1、Module 3 Life now and thenUnit 1 They sometimes work harder.Unit 1 They sometimes work harder.1学习本单元单词及短语学习本单元单词及短语:wealthy,fear,used to,wealth,double,seldom,spare,spare time,speak up,deaf复习和巩固形容词和副词的句法功能及其比较级复习和巩固形容词和副词的句法功能及其比较级2 3对比过去与现在的变化，了解过去，热爱现在的生活。对比过去与现在的变化，了解过去，热爱现在的生活。Learning objectives
2、What is your house like?It is big and comfortable.Its very beautiful.Lead inLead inWhat was your grandparents house like?My grandmother said it was old.And it was small.LearnThis _ boy has much _.wealthyweliadj.富有的;富裕的 wealthweln.财富;财产They show the look of _.fearf n.担心;害怕LearnThis is a _ bed.doubled
3、bl v.使加倍;把增加一倍adj.(成)双的;两个LearnI draw in my _ time.sparespe adj.空余的;备用的LearnThe old man is a little _,please _.这位老人有一点耳聋这位老人有一点耳聋,请大点声请大点声说话。说话。deafdef 聋的聋的speak up 大点声说大点声说deaf speak upLearnwealthy/weli/fear/f/used towealth/wel/doulbe/dbl/seldom/seldm/spare/spe/spare timedeaf/def/speak upadj.富有的；富裕
4、的富有的；富裕的n.担心；害怕担心；害怕过去过去n.财富；财产财富；财产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adv.很少地；不常很少地；不常adj.空闲的；备用的空闲的；备用的业余时间；闲暇业余时间；闲暇adj.聋的聋的大点声说大点声说VocabularyTalk about the photoSay what life was like in the early 1980s and what life is like today.There werent so many cars as there are today.The road is much
5、wider than 1980s.The buildings now are taller than 1980s.Listen and answer the questions1.What is the history homework?2.What is the question they need to answer?Write about life in the past and life today.The question is“Is life today better than it was in the past?”3.What does Betty ask?4.What doe
6、s Daming ask?Betty asks if they can write about medicine and pollution.Daming asks if they can write about personal safety.Listen and answer the questionsListen and read1.Listen and read the conversation.2.Role-play.Mum:Its getting late,Betty.How is your homework?Betty:Nearly finished.Mum,do you thi
7、nk that life is better today than in the past?Mum:Yes,of course,I do.Betty:I do too.People are wealthier today,and they live longer than they did in the past.Mum:Thats true.We know more about medicine today,and theres less fear of getting ill because we know how to deal with the ordinary diseases.Bu
8、t 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.Listen and readMum:Some people think life in the past was simpler and healthier than today.When the number of cars is doubled,the pollution is also doubled,or
9、 even worse.Betty:What about work?Do people work as hard as they did fifty years ago?Listen and readMum:Yes,and they sometimes work harder.People seldom say they have enough spare time!Why dont you go and ask Mrs Li,our neighbour?Shes over seventy years old.Shes seen how life has changed.Betty:Thats
10、 a good idea.Ill go and ask her.Mum:Remember to speak up!Shes a bit deaf now.Listen and read Read and reciteNearly finished.Thats true.I suppose.Now choose the correct answer1.People live longer today because _.a)we know more about medicine b)they do not work as hard as they did c)they take more exe
11、rcise2.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 beforea b3.People take less exercise because _.a)they do not need to b)they drive cars instead c)they do not have cars or bikes4.People work ha
12、rder 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 lifebbNow choose the correct answerLanguage points1.Mum,do you think that life is better today than in the past?妈妈，你认为现在的生活比过去更好了吗？妈妈，你认为现在的生活比过去更好了吗？本句用的是比较级，比较级的常用句型有：(1)比较级+
13、than,表示“比更”e.g.Health is more important than wealth.健康比财富更重要。(2)比较级+and+比较级,表示“越来越”e.g.The story gets more and more exciting.这个故事越来越激动人心。(3)the+比较级,the+比较级，表示“越,越”e.g.The more time you spend on it,the greater progress you will make.你在这上面花费的时间越多,你的进步就越大。常见的比较级的修饰语有：much,still,a little,a lot,even,far.
