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Module 3 Life now and then
Unit 1
They sometimes work harder.
adj.富有的; 富裕的
wealthy
double
n.财富; 财产
v.使加倍;把……增加一倍
adj. (成)双的; 两个
wealth
n.担心; 害怕
/'ju:st tu/
used to
fear
v.aux.(用于表示过去真
实或经常的行为) 过去
/f /
/'welθ /
New words and expressions
/welθ/
/'d bl/
adv. 很少的; 不常
seldom
deaf
大点声说
adj. 聋的
speak up
adj. 空余的; 备用的
spare time
spare
业余时间; 闲暇
/spe /
/'seld m/
/def/
These things are common in our life.
How about the following pictures Can you imagine it
Enjoy the pictures.
the life in the early 1980s
Houses
in the early 1980s
at present
small
inconvenient
big
convenient
Can you describe the differences between the life in the early 1980s and the life today
Transport
in the early 1980s
at present
fewer cars
less pollution
more cars
more traffic problems
Work
in the early 1980s
at present
manual (adj. 手工的;体力的) operation
mechanical (adj. 机械化的) operation and even intelligent (adj. 智能的) production
Personal health
in the early 1980s
at present
lived a harder life
easily got ill and died
live healthier and longer
Is life today better than it was in the past
in the early 1980s
at present
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Talk about the photos. Say what life was like in the early 1980s and what life is like today.
For example
There weren't so many cars as there are today.
Now it's your turn.
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
Writing about life in the past and life today.
The question is “Is life today better than it was in the past ”
Betty asks if they can write about medicine and pollution.
Daming asks if they can write about personal safety.
Betty and her classmates also learned something about life in the past and today in their history class. Listen and answer the following questions.
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Betty is talking with her mother at home now. Listen and read. Then finish the following tasks.
Read and answer the questions.
What are Betty and her mother talking about
2. How many aspects have they compared
They are talking about life in the past and now. /They are comparing life in the past and now.
Four: health, medicine, transport, work.
Task 1
Read and put the words in the box into the correct column.
wealthier
walk more
less fear of getting ill
work harder
simpler
live longer
healthier
do more exercise
In the early 1980s
Today
Now make some sentences with the help of the table.
For example:
People are wealthier today.
Task 2
Read the passage and choose the correct answers.
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 the ordinary diseases
c) so people work harder than before
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Task 3
1. People live longer than they did in the past.
2. People do more exercise than they used to.
3. More wealth makes people healthier than before.
4. People know more about how to deal with the ordinary diseases today.
5. People worked harder fifty years ago than they do now.
less
less healthier
did fifty years ago.
work harder now
Task 4
处理;应对
锻炼;运动
过去常常
……的数量
空闲时间
大声说
Pay attention to the following expressions.
Translate the following expressions into English.
1. 处理;应对
2. 过去常常
3. 锻炼;运动
4. ……的数量
5. 大声说
6. 空闲时间
deal with
used to
take exercise
the number of
speak up
spare time
Task 5
我们可以用形容词和副词的比较级来比较人或事物。常用的句型为“A+比较级(+than +B)”，表示“比……更……”。
同级比较一般采用as… as…句型，否定句可以用not so/as…as…表示。
Pay attention to the circled and underlined parts.
Read and learn the conversation by heart in 5 minutes
Mum
It's ____________, Betty. How is your homework
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Role-play
Betty
_______________. Mum, do you think that life is better today ______________
Yes, of course, I do.
I do too. People __________ _____, and they __________ than they did in the past.
___________. We know more about medicine today, and ________________________ because we know _________ ______ the ordinary diseases. But people don't take ______ ______________ they used to.
I suppose that's because _______________, and they _______________________.
We'll see which group does the best.
2
Role-play
Mum
Some people think life in the past was ______________ than today. More wealth sometimes means __________. When the number of cars is doubled, ____________ _________, or ______________.
Betty
What about work Do people work ___________ they did fifty years ago
Yes, and they sometimes _____________. People seldom say they have __________ ______! Why don't you go and ask Mrs Li, ____________ She's over seventy years old. She's seen ______________________.
