1、外研初中三年级下册外研初中三年级下册Module 3 Life now and thenUnit 3 Language in useLanguage practiceIs life today better or worse than it was 50 years ago?The most important difference is thatPeople are healthier today,and theylive longer.But people dont take as much exercise as they did.People walk or use their bik
2、es less,and theyre lazier.And that makes life more dangerous and less healthy.I really want to do my best.Grammar:形容词与副词形容词与副词u 形容词和副词的句法作用形容词和副词的句法作用1.形容词形容词 形容词一般放在名词之前作定语，或放在系形容词一般放在名词之前作定语，或放在系动词之后作表语，或作宾语补足语。形容词动词之后作表语，或作宾语补足语。形容词作定语，一般都是放在名词之前，但若修饰作定语，一般都是放在名词之前，但若修饰不定代词不定代词 something,anything
3、等则后置。等则后置。We must keep our classroom clean.(宾补）宾补）They were kind and nice.(表语）表语）Can you see the old tree there?(定语）定语）Is there anything funny in the paper today?2.副词副词：副词一般作状语，修饰动词、形容词以及全句，副词一般作状语，修饰动词、形容词以及全句，表示程度、方式等。表示程度、方式等。注：注：副词作状语修饰动词，一般是后置，修饰副词作状语修饰动词，一般是后置，修饰 形容词或副词要前置。形容词或副词要前置。Mr Wang wo
4、rks hard in school.Lily can speak Chinese very well.频度副词：频度副词：一般位于行为动词之前，系动词或一般位于行为动词之前，系动词或 助动词之后。常见的有助动词之后。常见的有 always,often,sometimes,usually,seldom,never。程度副词：程度副词：常置于形容词或副词之前。常见的常置于形容词或副词之前。常见的 有有very,much,quite,pretty,so 等。等。u 形容词和副词的比较等级形容词和副词的比较等级1.常用的比较级的句型：常用的比较级的句型：1)A+动词动词+比较级比较级+than+B.
5、Mary is younger than Betty.He got up earlier than I did this morning.2)主语主语+动词动词+the 比较级比较级+of the two.(说明：说明：在在of the two这样的比较范围或特指这样的比较范围或特指 哪一个时，比较级前要加哪一个时，比较级前要加the)Tom is the taller of the two.汤姆是两个中较高的那个。汤姆是两个中较高的那个。Lily runs faster of the two.莉莉是两个中跑得较快的那个。莉莉是两个中跑得较快的那个。PPT模板： PPT课件： more you
6、 study,the more you know.你学的越多，知道的越多。你学的越多，知道的越多。The harder the test is,the lower marks we get.测试题越难，我们的得分越少。测试题越难，我们的得分越少。4)比较级比较级+and+比较级，比较级，表示表示“越来越来 越越”。The computer is cheaper and cheaper.计算机越来越便宜。计算机越来越便宜。He studies harder and harder.他学习越来越努力。他学习越来越努力。2.同级比较：同级比较：同级比较肯定句型同级比较肯定句型:asas 否定句型否定句
7、型:not so/as as He is as tall as his brother.He runs as fast as Jim.I cant get up so early as you.3.常用的最高级句型：常用的最高级句型：1)the+最高级最高级+of/in She is the tallest girls in our class.This novel is the most interesting of the three.2)选择疑问句选择疑问句Who is the tallest,Tom,Jack or Bill?3)被定语从句所修饰的先行词被定语从句所修饰的先行词He i
8、s the most diligent student I have ever seen.4.比较级和最高级的修饰语比较级和最高级的修饰语 比较级和最高级的修饰语应置于其所修饰比较级和最高级的修饰语应置于其所修饰的形容词或副词之前。常见的比较级修饰语的形容词或副词之前。常见的比较级修饰语有：有：much,still,a lot,a little,even,three years,five times,far 等。如：等。如：People worked much harder then.People live longer(long)and stay(1)_(healthy)today than
9、 they did 50 years ago.People are(2)_(tall)and(3)_(strong)because they have a(4)_(good)diet.Athletes can run(5)_(fast),jump(6)_(high)and throw(7)_(far)than ever before.Playing sports is one of the(8)_(popular)leisure activities.People also work(9)_(hard)and lead1 Complete the passage with the correc
10、t form of the words.healthiertallerstrongerbetter fasterhigherfurthermost popularharder(10)_(busy)lives.Big cities are(11)_(pleasant)places to live than before because they are(12)_(dirty)and(13)_(crowded).They are also(14)_(dangerous).Traveling is(15)_(easy)than before,and air travel is the(16)_(co
11、mfortable)way to travel long distances.busierless pleasantdirtiermore crowdedmore dangerouseasiermost comfortable For more exercise,click here.1.English people cant give up hamburgers or fried chicken because theyre delicious.However,the French are changing.They arent interested in _ food like befor
12、e.A.fast B.healthy C.natural2.(-What do you think of Toms speaking?-No one does in our class.A.good B.better C.well D.best中考链接中考链接AB3.Yummy!The coffee is good.-Thats right.It will taste_ with some milk.A.good B.better C.best D.the best4.Whats the low-carbon life style like?-Save _ energy,produce_ ca
13、rbon.A.more;more B.less;more C.less;less D.more;lessBD5.Do you think yesterdays math problem was difficult?Yes.I could _ work it out.A.hardly B.easily C.finally D.nearly6.-Dont worry.My mother will look after your baby _.-Thanks a lot.A.careful enough B.enough careful C.carefully enoughACFor more ex
14、ercise,click here.2 Work in pairs.Look at the two pictures and talk about how the town has changed.Use the word to help you.big building busy houses modern more narrow shops streets tall traffic treesThe sample answers 1.The buildings are much taller,much more beautiful and much newer.2.There are mo
