1、odule 3 Life now and then Unit 2 I think life is better today. 课前预习课前预习 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 transp
2、ort 请同学们预习课本Unit 2(课本P20P21)。预习完课本内容，同学们可以试着做以 下题目，检测一下自己预习的效果！ 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
3、 典型句子典型句子 1.She has lived in Beijing all her life. _ 2.What 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.Famil
4、ies have got smaller than they were in the past. _ 她一辈子都住在北京。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，因为我家负担不起我没有上学，因为我家负担不起;而且更重要的是，而且更重要的是， 因为我是一个女孩。因为我是一个女孩。 家庭成员和过去相比更少了。家庭成员和过去相比更少了。 名师点拨名师点拨 1. afford的用法 afford作动词，意为“担负得起（的费用、损失、后 果等）;买得起”, 常
5、用在can和be able to之后; 通常构成短语 afford sth.或afford to do sth.。 The boy wants to see a movie, but he cant afford a ticket. 那 个男孩想看场电影, 但买不起票。 She cant afford to go abroad. 她没有足够的钱去国外。 【专练】 （ ）1. They walked home last night because they couldnt _ to take a taxi. A. leave B. buy C. afford D. allow （ ）2. The
6、 man had enough money and he could afford _ the famous car. A. to buy B. buying C. buy D. bought C A 2. whats more的用法 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。 He studies very hard, and whats more, he is ready to help others. 他学习非常刻苦，而且他还乐于助人。 【专练】 （ ）Bill hates Tonys laziness
7、, _, Tonys too naughty. A. that is B. above all C. whats more D. whats worse C 3. be busy doing的用法 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）。 He is busy preparing for the examination. 他忙着准备考 试。 He is busy with some important work. 他正忙于一些重 要的事情。 根据汉语意思完成句子，词
8、数不限 萨莉现在忙着照顾婴儿。 Sally is now busy _ the baby. 【专练】 taking care of / looking after 4. generally speaking的用法 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in general 同义。 Generally speaking / In general, we enjoyed the trip. 总的来 说，我们这次旅行很愉快。 【专练】 根据汉语意思完成句子，每空一词 一般来说，这样解决很恰当。 _ _ / _ _, its quite
9、 a fair settlement. Generally speaking In general 5. alone与lonely的区别 He likes living alone. 他喜欢独居。 When she is left alone, she often feels lonely. 留下她一个 人的时候，她经常感到孤独。 【专练】 （ ）1. The old man often feels _ because his children live far away. A. crazy B. lonely C. hungry D. alone 2. 根据汉语意思完成句子，每空一词 我不喜
10、欢夜晚单独外出。 I dont like going out _ at night. B alone 语篇理解语篇理解 一、仔细阅读课本P20的短文内容，选出下列各题的最佳选项 （ ）1. Whats the thing that Mrs Li most regrets about? A. Their lack（缺乏） of electric lights. B. The hardship（艰难） that her father went through. C. Her mums jobless status（身份）. D. Her lack of school education. （ ）2
11、. Which is the thing that Mrs Li feels happy about today? A. Her daughter fails to pay her a visit sometimes. B. Therere so many good programmes on TV which she can watch now. C. There are fewer means of transportation today than before. D. Theres too much traffic for her to cross the road. D B （ ）3
12、. Whats Mrs Lis opinion about life now? A. Even worse than life then. B. Much better than life in the past. C. Its hard to tell. D. In general, its better now. D 二、根据课本P20的短文内容，完成短文填空 Mrs Lis family used to live in a very small house. There used to 1._ no electric lights but candles. 2._ father, a p
13、ostman, worked very long hours not only in the winter cold but also in the 3._ heat. Her mother was a kind and loving housewife 4._ took care of the five children in the family. They ate simply and could only eat meat once or twice a year. Mrs Li never received any 5._, for one thing, she was just a
14、 girl, for another, the family was too 6._ to afford it. Today, the role of women has changed! Mrs Lis daughter is far 7._, shes well educated and continues her work after 8._ married. Yet shes too busy to visit her mother often. “I have 9._ old mother who needs my attention, I dont want her to feel
15、 so 10._, but it seems I have no choice,” she sadly says. be Her summer who / that education poor luckier getting / becoming an lonely 课堂小测课堂小测 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 blew out all the _（蜡烛）at one go. 4. Which of these forms on _（
16、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，词数不限 6. 总的说来，我认为你是对的。 _，I think you are right. 7. 她不只是他的老师。她是他的姐姐。 She is _ his teacher.She is his sister. 8. 谁来照看狗? Whos going to _ the dog? 9. 再说，我对它又不了解。 _，Ive no idea of it. 10.
17、他正在向她打听她的饮食习惯。 He _ her _ her eating habit. Generally speaking / In general more than look after Whats more is asking about 三、单项填空 （ ）11. It is great _ Birds Nest（鸟巢） in Beijing. A. visit B. see C. to look D. to visit （ ）12. The old man lives _ but he doesnt feel _. A. alone; alone B. lonely; lonely
18、 C. alone; lonely D. lonely; alone （ ）13. Climbing hills _ of great help to our health. Lets go climbing. A. was B. were C. is D. are D C C （ ）14. I want to have a computer，but I cant _ to buy one. A. offer B. provide C. consider D. afford （ ）15. Toms mother is busy_ breakfast for Tom. A. cook B. to cook C. cooks D. cooking D D 此部分习题详见独立装订的课后作业。请同学们完 成课后作业下册Module 3的Unit 2下面的所有练习题。 课后作业课后作业