That's _________. I'll _________ her.
Remember to _________! She's a bit deaf now.
1. Nearly finished!
这里finished 是形容词，表示“完成了的，结束了的”。
例: I hope it’ll be finished before 5 pm.我希望可以在下午五点以前完成。
Language points
2. Mum, do you think that life is better today
than in the past
比较级的常用句型：
(1) 比较级+ than, 表示“比……更……”
例: Health is more important than wealth.
健康比财富更重要。
(2) 比较级+and +比较级, 表示“越来越……”
例: The story gets more and more exciting.
这个故事变得越来越让人激动。
(3) the +比较级, the+比较级 表示“越……, 越……”
例: The more time you spend on it, the greater
progress you will make. 你在这上面花费
的时间越多, 你取得的进步就越大。
拓展：形容词的最高级的用法
三者或三者以上相比, 最高级用“ the
+最高级” 的结构表示, 后跟表范围的介
词短语: in our class,
of the three, of all, in China…
Zhanghua is the tallest .
(三人中)。
of the three
(2) 表示“最……之一”的句式, 用one of the + 形容词的最高级+ 复数名词。
例: Han Hong is one of the best students in
our class.韩红是我们班最好的学生之一。
Suzhou is one of the most beautiful cities
in China. 苏州是中国最美的城市之一。
比较级与最高级的修饰语：
比较级与最高级的修饰语应置于其所修饰的形容词或者副词之前。
常见的比较级的修饰语有：much, still,
a lot, even, far.
例: He worked much harder then.
那时候他工作更认真。
常见的最高级的修饰语有：almost, by far, far, much 等。
例: This is by far the most expensive bag in the shop.
这是这家商店里最贵的包。
3. … and there’s less fear of getting ill because we know how to deal with the ordinary diseases.
deal with意思是“处理；安排；对付 ”，常与疑问副词how搭配使用。
例: How will you deal with the thief who
stole the diamond
你将如何处理那个偷了钻石的小偷呢？
4. But people don’t take as much exercise as
they used to.
(1) as…as… 同级比较, 否定句可以用
not so/as…as...表示。as…as, not so…as
中间用形容词、副词的原级。
例: He is as tall as his father.
他和他的父亲一样高。
You are as clever as me.
你和我一样聪明。
(2) used to 指的是过去的习惯性动作, 目的在
于与现在形成对照。
used to do sth. 指的是“过去常常做某事”，但是现在不做了。
例: I used to work hard. 我过去常常努力工作。
(暗含的意义是：我现在不努力工作了。)
I used to take an hour’s walk before
breakfast.
我过去常常在早餐前散步一小时。
② be/get used to doing 表示习惯于做某事
例: I have got used to getting up early in the
morning. 我已经习惯早起了。
I am used to eating rice now.
我现在习惯吃米饭。
拓展：
① be used to 被用来做
例: This knife is usually used to cut fruit.
这把小刀常被用来切水果。
5. I suppose that’s because more people have
cars…
suppose v. 猜想, 认为。其后可以接that引导的宾语从句, 当宾语从句是否定形式且主句的主语是第一人称时，要将从句的否定 移到主句上来。
例: I don’t suppose that he is at home.
我认为他没在家。
拓展:
① 构成be supposed to do / be sth. 的结构, 意为“(按规定、习惯、安排等)应当”。
例: You’re supposed to go to the hospital to
look after your mom.
你应该去医院照顾你的妈妈。
② 意为“假定,设想”, 后接that引导的宾语从句, 多用于祈使句中。
例: Suppose that you are going to Japan —
what will you do there
假设你要去日本, 你会在那里干什么？
6. Remember to speak up! She’s a bit deaf
now.
speak up表示“大点声说”。
例: Speak up, please. I can’t hear you. 请大声一点儿, 我听不见你说话。
Complete the questions with the words or expressions in the box.
1. What kinds of things do you _______
2. What do you do in your _______ time
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
deaf doubled fear spare used to wealth
fear
spare
deaf
doubled
used to
wealth
Task 6
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Fill in the blanks to finish the summary of the text and then try to retell it.
