初中英语外研版九下Module 3 Unit 2 I think life is better today. 教案

Module 3 Life now and then
Unit 2 I think life is better today.
【教学目标】
1. To be able to get specific information from the passage.
2. To be able to write a passage about life today.
3. To be able to cherish the happy life of today.
【教学重难点】
重点：To get specific information from the passage.
难点：To write a passage about life today.
【教学方法】
任务型教学法、小组合作法。
【教学过程】
Step 1 Leading in
Free talk.
1. Is life now better than when you were a child Why
2. What’s the greatest change compared with the life in the past
Step 2 Pre-task
Guess
Look at the title and picture. Guess what Mrs Li will talk about and how she feels.
Step 3 While-task
Activity 1 Skimming
Read the passage and answer the questions.
1. What kind of article is it
2. What does Mrs Li think of life today
3. What does Mrs Li say about life now and then
Activity 2 Scanning
Now complete the notes and add more points of your own.
Life in the past
Family: bigger, five childrenFood:Work:Education:Transport:
Life now
Family: smaller; one childFood:Work:Education:Transport :Entertainment:
Activity 3 Thinking
1. How has the women’s role changed
2. Why has the women’s role changed
Activity 4 Complete the passage with the words and expression in the box.
candles cold generally speaking postman tiny traffic
Mrs. Li’s father was a ______. He often worked outside for twelve hours a day in the summer heat or in the winter ____. They lived in a _______ house and used _______ for light.
Mrs. Li says that ______, life is better today. But not everything is satisfying. There are some things that she is not happy with, for example, the _____.
Activity 5 Retelling
life in the past life now
family bigger; five children smaller; one child
food simple, meat only once or twice a year more food and better food
work hard and difficult work, long hours interesting jobs for boys and girls
education expensive, often only for boys good school for everyone
transport on foot or by bike much easier, buses, cars and planes
entertainment no television television etc.
Generally speaking, __________________________________
Step 4 Post-task
Activity 1 Work in pairs.
Talk about the advantages and disadvantages of life now.
Activity 2 Writing
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 …
Activity 3 Exercise
一、单项选择。
1. The Smith ______ for ten years, and they are very happy now.
A. have got married B. got married
C. was married D. have been married
2. —Was Henry late for the concert yesterday
—No. He got there even ten minutes _______ than us two.
A. earlier B. earliest C. later D. latest
3. Peter drives ____ Amy, so it will take Peter _____ time to get to the hotel.
A. much faster than; less B. more slowly than; less
C. as fast as; more D. as slowly as; more
4. —How are you today, Bob
—I’m even ______ now. I don’t think the medicine is good for me.
A. better B. worse C. happier D. unluckier
二、完成句子。
1. 我将尽我的最大努力赶上别人。
I will _____ ____ ____ ___ catch up with others.
2. 过去人们因疾病和饥饿过着困难的生活。
The people in the past ____ ____ _____ ____because of diseases and hunger.
3. 他们是去年结婚的。
They ______ _________ last year.
4. 爷爷一生都住在北京。
Grandpa has lived in Beijing ____ ____ _____.
Step 5 Summary
1. We have learnt to get information from the passage about life now and then.
2. We learnt some new words and expressions.
3. We have learnt to write a passage about the advantages and disadvantages of life today.
Step 6 Homework
Write a passage about your life now and then in terms of family, work, food, transport and so on.
【板书设计】
life in the past life now
family bigger; five children smaller; one child
food simple, meat only once or twice a year more food and better food
work hard and difficult work, long hours interesting jobs for boys and girls
education expensive, often only for boys good school for everyone
transport on foot or by bike much easier, buses, cars and planes
entertainment no television television etc.
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