外研版九年级下册 Module 3 Unit 2 I think life is better today.课件 (共29张PPT)

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Module 3
Life now and then
Unit 2
I think life is better today.
Look at the woman in the photo. How do you think she feels Think about what she will talk about:
family
work
health
education
A1P20
How did people live in the past
How do we live now
Transport: How do people travel
Family: How many members in a family
Food: What do people eat
Work life: Where do people work
Education: Who can go to school
Thinking
education
health
work
a woman worker
a housewife
can’t get healthy
food sometimes
received low education or no education
family
big family
tiny adj. 微小的；极小的
electric adj. 用电的；电动的
light n. 电灯
candle n. 蜡烛
postman n. 邮递员
cold n. 寒冷；冷空气
heat n. 高温；热度
full-time adj. 专职的；全日制的
role n. 作用；职责；角色
education n. (个人的)教育；学业
transport n. 运输业；交通
What is the video mainly about
A. The history of the transport system in Beijing.
B. Family members of Mrs. Li’s family.
C. Life changes about Mrs. Li now and then.
Gist Reading
What is the video mainly about
A. The history of the transport system in Beijing.
B. Family members of Mrs. Li’s family.
C. Life changes about Mrs. Li now and then.
tiny electric light
candle postman cold
heat full-time role
education transport
Scanning
Read and circle the words in the passage.
My father was a _________, and he often worked twelve hours a day outside in the _______ cold or in the _________ heat.
postman
winter
summer
Use the words and fill in the blanks.
Families have got _______ than they were in the past.
Today most people only have ______ child.
smaller
one
My mum was a ______ girl. She didn’t go out to work.
My daughter goes to ________ even after getting married.
farm
work
I wasn’t sent to school because my family couldn’t ________ it, and what’s more, because I was a ______.
My daughter is really _______. She has a good __________.
afford
girl
lucky
education
Life in the past Life now
Family bigger; five children smaller; one child
Food
Work
Education
Transport
Entertainment
simple, eat meat only once or twice a year
more food and better food
hard and difficult work, long hours
interesting jobs for boys and girls
expensive, often only for boys
good schools for everyone
on foot or by bike
much easier, buses, cars and planes
no television
television,
computers, etc.
A2P21
Read the part ‘What was your life like in the past ’ and answer the questions.
1. What did Mrs Li’s parents do
Mrs Li’s father was a postman and her mother was a housewife.
2. Was Mrs Li’s father’s work hard How do you know that
3. Why Mrs Li’s parents didn’t send her to school
Yes, it was. Her father often worked twelve hours a day outside in the winter cold or in the summer heat.
Because her family couldn’t afford it, and what’s more, because she was a girl.
Read the part ‘How has life changed ’, and finish the table.
Mrs Li’s opinion
the change of the role of women
transport and travel today
Women have a better education and they can go to work even after getting married.
It’s easier for people to go everywhere, but there’s too much traffic.
entertainment
life today
We have a television at home and can watch so many good programmes.
Life is better today. People eat better and live longer.
advantages
disadvantages
Read and find out advantages and disadvantages of life today for Mrs Li.
Critical Thinking
Is life now better than life in the past
Opinion : I think life in the past is better than now.
Reason 1 : Families are smaller today.
Examples : busy working, loneliness
Reason 2 : There is so much traffic.
Examples : traffic jam, too much noise, pollution
Conclusion : Generally speaking, I think …
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) ________.
Complete the passage with the words and expression in the box.
candles, cold, generally speaking, postman, tiny, traffic
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) ________.
postman
cold
tiny
candles
generally speaking
traffic
A3P21
电灯
外出；游玩
照顾；照管
超过
一份全职工作
接受良好教育
喜欢做某事
electric lights
go out
look after
more than
a full-time job
have a good education
enjoy doing sth.
上班
结婚
步行
骑自行车
乘公共汽车
乘飞机
一般而言；总的说来
go to work
get married
on foot
by bike
take the bus
take a plane
generally speaking
Ⅰ.根据语境用括号内所给单词的适当形式填空。
1. Are there any ________(candle) at home, Linda
2. Most people think more money should be spent on ________(education) and houses.
3. The street ________(light) are usually turned off at 6 in the morning.
4. Jim lives in a ________(tiny) bedroom than that of his sister.
5. Ten years ago the brothers were ________(postman), but now they run a company.
candles
education
lights
tinier
postmen
Ⅱ. 根据语境从方框中选择恰当的单词填空，有的需要变换形式。
transport, cold, heat, full-time, role
1. The temperature is minus ten degrees! But she doesn't seem to feel the ________.
2. Mulan is one of the greatest ________ she has played.
3. Ms Jones would like to look for a ________ job.
4. The ________ from the fire has already made my wet coat dry.
5. The money could be spent on improving public ________.
cold
roles
full-time
heat
transport
Ⅲ. 根据括号内的要求完成下列各题，每空一词(含缩略形式)。
1. Women went out to work at that time. (改为否定句)
Woman ________ ________ out to work at that time.
2. Mrs Li feels excited. (对划线部分提问)
________ ________ Mrs Li ________
3. His father is more than fifty years old. (改为同义句)
His father ________ ________ fifty years old.
4. She usually walks home. (改为同义句)
She usually goes home ________ ________.
didn't go
How does feel
is over
on foot
Ⅳ. 根据汉语意思完成英语句子，每空一词(含缩略形式)。
1. 孩子们必须学会如何照顾自己。
Children must learn how to ________ ________ themselves.
2. 他父母每天都忙着工作。
His parents ________ ________ ________ every day.
3. 结婚后Mrs Brown不去上班了。
Mrs Brown didn't go to work ________ ________ ________.
4. 过去他们买不起电视。
In the past they ________ ________ televisions.
look after
are busy working
after getting married
couldn't afford
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…
Must-do:
1. Finish exercises of M3U2 in KSTX
2. Read the passage for 2 times
3. Remember and recite the words and expressions of this unit
Choose-to-do
Write a passage about the change of our life.