1、Unit 2 I think life is better today.1、天就要黑了。、天就要黑了。2、就要完成了！、就要完成了！3、你觉得今天的生活比过去更好吗、你觉得今天的生活比过去更好吗?4、人们比过去活得长。、人们比过去活得长。5、懂得更多的医学、懂得更多的医学Revision Revision Its getting late.Nearly finished!Do you think that life is better today than in the past?They live longer than they did in the past.know more abou
2、t medicine6、如何处理平常的疾病、如何处理平常的疾病7、不像过去锻炼那么多、不像过去锻炼那么多8、我认为、我认为9、更少地骑自行车、更少地骑自行车10、更多的财富有时候意味着更少的健康。、更多的财富有时候意味着更少的健康。how to deal with the ordinary diseasesdont take as much exercise as they used toI suppose that use ones bikes lessMore health sometimes means less health.11、污染加倍。、污染加倍。12、象、象50年前他们那样艰苦
3、地工作年前他们那样艰苦地工作13、很少有人说他们有足够的空闲时间。、很少有人说他们有足够的空闲时间。14、你为什么不去问问、你为什么不去问问?The pollution is doubled.work as hard as they did 50 years ago.People seldom say they have enough spare time.Why dont you go and ask?=Why not go and ask?15、记得讲话要大声点、记得讲话要大声点16、耳朵有点聋、耳朵有点聋Remember to speak up!a bit deafLook at the
4、se Beijings pictures.Say what life was like in the past and what life is like today.roads-narrowhouses-small,crowdedring roads-widebuildings-tall,brightliving conditions-hardliving conditions-comfortablecommunications-simple,slowin the pastat presentcommunications-various,quick,easyLook at the woman
5、 in the photo.How do you think she feels?Think about what she will talk about.family health work educationFamily:bigger,five childrenFood:Work:Education: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.Life in the pastsimple,m
6、eat only once or twice a yearhard and difficult work,long hoursexpensive,often only for boysFamily:smaller;one childLife nowFood:more food and netter foodWork:interesting jobs for boys and girlsEducation:good schools for everyoneRead the passage again and answer the questions.1.What kind of article
7、is it?2.Where does Mrs Li live?An interview.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.Work in pairs and talk about the advantages and disadvantages of life now for
8、 Mrs Li.Talk about the changes in your hometown.Then report it to the class.1.What was/were like in the past?2.What has happened to nowadays?3.What will be like in the future?live in low houseslive in tall buildingsplant crops with the help of farm animalsplant crops with the help of farm machinesst
9、udy in a modern schoolstudy in an old schoolComplete the passage with the words and expression in the box.candles cold generally speakingpostman 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 _
10、 for light.postman cold tinycandlesMrs.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 trafficWrite a passage about the advantages and disadvantages of life today.Write a composition.Choose two
11、 or three points from the notes in Activity 2 to write about:Families are smaller Give examples or reasons to support those points.Most people only have one child today.For each of the points you choose,write about an advantage and/or a disadvantage.Use the words however,but,although or used to wher
12、e appropriate.Families are smaller because most people only have one child today.As a result,families have more money to spend on their child.However,an only child may feel lonely Finish the passage with your conclusion.Generally speaking,I think.The Advantages and Disadvantages of Life TodaySample
13、Although transport is easier than it used to be,we now have much more traffic,which means it is harder to cross the road.There are more kinds of food now than before,but many people eat too much and dont take enough exercise.Education and work for girls are much better than they used to be.Generally
