1、Module 3 Life now and thenUnit 2 I think life is better today.Unit 2 I think life is better today.1学习本单元的词汇：学习本单元的词汇：tiny,electric,light,candle,postman,cold,heat,full-time,role,education,transport能够谈论过去和现在的生活能够谈论过去和现在的生活2 3感受变化，珍爱今天的生活感受变化，珍爱今天的生活Learning objectivesReview of Unit 1Lead in This _ boy
2、 has much _.wealthywealth富有的；富裕的富有的；富裕的 财富；财产财富；财产 fear担心；害怕担心；害怕double使加倍；使加倍；(成成)双的双的They have a great _ of sleeping on the _ bed.feardoublespeak up大点声说大点声说deaf 聋的聋的 He is _,so you should _.deafspeak upReview of Unit 1Lead in(1)比较级+than,表示“比更”(2)比较级+and+比较级,表示“越来越”(3)the+比较级,the+比较级，表示“越,越”常见的比较级的
3、修饰语有：much,still,a little,a lot,even,far.关于比较级关于比较级:Look at these pictures about Beijing.Say what life was like in the past and what life is like today.Review of Unit 1Lead in Learn They live in a _ house.tinytan n.微小的；极小的微小的；极小的This is an _ _.electric lektrkadj.用电的用电的;电动的电动的lightlat n.电灯电灯Learn post
4、mancandlepstmn n.邮递员邮递员kndl n.蜡烛蜡烛Learn The _ mothers _ is looking after her baby.rolefull-timefltam adj.专职的；全日制的专职的；全日制的/rl/n.作用作用;职责职责;角色角色Learn education edjken n.教育教育transporttrnsp:t n.运输业运输业;交通交通Learn It is easy to get sick in the _ and _.heathi:t n.高温；热度高温；热度heatcoldcoldkldn.寒冷寒冷;冷空气冷空气Learn t
5、iny electric light candlepostmancoldheat full-timerole educationtransportadj.微小的；极小的微小的；极小的adj.电动的；电的电动的；电的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；角色n.(个人的个人的)教育；学业教育；学业n.运输业；交通运输业；交通/tan/lektrk/lat/kndl/pstmn/kld/hi:t/fultam/rl/edjken/trnsp:t/Vocabulary Loo
6、k and think1.Look at the woman in the photo.How do you think she feels?2.Think about what she will talk about:family work health education Read the passage and take notes on what Mrs Li says about the points in Activity 1.Life now and then By Betty King Mrs Li is over seventy years old.She has lived
7、 in Beijing all her life.I asked her about life today and in the past.Read and take notesWhat was your life like in the past?My family lived in a tiny house.There were no electric lights,only candles.My father was a postman,and he often worked twelve hours a day outside in the winter cold or in the
8、summer heat.My mum was a farm girl before she met my father.She was a kind and loving mother.She didnt go out to work.There were five children in my family,and looking after us was more than a full-time job.I remember the family meals.The food was simple.We could only eat meat once or twice a year.I
9、 wasnt sent to school because my family couldnt afford it,and whats more,because I was a girl.How has life changed?Families have got smaller than they were in the past.Today most people only have one child!The role of women has changed too.My daughter is really lucky.She has a good education,and she
10、 goes to work even after getting married.Im happy to see shes busy working every day,but sometimes I feel lonely because she cant come to see me often.Transport and travel are easier today.When I was young,I went everywhere on foot or sometimes by bike.Now you can take the bus everywhere,and theres
11、also the underground.And you young people can take a plane to anywhere in the world.The only thing I dont like,though,is that theres so much more traffic.Its so difficult to cross the road.Of course,we didnt have television when I was a child.I really enjoy watching television today.Therere so many
12、good programmes,like the Beijing Opera and old films.But Some of the shows are too noisy for me.Generally speaking,I think life is better today.We eat better and we live longer.Now complete the notes and add more points of your own.Complete and add more Life in the past Life now1.Family bigger;five
13、children smaller;one child2.Food3.Work4.Educationsimpler,meat onlyonce or twice a yearmore food and better foodhard and difficult work,long hourshard and difficult work,long hoursexpensive,often only for boysgood schoolsfor everyone Life in the past Life now5.Transport6.Entertainmenton foot or by bi
14、kemuch easier,buses,cars and planesno televisiontelevision,computers,etc.Complete and add more1.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。(1)looking after us是动名词短语，在句中作主语。单个动词-ing形 式/短语作主语，谓语动词用单数。多个并列动词-ing形式/短语 作主语时，谓语动词通常用复数。e.g.1)Listening to light music ma
15、kes me feel relaxed.听轻音乐让我感到很放松。2)Eating and sleeping are both important.吃饭和睡觉都很重要。Language points(2)more than在此表示“不只是；不仅仅是”。e.g.The book is more than a book.Its a good friend of mine.这不仅仅是一本书，而且是我的一位好朋友。拓展拓展 more than的另一个常见用法表示“多于”，相当于over。e.g.The tower is more than 2000 years old.这座塔有2000多年的历史了。2.