15、re cars in the street today than it was 50 years ago.3.The streets are much wider and cleaner.4.The environment is much better.5.People are much busier than before.6.The life is much better than before.7.There are more shops than before.Environment Personal healthStudy3 Write the words in the correc
16、t position diet education fitness homework illness medicine nature pollution revision traffic weathernature pollution traffic weather compositioneducationhomeworkrevisiondietfitnessillnessMedicinepollution4 Read the passage and find three examples of things that made life harder in the past than it
17、is today.Big families lived in very small houses.Close together with no space for children to play.There was only one outside toilet for the whole street.Big cities were dirty and unhealthy.Pollution from factories covered the streets.People put their rubbish outside in the streets,so there were man
18、y diseases.Children worked instead of going to school.They worked for 12 hours a day from the age of four or five in dangerous and unhealthy jobs.Many were hurt in accidents from the machines.5 Read the passage again.How do we know that 1 families were big in Victorian times?2 many houses were small
19、?3 there was no indoor toilet for each house?4 people werent healthy?5 children didnt go to school?6 factory work was dangerous?Write reasons.1.Because there were often five children in one family.2.Because they all had to sleep in just two small rooms.3.Because there was one outside toilet for the
20、whole street.4.Because they put their rubbish in the street which caused many diseases.5.Because they went to work at four or five.6.Because many children were hurt in accidents from the machines.1._,so families were big in Victorian times.2._ _ _,so many houses were small.3._ _,so there was no indo
21、or toilet for each house?There were five children in one family They lived very close to each other,with no space for children to play and they had to sleep in houses of just two roomsA whole street had to share one outside toilet Complete the sentences.4._ _,so people werent healthy.5._,so they did
22、nt go to school.6._ _,so factory work was dangerous.Most of the big cities were dirty and unhealthy and there were many diseasesChildren had to work hardMany children were hurt in accidents from the machines be interested to do sth thousands of/hundreds of/millions of instead of sth/instead of doing
23、 sth close to:near The sound of gun was much closer to us.be pleased/glad to do sth be pleased/glad+that 从句从句Some important points in the passage:Grandmother Mother Started schoolLeft school University Started workGot married Children Finished/Finish work814no14184 children,first at 19 50618yes22241
24、 child,at 25 556 complete the table.The grandmother had eight brothersand sisters so she had a bigger family.She started school when she was older,but she left school earlier7 Write a passage comparing their lives.Thomas Barnardo opened his first homes for children without parents in 1870.He was the
25、n studying medicineAround the w rldin London.He lived near the hospital where he studied,and taught at a school for poor children.Barnardo found out that manyDr Barnardochildren at the school had no parents andno homes.He raised money and bought a house to use as a school and home for these children
26、.By the time Barnardo died in 1905,there were about 100 Barnardos homes,caring for more than 8,000 children.Now,although there are no Barnardos homes,the charity continues to help children and families.1.Who was Thomas Barnardo?2.What did Thomas do in 1870?3.Was he successful in his lifetime?Thomas
27、Barnardo opened his first homes for children without parents.Answer the questions according to the passage.A doctor who started a charity to help children.Yes,when he died there were about 100 Barnardos homes caring for more than 8,000 children.Module task:organising a debate about life in the pastD
28、ebate Process1.Choose a subject of debate.2.Decide who is for the subject of the debate and who is against it.Approving side:Against side:3.Prepare your opinions for or against the subject of the debate.4.Start to have a debate.5.State your idea and give general explanation to your idea.6.Disprove your opponents idea and precisely prove your idea.7.Reemphasize your idea and conclude your proves and the weakness in your opponents idea.Homework1.Finish the exercises in the workbook Ex.1,2,9&10.2.Finish the passage comparing their lives in the Activity 7.
