1、Unit 3 Language in use Teaching modelRevision and application Teaching methodFormal and interactive Teaching aimsTo summarize and consolidate comparative degree and superlative degree, and finish the tasks. Teaching aidsRecorder, OHP, handouts Teaching StepsStep 1 RevisionShow some pictures to say w
2、hat life was like in the early 1980s and what life is like today. Step 2 Sentences presentation1. Read through the example sentences in the box with the whole class.1) People are wealthier today, and they live longer than they did in the past.2) But people dont take as much exercise as they used to.
3、3) More people have cars, and they walk or use their bikes less.4) We eat better and we live longer.2. Ask the students to repeat the sentences in the box.Step 3 Language practice1. Complete the passage with the correct form of the words in brackets.For many people, life is a lot (1) _ (easy) today.
4、 Medicine and diet are improving, and people are getting (2) _ (healthy) and living (3) _ (long). But communication is changing (4) _ (fast) of all. Today, with the Internet, people can communicate (5) _ (easily) than ever before with friends all over the world.Not all the changes are (6) _ (good) o
5、nes. More people drive cars instead of riding bikes, so they are not as (7) _ (fit) as they were. Increasing traffic makes the roads (8) _ (crowded) than ever, and it also makes pollution (9) _ (bad). We must all work harder to reduce pollution.2. Look at the two pictures and talk about how the town
6、 has changed. Use the words in the box to help you.big building busy house modern more shop street tall traffic tree3. Complete the sentences with the words or expressions in the box.Ask the students to read the words and expressions in the box in Activity 3.heat more than seldom spare speak upAsk t
7、he students to read through the sentences in Activity 3. 1) We _ have time to go on holiday.2) We do not have much _ time because we have important exams this year.3) Never go out in the _ of the day without a hat. 4) You have to _ because the students in the back cannot hear you.5) Mr Smith is _ a
8、teacher. Most of his punish think of him as their friend. Complete the sentences with the words or expressions in the box.Ask the students to check with a partner.Check the answers.Step 4 Reading1. Read the email and find three examples that show life was harder in the past than it is today.2. Read
9、the email again. Find sentences that tell us:1) There was not enough living space for people.2) Most of the big cities were dirty and unhealthy.3) Life was harder for children in those times.3. Write examples.1) People lived in very small houses, very close to each other, with no space for children
10、to play.2) _.3) _.Ask the students to check with a partner.Check the answers.Step 5 Listening1. Listen and complete he table.GrandmotherMotherAge to start schoolAge to start workAge to get marriedNumber of childrenAge to stop working2. Let Ss listen again, and write a passage comparing the lives of
11、the speakers grandmother and mother in Activity 6.Step 6 Around the world: Cars1. Ask the students to look at the picture and discuss what they can see.2. Read through the information with the whole class.3. Fill in the blanks.1) The modern car has changed life a _ deal.2) Using horses for travel wa
12、s_, and of course walking was even _.3) Cars allow people to travel long distances_, in comfort and_.4) It was almost _ to get rid for the manure of the horses.5) The cars may cause_, but the first cars actually made cities_.4. Ask the students to check with a partner.5. Check the answers: 6. Read t
13、he passage together.Step 7 Module task: Organizing a debate.1. Work in groups. Read the motion of the debate.Health is more important than wealth.2. Now decide who is for the motion and who is against it. You can use some of the following ideas:For :Without health, wealth means nothing.You can enjoy
14、 life better if you are healthy.Against:It is hard to be healthy without wealth.You can enjoy life better if you are wealthy.3. Prepare your arguments. Give examples to support your ideas.4. Hold the debate.Those for the motion give their opinions.Those against the motion give their opinion.Take tur
15、ns to say what you think about each others arguments.5. Discuss and find out whether most people are for or against the motion.Step 8 Exercises: 中考连接1. Which season do you like _, winter or summer? Summer. (2014北京) A. well B. better C. best D. the best2. Many students think it _ to learn English by
16、using news. (2014佛山) A. interest B. interesting C. interested3. It is said that Shanghai students have scored the _ in an international test. (2014佛山) A. high B. higher C. highest4. Mom, what do you think of our new house? Its nice, and its _ than the old one. (2014通辽) A. big B. bigger C. biggest D.
17、 the biggest5. Lin Fang comes home _ than before this term. She doesnt have so many classes in the afternoon. (2014重庆) A. early B. earlier C. late D. later6. “Have you read todays newspaper?” “Yes. Its really boring. Theres _ in it.” (2014贵阳) A. something new B. nothing new C. anything new 7. How do
18、 you like the book you read yesterday? (2014丹东) Oh! Its one of _ books Ive ever read. A. interesting B. more interesting C. most interesting D. the most interesting8. Mike is the _ boy in his class now. (2014宁德) A. tall B. taller C. tallest9. The baby is sleeping, please play the piano _. (2014宁德) A
19、. loudly B. quietly C. clearly10. How _ Li Ming writes! Yes, he is the _ in our class. A. carefully, most careful B. care, most careful C. carefully, careful D. careful, careful (2014黔东南) Step 9 HomeworkWrite a passage about the changes in your hometown, using the comparative and superlatives of adjectives and adverbs we have learnt.