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Module 3 Life now and then
Unit 2 I think life is better today
目录
课前预习
01
名师点拨
02
语篇理解
03
课堂小测
04
课前预习
核心 单词 1. ______________adj. 微小的;极小的
2. ______________n. 电灯
3. ______________n.蜡烛
4. ______________ n. 邮递员
请同学们预习课本Unit 2(课本P20~P21)。预习完课本内容, 同学们可以试着做以下题目, 检测一下自己预习的效果!
tiny
light
candle
postman
核心 单词 5. _____________n.寒冷;冷空气
6. _____________n.高温;热度
7. _____________adj.专职的;全日制的
8. _____________n.作用;职责;角色
9. _____________n.(个人的)教育;学业
10. _____________n.运输业;交通
cold
heat
full-time
role
education
续表
transport
常考 短语 1. ______________________在夏日高温下
2. ______________________ 慈母
3. ______________________一两次
4. ______________________此外;而且;更重要的是
5. ______________________受到良好的教育
6. ______________________(和某人)结婚
7. ______________________忙于做……
8. ______________________ 一般而言;总的来说
in the summer heat
续表
loving mother
once or twice
what’s more
have a good education
get married (to sb.)
be busy doing
generally speaking
重点 句子 1.我们家里有五个孩子, 照料我们比做一份全职工作还要辛苦。
There were five children in my family, ______________ ________________a full-time job.
looking after us
was more than
续表
重点 句子 2. 我没有被送去上学, 因为家里负担不起, 更因为我是个女孩。
I wasn't_______________________________________
__________,and what's more, because I was a girl.
续表
sent to school because my family couldn't
afford it
重点 句子 3. 看到她每天忙着工作我很开心, 但有时我感到孤独, 因为她不能经常来看我。
I'm happy to see ____________________________, but sometimes I feel lonely because she can't come to see me often.
4. 过马路好困难。
________________cross the road.
续表
she’s busy working every day
It's so difficult to
重点 句子 5. 总的说来, 我认为今天的生活更好了。我们吃得更好,寿命更长。
Generally speaking, I think life is better today. ________________________________.
续表
We eat better and we live longer
名师点拨
1 afford的用法
afford作动词, 意为“担负得起(……的费用、损失、后果等);买得起”, 常用在can和be able to之后; 通常构成短语afford sth.或afford to do sth.。如:
The boy wants to see a movie, but he can’t afford a ticket. 那个男孩想看场电影, 但买不起票。
She can't afford to go abroad. 她没有足够的钱去国外。
( )1. They walked home last night because they couldn't ________to take a taxi.
A. leave B. buy C. afford D. allow
专练
C
( )2. The man had enough money and he could afford _______the famous car.
A. to buy
B. buying
C. buy
D. bought
专练
A
2 no one与none的区别
what’s more是固定词组, 常用作插入语, 意为“此外;而且;更重要的是”, 相当于besides, in addition。如:
He studies very hard, and what's more, he is ready to help others. 他学习非常刻苦, 而且他还乐于助人。
( )Bill hates Tony’s laziness, _______, Tony’s too naughty.
A. that is B. above all
C. what's more D. what's worse
C
专练
3 be busy doing的用法
busy为形容词,意为“忙的;繁忙的”,反义词为free,常用短语有be busy doing sth?(忙于做某事),be busy with sth.(忙于某事)。如:
He is busy preparing for the examination. 他忙着准备考试。
He is busy with some important work. 他正忙于一些重要的事情。
根据汉语意思完成句子, 词数不限
萨莉现在忙着照顾婴儿。
Sally is now busy____________________________ baby.
专练
taking care of / looking after
4 lonely与alone的区别
When she is left alone, she often feels lonely.
留下她一个人的时候, 她经常感到孤独。
He likes living alone.
他喜欢独居。
( )1. The old man often feels because his children live far away.
A. crazy B. lonely C. hungry D. alone
2. 根据汉语意思完成句子
我不喜欢夜晚单独外出。
I don't like going out ______at night.
