Module 3 Life now and then
一、学习目标:
A. 单词和短语：
wealthy, fear, used to, wealth, double, seldom, spare, spare time, speak up, deaf, tiny, electric, light, candle, postman, cold, heat, full-time, role, education, transport
B. 交际用语：
1. Nearly finished.
2. That’s true.
3. I suppose…
4. — Is life better today than in the past?
— Yes, it is. I think it’s because… / No, it isn’t I think…
5. Remember to speak up! She’s a bit deaf now.
6. …looking after us was more than a full-time job.
7. Generally speaking, I think life is better today.
8. People are wealthier today, and they live longer than they did in the past.
9. But people don’t take as much exercise as they used to.
10. More people have cars, and they walk or use their bikes less.
11. We eat better and we live longer.
二. 教学目标
1. Function: T Making comparisons (2)
2. Structure: Revision : adjectives and adverbs ( comparative and superlative forms )
3. Skills: 1) Listening for specific information ; taking notes
2) Expressing views and opinions
3) Predicting ;reading for main ideas; summarizing main ideas in notes
4) Writing a composition about the advantages and disadvantages of life today
4. Around the world: Cars
5. Task: Organizing a debate.
三、重点及难点:
Grammar: Revision : adjectives and adverbs ( comparative and superlative forms )
四、教学设计:
Unit 1 They sometimes work harder.
Ⅰ Teaching model
Listening and speaking
Ⅱ Teaching method
Communicative and interactive
Ⅲ Teaching aims
1. To understand conversations of comparing life in the past and now
2. To understand comparative degree and superlative degree
3. To learn how to make comparisons
Ⅳ Teaching Objectives
1. Key vocabulary: wealthy, fear, used to, wealth, double, seldom, spare, spare time, speak up, deaf,
2. Key structures: Sentence structure
Ⅴ Teaching aids
Tape recorder, OHP , video
Ⅵ Teaching Steps
Step 1 Warming up
1. Show some pictures to talk.
1) Say what life was like in the early 1980s.
2) Say what life is like today.
2. Introduce new words and expressions.
Step 2 Listening practice.
1. Ask the students to read through the questions in Activity 2.
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?
2. Play the tape and ask the students to listen to the tape carefully
3. Listen and answer the questions.
4. Ask the students to check their answer with a partner.
5. Call back the answers from the whole class and check the answers.
Keys: Write about life in the past and life today.
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.
Step 3 Listen and read.
1. Ask the students to listen and read the conversation silently.
2. Talk about the pictures.
3. Everyday English
Nearly finished.
That’s true.
I suppose…
4. Now choose the correct answer.
1. People live longer 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. 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
4. Ask the students to check their answer with a partner.
5. Call back the answers from the whole class and check the answers.
Keys: 1. a 2. b 3. b 4. b
Step 4 Complete the questions.
1. Ask the students to read through the words and expression in the box in Activity 4.
deaf doubled fear spare used to wealth
2. Complete the questions with the words or expression 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?
3. Ask the students to check their answer with a partner.
4. Call back the answers from the whole class and check the answers.
Keys: 1. fear 2. spare 3. deaf 4. doubled 5. used to 6. wealth
5. Now work in pairs. Ask and answer.
Step 5 Pronunciation and speaking.
1. Play the recording once without stopping.
2. Play the recording again and ask the whole class to repeat.
3. Read and predict which words the speaker is likely to stress.
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.
4. Now listen and check.
5. Read the paragraph in Activity 5 aloud.
Step 6 Work in pairs.
1. Answer the question and give your reasons.
— Is life better today than in the past?
— Yes, it is. I think it’s because… / No, it isn’t I think…
2. Now say what is better or worse in:
education environment health
Step 7 Language points
1. Remember to speak up! She’s a bit deaf now.
记得说话大点儿声，她现在有点儿耳背了。
speak up表示“大点儿声说”。例如：
e.g. Speak up, please. I can’t hear you. 请大声一点儿，我听不见你说话。
Step 8 Grammar
形容词与副词
对于形容词与副词，我们主要掌握两点，一是形容词与副词的句法功能，二是形容词与副词的比较级和最高级。
1. 形容词的句法功能
一般来说，形容词可以放在名词之前作定语，也可以放在系动词之后作表语，还可以作宾语补足语等。例如：
Did you see that old photograph that I found? It’s a lovely picture.
你看见我找到的那张老照片了吗？画面真美。(定语)
They were very nice. 他们很友善。(表语)
People’s lives seem busy now. 现在人们的生活似乎很忙碌。(表语)
We must keep our classroom clean and tidy.
