1、Life now and thenModule 3Unit 2I think life is better today.3wealthy 富有的；富裕的wealth 财富；财产Review fear担心；害怕double使加倍；(成)双的speak up大点声说deaf 聋的Review Review 1.To get information from the passage about life now and then.2.To learn some key words and useful expressions.3.To learn to write a passage about t
2、he advantages and disadvantages of life today.ObjectivesObjectives Words:tiny electric light candle postman cold heat full-time role transportPhrases:whats more so much/many generally speaking more thanLead in Patterns:and looking after us was more than a full-time job.Families have got smaller than
3、 they were in the past.Lead in Look at these pictures about Beijing.Say what life was like in the past and what lifeis like today.Lead in Lead in Lead in Lead in Lead in adj.微小的；极小的tinypostmann.邮递员candlen.蜡烛/kndl/lightn.电灯electricadj.用电的;电动的;用电的/lat/lektrk/tan/New words and expressions/pstmn/Present
4、ation adj.专职的;全日制的full-timerolen.作用;职责;角色/rl/fultaim/heatn.高温;热度/hi:t/coldn.寒气；冷空气/kld/Presentation transportn.运输业;交通educationn.(个人的)教育;学业/trnsprt/edjken/Presentation tiny 微小的；极小的electric 电子的；用电的tiny house 小房子Presentation light 电灯candle 蜡烛postman 邮递员Presentation full-time 专职的;全日制的full-time mother全职妈
5、妈role职责;角色Presentation transportPresentation 1.Look at the woman in the photo.How do you think she feels?Think about what she will talk about:family work education healthPresentation familybig familyPresentation worka woman workera housewifePresentation healthcant get healthy food sometimesPresentat
6、ion educationreceived low education or no educationPresentation 备注：见视频 Module 3 Unit 2 Activity 2Presentation 2.Read the passage and take notes on what Mrs Li says about the points in Activity 1.Life now and thenBy Betty KingMrs Li is over seventy years old.She haslived in Beijing all her life.I ask
7、ed her aboutlife today and in the past.Presentation What 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 summer heat.My mum was a farm girl be
8、fore she Presentation 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 Presentation food was simple.We could only eat meat once or twice a year.I wasnt sent
9、 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 Presentation only have one child!The role of women has changed too.My daughter is really lucky.She has a good education,and s
10、he 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.Presentation 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 everywh
11、ere,and theres also the underground.And you young people can take a plane toanywhere in the world.The only thing I dont like,though,is that theres so Presentation 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 televi
12、sion today.Therere so many good programmes,like the Beijing Opera and old films.But Some of the shows are too noisy for me.Presentation Now complete the notes and add more points of your own.Generally speaking,I think life is better today.We eat better and we live longer.Presentation Life in the pas
13、tLife now1.Familybigger;five childrensmaller;one child2.Food3.Work4.Educationsimpler,meat onlyonce or twice a yearmore food and better foodhard and difficult work,long hoursinteresting jobs for boys and girlsexpensive,often only for boysgood schoolsfor everyonePresentation Life in the pastLife now5.
14、Transport6.Entertainmenton foot or by bikemuch easier,buses,cars and planesno television television,computers,etc.Presentation Read the part What was your life like in the past?Then answer the following questions.课文解读1.What did Mrs Lis parents do?Mrs Lis father was a postman and her mother was a hou
15、sewife.Presentation 2.Was Mrs Lis fathers work hard?How do you know that?3.Why Mrs Lis parents didnt send her to school?Yes,it was.Her father often worked twelve hours a day outside in the wintercold or in the summer heat.Because her family couldnt afford it,and whats more,because she was a girl.Pre
16、sentation Read the part How has life changed?and finish the following exercises.Mrs Lis opinionthe change of the role of womentransportand travel todayIts a good thing.Her daughter has a good education and she can go to work every day even after getting married.Its easy for people to go everywhere,b
