Module 3 Unit 2 I think life is better today. 课件 (共27张PPT)

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Module 3
Life now and then
An album
At my
new home
Unit 2
I think life is better today.
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A teacher can be compared to a burning __________.
2. As the inventions of ships, cars and planes, __________ is easier and easier.
candle
transport
3. A man whose duty is to send letters is a _________.
4. A mother who doesn’t go to work and stays at home to take care of the baby is called a _________ mother.
postman
full-time
5. The _____ of the spirit in Lord of the Rings is played by Orlando Bloom.
6. In China children are sent to school to get __________ at the age of six.
role
education
7. It’s dark, so you should turn on the ________.
8. If something is powered by electricity, it is ___________.
light
electric
9. In summer the ______ makes people uncomfortable, so lots of people go to the swimming.
10. The ________ comes. You’d better put on more clothes.
heat
cold
e h
c a n d l e t r a n s p o r t
e a c
c t o
p o s t m a n f u l l - t i m e
r o l e e d u c a t i o n
l i g h t
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Was Mrs. Li sent to school when
she was young
Answer the question
No, she wasn’t.
Read paragraph 1
T or F
Mrs. Li has lived in Beijing since she was born.
T
What was your life like in the past
My family lived in a ______ house.
2. My father often worked _______ hours a day.
3. The family meal was ________.
tiny
twelve
simple
How has life changed
Does her daughter go to work after getting married
How did she go everywhere when she was young
What doesn’t she like about transport today
Yes, she does.
On foot or sometimes by bike.
There is so much more traffic.
Look through the passage and take notes
Complete the notes and add more points of your own.
Life in the past
1. Family: bigger; five children
2. Food:
3. Work:
4. Education:
simple, meat only once or twice a year
hard and difficult work, long hours
expensive, often only for boys
5. Transport:
6. Entertainment:
on foot or by bike
no television
Life now
1.Family: smaller; one child
2.Food: more food and better food
3.Work: interesting jobs for boys and girls
4.Education: good schools for everyone
5.Transport: much easier, buses, cars and planes
6. Entertainment: television etc.
Find out some useful expressions with your partners.
Make a sentence with one of them
In the summer heat
In the winter cold
What is more
一般来说@#￥%……&
此外
Generally
speaking
Feel lonely
Have a good
education
afford
Get married
Be busy working
Have one's hands full
Which kind of life do you like better, life now or then
Writing
Write a short passage about the advantages and disadvantages of life today. Work in groups. Each group chooses one topic (write 40-50 words) ：
*Family *Food
*Work *Education
*Transport *Entertainment