我们必须保持教室干净整洁。(宾语补足语)
形容词作定语一般都是放在名词之前，但是如果修饰的是不定代词something, anything, nothing, somebody, anybody, nobody等，就要放在后面。例如：
Is there anything special in the paper today? 今天报纸上有什么特别的新闻吗？
I didn’t find anything funny about it. 我觉得这事一点儿都不可笑。
There is nothing new in the store. 商店里没有什么新东西。
很多副词都以-ly结尾，但是“名词+ly”的词则多为形容词，如：weekly, friendly等，应注意区别。例如：
A friendly voice answered the phone. 接电话的是一个友好的声音。
2. 副词的句法功能
副词一般用作状语，修饰动词、形容词、副词以及全句，表示程度、方式等。例如：
They speak highly of you.
他们对你的评价很高。
We were very lucky to find you here.
我们很幸运在这里找到了你。
The spring passed too quickly.
春天过得太快了。
Hopefully, we’ll meet again on Friday.
希望我们星期五再见面。
3. 形容词与副词的比较级和最高级
就形容词、副词的比较级和最高级而言，一是要掌握比较级和最高级的构成，二是要掌握比较级句型。
1) 比较级的句型
(1) 比较级+than，表示“比…更…”
e.g. Health is more important than wealth. 健康比财富更重要。
He got up earlier than I did this morning. 今天早上他起得比我早。
(2) 比较级+ and+比较级，表示“越来越……”。
e.g. The story gets more and more exciting. 故事变得越来越激动人心。
Our lives are getting better and better. 我们的生活越来越好。
(3) The+比较级，the+比较级，表示 “越……，越……”
e.g. The more time you spend on it, the greater progress you will make.
你在这上面花的时间越多，你的进步就会越大。
The more he talked, the more excited he grew. 他越说越激动。
同级比较一般采用as...as…句型，否定句可以用not so / as…表示。
e.g. He is as tall as his father. 他和父亲一样高。
I get up not so early as you. 我不如你起得早。
2) 最高级的表达方式
(1) the+ 最高级+ of/in…
e.g. Jim is the tallest of the three. 吉姆是三人中最高的。
He is the most diligent student in his class. 他是班上最勤奋的学生。
(2) 选择疑问句
e.g. Who is the tallest, Tom, Jack or Bill? 汤姆、杰克和比尔，谁个子最高？
(3) the+最高级+定语从句
e.g. It is the most interesting book I have ever read.
这是我所读过的最有趣的一本书。
3) 比较级和最高级的修饰语
比较级和最高级的修饰语应置于其所修饰的形容词或副词之前。常见的比
较级修饰语有much, still, a lot, even, far等。
e.g. He worked much harder then. 那时他工作要努力得多。
常见的最高级修饰语有almost, by far, far, much等。
e.g. This is by far the most expensive bag in the shop.
这是目前这家商店里最贵的包。
Step 9 Exercises
1. He landed at the same place once again in the long jump. I don’t think
he can jump a little ________. (2014恩施)
A. far B. farther C. farthest
2. —What do you think of her teaching English? (2014咸宁)
— Great! No one teaches _____ in our school.
A. good B. worse C. better D. best
3. Of the two sisters, Lucy is _____ one, and she is also the one who loves to be quiet. (2014阜康)
A. a younger B. a youngest C. the younger D. the youngest
4. Could you please speak a little more ______? I can’t follow you. (2014通辽)
A. quietly B. quickly
C. slowly D. loudly
5. Air pollution has become _______ than ever before. We must do something to stop it. (2014上海)
A. serious B. more serious
C. most serious D. the most serious
6. He works _________ and feels __________ every day. (2014玉林)
A. hard; happy B. hardly; happily
C. hard; happily D. hardly; unhappily
7. Steve isn’t as _______ as Kelly. He often makes mistakes in his writing. (2014丽水)
A. careless B. tidy C. careful D. difficult
8. Mo Yan is one of _____ writers in the world. (2014天津)
A. famous B. more famous
C. most famous D. the most famous
9. —She always does her homework ___ than her younger brother, doesn’t she?
—I don’t think so. Sometimes she does but sometimes she does not. (2014娄底)
A. carefully B. more carefully C. most carefully
10. — It’s smoggy these days. That’s terrible!
— Yes, I hope to plant trees.________ trees, ______ air pollution. (2014昆明)
A. The more; the fewer
B. the less; the more
C. The less; the fewer
D. The more; the less
Keys: B, C, C, C, B, A, C, D, B, D
Step 10 Homework
Write a passage, what is better today and what is worse today.
Unit 2 I think life is better today.
Ⅰ Teaching model
Reading and writing.
Ⅱ Teaching method
Top-down approach
Ⅲ Teaching aims
1. To get information from the passage about life in the past
2. To learn more expressions and new vocabulary
Ⅳ Teaching Objectives
1. Key vocabulary: tiny, electric, light, candle, postman, cold, heat, full-time, role, education, transport
2. Keys structure: Sentence structure.
Ⅴ Teaching aids
Tape recorder, handout
Ⅵ Teaching Steps
Step 1 Work in pairs.
