1、Unit 1 Life now and thenModule 3They sometimes work harder.Look at the pictures what can you see from the pictures?in the early 1980sNow1Listening and vocabularyTalk about the photo.Say what life was like in the early 1980s and what life is like today.There werent so many cars as there are today.2Li
2、sten and answer the questions.1What is the history homework?2What is the question they need to answer?3What does Betty ask?4What does Daming ask?Write about life in the past and life today.The question is“Is life today better than it was in the past？”Betty asks if they can write about medicine and p
3、ollution.Daming asks if they can write about personal safety.Mr Jackson:So for history homework,Id like you to write about life in the past and life today.Please answer the question:Is life today better than it was in the past?Yes,Betty?Betty:Can we write about anything,such as medicine and pollutio
4、n?Mr Jackson:Yes,think about how our medical knowledge has grown and,of course,the environment is an important part of our lives today.Daming:And what about personal safety?魔法魔法记忆记忆Mr Jackson:Thats a good idea,Daming.Do you think were safer today?Daming:Well,I think there are fewer accidents than in
5、 the past.Life is safer,certainly.Mr Jackson:And why do you think this is true?Daming:Probably because there are so many laws to protect us today.Mr Jackson:OK,you can write about personal safety as well.Remember to hand in your homework next Monday.3Listen and read.Mum：Its getting late,Betty.How is
6、 your homework?Betty：Nearly finished.Mum,do you think that life is better today than in the past？Mum：Yes,of course,I do.Betty：I do too.People are wealthiertoday,and they live longer than they did in the past.魔法魔法记忆记忆Mum：Thats true.We know more about medicine today,and theres less fear of getting ill
7、 because we know how to deal with the ordinary diseases.But people dont take as much exercise as they used to.Betty：I suppose thats because more people have cars,and they walk or use their bikes less.Mum：Some people think life in the past was simpler and healthier than today.More wealth sometimes me
8、ans less health.When the number of cars is doubled，the pollution is also doubled,or even worse.魔法魔法记忆记忆Betty：What about work?Do people work as hard as they did fifty years ago?Mum：Yes,and they sometimes work harder.People seldom say they have enough spare time！Why dont you go and ask Mrs Li,our neig
9、hbour?Shes over seventy years old.Shes seen how life has changed.Betty：Thats a good idea.Ill go and ask her.Mum：Remember to speak up！Shes a bit deaf now.Everyday EnglishNearly finished.Thats true.I suppose.魔法魔法记忆记忆Now choose the correct answer.1People live longer today because _ a)we know more about
10、 medicine b)they do not work as hard as they did c)they take more exercise2.There is less fear of getting ill_ a)so people live longer b)because people know how to deal with the ordinary diseases c)so people work harder than beforeab魔法魔法记忆记忆3.People take less exercise because _ a)they do not need to
11、 b)they drive cars instead c)they do not have cars or bikes4.People work harder today and _ a)they do not live as long as they did b)they do not usually have enough free time c)they live a healthier lifebb讲解来自讲解来自点拨点拨知识点知识点1 1Nearly finished.快做完了。快做完了。almost 和和nearly 的异同的异同考向一考向一【难点难点】相同点almost和near
