1、初中英语外研版九年级下初中英语外研版九年级下Module 3 Life now and thenUnit2 I think life is better today.tiny electric light candle postman cold adj.微小的；极小的微小的；极小的 adj.用电的；电动的用电的；电动的 n.电灯电灯 n.蜡烛蜡烛 n.邮递员邮递员 n.寒冷；冷空气寒冷；冷空气Words review heat full-time role education transport n.高温；热度高温；热度 adj.专职的；全日制的专职的；全日制的 n.作用；职责；角色作用；职责
2、；角色 n.(个人的个人的)教育；学教育；学 业业 n.运输业；交通运输业；交通Words reviewWork in pairs.Discuss what you did in your childhood and list some of them.1.To get information from the passage about life now and then2.To learn some key words and useful expressions3.To learn to write a passage about the advantages and disadvant
3、ages of life todayObjectivesWords:tiny electric light candle postman cold heat full-time role transportPhrases:whats more so much/many generally speaking more thanPatterns:and looking after us was more than a full-time job.Families have got smaller than they were in the past.接龙接龙幻灯片上单词或短语出现时，同幻灯片上单词
4、或短语出现时，同学应迅速读出并说出中文意思。学应迅速读出并说出中文意思。每人一词，按行每人一词，按行/列依次接龙，列依次接龙，3秒秒内说不出，此行内说不出，此行/列同学即失去此列同学即失去此答题机会，下一行答题机会，下一行/列同学接续。列同学接续。winter cold electric light1P20Look at he woman in the photo.How do you think she feels?Think about what she will talk about:family big familyTask 1 education health work a woma
5、n worker a housewifecant get healthy food sometimesreceived low education or no education2P20Read the passage and take notes on what Mrs Li says about the points in Activity 1.Task 2Life in the past_Life now_1 Family:bigger;five children2 Food:3 Work:4 Education:1 Family:smaller;one child23 4 simple
6、,eat meat once or twice a yearFood:more meat father goes to work and mother stays at homeWork:both men and women can go to work boys can go to school and most girls have no chance to go to schoolEducation:both boys and girls can get good educationNow complete the notes and add more points of your ow
7、n.5 Transport:on foot;by bike5 Transport:take the bus/underground/plane6 Entertainment:nearly no entertainment6 Entertainment:watch TVRead the part What was your life like in the past?and answer the following questions.Task 31.What did Mrs Lis parents do?2.Was Mrs Lis fathers work hard?How do you kn
8、ow that?3.Why Mrs Lis parents didnt send her to school?Mrs Lis father was a postman and her mother was a housewife.Yes,it was.Her father often worked twelve hours a day outside in the winter cold or in the summer heat.Because her family couldnt afford it,and whats more,because she was a girl.Read th
9、e part How has life changed?and finish the following exercises.Its a good thing.Her daughter has a good education and she can go to work every day even after getting married.Its easy for people to go everywhere,but theres too much traffic.It helps her to watch so many good programmes,but some of the
10、 shows are too noisy.Life is better today.They eat better and live longer.Work in pairs and talk about the advantages and disadvantages of life for Mrs Li.Task 4 Mrs Lis father was a(1)_.He often worked outside for twelve hours a day in the summer heat or in the winter(2)_.They lived in a(3)_ house
11、and used(4)_ for light.Mrs Li says that(5)_,life is better today.But not everything is satisfying.There are some thing that she is not happy with,for example,the(6)_.candles cold generally speaking postman tiny trafficpostmancoldtinycandles generally speakingtrafficComplete the passage with the word
