(共24张PPT)
tiny adj. 微小的,极小的
electric adj. 用电的, 电动的
light n. 电灯(C), 光线(U)
adj. 轻的, 浅色的
candle n.蜡烛 (C)
postman n. 邮递员 (pl.) postmen
cold n. 寒冷,冷空气 catch/have a cold 感冒
heat n. 高温,热度
full –time adj. 专职的 part-time 兼职的
role n. 作用,角色
education n. 教育,学业
educate v.
transport n. (U) 运输业,交通
transportation (英式)
New words
Module 3
Life now and then
Unit 2 I think life is better today.
To learn about Mrs Li’s life now and then
2. To learn to write a passage about the advantages and disadvantages of life today
3. To learn the words and expressions
Objectives
Words:
tiny electric light candle postman cold heat full-time role transport
Phrases:
what’s more so much/many generally speaking more than
Patterns:
My father was a postman, and he often worked twelve hours a day outside in the winter cold or in the summer heat.
Have you ever seen any old photos like these
Do you know what life was like at that time
Compared with life in the past, what are the changes of life today in these aspects
family
work
health
education
Betty asked Mrs Li about her life today and in the past. Listen and read. Then finish the following tasks.
听课本P20 Activity 2的短文,回答下面4个问题。
1.How many children were there in Mrs Li’s family in the past
2.How often did Mrs Li’s family eat meat in the past
3.Why do Mrs Li sometimes feel lonely now
4.What is the only thing that Mrs Li doesn’t like
There were 5/five children in her/Mrs Li’s family./Five/5 children.
Once or twice a year.
Because her daughter can’t come to see her often.
The only thing that she doesn’t like is that there is so much more traffic.
Life in the past
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Life now
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1 Family: bigger; five children
2 Food:
3 Work:
4 Education:
1 Family: smaller; one child
2
3
4
simple, eat meat once or twice a year
Food: more and better food
hard and difficult work, long hours
Work: interesting jobs for boys and girls
expensive, often only for boys
Education: good schools for everyone
Add more points of your own.
on foot or by bike
5 Transport: much easier, buses, cars and planes
no television
6 Entertainment: television, computers, etc.
5 Transport:
6 Entertainment:
Now complete the notes.
P20
2
advantages
disadvantages
Work in pairs and talk about the advantages and disadvantages of life today for Mrs Li.
Tip:听的时候注意对话的语音、语调和停顿。
Pay attention to the following expressions.
在严寒酷暑的环境中
不只是;多于
一个全职工作
而且;更重要的是
结婚
过马路
总的来说
她一辈子：
2. 你过去的生活怎么样？
What was your life like in the past
=How was your life in the past
3.在寒冬：
4. 在酷暑：
5. 宽容慈爱的：
6. 出去干活：
7. 一份全职工作：
all her life (现在完成)
in the winter cold
in the summer heat
kind and loving
go out to work
a full-time job
8. 一两次：
9.而且：
10….的角色：
11. 结婚：
12. 忙于做某事：
13. 感到孤单：
一个人住：
14. 如此多：
15. 总而言之：
once or twice
what’s more
the role of
get married
be busy doing sth.
feel lonely
live alone
so many / much
generally speaking
/ in general
Notes:
1. 某人一辈子：all one’s life
(用于现在完成时)
Mrs Li _______in Beijing all her life.
A. lived B. lives C. has lived
2….怎么样？ What is sth. like
= How is sth.
你过去的生活如何？
_____ ____ your life ____in the past
= ____ _____ your life in the past
What was like
How was
C
3. 结婚：A marry B
= A get married to B
= A and B get married
结婚多长时间： have/has been married
Lucy _________(嫁给) Tom last month.
Lucy _____ _________ ___Tom last ..
Lucy and Tom ____ _________last….
2) Jack will get married _______Rose …
A. with B. to
3) My parents ______for 20 years.
A. got married B. have been married
married
got married to
got married
B
B
4. 忙于做某事：be busy doing sth.
= be busy with sth.
We are busy ___________(get )
ready for the final exams.
getting
根据课本P20 Activity 2的短文内容,完成短文填空。
Mrs Li is talking about her life now and then to Betty. In the past, her family lived in a 1. house. Her father was a postman and he often worked 12 hours a day outside in the winter 2. or in the summer heat. Her mum was a housewife. There were five children in her family, and 3. after the children was more than a full-time job. They could only eat meat once 4. twice a year. She couldn’t go to school because her family couldn’t 5. it, and what’s more, she was a girl. But life is different now. The 6. of women has changed. Girls can also have a good 7. and they can even go to work after getting married. Transport and travel are easier today and young people can 8. a plane to anywhere in the world. If you enjoy watching TV, there are so many good 9. ,like the Beijing Opera and old films.10. speaking, life is better today.
tiny
cold
looking
or
afford
role
education
take
programmes
Generally
Writing
请根据下表所列的内容要点以Changes in my hometown为题目, 用英语写一篇短文。
过去 1. 生活贫困，房屋破旧；
2. 污染严重，垃圾遍地；
3. 交通不便，游客稀少。convenient 便利的
现在 1. 住房宽敞、明亮, 许多人有私家车;
2. 山更绿, 水更清，天更蓝；
3. 每年有成千上万来自世界各地的游客。
1.生活贫困，房屋破旧；
2. 污染严重，垃圾遍地；convenient
3. 交通不便，游客稀少。 便利的
Changes in my hometown
In the past, my hometown was
very small.
People lived a poor life.
The houses (that they lived in ) were
old and small.
There was rubbish
everywhere, so the pollution was
very serious.
It wasn’t convenient
to travel around the town. As a
result, few visitors came here.
1. 住房宽敞、明亮, 许多人有私家车;
2. 山更绿, 水更清，天更蓝；
3. 每年有成千上万来自世界各地的游客。
But now great changes have taken place in my hometown.(分段过渡) People are living a better and happier life.
The houses (where we live) are large and bright.
1. 住房宽敞、明亮, 许多人有私家车;
2. 山更绿, 水更清，天更蓝；
3. 每年有成千上万来自世界各地的游客。
Many people have their own cars.
The mountains are greener, the rivers are clearer and the sky is bluer.
Every year, thousands of people from all over the world come to visit it.
I’m sure my hometown will become more and more beautiful and better and better .
Changes in my hometown
In the past, my hometown was very small. People lived a poor life. The houses (that they lived in ) were old and small. There was rubbish everywhere, so the pollution was very serious. It wasn’t very convenient to travel around the town, so few visitors came here.（谈谈家乡过去的情况，用一般过去时态。）
But now great changes have taken place in my hometown. People are living a better and happier life. Their houses (where we live) are large and bright. Many people have their own cars. The mountains are greener, the rivers are clearer and the sky is bluer. Every year, it is visited by thousands of people from all over the world.
I’m sure my hometown will become more and more beautiful and better and better .（谈谈家乡现在的情况，用现在时态。)
