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MODULE 3 UNIT 3 LESSON 2
I THINK LIFE IS BETTER TODAY.
Handout for Group A
Name: _____________ Number: ____________
Transport
Heat
Tiny
Candle
Education
Electric
1.Find the meaning of the words on Handout for Group B
2. Complete the sentence with the words on Handout for Group B
There were only candles in the past,
Mrs. Li’s father sent letters and mails,
He worked in winter,
Nowadays we can go anywhere in the world,
Although Mrs. Li feel lonely sometimes,
3. Debate topic for Group A
I think life in the past is better than now.
MODULE 3 UNIT 3 LESSON 2
I THINK LIFE IS BETTER TODAY.
Handout for Group B
Name: _____________ Number: ____________
people burnt it to get light
the condition of being hot
a degree, level, or kind of knowledge
something is very small
something that works using electricity, rather than using other source of power
a method for carrying passengers or goods from one place to another
1.Try to find the words on Handout for Group A
2. Complete the sentence with the words on Handout for Group A
but now we have electric lights.
he worked as a postman.
the weather is very cold.
however, the role of bikes is still very important.
she is happy to see her daughter has a full-time job.
3. Debate topic for Group B
I think life today is better than life in the past.Lesson Plan
Business/Materials Lesson Objectives
Blackboard, Projector, Microsoft Powerpoint, Multi-media video and handout By the end of this lesson, students will be able to 1. Understand the meaning of the words and use them: tiny, electric, light, candle, postman, cold, heat, full-time, role, education, transport 2. Reading for specific information: The differences between “life in the past” and “life in the present” in some aspects: family, food, work, education 3. Make the clarification and argumentation of their own points of view: I think life is better today. 4. Build up students’ patriotism: Proud of the progress in China.
Warm-up and Objective Discussion
1. Greeting Give students two groups for the later activities. 2. Ask students to read the title. 3. Warm up Show students some pictures and ask them to say when can they see things in the pictures, nowadays or in the past. Stimulate interest and recall some vocabularies about the topic. 4. Objective Discussion(Pre Reading) Explain that students are going to talk about the difference between “life in the past” and “life in the present” with their group members. Ask students to discuss in groups and answer two questions: a. How did people live in the past b. How do we live now Explain that they can talk about some aspects like: Transport: How do people travel Family: How many members in a family Food: What do people eat Work life: Where do people work Education: Who can go to school
Instruct and Model R W L S
1. Skimming (While Reading) 1) Picture talking: Ask students to look at the pictures and describe it follow the questions below: 1. What is the old woman doing in this picture 2. Look at the photos in her hands, what are the photos about 2) Gist Reading: Ask students to watch a video about this passage and try to choose the correct answer of the question: What is the reading mainly about A. The history of the transport system in Beijing. B. Family members of Mrs. Li’s family. C. Life changes about Mrs. Li now and then. 2. Scanning (While Reading) 1) Ask students to read and circle the words in the passage. tiny, electric, light, candle, postman, cold, heat, full-time, role, education, transport 2) Ask students to do the words information gap activities. a. Give each group a different handout. b. Explain that Group A can find out their answer with the clues on Group B’s handout. c. Ask the member in Group A to find a partner in Group B. d. Students in Group A and Group B try to finish their handouts together. e. Check the answer together. 3) Ask students to read paragraph 2 and 3 , draw underline and answer the questions below: 1. How many children were there in Mrs. Li’s family 2. What were her parents’ job 3. What did they eat 4. Could Mrs. Li go to school Why 4) Ask students to paragraph 4 to 7 and answer the questions below: 1. How many children are there in the families today 2. Can Mrs. Li’s daughter work after getting married 3. How did Mrs. Li travel in the past What is the difference now 4. What does Mrs. Li like to watch on TV
Guided Practice R W L S
1. Detail Reading (While Reading) 1) Ask students to complete the note on page 21, write down the differences between life in the past and life now. 2) Work with the new vocabularies, choose the correct words to complete the information below. In old days there were no electric/ candle lights. People burnt wood for keeping warm in the cold/ heat winter. People put letters in post boxes and postman/ education helped to deliver them. Nowadays, we use heater to keep warm. People also work in office for their full-time/ tiny job. The traffic/ role of computers become more and more important. 3) Ask students to complete the passage on page 21 part 3, check the answer and read the passage. 4) Read paragraph 4 again, but make the changes listed below. Sentence 1: Change smaller into lonelier. Sentence 3: Change women into pets. Sentence 4: Change daughter into cat. Sentence 5: Change a good education into lots of pet food. Change work even after getting married into park every day in the afternoon. Sentence 6: Change busy working into lazy but relaxed. Change but sometimes I feel lonely because she into however, sometimes I feel lonely because my children.
Independent Practice R W L S
1. Critical Thinking (Post Reading) 1) Ask students to have a debate whether life now is better than the life in the past. a. Give each group a different opinion. b. Show students the example of a debate plan, Each group should give at least two reasons to support their opinion. Students should give examples for each reason. Talk about an advantage or a disadvantage of that example. Finish the passage with their conclusion. c. Each of the group should finish their debate plans all together. d. Each group choose a leader to present their work.
Assessment R W L S
1. Writing Improvement (Peer work) Ask students to write a passage based on the debate. Let students exchange their work with their desk mates. Each one try to give one or two advices about their desk mates’ passage. Ask students to exchange back and correct the passage again. Present their passage to the class.(共22张PPT)
Module 3
Unit 3
Lesson 2
I think life is better today.