12、ly在肯定句中可以互换，并且都可以用于行为动词的否定形式之前。eg：Its almost/nearly nine oclock.差不多九点钟了。I almost/nearly didnt get there in time.我险些未能及时赶到那里。魔法魔法记忆记忆讲解来自讲解来自点拨点拨不同点（1）almost可与表示否定意义的词，如 never，no,none，nothing,nobody等连用，而nearly则不能。eg：There is almost nothing left.几乎什么也没留下。（2）almost不可与not单独使用，而nearly可与not 连用，not nearly意
13、为“远非”。（3）一般说来，almost的差距比nearly小。因此在“差一刻左右”开午饭时，可以说：Its nearly lunchtime.快到午餐的时间了 在“差五分钟左右”的时候可以说：Its almost lunchtime.马上就要吃午餐了。魔法魔法记忆记忆讲解来自讲解来自点拨点拨She said_nothing.Anearly Balmost Chardly典例典例 B【点拨点拨】用用标志词法标志词法解答。解答。almost可以和表示否定意义的可以和表示否定意义的词连用，根据句中的单词词连用，根据句中的单词“nothing”可知选可知选B。魔法魔法记忆记忆讲解来自讲解来自点拨点拨
14、The volunteer teachers in the rural areas are_all college students.Ahappily Bnearly Cclearly Dfreely典例典例 B【点拨点拨】用用词义辨析法词义辨析法解答。解答。happily意为意为“幸福地幸福地”；nearly意为意为“几乎，差不多几乎，差不多”；clearly意为意为“清晰地清晰地”；freely意为意为“自由地自由地”。结合句意。结合句意“农村地区的志愿者教师差不多都农村地区的志愿者教师差不多都是大学生。是大学生。”可知选可知选B。nearly为副词，意为为副词，意为“几乎；差不多；将近几
15、乎；差不多；将近”。eg：Bruce is nearly twenty.布鲁斯快二十岁了。考向二考向二讲解来自讲解来自点拨点拨知识点知识点2 2wealthy/wei/adj.富有的；富裕的富有的；富裕的wealthy的名词为的名词为wealth，意为，意为“财富财富”eg：her great wealth她的巨额财富eg：His father is a wealthy man.他父亲是位有钱人。考向一考向一根据句意及汉语提示写出单词The man is famous for his great_(财富)典例典例 wealth讲解来自讲解来自点拨点拨用所给单词的适当形式填空The man is
16、 (wealthy)of this city.典例典例 the wealthiest wealthy的比较级为的比较级为wealthier，最高级为，最高级为wealthiest。其同义词为其同义词为rich，反义词为，反义词为poor。考向二考向二讲解来自讲解来自点拨点拨知识点知识点3 3fear/f/n.担心；害怕担心；害怕fear的形容词为的形容词为fearful。常用句式为：。常用句式为：eg：Her brother feels no fear.她弟弟什么也不怕。考向一考向一(翻译句子)昨天我们担心在森林里迷路。(fearful)_ _典例典例 We were fearful of l
17、osing our way in the forest yesterday.主语be fearful of sth./doing sth.主语be fearful that从句讲解来自讲解来自点拨点拨 用用作名词作名词。eg：I couldnt move for fear.我害怕得动弹不得。考向二考向二 用用作动词，既可作及物动词，也可作不及物动词作动词，既可作及物动词，也可作不及物动词。eg：She fears mice.她惧怕老鼠。She feared for his safety.她担心他的安全。考向三考向三讲解来自讲解来自点拨点拨知识点知识点4 4the number of 的数量的数
18、量eg：The number of the workers in this factory is 100.这个工厂工人的数量是100。讲解来自讲解来自点拨点拨 辨析辨析a number of与与the number of考向一考向一【重点】【重点】a number of许多相当于many，修饰可数名词复数。作主语时，谓语用复数形式。number前可用large，small等修饰，以表示程度。A number of people have read the book.许多人已读过这本书。the number of的数量跟复数名词连用作主语时，中心词是number，谓语用单数形式。The numb
19、er of the students in our school is rising year by year.我们学校学生的数量在一年年地增长。魔法魔法记忆记忆 一言辨异：A number of teachers are present today，and the number of them is 300.今天许多教师都到了，有300人。讲解来自讲解来自点拨点拨魔法魔法记忆记忆讲解来自讲解来自点拨点拨How many women doctors are there in your hospital?_them_over twenty.(益阳)AA number of；are BThe nu
20、mber of；areCThe number of；is典例典例 C【点拨点拨】此题用此题用关键词法关键词法。由答语中的。由答语中的“over twenty”可推可推知第一个空格处应用知第一个空格处应用the number of，且其后的谓语动词用，且其后的谓语动词用单数形式，故选单数形式，故选C。讲解来自讲解来自点拨点拨知识点知识点5 5double/dbl/v使加倍；把使加倍；把增加一倍增加一倍adj.(成成)双的；两个双的；两个作形容词，意为作形容词，意为“两倍的；两倍的；双的；供两者用的双的；供两者用的”。double无比较级。无比较级。考向一考向一eg：We should doubl
21、e steel output.我们应该把钢铁产量增加一倍。魔法魔法记忆记忆讲解来自讲解来自点拨点拨 用用动词，意为动词，意为“(使使)加倍加倍”。eg：Trade between us has almost doubled in the past five years.在过去的5年里，我们之间的交易量几乎 增加了一倍。考向二考向二讲解来自讲解来自点拨点拨知识点知识点6 6seldom/seldm/adv.很少地；不常很少地；不常seldom意为意为“很少地很少地”，相当于，相当于rarely或或not often。考向考向eg：He is seldom late for school.他上学很
22、少迟到。拓展拓展 图解频度副词图解频度副词常见的频度副词按其频率依次降低的顺序排常见的频度副词按其频率依次降低的顺序排列如下：列如下：always，usually，often,sometimes，seldom,never。假如我们以一周为一个周期，。假如我们以一周为一个周期，那么，那么，这些副词在一周中发生的频率大致如下：这些副词在一周中发生的频率大致如下：频度副词日一二三四五 六 always总是 usually通常 often经常 sometimes有时 seldom很少 never从不 讲解来自讲解来自点拨点拨根据汉语提示写出单词Millie lives on a healthy die