14、 speaking,I think life is better,but it is nosier and busier.请以请以“city life and country life”为题，根为题，根据以下提示写一篇不少于据以下提示写一篇不少于80词的英语短文。词的英语短文。提示：提示：1.城市生活的优缺点；城市生活的优缺点；2.乡村生活的优缺点；乡村生活的优缺点；3.自己的观点。自己的观点。I have lived in this city for two years,but before that I lived with my family in a village about a h
15、undred miles away from here.Life is very different in two places,but there are things that I like about each of them.In the country it is quiet and beautiful because there are not many people.The air is clean,and there is beautiful scenery all around.The people who live in the country seem friendly
16、and helpful to their neighbors.The cost of living is low there because food is usually cheap.I like living in the city,too.In the city there are interesting things to do all the time.People have a big choice of activities.There are latest movies,and most of the theatres are good.Everything is conven
17、ient here,because in the city you usually live close to grocery stores and schools.Traffic is efficient,so it is easy to get from one place to another.Every coin has two sides.You can decide where to live.1.looking after us was more than a full-time job.Language points“more than+名词名词”表示表示“不只是，不仅不只是，
18、不仅仅是仅是”He is more than a father to her.他待她胜过父亲。他待她胜过父亲。Kate was more than a teacher.She also did what she could to take care of her pupils.凯特不仅仅是位教师，她还尽其所能照凯特不仅仅是位教师，她还尽其所能照顾她的学生。顾她的学生。more than与数词与数词连用，意思是连用，意思是“多于，大多于，大于，超过于，超过”。例如：。例如：I have known him for more than twenty years.我认识他已超过二十年了。我认识他已超
19、过二十年了。more than与形容词与形容词连用，表示连用，表示“非常、非常、十分十分”。例如：。例如：They were more than happy to see us come back from the holiday.看到我们度假归来，他们异常高兴。看到我们度假归来，他们异常高兴。知识链接知识链接 afford v.担负得起担负得起(的费用、损失、后的费用、损失、后果等果等),常用在常用在can和和be able to之后之后;通常构成短通常构成短语语afford sth.或或afford to do sth.。The boy wants to see a movie,but h
20、e cant afford a ticket.那个男孩想看场电影那个男孩想看场电影,但却买不起票。但却买不起票。She cant afford to go abroad.她没有足够的钱去国外。她没有足够的钱去国外。2.because my family couldnt afford it.答案：答案：cant afford to do sth.“负担不起负担不起”是固定搭配，故答案选。句意：我们是固定搭配，故答案选。句意：我们不能再浪费时间了。不能再浪费时间了。Theres a lot to do.We cant _ to waste any time.(2011年江苏省无锡市中考年江苏省无锡
21、市中考)A.wait B.afford C.want D.have根据句意和所给解释补全句中的单词。根据句意和所给解释补全句中的单词。The house is too dear.I cant _ it.(be able to meet the cost of)The man had enough money and he could afford _ the famous car.A.to buy B.buying C.buy D.bought affordAprovide 是是“提供提供”之意之意,通常构成通常构成provide sb.with sth.或或provide sth.for s
22、b.The school provided the students with many books.=The school provided many books for the students.学校向学生提供了很多书。学校向学生提供了很多书。知识链接知识链接supply意为意为“供给；供应供给；供应”,通常构成通常构成supply sth.to sb.或或supply sb.with sth.。supply还可还可以作名词。如以作名词。如:Water is in short supply in this area.这个地区水供应不足。这个地区水供应不足。The government su
23、pplies some food and clothes to the poor.政府给贫困群众提供了一些食物和衣服。政府给贫困群众提供了一些食物和衣服。用用afford,supply 或或provide的适当形式填空。的适当形式填空。1.Last weekend,we held a food festival.I _ noodles and dumplings for it.2.In this area,food is in short _.3.When I saw the information about homeless children on the Internet,I decid
24、ed to _ them with help.4.My brother needs a computer,but he cant _ to buy one.providedsupplyprovide/supplyafford education n.(各人的各人的)教育；学业教育；学业More money should be spent on education.应当在教育方面投入更多的资金。应当在教育方面投入更多的资金。She received a medical education in Japan.她在日本受过医学教育。她在日本受过医学教育。He gave his son a first