1. Show some pictures to ask the students to talk.
(Key words: Life in the past, life now, family, work, health, education)
Step 2 Presentation
1. Show the new words.
tiny adj. 微小的；极小的
electric adj. 用电的；电动的
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
education n. (个人的)教育；学业
transport n. 运输业；交通
role n. 作用；职责；角色
2. Read the words after the teacher.
Step 3 Look and say.
1. Look at the woman in the photo in Activity 1.
2. Ask and answer:
1) How do you think she feels?
2) Think about what she will talk about:
family work health education
Step 4 Reading
1. Play the recording and ask students to listen to the tape carefully and take notes on what Mrs Li says about the points in Activity 1.
family work health education
Keys:
Families have got smaller than they were in the past. Today most people only have one child. There were five children in my family.
My father was a postman, and he often worked twelve hours a day outside in the winter cold or in the summer heat.
My mum was a farm girl. She didn’t go out to work. My daughter goes to work even after getting married.
I wasn’t sent to school because my family couldn’t afford it, and what’s more, because I was a girl. My daughter is really lucky. She has a good education.
2. Read the passage and then complete the notes and add more points of your own.
Life in the past Life now
Family: bigger; five children Family: smaller; one child
Food: _________________ ___________________________
Work: _________________ ___________________________
Education: _______________ ___________________________
3. Ask the students to check their answer with a partner.
4. Call back the answers from the whole class and check the answers.
Step 5 Complete the passage.
1. Read the passage again.
2. Read through the words and expressions in the box in Activity 3.
candles cold generally speaking postman tiny traffic
3. Complete the passage with the words and expressions in the box.
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) __________. 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) __________.
4. Ask the students to check their answer with a partner.
5. Call back the answers from the whole class and check the answers.
Keys: 1. postman 2. cold 3. tiny 4. candles 5. generally speaking 6. traffic
Step 6 Language points
1. …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。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 adj. 专职的；全日制的
e.g. students in full-time education 全日制学生
Looking after a child is a full-time job. 照管小孩是一天忙到晚的活儿。
2. 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。
Step 7 Homework
1 Write a passage about the advantages and disadvantages of life today.
1) Choose two or three points from the notes in Activity 2 to write about.
Families and smaller…
2) Give examples or reasons to support those points.
Most people only have one child today.
3) 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…
4) Finish the passage with your conclusion.
Generally speaking, I think…
2. Present your passage to the class.
Unit 3 Language in use
Ⅰ Teaching model
Revision and application
Ⅱ Teaching method
Formal and interactive
Ⅲ Teaching aims
To summarize and consolidate comparative degree and superlative degree, and finish the tasks.
Ⅳ Teaching aids
Recorder, OHP, handouts
Ⅴ Teaching Steps
Step 1 Revision
Show some pictures to say what life was like in the early 1980s and what life is like today.
Step 2 Sentences presentation
1. Read through the example sentences in the box with the whole class.
1) People are wealthier today, and they live longer than they did in the past.
2) But people don’t take as much exercise as they used to.
3) More people have cars, and they walk or use their bikes less.
4) We eat better and we live longer.
2. Ask the students to repeat the sentences in the box.
Step 3 Language practice
1. Complete the passage with the correct form of the words in brackets.
For many people, life is a lot (1) _________ (easy) today. Medicine and diet are improving, and people are getting (2) _________ (healthy) and living (3) _________ (long). But communication is changing (4) _________ (fast) of all. Today, with the Internet, people can communicate (5) _________ (easily) than ever before with friends all over the world.
Not all the changes are (6) _________ (good) ones. More people drive cars instead of riding bikes, so they are not as (7) _________ (fit) as they were. Increasing traffic makes the roads (8) _________ (crowded) than ever, and it also makes pollution (9) _________ (bad). We must all work harder to reduce pollution.
2. Look at the two pictures and talk about how the town has changed.
Use the words in the box to help you.
big building busy house modern more shop street tall traffic tree
3. Complete the sentences with the words or expressions in the box.
Ask the students to read the words and expressions in the box in Activity 3.
heat more than seldom spare speak up
Ask the students to read through the sentences in Activity 3.
1) We _________ have time to go on holiday.
2) We do not have much _________ time because we have important exams this year.
3) Never go out in the _________ of the day without a hat.
4) You have to __________ because the students in the back cannot hear you.
5) Mr Smith is __________ a teacher. Most of his punish think of him as their friend.
Complete the sentences with the words or expressions in the box.
Ask the students to check with a partner.
Check the answers.
Step 4 Reading
1. Read the email and find three examples that show life was harder in the past than it is today.
2. Read the email again. Find sentences that tell us:
1) There was not enough living space for people.
2) Most of the big cities were dirty and unhealthy.
3) Life was harder for children in those times.
3. Write examples.
1) People lived in very small houses, very close to each other, with no space for children to play.
2) _____________________________________________________________.
3) _______________________________________________________________.
Ask the students to check with a partner.
Check the answers.
