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Module 3
Life now and then
Unit 2 I think life is betty today
adj.微小的；极小的
tiny
postman
n.邮递员
candle
n.蜡烛
/ 'k ndl/
light
n.电灯
electric
adj.用电的; 电动的;
用电的
/la t/
/ 'lektr k/
/'ta n /
New words and expressions
/'p stm n/
Presentation
adj. 专职的; 全日制的
full-time
role
n. 作用; 职责; 角色
/r l/
/'fultaim/
heat
n. 高温; 热度
/hi:t/
cold
n.寒气；冷空气
/k ld/
Presentation
transport
n. 运输业; 交通
education
n. (个人的) 教育; 学业
/'tr nsp rt/
/edj 'ke n/
Presentation
Life today and in the past
In the past, many people used to live in ______houses.
tiny
When she was young, there were only _______or oil lamps( 油灯), no__________
candles
electric lights
He is a _______. He is used to working in the winter ______and in the summer _____.
postman
cold
heat
Nowadays, nearly all the children in China can receive ________ .
education
Bicycle-sharing has become a new way of _________.
transport
Economy (经济) plays an important ______ in the improvement of people's life.
role
Detailed reading: Read and answer
Part 1. What was your life like in the past (Para. 1-3)
1. How many people are there in Mrs. Li's family
2. What was Mrs Li's life like in the past
3. Could Mrs. Li go to school Why Or why not
Seven.
Her living conditions were hard
No, because her family couldn't afford it and she was a girl.
Detailed reading: Read and fill in the blanks
Part 2. How has life changed (Para.4-7)
Families have got ________.
Mrs Li’s daughter is really lucky to __________________ and can go to work. She’s busy ________ every day, so Mrs Li sometimes feels _______.
Transport and travel are ________ today. But sometimes it's ___________ to cross the road .
Now we have so many good TV ____________, but some of the shows are too _________.
smaller
have a good education
working
lonely
easier
difficult
programmes
noisy
1. 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
3 Now choose the correct answer.
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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 do not live as long as they did
b) they do not usually have enough free time
c) they live a healthier life
Sum up the phrases:
了解关于…的情况________________
生病__________
做锻炼__________
过去常常做______
那是因为________
…的数量________
在某人业余时间…______
大声说__________
终生________
整天____________
整年____________
严寒酷暑__________
13. 出去工作_________
14. 一份全职工作_______
15. 负担得起做_______
16. 更重要的是______
17. 在…起作用________________
18. 接受良好教育_______________
19.与..结婚________
20. 忙于做__________
21. 一般而言__________
22. 对…满意___________
learn about …
be ill
do exercise
used to do
That’s because
the number of
in one’s spare time
speak up
all one’s life
all day
go out to work
a full-time job
afford to do
what’s more
play a role in
have a good education
get married
be busy doing
generally speaking
be pleased with
all year
winter cold
Language points
1. all one's life 在某人一生中（多用于现在完成时）
He has lived in America all his life.
2. tiny adj. 表示“微小的；极小的” 比较级tinier
The living room is tiny.起居室非常小。
3. …looking after us was more than a full-time job.
…照料我们比做一份全职工作还要辛苦.
这句话的主语是动名词短语looking after us。单个v-ing形式短语在句中作主语时，谓语动词要用单数。句中more than表示“不只是，多于”。例如：
He is more than a coach. He is a friend.
他不只是教练，更是朋友。
full-time与part-time
1）full-time 全职的
Mothering was a full-time job for her.
照顾孩子就是她的全职工作。
2）part-time 兼职的
She does a bit of waitressing as a part-time job.
她有时兼职做一下服务员。
My 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!
外面很冷，穿上外套再出去！
I often had a cold when I was young.
我小的时候常感冒。
heat /hi t/ n. (the quality of being hot ) 热度；高温
e.g. He can’t stand the summer heat.
他受不了夏天的高温
I wasn’t sent to school because my family couldn’t afford it, and what’s more, because I was a girl.
e.g. We can’t afford to go abroad this summer.
今年夏天，我们没有足够的钱去国外。
afford / 'f d/ v. 负担得起……afford to do sth,常和情态动词can连用。
what’s more 而且；更重要的是；另外
e.g. You should remember it, and what’s more, you should get it right.
你应该记住它，更重要的是，应该正确理解它。
The role of women has changed too.
role n. 表示“作用；职责；角色”
the role of ... 表示“……的角色”
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。
play a role/part in 在...中扮演... 角色;起...作用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。
Everyone has a role to play in making our country more beautiful.
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。
表示“与某人结婚”时，常用marry sb. 或get married to sb.，而不能用marry with sb.。
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。
...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.
be busy doing... 忙于做……;be busy with sth.
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。
The only thing I don’t like, though, is that there’s so much more traffic.
though / / conj. 尽管；虽然
adv. (句子副词；用于句末或句中，位于句中时，
用“,”和原句分开)可是；不过；然而
e.g. Our team lost. It was a good game though.
我们队输了，可是这也不失为一场好球。
I've a bit of headache. It's nothing much, though.
我有一点头痛，不过并不厉害。 、
Remember, though, you can't always depend on others.
但是你要记住，你不能总是依赖其他人
Generally speaking, I think life is better today.
总的说来，我认为今天的生活更好了。
generally speaking表示“一般而言，总的说来”。
in general也可以表达同样的意思。例如：
Generally speaking, we enjoyed the trip.
总的说来，我们这次旅行很愉快。
In general, women live longer than men.
总的说来，女性比男性更长寿。
1. What kinds of things do you _______
2. What do you do in your _______ time
3. What can someone not do if they are ______
fear
spare
4 Complete the questions with the words or expression in the box.
deaf doubled fear spare used to wealth
deaf
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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
doubled
used to
wealth