25、-rate education.他让他的儿子接受了一流的教育。他让他的儿子接受了一流的教育。educational adj.教育的；有教育意义的教育的；有教育意义的3.She has a good education.education一般用作不可数名词，但一般用作不可数名词，但表示一段或一种表示一段或一种“教育教育”时时,其前可其前可加不定冠词加不定冠词;在有形容词修饰时在有形容词修饰时,则则一定要加不定冠词。一定要加不定冠词。-What are you reading,Jane?-Some books on _ education.Im now interested in _ educat
26、ion of young people.A.an;the B./;the C.the;an D.an;/解析解析:第一个第一个 education 意为意为“教育教育;教育教育学学”，为不可数名词，因此不用冠词，为不可数名词，因此不用冠词;而而第二个第二个 education 表示特指，意为表示特指，意为“年轻年轻人的教育人的教育”，因此用定冠词，故答案为，因此用定冠词，故答案为 B。B get married 意思是意思是“结婚结婚”，表示动作。，表示动作。如：如：We had known each other for years before we got married.They hav
27、e had a happy life since they got married.be married强调结婚了的状态强调结婚了的状态,可与表示一可与表示一段时间的状语连用段时间的状语连用;而而get married只能跟表示只能跟表示某一时间点的状语连用。某一时间点的状语连用。4.even after getting married.be busy doing sth.忙于做某事忙于做某事He is busy preparing for the examination.他忙着准备考试。他忙着准备考试。He is busy writing a letter.他正忙着写信。他正忙着写信。萨莉现
28、在忙着照顾婴儿。萨莉现在忙着照顾婴儿。Sally is now busy _ the baby.5.she is busy working every day.taking care of【2013山东枣庄山东枣庄】汉译英汉译英这些学生现在忙于观看中国和美国的篮球这些学生现在忙于观看中国和美国的篮球赛。（赛。（be busy doing）These pupils/students are busy watching the basketball game/competition between China and the U.S.now.be busy with 忙于做某事忙于做某事He is
29、 busy with some important work.他正忙于处理一些重要的事情。他正忙于处理一些重要的事情。busy用于用于too.to结构时可接动词不定式。结构时可接动词不定式。She is too busy to look after her child.她太忙，没有时间照料孩子。她太忙，没有时间照料孩子。知识拓展知识拓展6.Its so difficult to cross the road.Its (for sb.)to do sth.这是一个很常用的这是一个很常用的句型句型,意思是意思是“(对某人来说对某人来说)做某事是做某事是.”。例如：例如：Its normal(for
30、 you)to feel nervous before an exam.It wasnt easy(for me)to work out the maths problem.Its important(for him)to know the truth.7.I really enjoy watching enjoy v.享受；喜欢享受；喜欢enjoy后可接名词、代词、反身代词或动名后可接名词、代词、反身代词或动名词，但不能接不定式。词，但不能接不定式。Now that I am free,I can enjoy music for a while.既然有空，我可以享受一下音乐。既然有空，我可以
31、享受一下音乐。I enjoy reading the Chinese classics.我喜欢读中国名著。我喜欢读中国名著。【2013 上海上海】48.The retired couple enjoy _ photos.They always go out with their cameras A.take B.took C.to take D.taking【2013 湖南衡阳湖南衡阳】25.Laura enjoys _ story books.Me,too.A.reading B.read C.to readfinish,practise,imagine,worth,forgive,mind
32、,miss,enjoy,suggest,avoid,escape,stand,keep 只接动名词的动词：只接动名词的动词：只接不定式的动词：只接不定式的动词：want,hope,fail,manage,offer,refuse,appear,wish,expect,decide,agree,promise,happen,determine 知识链接知识链接【2013湖南娄底湖南娄底】26.Would you mind _ the window?Its very hot.No,not at all.A.open B.to open C.opening【答案答案】C【解析解析】考查固定用法考查固
33、定用法,mind+doing表表示介意做某事。故答案为示介意做某事。故答案为C。【2013天津天津】30.He promised _his old friend during his stay in Tianjin.A.see B.seeing C.saw D.to see【答案答案】D【解析解析】promise to do sth.意为意为“许诺做许诺做某事某事”。故选。故选D。【2013河北河北】39.The children decide _ their school yard this Friday afternoon.A.clean B.to clean C.cleaning D.c
34、leaned【答案答案】B【解析解析】decide后接动词不定式，表示决定后接动词不定式，表示决定去做某事，故答案应选去做某事，故答案应选B。【2013四川雅安四川雅安】8.Can you finish _ these books before 10 oclock?Yes,I can.A.to read B.read C.reads D.reading【答案答案】D【解析解析】finish后面要跟名词或动名词后面要跟名词或动名词作宾语，所以选择答案作宾语，所以选择答案D。8.Generally speaking,I think life is better today.generally sp
35、eaking 一般来说，大致说一般来说，大致说 常位于句首，与常位于句首，与in general 同义。同义。Generally speaking,we enjoyed the trip.总的来说，我们这次旅行很愉快。总的来说，我们这次旅行很愉快。Generally speaking,the parks are full on holidays.一般来说，假日里公园都挤满人。一般来说，假日里公园都挤满人。类似结构还有类似结构还有:exactly speaking 准确地说；确切地准确地说；确切地说说strictly speaking 严格来说；严格来说；严格说严格说来来frankly speaking 坦白说坦白说,老实说老实说honestly speaking 老实说老实说知识链接知识链接