Step 5 Listening
1. Listen and complete he table.
Grandmother
Mother
Age to start school
Age to start work
Age to get married
Number of children
Age to stop working
2. Let Ss listen again, and write a passage comparing the lives of the speaker’s grandmother and mother in Activity 6.
Step 6 Around the world: Cars
1. Ask the students to look at the picture and discuss what they can see.
2. Read through the information with the whole class.
3. Fill in the blanks.
1) The modern car has changed life a _________ deal.
2) Using horses for travel was________, and of course walking was even ________.
3) Cars allow people to travel long distances________, in comfort and________.
4) It was almost ___________ to get rid for the manure of the horses.
5) The cars may cause_________, but the first cars actually made cities_________.
4. Ask the students to check with a partner.
5. Check the answers:
6. Read the passage together.
Step 7 Module task: Organizing a debate.
1. Work in groups. Read the motion of the debate.
Health is more important than wealth.
2. Now decide who is for the motion and who is against it. You can use some of the following ideas:
For :
Without health, wealth means nothing.
You can enjoy life better if you are healthy.
Against:
It is hard to be healthy without wealth.
You can enjoy life better if you are wealthy.
3. Prepare your arguments. Give examples to support your ideas.
4. Hold the debate.
Those for the motion give their opinions.
Those against the motion give their opinion.
Take turns to say what you think about each other’s arguments.
5. Discuss and find out whether most people are for or against the motion.
Step 8 Exercises: 中考连接
1. —Which season do you like _______, winter or summer?
—Summer. (2014北京)
A. well B. better C. best D. the best
2. Many students think it _______ to learn English by using news. (2014佛山)
A. interest B. interesting C. interested
3. It is said that Shanghai students have scored the ________ in an international
test. (2014佛山)
A. high B. higher C. highest
4. — Mom, what do you think of our new house?
— It’s nice, and it’s _________ than the old one. (2014通辽)
A. big B. bigger C. biggest D. the biggest
5. Lin Fang comes home _____ than before this term. She doesn’t have so
many classes in the afternoon. (2014重庆)
A. early B. earlier C. late D. later
6. “Have you read today’s newspaper?”
“Yes. It’s really boring. There’s ______ in it.” (2014贵阳)
A. something new B. nothing new C. anything new
7. —How do you like the book you read yesterday? (2014丹东)
—Oh! It’s one of ______ books I’ve ever read.
A. interesting B. more interesting
C. most interesting D. the most interesting
8. Mike is the _______ boy in his class now. (2014宁德)
A. tall B. taller C. tallest
9. The baby is sleeping, please play the piano ________. (2014宁德)
A. loudly B. quietly C. clearly
10. How ________ Li Ming writes!
Yes, he is the ________ in our class.
A. carefully, most careful
B. care, most careful
C. carefully, careful
D. careful, careful (2014黔东南)
Step 9 Homework
Write a passage about the changes in your hometown, using the comparative and superlatives of adjectives and adverbs we have learnt.
MODULE 3 Life now and then检测题
(时间：60分钟；满分：100分)
一、听力理解（满分20分）
A.听句子，选出句子中所包含的信息。每个句子读一遍。（每小题1分，满分5分）
1. A. fine B. five C. four
2. A. up B. us C. one
3. A. one B. two C. three
4. A. Jenny lives in China. B. I live in Canada. C. My name is Jenny.
5. A. My father has long arms.
B. My father’s fingers are long.
C. My father’s legs are long.
B.听对话和问题，选择正确答案。每段对话读两遍。（每小题1分，满分5分）
6. A. White. B. Yellow. C. Blue.
7. A. It happened in a clothing shop. B. It happened in a hospital.
C. It happened at school.
8. A. Mr Black is free. B. Mr Black is out. C. Mr Black is busy.
9. A. Wednesday. B. Tuesday. C. Monday.
10. A. Because he didn’t want to go to the party.
B. Because he had some other things to do.
C. Because he was ill and couldn’t go to the party.
C.听对话和问题，选择正确答案。对话读两遍。（每小题2分，满分10分） 11. Where is the woman?
A. She’s in a shoe shop. B. She’s in a toy shop.
C. She’s in a bookshop.
12. What’s she looking for?
A. She’s looking for a bear. B. She’s looking for a toy car.
C. She’s looking for a toy bear.
13. How much is the gray teddy bear?
A. 200 yuan. B. 100 yuan. C. 80 yuan.
14. Why doesn’t the woman buy the first teddy bear?
A. It’s too small. B. She doesn’t like the color.
C. It’s too big.
15. How much does the woman pay for the teddy bear in the end?
A. 80 yuan. B. 200 yuan. C.100 yuan.
二、单项填空（每小题1分，满分15分）
16. My problem right now is ________ I should ask for another computer.
A. if B. whether C. which D. what
17. —Have you your ticket,sir?
—No, I’m still it.
A. found;finding B. looked for;looking for
C. found;looking for D. looked for;finding
18. people died in the war.