14、e.g.He worked much harder then.那时候他工作更认真。Language points2.and theres less fear of getting ill because we know how to deal with the ordinary diseases.我们也不太担心生病，因为我们知道我们也不太担心生病，因为我们知道如何治疗普通疾病。如何治疗普通疾病。deal with 意为“处理；安排；对付”，可与疑问副词 how 搭配 使用。e.g.How will you deal with the thief who stole the diamond?你将
15、如何处理那个偷了钻石的小偷呢？Language points3.But people dont take as much exercise as they used to.但是人们没有过去运动的多了。但是人们没有过去运动的多了。(1)asas是同级比较,否定句可以用not so/asas.表示。asas和not soas的中间用形容词、副词原级。e.g.He is as tall as his father.他和他的父亲一样高。There werent so many cars as there are today.当时没有现在这么多车。Language points(2)used to 指的
16、是过去的习惯性动作，意为“过去常常”暗指现在已经不那样做了，后接动词原形。e.g.I used to take an hours walk before breakfast.我过去常常在早餐前散步一小时。【拓展】be/get used to 习惯于，可用于多种时态，后接名词、代词或动词-ing形式。e.g.I have got used to getting up early in the morning.我已经习惯早起了。I am used to eating rice now.我现在习惯吃米饭。Language points be used to do sth.被用来做某事e.g.This
17、 knife is usually used to cut fruit.这把小刀常被用于切水果。4.When the number of the cars is doubled,the pollution is also doubled,or even worse.当车的数量加倍时，污染当车的数量加倍时，污染 也加倍，甚至更严重。也加倍，甚至更严重。the number of 常和a number of 混淆，区别如下：Language pointsthe number of意为“的数量”，后接复数名词或代词，中心词是number，作主语时谓语动词用单数。a number of意为“许多”，后
18、接复数名词或代词，中心词是of之后的名词或代词，作主语时谓语动词用复数。number前可用large或small等修饰。Language pointse.g.The number of the children is 202.这些孩子的数量是202。A number of students are planting trees over there.许多学生在那边植树。5.Remember to speak up!记得大点声说！记得大点声说！remember to do sth.常和remember doing sth.混淆，区别 如下：remember to do sth.记得去做某事，动作
19、还没有做remember doing sth.记得做过某事，动作已经完成Language pointse.g.Remember to turn off the light when you leave the room.你离开房间时记得关上灯。I remembered locking the door.我记得关上门了。联想：forget to do sth.忘记做某事 forget doing sth.忘记做过某事Language pointsGrammar:形容词的句法功能一般来说，形容词可以放在名词之前作定语，也可以放在系动词之后作表语，还可以作宾语补足语等。例如：Please look
20、at the old photograph.请看这张老照片。（定语）They were very nice.他们人很好。(表语)Peoples lives seem busy now.现在人们的生活似乎很忙碌。(表语)We must keep our classroom clean and tidy.我们必须保持教室干净整洁。(宾语补足语)形容词作定语一般都是放在名词之前，但是如果修饰的是不定代词something,anything,nothing,somebody,anybody,nobody等，就要放在后面。例如：Is there anything special in the paper
21、 today?今天报纸上有什么特别的新闻吗？There is nothing new in the store.商店里没有什么新东西。很多副词都以-ly结尾，但是“名词+ly”的词则多为形容词，如：weekly,friendly等，应注意区别。例如：A friendly voice answered the phone.接电话的是一个友好的声音。Grammar:形容词的句法功能副词一般用作状语，修饰动词、形容词、副词以及全句，表示程度、方式等。例如：They speak highly of you.他们对你的评价很高。I feel terribly sorry.我感到非常抱歉。The spri
22、ng passed too quickly.春天过得太快了。Hopefully,well meet again on Friday.希望我们星期五再见面。Grammar:形容词的句法功能Complete the questionsComplete the questions with the words or expression in the box.deaf doubled fear spare used to wealth1.What kinds of things do you _?2.What do you do in your _ time?3.What can someone n
23、ot do if they are _?4.If something is _,is it more or less?fearsparedeafdoubled deaf doubled fear spare used to wealth5.Do you think people _ take more exercise than they do today?6.Do you think people have more _ today than they used to?used towealthNow work in pairs.Ask and answer.Complete the que
24、stionsRead and predictRead and predict which words the speaker is likely to stress.Some people think life in the past was simpler and 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 Some
25、people think life in the past was simpler and healthier than today.More wealth sometimes means less health.When the number of cars is doubled,the pollution is also doubled,or even worse.Read the paragraph in Activity 5 aloud.Work in pairs.Answer the question and give your reasons.Is life better toda
26、y than in the past?Yes,it is.I think its because./No,it isnt.I think.Now say what is better or worse in:education environment healthPair workIs life better today than in the past?Yes,it is.I think its because the life is easier now.What is better/worse in education today?Every child has the chance t
27、o go to school and the government tries to provide better learning environment for students.Pair workWhat is better or worse in environment now?I think nothing becomes better today than in the pastPair workWhat is better in health today than in the past?What is worse in health?People know more about
28、 ways to keep fit and know how to deal with the ordinary diseases.People walk less and take less exercise than they used to,so they have more health problems now.Pair workExercise1.The white shirt is as _ as the yellow one.A.cheap B.cheaper C.cheapest D.the cheapest 2.Which one is _,football or bask
29、etball?A.popular B.more popular C.popularer D.much popular AB 3.There _ a number of books in the library and the number of them _ increasing.A.has;is B.have;are C.are;is D.is;are 4.He is a little _ than you,but he is as _ as you.A.thin;stronger B.thinner;stronger C.thinner;strong D.thin;strongCCExerciseused to,spare time,speak up,deal with,as as,the number ofwordsphraseswealthy,fear,wealth,double,seldom,spare,deafSummaryThank you!