Teacher: Ivan Chia
Is it nowadays or in the past
Pre Reading
How did people live in the past
How do we live now
Transport: How do people travel
Family: How many members in a family
Food: What do people eat
Work life: Where do people work
Education: Who can go to school
Group Talking
Picture Talking
1. What is the old woman doing in this picture
2. Look at the photos in her hands, what are the photos about
What is the video mainly about
A. The history of the transport system in Beijing.
B. Family members of Mrs. Li’s family.
C. Life changes about Mrs. Li now and then.
Gist Reading
What is the video mainly about
A. The history of the transport system in Beijing.
B. Family members of Mrs. Li’s family.
C. Life changes about Mrs. Li now and then.
tiny electric light
candle postman cold
heat full-time role
education transport
Scanning
Read and circle the words in the passage.
Information Gap
Step 1. Each group can get a different handout.
Step 2. Group A can find out your answer with the clues on Group B’s handout.
Step 3. Students in Group A try to find a partner in Group B.
Step 4. Try to finish your handout together.
Step 5. Check the answer together.
Information Gap
Group A
Group B
Information Gap
Check the answer
people burnt it to get light
something that works using electricity, rather than using other source of power
a method for carrying passengers or goods from one place to another
Transport
the condition of being hot
a degree, level, or kind of knowledge
something is very small
Candle
Heat
Education
Electric
Tiny
1. Match the words with their meanings.
Information Gap
Check the answer
There were only candles in the past,
Mrs. Li’s father sent letters and mails,
He worked in winter,
Nowadays we can go anywhere in the world,
Although Mrs. Li feel lonely sometimes,
but now we have electric lights.
he worked as a postman.
the weather is very cold.
however, the role of bikes is still very important.
she is happy to see her daughter has a full-time job.
2. Match and complete the sentences.
Read paragraph 2 and 3 and answer the questions below (underline the sentences):
1. How many children were there in Mrs. Li’s family
2. What were her parents’ job
3. What did they eat
4. Could Mrs. Li go to school Why
There were five children in my family,… （Para.2）
There were five children in her family.
My father was a postman,…
My mum was a farm girl … She didn’t go out to work.（Para.2）
Her father was a postman.
Her mum didn’t go out to work.
I remember the family meal … eat meat once or twice a year.（Para.3）
The food was simple. They could only eat meat once or twice a year.
I wasn’t sent to school because … I was a girl.（Para.3）
No, she couldn’t. Because her family couldn’t afford it. Another reason is that she was a girl.
Scanning
Read paragraph 4 to 7 and answer the questions below (underline the sentences):
1. How many children are there in the families today
2. Can Mrs. Li’s daughter work after getting married
3. How did Mrs. Li travel in the past What is the difference now
4. What does Mrs. Li like to watch on TV
Today most people only have one child! （Para.4）
…, and she goes to work even after getting married.（Para.4）
Yes, she can.
When I was young, I went everywhere on foot or sometimes by bike.
Now you can take the bus … can take a plane to anywhere in the world.
（Para.5）
In the past, Mrs. Li went everywhere on foot or sometimes by bike.
Now we can take the bus the underground or a plane.
…,I like the Beijing Opera and old films.（Para.6）
She likes the Beijing Opera and old films.
Today most people only have one child!
Scanning
Detail Reading
Complete the note on page 21, write down the differences between life in the past and life now.
simple
only men worked
girls weren’t sent to school
5 Transportation:
6 TV:
on foot, by bike
no TV
Work:
Education:
Transportation:
5 TV:
women can work
girls can have good education
bus, underground, plane
many good programmes
In old days there were no electric/ candle lights. People burnt wood for keeping warm in the cold/ heat winter. People put letters in post boxes and postman/ education helped to deliver them. Nowadays, we use heater to keep warm. People also work in office for their full-time/ tiny job. The traffic/ role of computers become more and more important.
Choose the correct words to complete the information below.
Comprehension
Comprehension
Complete the passage on page 21
postman
cold
tiny
candles
generally
speaking
traffic
Read paragraph 4 again, but make the changes listed below.
Writing Preparation
Sentence 1: Change smaller into lonelier.
Sentence 3: Change women into pets.
Sentence 4: Change daughter into cat.
Sentence 5: Change a good education into lots of pet food. Change work even after getting married into park every day in the afternoon.
Sentence 6: Change busy working into lazy but relaxed. Change but sometimes I feel lonely because she into however, sometimes I feel lonely because my children.
Read paragraph 4 again, but make the changes listed below.
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 goes to work even after getting married. I’m happy to see she’s busy working every day, but sometimes I feel lonely because she can’t come to see me often.
Writing Preparation
Families have got lonelier than they were in the past. Today most people only have one child! The role of pets has changed too. My cat is really lucky. She has lots of pet food, and she goes to park every day in the afternoon. I’m happy to see she’s lazy but relaxed every day, however, sometimes I feel lonely because my children can’t come to see me often.
Critical Thinking
Is life now better than life in the past
Opinion : I think life in the past is better than now.
Reason 1 : Families are smaller today.
Examples : busy working, loneliness
Reason 2 : There is so much traffic.
Examples : traffic jam, too much noise, pollution
Conclusion : Generally speaking, I think …
Debate plan
Post reading
Follow the instruction on Page 21 and write a passage.
Step 1. Revise your writing with your desk mate.
Step 2. Ask questions or give advices to your desk mate’s passage.
Step 3. Listen to your desk mate’s questions.
Step 4. Change your writing.
Writing Improvement
Present your passage to the class!
Module 3
Unit 3
Lesson 2
Thank you for listening!
Teacher: Ivan Chia
