外研版九年级下 M3Life now and then Unit 1They sometimes work harder 课件(共30张PPT)

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1. What are the differences of our life now and then
2. Is life better today than in the past
3. Do you feel lucky for living nowadays
Talk about the photos. Say what life was like in the early 1980s.
Talk about the photos. Say what life is like today.
Environment
In the past There were fewer tall buildings. The mountains were greener. The rivers were cleaner and there were more fish swimming in the rivers.
At present Tall buildings take up more room for crops. The air is not so clean and fresh as before. The climate is warmer than before.
In the past
At present
Personal health
At present People learn more about diseases and medicine. So people are healthier and live longer.
In the past People lived harder. Less medicine was known. People got ill and died more easily and more often.
In the past
At present
Transport
At present There are more cars. People walk or cycle less than before. Transport is faster, but there are more traffic problems.
In the past There were fewer cars. People walked or cycled more often. Transport was slower.
In the past
At present
Work and free time
In the past People had more free time and lived more relaxed.
At present People have to work harder and have less free time. Life becomes busier than before.
wealthy
fear
used to
wealth
adj.富有的；富裕的
n.担心；害怕
v. aux. (用于表示过去真实或经常性的行为，特别强调现在不那样了)过去
n. 财富；财产
double
seldom
spare
spare time
speak up
deaf
v. 使加倍；把……增加一倍； adj.(成) 双的；两个……
adv. 很少地；不常
adj.空余的；备用的
业余时间；闲暇
大点声说
adj. 聋的
Listen and answer the questions.
1. What is the history homework
2. What is the question they need to answer
3. What does Betty ask
4. What does Daming ask
Write about life in the past and life today.
Is life today better than it was in the past
Can we write about anything, such as
medicine and pollution
What about personal safety
1. People live longer today because ______.
a) we know more about medicine
b) they do not work as hard as they did
c) they take more exercise
2. There is less fear of getting ill ______.
a) so people live longer
b) because people know how to deal with
c) so people work harder than before
Listen again and choose the correct answer.
3. People take less exercise because ______.
a) they do not need to
b) they drive cars instead
c) they do not have cars or bikes
4. People work harder today and ______.
a) they do not live as long as they did
b) they do not usually have enough free time
c) they live a healthier life
Complete the questions with the words or expression in the box.
deaf doubled fear spare used to wealth
1. What kinds of things do you
______
2. What do you do in your ______
time
fear
spare
3. What can someone not do if they are
______
4. If something is _______, is it more
or less
5. Do you think people ______ take
more exercise than they do today
6. Do you think people have more
______ today than they used to
Now work in pairs. Ask and answer.
deaf
doubled
used to
wealth
People are wealthier today, and they live longer than in the past.
We know more about medicine today, and there’s less fear of getting ill because we know how to deal with the ordinary diseases.
But people don’t take as much exercise as they used to.
I suppose that’s because more people have cars, and they walk or use their bikes less.
When the number of cars is doubled , the pollution is also doubled, or even worse..
Some people think life in the past was simpler and healthier than today. More wealth sometimes means less health.
Why don’t you go and ask Mrs Li, our neighbour She is over seventy years old. She ’s seen how life has changed.
Nearly finished.
That’s true.
I suppose…
Complete the questions with the words or expression in the box.
deaf doubled fear spare used to wealth
1. What kinds of things do you
______
2. What do you do in your ______
time
fear
spare
3. What can someone not do if they are
______
4. If something is _______, is it more
or less
5. Do you think people ______ take
more exercise than they do today
6. Do you think people have more
______ today than they used to
Now work in pairs. Ask and answer.
deaf
doubled
used to
wealth
Work in pairs. Answer the question
and give your reasons.
— Is life better today than in the past
— Yes, it is. I think it’s because…
/ No, it isn’t. I think…
Now say what is better or worse in:
education environment health
houses,
living conditions
people (clothes, hair, life style …)
people (clothes, hair, life style …)