A. Thousand of B. Thousands of
C. Many thousand of D. Thousands
19. Uncle Wang gave all his savings to the Hope School he himself was not rich.
A. because B. as if C. though D. or
20. — going hiking this weekend?
— Sorry. I prefer staying at home to going out.
A. What B. How C. How about D. why
21. Health is very important to us. We should eat more vegetables and fruit instead of rich food.
A. too much B. much too C. very much D. many too
22. She looks ________ because she has a ________ vacation.
A. relaxed; relaxed B. relaxed; relaxing
C. relaxing; relaxing D. relaxing; relaxed
23.—Mum, could I have an MP3 like this?
—Certainly, we can buy one, but as good as this. The price of this kind is a little higher.
A. a cheap B. a cheaper C. a small D. a smaller
24. They for over ten years.
A. are marrying B. have been married
C. will marry D. marry
25. —Can you hear me?
—No, I can’t. Would you please speak ?
A. clearly enough B. clear enough
C. enough clear D. enough clearly
26. His father often helps him his maths.
A. of B. to C. on D. with
27. Computers can work than men and make mistakes.
A. slower; less B. faster; fewer
C. faster; less D. faster; more
28. This stamp is in my collections.
A. the elder B. the old
C. the eldest D. the oldest
29.—What do you like , tea, coffee or milk?
—Tea, of course.
A. better B. good C. well D. best
30. exercise you take, you will feel.
A. Much; healthy B. The more; the healthier
C. More; healthier D. The more; healthier
三、完形填空（每小题1分，满分10分）
Each one of us is supposed to save the environment.
Hundreds of years ago, life was 31 than 32 today. People didn’t use modern machines, and there 33 modern machines, 34 .
Life today 35 new problems. One of the biggest is pollution. Water pollution has 36 our rivers and lakes dirty. It kills our fish and affects our drinking water. Noise pollution makes us 37 louder and 38 . Air pollution is the most serious kind of pollution. It affects 39 living thing in the world.
Cars, planes and factories all pollute our air every day. Sometimes the pollution is so 40 that it is like a quilt over a city. This kind of quilt is called smog（烟雾）.
31. A. more hard B. more harder
C. much harder D. much more harder
32. A. they B. they were
C. it was D. it is
33. A. was not B. were no
C. were D. was
34. A. either B. too C. also D. neither
35. A. bring B. have C. have got D. has brought
36. A. made B. let C. taken D. changes
37. A. say B. talk C. tell D. spoke
38. A. feel happy more quickly
B. get angry much easier
C. become angry more easily
D. feel sad more slowly
39. A. most B. all C. one D. every
40. A. thin B.thick C. hard D.light
四、阅读理解（每小题2分，满分20分）
A
Are you looking for something fun and would you like to help others in your spare time? Then join us to be a volunteer! We’re a non-profit organization. We have volunteer jobs of all ages. Anyone，from twelve-year-old children to people in their seventies can become a volunteer.
You can help people in many ways. Schools need help with taking care of children while parents are working. Hospitals need volunteers to look after children while their parents are seeing a doctor. Animal lovers can help take care of those dogs and cats without homes.There is something for everyone.
“As a volunteer，I don’t want to get anything. Seeing the children’s happy faces，I’m happy，too.”said Carlos Domingo，an old woman of 62. “I often played computer games in my spare time before. Now I help older people learn how to use computers.” said another volunteer at the age of 18.
If everyone helps out a bit，we’ll have a better world to live in. Interested? Call us
1 800 555 5756 or visit our website：www.activol.com.
41. When do the volunteers help others?
A. In their spare time. B. At weekends.
C. On weekdays. D. In the evenings.
42. ________ can be a volunteer.
A. Children B. Old women
C. Anyone aged 12-70 D. Young people
43. Volunteers want to get ________ when they help others.
A. money B. computers C. everything D. nothing
44. Carlos Domingo does volunteer work with ________.
A. animals B. children C. computers D. older people
45. We can read such a passage ________.
A. in a newspaper B. in a storybook
C. in a picture book D. in a textbook
B
A mobile phone (手机) is in fact a small radio. A radio sends a person’s voice over a long way to another radio. A voice that is sent by radio is called a signal (信号). A radio signal travels very quickly.
Only a few years ago, mobile phones were very large. They needed large batteries (电池). They had to be powerful（功率高的）to send their signals to faraway places. This was because most cities had only one antenna tower for mobile phones.
Today’s mobile phones are small and easy to use. Now most cities have a lot of antenna towers, not just one. This means that each mobile phone doesn’t have to send its signal far away, so they don’t need to be so powerful. Mobile phones today use small batteries. A large city, where lots of mobile phones are used, can have hundreds of towers.
Do you know what use a mobile phone has? Yes, you can use it to do a lot of things.
Call your friends and family from almost anywhere.
Call the police immediately if there is an accident in the street.
Send or receive e-mails.
Get information from the Internet.
Send and receive messages.
Sending short written messages is a popular way to use your mobile phone. Many people use short forms of words, so the messages are quick to write and read. Can you guess what these messages mean? Try reading them out. What do you hear?
