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Unit 2 I think life is better today.
Module 3 Life now and then
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Discuss what you did in your childhood and list some of them.
Reading and vocabulary
1. Look at the woman in the photo. How do you think she feels Think about what she will talk about:
·family ·work
·health ·education
标题:点明中心式 由“Life now and then现在和过去的生活”可知文章内容是介绍过去和现在生活的变化,标题点明了文章主旨。
2. Read the passage and take notes on what Mrs Li says about the points in Activity 1.
Life now and then By Betty King
Mrs Li is over seventy years old. She has lived in Beijing all her life. I asked her about life today and in the past. What was your life like in the past
My family lived in a tiny house. There were no electric lights, only candles. ①
体裁:议论文
an electric light 一个电灯
My father was a postman, and he often worked twelve hours a day outside in the winter cold or in the summer heat. ② My mum was a farm girl before she met my father. She was a kind and loving mother. She didn't go out to work. There were five children in my family, and looking after us was more than a full time job. ③
I remember the family meals. The food was simple. We could only eat meat once or twice a year. I wasn’t sent to school because my family couldn't afford it, and what's more, because I was a girl. ④
How has life changed
Families have got smaller than they were in the past. Today most people only have one child! The role of women has changed too. ⑤ ⑥ 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. ⑦
lonely, difficult, noisy 三个形容词体现了Mrs Li 对在家的“寂寞”、横过马路的“ 困难”、电视节目的“吵闹”的真实感受,丰富了论据,很具说服力。
Transport and travel are easier today. When I was young, I went everywhere on foot or sometimes by bike. Now you can take the bus everywhere, and there's also the underground. And you young people can take a plane to anywhere in the world. The only thing I don't like, though, is that there's so much more traffic. ⑧ It's so difficult to cross the road.
air/rail/road transport 航空/ 铁路/ 公路运输
public transport 公共交通
transportation 交通运输系统;运输方式
Of course, we didn't have television when I was a child. I really enjoy watching television today. There're so many good programmes, like the Beijing Opera and old films.
But some of the shows are too noisy for me.
Generally speaking, I think life is better today. ⑨ We eat better and we live longer.
观点态度:本段为Mrs Li 对生活变化的评论性观点,呼应全文,使文章的结构更完整。
议论方法:举例子 Para. 2——Para. 6
Family
Food
Work
Education
Transport
Entertainment
In the past
Changes
Now
Life in the past Life now
1.Family: bigger; five children 2.Food: ________ 3.Work: ________ 4.Education:________ 1.Family: smaller; one child
2.________
3.________
4.________
Now complete the notes and add more points of your own.
3. Complete the passage with the words and expression in the box.
Mrs Li's father was a (1) __________. He often worked outside for twelve hours a day in the summer heat or in the winter (2) ________. They lived in a (3) ________ house and used (4) ________ for light. Mrs Li says that (5) ___________________, life is better today. But not everything is satisfying. There are some things that she is not happy with, for example, the (6) ________.
postman
candles cold generally speaking postman tiny traffic
cold
tiny
candles
generally speaking
traffic
Writing
4. Write a passage about the advantages and disadvantages of life today.
·Choose two or three points from the notes in Activity 2 to write about.
Families are smaller...
·Give examples or reasons to support those points.
Most people only have one child today.
·For each of the points you choose, write about an
advantage and/or a disadvantage. Use the words however,
but, although or used to where appropriate.
Families are smaller because most people only have one
child today. As a result, families have more money to spend
on their child. However, an only child may feel lonely ...
·Finish the passage with your conclusion.
Generally speaking, I think...
5. Present your passage to the class.
①There were no electric lights, only candles.
light /la t / n. 电灯
e.g. It is getting dark. Shall I turn on the light
天变黑了, 我可以开灯吗?
