1、Unit 4 Then and now（Grammar time&Fun time）Free talkWhat did you do yesterday?I The changes of Mikes familyThen(years ago)NowMikeMr BrownGrandpaMrs Browncould read,drawcouldnt writecan do many thingswrote lettersused the telephonewrites emailshas a mobile phonemade friends atbought things from.has e-
2、friendsdoes shoppinglistened to the radioread newspaperswatches reads Think and sayRead and learna radioa telephonea TVan e-booka mobile phonea newspaperPeople used the in the past.People use the now.Try to useTwenty years ago,my mother used the _ at home.She couldnt call people anywhere.Now she has
3、 a _.It is easy to take.My father listened to the _ and read _ for news in the past,but now he usually watches news on the Internet.Sometimes he reads newspapers.He also reads _.For me,ten years ago,I watched _ at weekends,now I like playing the computer when Im free.Its fun.telephonemobile phoneTVe
4、-booksradionewspapersRead and remember39Think and say(不规则动词不规则动词)Quick respondiswas wasis Say something about your past years ago,I wasI could(Try to use the past tense correctly!)I couldnt I didnt I Make and say year(s)ago,I was I could I couldnt I didnt Now Im I can I Is it good to be grown up or
5、not?Changes of our life1.Choose a piece of paper,finish one part of the passage and read.2.Share your part in your group.Changes of our lifeThirty years ago,people _ to work by bike.Now,some of them _ cars.Ten years ago,trains _ fast.Now,high-speed trains _ go faster.Thirty years ago,people only _ i
6、n winter.Now,they can _ it in each season.Ten years ago,children _ TV.Now,they _ computer games.Thirty years ago,people _ learn Computer Studies.Now,many children _ use the computer well.Three years ago,we _ to the tape to learn English.Now,we _ CDs.Many years ago,most people _ rice by themselves.No
7、w,they _ it.Twenty years ago,our parents _ to shops to buy things.Now,they _ buy things on the Internet.plantedbuywentcandidntcanlisteneduseskateddowatchedplaywentdrivewerecanChanges of our life _ years ago,_.Now,_.Homework1.Talk to your friends about the changes happen on you.2.Memorize the irregular verbs youve learnt,and try to know more.3.Think about more changes of our life,try to say them in English.