RUOK?
CUL8R!
That’s EZ!
Will I CU B4 2moro?
That’s Gr8!
46. A mobile phone is in fact .
A. a small watch B. a signal C. a small radio D. a voice
47. Most cities have antenna tower a few years ago.
A. a lot of B. only one C. lots of D. hundreds of
48. The writer talks about uses of a mobile phone.
A. three B. five C. seven D. nine
49. What does the writer think of today’s mobile phones?
A. They are small but very powerful.
B. They are very popular and cheap.
C. They are very easy for us to use.
D. They are big enough to send a signal.
50.What does the writer write the article (文章) for?
A. To give us some common knowledge about the mobile phone.
B. To introduce how the mobile phone works and what use it has.
C. To tell us what short forms of words mean in written messages.
D. To show us in what way the mobile phone is expected to develop.
五、 补全对话（每小题2分，满分10分）
A. And I’ll have a try myself.
B. When did you get it?
C. Sounds great!
D. Could you please tell me in detail?
E. Click on it and follow the instructions.
F. Where did you buy it?
G. How much is it?
A: Hi，Cindy. Your handbag looks so nice. 51
B: Online. It’s only 30 yuan.
A: 30 yuan online? 52 Tell me how to do it，please.
B: All right. That’s easy. Just enter E-bay.
A: 53
B: Well，first，you need to apply for（申请）a user’s passport. Next，go through the shopping list.
A: And then?
B: Choose one you like. 54 You’ll receive it in a few days.
A: Thank you! 55
51.________ 52. ________ 53. ________ 54. ________ 55. ________
六、根据汉语意思完成句子（每小题2分，满分10分）
56.我们擅长预防疾病。
We’re illness.
57.我正在想问题。
I’m a problem.
58.他们已经结婚20年了。
They for twenty years.
59.我们不再年轻了。
We are young.
60.他找到了学习英语的新方法。
He a new way of English.
七、书面表达（满分15 分）
随着全球环境的恶化，越来越多的人选择过低碳生活。请写一篇英语短文，倡议你的同学们加入低碳一族。要点如下：
1.节约用水、用电、用纸；
2.去超市自备购物袋；
3.不要购买不必要的衣服；
4.不要购买一次性的杯子和碗筷；
5.步行或骑自行车上学。
注意：1.词数80左右。（开头和结尾已给出，不计入总词数。）
2.可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。
With the global warming getting worse，more people choose to live a low-carbon life for the purpose of reducing greenhouse gases.
____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Let’s take action and be a low-carbon people!
MODULE 3 Life now and then检测题听力原文及参考答案
一、听力理解
A.听句子，选出句子中所包含的信息。每个句子读一遍。
1. There are five students in the classroom.
2. Stand up, please.
3. Linda has three books.
4. Her name is Jenny. She lives in China.
5. My father has long legs.
B.听对话和问题，选择正确答案。每段对话读两遍。
6. M: Excuse me. Is this your blouse?
W: No, my blouse is yellow. This one is white. Perhaps it’s Lily’s.
Question: What color is the blouse?
7. M: Take this medicine three times a day, and you’ll be all right.
W: Thanks a lot.
Question: Where did this dialog happen?
8. M: I’d like to see Mr Black.
W: He’s having a meeting now.
Question: What does the woman mean?
9. W: What day is it today, Jack?
M: It’s Wednesday.
W: Thank you.
Question: What day was it yesterday?
10. W: Did you go to Mary’s birthday party last night?
M: Sorry. I wanted to, but I was ill.
Question: Why did the man feel sorry?
C.听对话和问题，选择正确答案。对话读两遍。
M: Good morning, madam. What can I do for you?
W: Good morning, sir. I’m looking for a teddy bear for my daughter.
M: What color does she like? Pink or gray? Is this pink one all right?
W: Yes, the color is fine. But I think it’s too big.
M: Oh, I see. Look at the gray one. It’s much smaller than the pink one.
W: Hum. How much is this?
M: Two hundred yuan.
W: It’s too expensive. Do you have a cheaper one in pink?
M: Let me see. What about this one? It’s only eighty yuan and it’s small.
W: Good! I’ll take this one. Here’s one hundred yuan.
M: Thank you, madam. And here’s twenty yuan.