23、t.She_(很少)has sweet snacks.(南京)典例典例 seldom4Complete the questions with the words or expression in the box.1What kinds of things do you_？2What do you do in your_ time?3What can someone not do if they are_？4If something is _，is it more or less?5Do you think people _take more exercise than they do toda
24、y?6Do you think people have more _ today than they used to?Now work in pairs.Ask and answer.deaf doubled fear spare used to wealthfearsparedeafdoubledused towealth5Pronunciation and speaking Read and predict which words the speaker is likely to stress.Some people think life in the past was simpler a
25、nd healthier than today.More wealth sometimes means less health.When the number of cars is doubled,the pollution is also doubled,or even worse.Now listen and check.6Read the paragraph in Activity 5 aloud.7Work in pairs.Answer the question and give your reasons.Is life better today than in the past?Y
26、es，it is.I think its because./No,it isnt.I think.Now say what is better or worse in:educationenvironmenthealth一、根据句意及首字母提示完成句子一、根据句意及首字母提示完成句子1The old woman is d_，so she cant hear anything.2Mrs Wu hardly had s_ time to look after her daughter.3Junk food is bad for our health,so we should s _ eat it.
27、4Is he going to die?I f _ so.5I s _ it is going to rain tomorrow.Do you think so?eafeldompareupposeear来自来自点拨点拨二、用方框内单词或短语的适当形式完成句子二、用方框内单词或短语的适当形式完成句子 deal with,wealth，be supposed to，remember,double6In China students _ greet the teachers when classes begin.7How shall we _ this problem?8You must _ to
28、 start your work at 8 am.every day.9This rich man gave all his _ to his country.10Membership almost_ in two years.are supposed todeal with来自来自点拨点拨rememberwealthdoubled三、单项选择三、单项选择11_drinks，Id like to have a glass of juice.AThink of BTalking of CSpeak of DTalk about12According to a recent survey，_thr
29、ee fifths of working mothers in China dont want to have a second child.(广东)Amostly Bespecially Cpartly DnearlyBD【点拨点拨】此题用此题用词义辨析法词义辨析法。mostly“主要地主要地”；especially“特别地特别地”；partly“部分地部分地”；nearly“将近，差不多将近，差不多”，由，由句意可知是句意可知是“将近五分之三将近五分之三”，故选，故选D。来自来自点拨点拨13Diana used to _ to work，but now she is used to _ b
30、ecause the road is crowded and she wants to keep fit.(泰州)Adrive；walking Bdrive；walk Cdriving；walk D.driving；walkingA【点拨点拨】used to do sth.过去常常干某事；过去常常干某事；be used to doing sth.习惯于干某事。习惯于干某事。来自来自点拨点拨14There _ a number of books in the library and the number of them _ increasing.(烟台)Ahas；isBhave；areCare；
31、isDis；are15The light is on.When you leave，please _ OK.I wont forget _ it.(齐齐哈尔)Aturn it off；to do Bturn off it；doing Cturn on it；to doC来自来自点拨点拨A【点拨点拨】a number of“许多许多”，其谓语动词应用复数形式，其谓语动词应用复数形式，there be 句型中的句型中的be应用应用are；the number of“的数目的数目”，其谓语动词应用单数形式。其谓语动词应用单数形式。四、按要求完成句子四、按要求完成句子16I suppose that
32、the man comes from Canada.(改为否定句)I_ _that the man _ from Canada.17There are forty students in our class.(改为同义句)_ _ _the students in our class is forty.18He seldom watches TV on Monday，_ _？(完成反意疑问句)dont suppose来自来自点拨点拨comesThe number ofdoes he19Speak loudly！I cant hear you.(改为同义句)_ _！I cant hear you.
33、20Why dont you ask your head teacher for help？(改为同义句)_ _asking your head teacher for help?Speak up来自来自点拨点拨What/How about 本节课主要练习了听力，学习了知识点本节课主要练习了听力，学习了知识点Nearly finished.,wealthy,fear,the number of,double,seldom的用法，并谈论了现在的生活和的用法，并谈论了现在的生活和过去的生活的对比。过去的生活的对比。1.熟记本课时的词汇熟记本课时的词汇 2.完成本课时的课后作业完成本课时的课后作业(ppt+word)