12、s and expression in the box.P21Task 5Our world is always changing and making progress in many ways.Things are getting better and better.Do you think so?1.looking after us was more than a full-time job.照料我们比做一份全职工作还要辛苦照料我们比做一份全职工作还要辛苦.这句话的主语是动名词短语这句话的主语是动名词短语looking after us。单个单个v-ing形式短语在句中作主语时，谓语动词
13、形式短语在句中作主语时，谓语动词要用单数要用单数。句中。句中more than表示表示“不只是，多不只是，多于于”。例如：。例如：He is more than a coach.He is a friend.他不只是教练，更是朋友。他不只是教练，更是朋友。2.whats more,because I was a girl.而且，我是个女孩。而且，我是个女孩。whats more表示递进，表示递进，“然而然而/还有还有”的意的意思，思，独立使用独立使用，既可以，既可以放句首放句首，也可以，也可以放句中放句中，whats more后面后面加逗号加逗号。你应该记住它，更重要的是，应该正确理解它。你应
14、该记住它，更重要的是，应该正确理解它。You should remember it,and whats more,you should get it right.3.Generally speaking,I think life is better today.总的说来，我认为今天的生活更好了。总的说来，我认为今天的生活更好了。generally speaking表示表示“一般而言，总的说一般而言，总的说来来”。in general也可以表达同样的意思。例也可以表达同样的意思。例如：如：Generally speaking,we enjoyed the trip.总的说来，我们这次旅行很愉快。
15、总的说来，我们这次旅行很愉快。In general,women live longer than men.总的说来，女性比男性更长寿。总的说来，女性比男性更长寿。4.and she goes to work even after getting married.结婚后她也依然去工作。结婚后她也依然去工作。get married意为意为“结婚结婚”，表示，表示短暂行为短暂行为，不能与表示一段时间的状语连用。不能与表示一段时间的状语连用。表示结婚表示结婚多长时间多长时间，要用，要用be married。布朗夫妇结婚已布朗夫妇结婚已50年了。年了。_The Browns have been marr
16、ied for fifty years.WritingWrite a passage about the advantages and disadvantages of life today.Choose two 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.4P21 For each of the poin
17、ts you choose,write about an advantage and/or a disadvantage.Use the words however,but,although or used to where appropriate.Families are smaller because most people only one child today.As a result,families have more money to spend on their child.However,an only child may feel lonely Finish the pas
18、sage with your conclusion.Generally speaking,I thinkPresent your passage to the class.5P21本课时主要短语和句型本课时主要短语和句型总结回顾总结回顾1.more than2.whats more3.generally speaking4.I wasnt sent to school because my family couldnt afford it.5.Families have got smaller than they were in the past.6.The only thing I dont
19、 like,though,is that theres so much more traffic.Now 2 mins to test your spelling.1.English-Chinese full-time education electric tiny candle postman transport heat2.Chinese-English 过马路过马路 一般而言，总的来说一般而言，总的来说 不只是，多于不只是，多于 When finished,exchange your papers to see who does the best.用方框内所给单词的恰当形式填空。用方框内
20、所给单词的恰当形式填空。postman full-time cold education tiny 1.The President will include the idea in his _ plan.2.The goldfish swam round and round in their _ bowls.3.The duty of a _ is to deliver letters and parcels(包裹包裹).4.James hopes to become a _ musician soon.5.Dont stand outside in the _.educationtinypo
21、stman full-timecold.根据提示翻译句子。根据提示翻译句子。1.她学得很快，而且所学的全都记得。她学得很快，而且所学的全都记得。(whats more)_ _2.我对他很失望，因为他没有一个工作做得超我对他很失望，因为他没有一个工作做得超过三个月。过三个月。(more than)_ _3.我现在走路少了，坐公交车多了。我现在走路少了，坐公交车多了。_ She learns quickly,and whats more,she remembers what she has learnt.I am disappointed at him,because he didnt keep
22、a job for more than three months.These days I walk less and take the bus more.请根据下表所列的内容要点以请根据下表所列的内容要点以Changes in my hometown为题目为题目,用英语写一篇短文。用英语写一篇短文。Homework提示词提示词:convenient 便利的便利的要求要求:1.短文须包括所有内容要点短文须包括所有内容要点,可适当发挥可适当发挥,使短使短文连贯、通顺；文连贯、通顺；2.80词左右，开头已给出词左右，开头已给出,不计入总词数。不计入总词数。Changes in my hometown In the past,my hometown was very small._