Questions:
11. Where is the woman?
12. What’s she looking for?
13. How much is the gray teddy bear?
14. Why doesn’t the woman buy the first teddy bear?
15. How much does the woman pay for the teddy bear in the end?
答案：1~5 BACAC 6~10 ABCBC 11~15 BCACA
二、16. B 由句意“现在的问题是我是否应当再要台电脑”可知，应用连接词whether引导表语从句。
17. C find“找到”，强调结果；look for“寻找”，指寻找的过程。
18. B thousands of表示“数以千计的”。
19. C though引导让步状语从句，意为“尽管”。
20. C 选项中只有how about后跟动名词。
21. A too much修饰不可数名词，意为“太多的”。
22. B 主语是she，所以用relaxed作表语；修饰名词vacation用relaxing作定语。
23. B 由题意知空格处表示“我们可以买一个较便宜的”。
24. B 由“for over ten years”可知应用延续性动词。be married表状态，是延续性的，故答案选B。
25. A 副词修饰动词，排除B、C两项；enough修饰副词要后置，排除D项。
26. D help sb. with sth.“帮助某人做某事”。
27. B 句意为“计算机能比人工作更快，出错更少”。mistake是可数名词，用few修饰。
28. D 句意为“这张邮票是我的收藏中最旧的”。故用old的最高级形式。
29. D 三者比较要用最高级。
30. B “the+比较级，the+比较级”表示“越……越……”。
三、31. C 由空白后的than可知，空白处应使用hard的比较级harder，比较级前可使用much修饰，表示强调，故选C。
32. D 句意为“几百年前，生活比现在要艰苦很多”，可推断此处是将过去生活与现在生活相比，应使用it代表life，对应谓语动词为单数is，故选D。
33. B 由上半句句意“人们不使用现代化机械。”可知，此处句意应为“而且（那时）也没有现代化机械”，可排除C、D选项；there be句式结构中的主语为be动词后的名词，machines为复数名词，故答案应为B。
34. A either意为“也”，用于否定句句末；too意为“也”，不能用于否定句；also“也”，不能用于否定句；neither“（两者）都不”，自身表否定。联系上文句意，可知此处句意为“而且（那时）也没有现代化机械”。故选A。
35. D 由句中的主语life可知，谓语动词应使用第三人称单数形式，故选D。
36. A make“使”；let“让”；take“拿；取”；change“改变”。句意为“水污染使我们河流湖泊中的水肮脏”。“make sth.+形容词”意为“使某物……”，固定搭配，故选A。
37. B make sb. do sth.意为“使某人做某事”，是固定搭配，可排除D选项；say“说”，着重强调所说内容；talk可用作不及物动词，意为“说话；谈论”；tell常用作及物动词，意为“告诉”，强调思想的表达。句意为“噪音污染使我们大声交谈……”。故选B。
38. C 由生活常识可知，噪音使人烦躁易怒，可排除A、D选项。修饰谓语部分应用副词，故选C。
39. D most“大多数的”；all“全部的”；one“一个”；every“每一”。由生活常识可知空气污染对世界上的一切生物都有影响，可排除A、C选项;living thing为单数形式，故选D。
40. B thin“薄的”；thick“厚的”；hard“硬的”；light“轻的”。由后半句句意“以至于它像被子一样盖在城市上空”可知前半句句意为“有时候污染是那么严重”，故选B。
四、41. A 由文中第一句“Are you looking for something fun and would you like to help others in your spare time?”可知选A。
42. C 由第一段中最后一句“Anyone，from twelve-year-old children to people in their seventies can become a volunteer.”可知选C。
43. D 由第三段中第一句“As a volunteer，I don’t want to get anything.”可知选D。
44. B 由第三段中第二句“‘Seeing the children’s happy faces，I’m happy，too.’said Carlos Domingo.”可知选B。
45. A 从全文内容可知我们在报刊上能读到这样的文章，故选A。
46. C 文章开头第一句话就说“一块手机实际上是一部小的收音机”。
47. B 由第二段最后一句“...had only one antenna tower for mobile phones.”可知。
48. B 作者谈论了手机的五种用途。
49. C 作者认为现在的手机易于使用。
50. A 作者写这篇文章是为了告诉我们一般的手机知识。
五、51. F 由回答“在网上”，可知上句询问地点，故用：Where...?
52. C 由下句“请告诉我怎样做。”可知“在网上购物很好”，故用“Sounds great!”。
53. D 由下文所介绍的步骤可知是在向Cindy询问购物步骤的细节。
54. E 由下句“几天后你将收到”，可知此处是“单击它并遵照说明”。
55. A 感谢对方后，准备自己尝试。
六、56. good at preventing be good at表示“擅长”，介词at后跟动名词。
57. thinking about think about表示“想，考虑”，be+v.-ing构成现在进行时态。
58. have been married be married与一段时间连用。
59. no longer no longer意为“不再”。
60. found out，learning find out意为“找到”，介词of后跟动名词。
七、One possible version:
With the global warming getting worse，more people choose to live a low-carbon life for the purpose of reducing greenhouse gases.
We’d better save much water and paper and electricity. We should use less carbon and oil. It’s important to turn off the lights and computers when you leave the room. We should take our own bags in shopping instead of using plastic bags from the supermarket. We can buy few clothes which are unnecessary. We shouldn’t buy or use one-off cups or chopsticks or bowls. It’s good for us to walk or take bikes to school instead of taking cars. We can also plant more trees to change air around us.
Let’s take action and be a low-carbon people!