Light travels faster than sound. 光比声音传播得快。
The feather is very light. 羽毛很轻。
You look nice in light colours. 你穿浅色衣服很好看。
He lit a candle. 他点燃了蜡烛。
考点1
light 的过去式为lit
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②My father was a postman, and he often worked twelve hours a day outside in the winter cold or in the summer heat.
cold /k ld/ n. 寒冷; 冷空气
e.g. Don’t go out in the cold without your coat!
不要不穿外套在寒冷的天气外出!
I often had a cold when I was young.
我小的时候经常感冒。
It is very cold today. 今天很冷。
考点2
①cold 作名词,还可意为“着凉,感冒”,常用搭配:catch/have a cold 感冒。
②cold 还可作形容词,意为“冷的,寒冷的”。
考题1:当你开始打喷嚏和咳嗽时, 你可能感冒了。
When you begin to sneeze and cough, you may ________ ________ _________.
have
a cold
heat /hi t/ n. (the quality of being hot ) 热度; 高温
考点3
heat 名词, 意为“高温; 热度; 热; 热量”
e.g. We get light and heat from the sun.
我们从太阳那里获取光和热。
Ice needs heat to melt. 冰需要热量才能融化。
动词, 意为“加热; 使加热”; heat up(使) 变热; (使) 变暖
e.g. Heat the milk, please. 请把牛奶加热一下。
You can heat up the food in the microwave.
你可以在微波炉里加热食物。
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③... and looking after us was more than a full-time job.
full-time/'f lta m/adj. 专职的; 全日制的
e.g. This factory is looking for some full-time workers.
这家工厂正在招募一些全职工人。
What experience have you gained from your part-time job.
你从兼职工作中获得了什么经验?
考点4
part-time 形容词,意为“兼职的;部分时间的”
考题2:这项工作是全职的还是兼职的?
Is this a ____________ job or a ____________ one
full-time part-time
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④I wasn’t sent to school because my family couldn’t afford it, and what’s more, because I was a girl.
afford / 'f d/ v. (to have enough money or time to be able to buy or to do sth.) 负担得起……
e.g. I am afraid we cannot afford to take a taxi. Let’s go by underground instead.
恐怕打车去我们负担不起, 咱们改坐地铁去吧。
Reading affords us pleasure. 阅读给我们带来快乐。
考点5
afford 的用法:
afford to do sth. 负担得起做某事
afford sb. sth. 提供给某人某物
afford 常与can, could, be able to 等连用。
考题3:[宿迁] The charity is trying to help those who can’t ________(have enough money to pay for something) medical treatment.
afford
what’s more 而且; 更重要的是; 另外
e.g. Reading can bring us a lot of joy and happiness. What’s more, it can make us learn more.
阅读能带给我们很多快乐和幸福, 而且它能让我们学到更多的东西。
考点6
what’s more 是插入语,常用于对刚说过的话作
进一步补充,既可放在句中,也可放在句首。
考题4:The car looks nice. ______, it’s much greener because it uses electricity instead of gas.
A. However B. What’s more
C. Even though D. What’s worse
B
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⑤The role of women has changed too.
role /r l/ n. (the function or position that sb. has)
作用; 职责; 角色
考点7
e.g. The role of parents is very important in the growth of children.
父母的角色在儿童成长中是很重要的。
Music plays an important role in Linda’s life.
音乐在琳达的生活中起着重要的作用。
The famous actor plays a leading role in the TV play.
那位著名演员在这部电视剧里担任主角。
play a/the role in... 在……中起作用;
在……中扮演角色
考题5:Everyone has a __________(角色) to play in making our country more beautiful.
role
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⑥She has a good education, and she goes to work even after getting married.
education /edj 'ke n/ n. (a process of teaching, training and learning ) (个人的) 教育; 学业
e.g. All parents want a good education for their children.
所有的父母都希望他们的孩子能够接受良好的教育。
考点8
educate 动词,意为“教育”
educational 形容词,意为“有教育意义的”
考题6:[绥化] Zhang Guimei has managed to make thousands of girls receive ______________(educate).
education
get married 结婚
考点9
辨析:get married 与be married
get married 表示动作, 不能和表示一段时间的状语连用。 Lucy and Peter got married last week.