17、ut theres too much traffic.Presentation Mrs Lis opiniontheappearance of TVlife todayIt helps her to watch so many good programmes,but some of the shows are too noisy.Life is better today.They eat better and live longer.Presentation 1.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.这句
18、话的主语是动名词短语looking after us。单个v-ing形式短语在句中作主语时,谓语动词要用单数。句中more than表示“不只是，多于”。例如：He is more than a coach.He is a friend.他不只是教练,更是朋友。Grammer 2.whats more,because I was a girl.而且，我是个女孩。whats more表示递进，“然而/还有”的意思，独立使用，既可以放句首，也可以放句中，whats more后面加逗号。你应该记住它,更重要的是,应该正确理解它。You should remember it,and whats mor
19、e,you should get it right.PractisePractiseGrammer 3.Generally speaking,I think life is better today.总的说来,我认为今天的生活更好了。generally speaking表示“一般而言,总的说来”。in general也可以表达同样的意思。e.g.Generally speaking,we enjoyed the trip.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。Grammer 4.and she go
20、es to work even after getting married.而且她结婚后还可以去工作。(1).married adj.已婚的；结婚的He came from a good family so we gotmarried a year later.他出身好,所以一年后我们就结婚了。They have been married for ten years.他们已经结婚十年了。Grammer(2).get married的用法.get married 强调的是短暂性动作，不能和表示一段时间的状语连用;表示结婚已有一段时间用be married。e.g.When did your br
21、other getmarried?你哥什么时候结婚的？Grammer marry A to Bget married to sb.be married to sb.表示“与结婚”时,用be/get married to sb.或 marry sb.。把A嫁给B与结婚(表状态的改变,不能与一段时间连用)与结婚(表状态，可以与一段时间连用)Grammer【误区警示】“与结婚”不能用be/getmarried with sb.。.去年她嫁给了一个士兵。She _ a soldier last year.=She _ _ _ a soldier lastyear.他已经和玛丽结婚一年了。He _ _
22、_ _ Maryfor one year.marriedgot married tohas been married toGrammer 5.The only thing I dont like,though,is that theres so much more traffic.尽管这样,我唯一不喜欢的事情就是交通太过繁忙。形容词（或副词）的比较级可用much,lots,a little,even,still 等词修饰。e.g.There are much less children in one family now than in the past.现代家庭与过去相比有更少的孩子。Gra
23、mmer life in the past 过去的生活 in a tiny house 在一个小房子里 in those days 那些日子；以前 go out to work 出去工作 in the winter cold or in the summer heat.在严冬或者酷暑 a full-time job 全职工作 get married 结婚Presentation 3.Complete the passage with the words and expression in the box.candles,cold,generally speaking,postman,tiny,
24、trafficMrs Lis father was a(1)_.He often worked 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.postmancoldtinycandlesPresentation Mrs Li says that(5)_,life is better today.But not everything is satisfying.There are some things
25、that she is not happy with,for example,the(6)_.generally speakingtrafficcandles,cold,generally speaking,postman,tiny,trafficPresentation 4.Write 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
26、Give examples or reasons to support those points.Most people only have one child today.Presentation 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
27、child today.As a result,families have more money to spend on their child.However,an only child may feel lonelyPresentation Finish the passage with your conclusion.Generally speaking,I think 5.Present your passage to the class.Presentation family:bigger family,less money,less room at home the advanta
28、ges of life for Mrs Lithe disadvantages of life for Mrs LiPresentation 请根据下表所列的内容要点以Changes in my hometown为题目,用英语写一篇短文。过去1.生活贫困，房屋破旧；2.污染严重，垃圾遍地；3.交通不便，游客稀少。现在1.住房宽敞、明亮,许多人有私家车;2.山更绿,水更清,天更蓝；3.每年有成千上万来自世界各地的游客。A samplePresentation 提示词:convenient 便利的要求:1.短文须包括所有内容要点,可适当发挥,使短文连贯、通顺；2.80词左右,开头已给出,不计入总词
29、数。Changes in my hometown in the past,my hometown was very small.Presentation Exercises一.单项选择。1.The Smith_ for ten years,and they are very happy now.A.have got married B.got marriedC.was marriedD.have been married2.Was Henry late for the concert yesterday?No.He got there even ten minutes _than us two
30、.A.earlierB.earliestC.laterD.latestExercise 3.Peter drives _ Amy,so it will take Peter_ time to get to the hotel.A.much faster than;lessB.more slowly than;lessC.as fast as;moreD.as slowly as;more4.How are you today,Bob?Im even _ now.I dont think themedicine is good for me.A.better B.worse C.happier
31、D.unluckierExercise 1.我将尽我的最大努力赶上别人。I will _ _ _ _ catch up with others.2.过去人们因疾病和饥饿过着困难的生活。The people in the past _ _ _ _ because of diseases and hunger.3.他们是去年结婚的。They _ _ last year.二.完成句子。do/try my best toled a hard lifegot marriedExercise 4.爷爷一生都住在北京。Grandpa has lived in Beijing _ _ _.5.他比起写更擅长画。He _ _ _drawing than writing.all hisis better at (does better in)lifeExercise Homework1.Finish the exercises in the workbook.2.Finish writing the composition.Homework
