(共13张PPT)
Unit 1
They sometimes work harder.
Do you think that life is better today than in the past
Talk about:
Transport
Past
Today
There weren’t so many cars as there are today.
What was life like in the past
Past
Houses
There are more buildings today.
What is life like today
Simple dialogue
A: What was life like in the past
B: There weren’t so many cars as
there are today.
A: What is life like today
B: There are more buildings today.
Read and answer:
What are Betty and her mother talking about
They are talking about life in the past and today.
Choose the best answer.
1. People live longer today because _______.
a) we know more about medicine.
b) we don’t work as hard as we did
c) we don’t take more exercise
2. There is less fear of getting ill _____.
a) so people live longer
b) because people know how to deal with the ordinary diseases
c) so people work harder than before
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 don’t live as long as they did
b) they do not usually have enough free time
c) they live a healthier life
Personal
health
Medicine
Transport
Environment
work
Read and and write notes about life today.
live longer
know more about medicine
More people have cars ,walk or use bikes less
Cars doubled, pollution also doubled, or even worse
Sometimes work harder, seldom have enough spare time
According to your notes ,write a passage and talk about life.
For example:People are wealthier today, and…….
Nearly finished! 就要完成了!
That’s true. 是真的。
I suppose… 我想……
Everyday English
Homework
Make an interview of your parents to ask something about their ideas of the differences between the life today and in the past. Take down what they said.
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