露西和彼得上周结婚了。
be married 表示已婚的状态, 可与表示一段时间的状语连用。 She’s been married for five years.
她已经结婚5 年了。
拓展:marry 是非延续性动词,
意为“结婚”,不能与表示一段时间的状语连用。
e.g. She wants to marry a rich man.
(=She wants to get married to a rich man.)
她想嫁给一个富人。
表示“与某人结婚”时,常用marry sb. 或get married to sb. , 而不能用marry with sb. 。
考题7:[达州] Cathy’s parents got married twenty-five years ago.
(改为同义句)
Cathy’s parents ________ ________ married for twenty-five years.
have been
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⑦I’m happy to see she’s busy working every day, but sometimes I feel lonely because she can’t come to see me often.
be busy doing... 忙于做……
e.g. Tom is busy growing flowers and vegetables.
汤姆忙于种花种菜。
The scientist is busy with his research work at the moment.
目前那位科学家正忙于他的研究工作。
考点10
be busy with sth. = be busy doing sth. 意为“忙于做某事”,两者可以进行同义转换。
考题8:[常州]—Why doesn’t the surgeon stop _____ lunch
—Because he is too busy _____ a dying patient in the operation room.
A. to have; to save B. having; to save
C. to have; saving D. having; saving
【点拨】stop to do sth. 是“停下来去做某事”; “忙于做某事”用be busy doing sth. 表达。
C
lonely /'l nli/ adj. (unhappy because you have no
friends or people to talk to ) 孤独的; 寂寞的
e.g. She’s quite lonely living on her own.
她独自生活十分孤独。
考点11
一语辨异:I was traveling alone in the lonely mountain. I didn’t feel lonely though I was alone. 我独自在荒凉的山里旅行,虽孤身一人,但并不感到寂寞。
辨析:lonely 与alone
lonely 形容词 孤独的; 寂寞的 作表语 或定语 强调主观上孤独、寂寞, 带有感彩
alone 形容词 单独的; 独自的 作表语 强调客观上一个人, 不带感彩
副词 单独地; 独自地 作状语 考题9:[烟台] The old man never feels _________(孤独) because we often go to visit him.
lonely
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⑧The only thing I don’t like, though, is that there’s so much more traffic.
though / / conj. (in spite of the fact that ) 尽管; 虽然
考点12
though 可作连词, 意为“虽然; 尽管”, 引导让步状语从句,相当于 although。在英语里,一个句子中though/ although和but 不能同时出现。
e.g. Tom and Jerry really love each other though they fight a lot.
汤姆和杰瑞真的彼此相爱, 尽管他们经常打架。
Although Simon has done well in his studies, he still works really hard. 虽然西蒙在他的学习上已经做得很好了, 但他仍然很努力。
速记小法:though “ 尽管” 来让步;but“但是”表转折,汉语成对现,英语用其一。
考题10:[江西] _______ many things change a lot, a love of sports hasn’t changed a bit.
A. If B. Before C. Though D. Because
【点拨】根据“a love of sports hasn’t changed a bit”可知前半句表示让步, 用Though 引导让步状语从句。
C
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⑨Generally speaking, I think life is better today.
generally speaking 总而言之, 总的来说(同in a word, all in all)
e.g. Generally speaking/In a word/All in all, he did a good job!
总而言之, 他做得很好!
Generally speaking/In general, the more expensive the mobile phone is, the better it is.
一般而言, 手机越贵越好。
考点13
generally speaking还表示“一般而言”,同in general。
考题11:[恩施] G speaking, she has made great progress this term.
enerally
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本节课主要学习了知识点tiny, heat, afford, role, education, get married, lonely的用法, 通过学习课文“现在和过去的生活”学会了使用形容词描述生活状况并做了相应的习题。