16、whats more,because I was a girl.而且，因为我是个女孩。而且，因为我是个女孩。whats more意为“而且；另外；更重要的是”，表示递进，独立使用，既可放句首，也可放句中，whats more后面加逗号。Language pointse.g.The shirt costs too much.Whats more,it is much too small for me.这件衬衣价钱太贵，而且，我穿也太小了。3.and she goes to work even after getting married.她甚至结婚后还去工作。她甚至结婚后还去工作。get marr
17、ied意为“结婚”，表示动作，不能与表示一段时间的状语连用。be married意为“结婚”，表示状态，可以和表示一段时间的状语连用。e.g.(1)The man and the girl will get married next week.这位男子和这个女孩将在下周结婚。Language points(2)They have been married for more than twenty years.他们结婚已有二十多年了。注意注意表示“与某人结婚(嫁给/娶了某人)”用marry sb.或get married to sb.，不能用marry with。e.g.She married
18、a soldier last year.=She got married to a soldier last year.她去年嫁给了一个士兵。4.The only thing I dont like,though,is that theres so much more traffic.不过，只有一件事我不喜欢，那就是交通比不过，只有一件事我不喜欢，那就是交通比 以前更拥挤了以前更拥挤了。Language pointsthough此处用作副词，意为“不过；可是”，一般放在句末，也可放在句中。注意，此时though与although 不能互换。e.g.Everyone said the movie
19、 was excellent.I didnt like it though.大家都说电影很精彩，不过我并不喜欢它。拓展拓展 though和although可用作连词，可换用，意为“虽然；尽管”，引导让步状语从句。e.g.Though/Although it was raining,we went there.虽然下着雨，但我们还是去了那儿。Language points5.Generally speaking,I think life is better today.总的说来总的说来,我认为今天的生活更好了。我认为今天的生活更好了。generally speaking意为“一般来说；总的说来”
20、。e.g.1)Generally speaking,the more you pay,the more you get.一般来说，花钱多，买的东西就多。2)Generally speaking,we enjoyed the trip.总的说来,我们这次旅行很愉快。Language pointsComplete the passage with the words and expression in the box.candles cold generally speaking postman tiny traffic Mrs Lis father was a(1)_.He often work
21、ed outside for twelve hours a day in the summer heat or in the winter(2)_.They lived in a(3)_ house and used(4)_ for light.postmancoldtinycandlesComplete the passageMrs Li says that(5)_,life is better today.But not everything is satisfying.There are some things that she is not happy with,for example
22、,the(6)_.generally speakingtrafficComplete the passagecandles cold generally speaking postman tiny trafficWrite 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 suppo
23、rt those points.Most people only have one child today.Writing 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
24、more money to spend on their child.However,an only child may feel lonelyWriting Finish the passage with your conclusion.Generally speaking,I thinkWritingPresent your passage to the class.The Advantages and Disadvantages of Life Today Although transport is easier than it used to be,we now have much m
25、ore traffic,which means it is harder to cross the road.There are more kinds 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 noisier and busier.Samp
26、le1.Doing exercise _ good for you health.A.be B.am C.is D.are2.They _ for quite a few years.A.got married B.have got married C.will get married D.have been married3.I dont like the house at all.And _,its too expensive.A.after all B.whats more C.for example D.because ofCD B Exercisetiny,electric,light,candle,postman,cold,heat,full-time,role,education,transport,thoughmore than,whats more,get married,generally speaking wordsphrasesSummaryThank you!
