 2.She thinks _(share) opinions with others is good for her personal improvement.（用所给单词的适 当形式填空） B sharing 课堂练习课堂练习 一、根据句意及中文提示完成单词一、根据句意及中文提示完成单词 1.I live in a _ (极小的) room. 2.What happened? Why are all the_ (电灯) off? 3.She
13、blew out all the_ (蜡烛) at once. 4.Which of these forms of _ (交通) do you like? 5.The _ (角色) of women has changed since ten years ago. tiny lights candles transport role 二、根据汉语意思完成句子，每空一词二、根据汉语意思完成句子，每空一词 1.总的来说，我认为你是对的。 _ _ / _ _，I think you are right. 2.她不只是他的老师。她是他的姐姐。 She is _ _ his teacher.She is
14、 his sister. 3.谁来照看狗? Whos going to _ _ the dog? Generally speaking In general more than look after 4.而且，我对它又不了解。 _ _ ，I have no idea of it. 5.他正在向她打听她的饮食习惯。 He _ _ her _ her eating habit. 三、单项填空三、单项填空 ( )1.It is great _ Birds Nest (鸟巢) in Beijing. A.visit B.see C.to look D.to visit Whats more is as
15、king about D ( )2. The old man lives _ but he doesnt feel _. A. alone;alone B.lonely;lonely C. alone;lonely D.lonely;alone ( )3. Climbing hills _ of great help to our health. Lets go climbing. A.was B.were C.is D.are ( )4.I want to have a computer，but I cant _ to buy one. A.offer B.provide C.conside
16、r D.afford ( )5.Toms mother is busy_ breakfast for Tom. A. cook B.to cook C. cooks D.cooking C C D D 四、课文语篇短文填空四、课文语篇短文填空 I asked our neighbor, Mrs Li, about life today and life in the past. Mrs Lis family used to be poor. Their house was 1. _, and they had no electric lights but candles. As a postm
17、an, her father often worked long hours outside no matter cold or hot. Her mother was a full-time loving mother who 2. _ after Mrs Li and her four siblings (兄弟姐妹) at home. Food at that time was simple. Meat was only 3. _ once or twice a year. As a girl, Mrs Li didnt have any education because her fam
18、ily wasnt able to and didnt want to 4. _ it. tiny looked eaten afford “Families have become 5. _ than they used to be because most people today only have one child. Womens social status(社会地位) has improved too. Like my daughter, shes lucky enough to receive a good education and she continues to work
19、even after getting 6. _! Im happy to see shes busy working every day, but sometimes I feel 7. _ because she cant come to visit me often.” said Mrs Li. smaller married lonely Transport and travel are also easier today. When Mrs Li was young, they walked or 8. _ bikes everywhere. Now, people travel by
20、 bus or by underground, and they can 9. _ everywhere on a plane. The only problem, according to Mrs Li, is that theres too much traffic! Mrs Lis family didnt have a television 10. _ she was a kid. She likes watching TV today. There are so many wonderful programmes for her. “Generally speaking,I think life is better today.We eat better and live longer.” said Mrs Li. rode fly when