Both Betty and her mother think life is better today than in the past. People are _________ and live longer today. But people do ______ exercise than they used to, because they use cars much more. And people sometimes ___________ and have less __________ than they did fifty years ago. Although life in the past was _______ and ________, more people think life is better today.
wealthier
less
work harder
spare time
simpler
healthier
Task 7
Read and predict which words the speaker is likely to stress.
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Some people think life in the past was simpler and healthier than today. More wealth sometimes means less health. When the number of cars is doubled, the pollution is also doubled, or even worse.
Now listen and check.
Read the paragraph aloud.
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Pronunciation and speaking
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英语国家人士在连贯话语中使用不同的语音手段进行交流，包括重音。
英语句子中，需要重读的词称为句子重音。
一般来说，实词（名词、实义动词、形容词、副词等）需要重读，虚词（介词、连词、冠词等）不需要重读。
Pronunciation and speaking
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 the life is easier now.
— 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
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What is better in education
Talk
Every child has the right to go to school and the government tries to provide better learning environment for students.
What is worse in education
The students in poor areas get less and less resources than those in developed areas now.
Education
Possible answers
What is better in environment now
I think nothing becomes better today than in the past…
So what is worse
People's activities lead to so many pollutions, such as air pollution, noise pollution and water pollution.
Talk
Environment
Possible answers
What is better in health today than in the past
People know more about how to keep fit and how to deal with the ordinary diseases.
What is worse in health
People walk less and take less exercise than they used to, so they have more health problems now.
Talk
Health
Possible answers
We should have a dialectical (辩证的) view of "good" and "bad".
economy has developed
the quality of our life has improved
environmental pollution
many people work under pressure and are lack of exercise
Do you think life is better today than it was in the past
You can state your point from these aspects: health, medicine, transport, education, environment and work…
Good
Bad
1. used to
2. speak up
3. deal with
4. I suppose that's because more people have cars.
5. — Is life better today than in the past
— Yes, it is.
6. But people don't take as much exercise as they used to.
7. Nearly finished.
8. That's true.
Self-evaluation
1. Can you understand the conversation
about life in the past and now
2. Can you talk about your life in the past and now
3. Can you mark the stress while listening
各个击破
Ⅰ. 根据句意及汉语提示写出正确的单词。
1. Mona is quite shy and she has a __________ (害怕) of speaking in public.
2. The city's population has __________ (加倍) in the past twenty years.
3. Tony __________ (不常) plays computer games because he thinks it's a waste of time.
4. Eight-year-old Chuck thinks he is old __________ (足够地) to go to school by himself.
5. Beethoven is well-known for his many works, especially Ode to Joy, which he wrote after he was completely _______ (聋的).
fear
doubled
seldom
enough
deaf
Ⅱ. 用括号内所给单词的适当形式填空。
1. From Diana's clothes we can see she is ________ (wealth) than before.
2. Linda used to ____ (go) to church in England every Sunday.
3. — How's your model train, Toby
— Nearly _________ (finish). I'll show it to you in fifteen minutes.
4. If the number of trees __________ (drop), there will be heavy pollution.
5. —I still remember _______ (visit) Beijing with you last summer. How happy we were!
—Yes. We took many photos there with your camera. You always remember ________ (take) it when taking trips.
wealthier
go
finished
drops
visiting
to take
Ⅲ. 根据汉语意思完成下列句子（每空一词）。
1. 如果你不大点声说，教室后面的学生是听不清你的。
If you don't __________ __________, the students at the back of the classroom won't hear you clearly.
2. 爸爸过去常常对我们说：“熟能生巧。”
Dad __________ __________ __________ to us, “Practice makes perfect.”
3. 杰克闲暇时常常去健身俱乐部。
Jack often goes to the fitness club ______ ________ _________ _________.
4. 如今，人们不如过去锻炼得多了。
Nowadays, people don't _______ _______ ______ _________ _________ they did in the past.
speak up
used to say
in
take as much
his spare/free time
exercise as
Ask your parents about their life in the past (family, work, health, education) and try to take as many notes as possible.
Finish the exercises in Leaning English.
3. Preview the passage Life now and then on page 20.
Homework
