1、Unit 2I 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RevisionRevisionIts 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 about medici
2、ne6.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年前他们那样艰苦地工作年前他们那样艰苦地工作1
3、3.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。The pollution is doubled.work as hard as they did 50 years ago.People seldom say they have enough spare time.14.你为什么不去问问你为什么不去问问?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 deaf Why dont you go and ask?=Why not go and ask?Enjoy a song Days of My Past.
4、Talk about the pictures using used to and now.Talk about the pictures using used to and now.Talk about the pictures using used to and now.Look at these Beijings pictures.Say what life was like in the past and what life is like today.roads-narrowhouses-small,crowdedring roads-widebuildings-tall,brigh
5、tliving conditions-hardliving conditions-comfortablecommunications-simple,slowin the pastat presentcommunications-various,quick,easyWords:tiny light candle postman cold heat full-time role educationPhrases:look after more than be busy doing whats more generally speaking Patterns:1.What was life like
6、 in the past?2.smaller/better than 3.Generally speaking,I think 1 Look at the woman in the photo.How do you think she feels?Think about what she will talk about:family health work education思维导图思维导图Life now and thenLife in the past_1.My family lived in a tiny house without_.2.My mum was a farm girl a
7、nd didnt go to work.3.There were _ children in my family.4.We can only eat _ once or twice a year.1.Today,most people only have one child.2.Girls can_.3.Transport and travel are easier today.4.I like television today.electric lightfivemeatLife nowhave education2 Read and take notes on what Mrs.Li sa
8、ys about the points in Activity 1.Then complete the notes and more points of your own.Family:bigger,five childrenFood:Work:Education:Life in the pastsimple,meat only once or twice a yearhard and difficult work,long hoursexpensive,often only for boysFamily:smaller;one childLife nowFood:more food and
9、better foodWork:interesting jobs for boys and girlsEducation:good schools for everyoneRead the passage again and answer the questions.1.What kind of article 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
10、 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 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.
11、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 machinesstudy in a modern schoolstudy in an old school3 Complete the passage with the words and expression in the box.candles cold generally speaking pos
12、tman 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 _ for light.postman cold tinycandlesMrs.Li says that _,life is better today.But not everything is satisfying.There are some things that she i
13、s not happy with,for example,the _.generally speaking traffic4 Write a passage about the advantages and disadvantages of life today.Write a composition.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 pe
14、ople 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 where appropriate.Families are smaller because most people only have one child today.As a result,families have more money to spend on their ch
15、ild.However,an only child may feel lonely Finish the passage with your conclusion.Generally speaking,I think.The Advantages and Disadvantages of Life TodaySample 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 ki
16、nds 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 speaking,I think life is better,but it is nosier and busier.请以请以“city life and country life”为题，为题，根据以下提示写一篇不少于根据以下提示写一篇不少于80词的英语词的英语短文。短文
17、。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 hundred 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
18、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 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 the
19、re 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 convenient 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.
