1、Key words:Life in the past,life now,family,work,health,educationtiny adj.微小的；极小的微小的；极小的 electric adj.用电的；电动的用电的；电动的 n.电灯电灯 candle n.蜡烛蜡烛 postman n.邮递员邮递员 cold n.寒冷；冷空气寒冷；冷空气heat n.高温；热度高温；热度full-time adj.专职的；全日制的专职的；全日制的education n.(个人的个人的)教育；学业教育；学业 transport n.运输业；交通运输业；交通role n.作用；职责；角色作用；职责；角色Lo
2、ok at the woman in the photo.How do you think she feels?Think about what she will talk about:family work health educationListen to the passage and take notes on what Mrs Li says about the points in Activity 1.Families have got smaller than they were in the past.Today most people only have one child.
3、There were five children in my family.My father was a postman,and he often worked twelve hours a day outside in the winter cold or in the summer heat.My mum was a farm girl.She didnt go out to work.My daughter goes to work even after getting married.I wasnt sent to school because my family couldnt a
4、fford it,and whats more,because I was a girl.My daughter is really lucky.She has a good education.Life in the past Life now1.Family:bigger;1.Family:smaller;five children one child2.Food:2.Read the passage and complete the notes and add more points of your own.simple,eat meat once or twice a year.Eat
5、 better.Life in the past Life now3.Work:3.4.Education:4.My mother didnt go out to work.Looking after us was more than a full-time job.My daughter goes to work even after getting married.And she is busy working every day.I wasnt sent to school because my family couldnt afford it,and whats more,becaus
6、e I was a girl.My daughter has a good education.Complete 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 worked outside for twelve hours a day in the summer heat or in the winter(2)_.postmancold They lived in
7、 a(3)_ house and used(4)_ for light.Mrs 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,the(6)_.tinycandlesgenerally speakingtraffic 1.looking after us was more than a full-time job.照料我们比做一份照料我们比做一份全职工作还要辛苦。全职工作还要辛苦。
8、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。句中。句中more than表示表示“不只是，不只是，多于多于”。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。full-time adj.专职的；全日制的专职的；全日制的e.g.students in full-time education 全日制学生全日制学生 Looking after a child is a full-time job.照管小孩是一天忙到晚的活儿。照管小孩是一天忙到晚的活儿。2.Generally
9、 speaking,I think life is better today.总的说来，我认为今天总的说来，我认为今天的生活更好了。的生活更好了。generally speaking表示表示“一般而言，一般而言，总的说来总的说来”。in general也可以表达同也可以表达同样的意思。样的意思。例如：例如：Generally speaking,we enjoyed the trip.总的说来，我们这次旅行很愉快。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。Write a pas
10、sage about the advantages and disadvantages of life today.Choose two or three points from the notes in Activity 2 to write about.Families are smallerGive examples or reasons to support those points.Most people only have one child today.For each of the points you choose,write about an advantage and/o
11、r 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 child.However,only a child may feel lonelyFinish the passage with your conclusion.Generally speaking,I thinkPresent your passage to the class.