B
专练
alone
5 generally speaking的用法
generally speaking 意为“一般而言,总的说来”,表示说话的总结或结论;常位于句首, 与in general 同义。
如:
Generally speaking / In general, we enjoyed the trip. 总的来说, 我们这次旅行很愉快。
根据汉语意思完成句子
一般来说, 这样解决很恰当。
________ ________ / ______ ________ , it's quite a fair settlement.
专练
Generally
speaking
In
general
语篇理解
一、仔细阅读课文内容,选出下列各题的最佳选项
( )1. What’s the thing that Mrs Li most regrets(遗憾) about
A. Their lack(缺乏) of electric lights.
B. The hardship(艰难) that her father went through.
C. Her mum's jobless status(身份).
D. Her lack of school education.
D
( )2. Which is the thing that Mrs Li feels happy about today
A. Her daughter fails to pay her a visit sometimes.
B. There’re so many good programmes on TV which she can watch now.
C. There are fewer means of transportation today than before.
D. There’s too much traffic for her to cross the road.
B
( )3. What's Mrs Li’s opinion about life now
A. Even worse than life then.
B. Much better than life in the past.
C. It’s hard to tell.
D. In general, it's better now.
D
二、仔细阅读课本P20的短文内容, 回答下列各题
1. What's Mrs Li's age
________________________________________________
________________________________________________
2. How was the family's food when she was young
________________________________________________
Mrs Li's / She is over seventy / 70 years old. / Over seventy / 70(years old).
The food / It was simple.
3. Have families got bigger today
________________________________________________
4. Why does Mrs Li think her daughter is really lucky
________________________________________________
________________________________________________
No, they haven't.
Because she has a good education, and she goes to work even after getting married.
三、本单元主要短语串联应用(用方框内所给短语的适当形式填空)
in the past, deal with, used to (do), the number of, more than, what's more, get married, be busy (doing), on foot, generally speaking
My mother is a loving mum, a caring wife and a successful manager. She likes sharing her life with me whenever she's free.“
1. ___________________,my life is happy. And I had a sweet childhood, except that…” Well, my mum never went to school by bike when she was a pupil, because her family just couldn't afford it 2. ____________ .
Generally speaking
in the past
So Mum went to school 3. _______ every morning, and it took her at least half an hour to reach school. She had to get up really early. My mum 4. ______ be a top student who
5. _____ always busy studying once she sat down in the classroom. She was so interested in studying. In her opinion, studying is 6. ________ just absorbing knowledge, and it is also great fun. And she enjoyed reading a lot. “7. __________ ____books that I read back in my youth time
on foot
used to
was
more than
The number
of
Well, I guess it was not less than 1,000.” 8. _______
______,she was keen on class management. She served as the class monitor throughout her primary school years. I suppose that's why she does such a good job in 9. _________ her company affairs today.
What's
more
dealing with
My mother never stops fighting for a better future. She got her doctor’s degree after she 10. __________ . And she never failed to balance her career with her role of being a mother, a wife and a manager as well. “Life is a myth, yet it can be as wonderful as you expect if you never give up your dreams. Just go for it! ” she says.
got married
课堂小测
一、根据句意及首字母提示,用单词的适当形式填空,每空一词
1. Compared with elephants, dogs are ______.
2.When the lights were off, we lit the _________, which made the room bright and warm.
3. The reason why your parents send you to this school is that they want you to receive the best__________ .
tiny
candle(s)
education
4. Harry Potter is one of the greatest______ he has played till now.
5. We hardly see _______ now because people seldom write letters on the paper.
roles
postmen
二、根据汉语意思完成句子,词数不限
6. 总的说来, 我认为你是对的。
__________________________, I think you are right.
7. 他帮她不止一两次, 他是她坚强的后盾。
He's helped her______________________. He's always behind her.
Generally speaking/In general
more than once or twice
8. 艾玛正忙着照顾她的猫呢。
Emma ___________ care of her cat.
9. 再说了, 我们当时也买不起笔记本电脑。
What's_______, we ___________________ a laptop at that time.
10. 格林夫人认为嫁给格林先生是很幸运的。
Mrs Green thinks it is ________________ to Mr Green.
is busy taking
more
couldn’t afford (to buy)
lucky to get married
三、单项填空
( )11. —What do you think of that TV programme?
—Great! I've never watched a______one.
A. worse B. better C. bad D. good
( )12. Because of the pollution, there are ______tourists in that ancient town this year than last year.
A. more B. most C. fewer D. fewest
B
C
( )13. The old man lives_____ but he doesn't feel .
A. alone; alone B. lonely; lonely
C. alone; lonely D. lonely; alone
( )14. I want to have a computer,but I can't to buy one.
A. offer B. provide
C. consider D. afford
C
D
( )15. Tom's mother is busy breakfast for Tom.
A. cook B. to cook
C. cooks D. cooking
D
课后作业