课件34张PPT。Unit 1 They sometimes work harder.Module 3 Life now and thenwealthy
fear
used to
wealth adj. 富有的；富裕的
n. 担心；害怕
v. aux. (用于表示过去
真实或经常性的
行为，特别强调
现在不那样了)过
去
n. 财富；财产Words review double
seldom
spare
spare time
speak up
deaf v. 使加倍；把……增
加一倍
adj. (成)双的；两个…
adv. 很少地；不常
adj. 空余的；备用的
业余时间；闲暇
大点声说
adj. 聋的 Words review1. To understand the conversations
of comparing life in the past and now
2. To learn some key words and useful expressions
3. To learn to use the following structures to make comparison:
A is –er than B.
as…as…/not so…as…Words:
wealthy wealth fear double seldom spare deafPhrases:
used to speak up spare time Patterns:
I suppose that’s because more people have cars…
But people don’t take as much exercise as they used to.
Some people think life in the past was simpler and healthier than today.Focus onin the early 1980sNowTransportLook at the following pictures and say what life was like in the early 1980s and what life is like today.1P18For example:
In the early 1980s, people ride bikes or take a bus to go to work.Housesin the early 1980sNow Educationin the early 1980sNowHousehold appliancesin the early 1980sNowEnvironment in the early 1980sNow Work in the early 1980sNowListen and answer the questions.2P181. What is the history homework?
2. What is the question they need to answer?
3. What does Betty ask?
4. What does Daming ask?
Listen to the passage and put the words in the box into the correct column.Task 1wealthierwalk moreless fear of getting illwork hardersimplerlive longerhealthierdo more exerciseNow make some sentences with the help of the table.
For example:
People are wealthier today.Read the passage and choose the correct answer.3P18People 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 beforeTask 23. 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 lifeTask 31. 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.lessless
healthyPeople worked harder now than they did in the past.Role-play1. Role play the conversation in groups;
2. Role play the conversation in front of the classLet’s see which group does the best.Task 4Complete the passage with proper words. Both Betty and her mother think life is better today than in the past. People are _______ and live longer today. But people do __________ than they used to, because use cars much more. And people sometimes __________ and has less _________ than they did fifty years ago. Although life in the past was ________ and _________, more people think life is better today.wealthier less exercise work harder spare time simpler healthierComplete the questions with the words or expressions in the box.4P19Task 51. 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 wealthLanguage points1. … and there’s less fear of getting ill because we know how to deal with the ordinary diseases.
我们也不太担心生病，因为我们知道如何治疗普通疾病。deal?with意思是“处理；安排；对付 ”，常与疑问副词how搭配使用。如：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？2. But people don’t take as much exercise as they used to.
但是人们做的运动并没有过去多。used?to?do?sth.指“过去常常做某事”，否定形式有两种：didn’t?use?to或used?not?to。 请根据汉语提示完成句子 ：
My hometown has experienced great changes and life is ____________________
_____________ (比过去更舒适). more comfortable than it used to be3. I suppose that’s because more people have cars…
我想可能是因为更多的人有了车……suppose表示“猜想”、“认为”，相当于
think或guess。后接否定的宾语从句时通常将否定转移到主句上。如：I don’t suppose he is really ill.
我看他不是真病了。我猜想那不是真的。
___________________________________I don’t suppose that it’s true.4. Remember to speak up! She’s a bit deaf now.
记得说话大点儿声，她现在有点儿耳背了。speak up表示“大点儿声说”。例如：Speak up, please. I can’t hear you.
请大声一点儿，我听不见你说话。Pronunciation
and speaking分析：
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、实意动词、形容词、副词等）需要重读，虚词（介词、连词、冠词等）不需要重读。Read and predict which words the speaker is likely to stress.5P19 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.6P19Work in pairs. Answer the questions and give your reasons.7P19TalkIs life better today than in the past?Yes, it is. I think it’s because the life is easier now.What is better in education?TalkEvery child has the chance to go to school and the government tries to provide better learning environment for students.What is worse in education?The students in poor area get less and less resources than the ones in developed areas now. TalkWhat is better in environment now?I think nothing becomes better today than in the past…So what is worse?People’s activities brought so many pollutions, such as air pollution, noise pollution and water pollution. TalkWhat is better in health today than in the past?People know more about ways to keep fit and know 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.本课时主要短语和句型总结回顾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.Now 2 mins to test your spelling.Spelling Bee1. English-Chinese
wealthy spare time deaf fear seldom double
2. Chinese-English
过去常常 大点声说 认为When finished, exchange your papers to see who does the best.Ⅰ. 用方框内所给单词的恰当形式填空。 fear spare time seldom double suppose 1. It _______ rains in such a time in winter.
2. He spoke of his _______ of the future of his country’s culture.
3. In her _________ she reads books on cooking.
4. What makes you _________ that I’m against it?
5. The number of managers must ________ to 100 within 3 years.seldom fears spare time suppose doubleⅡ. 根据提示翻译句子。
1. 以前在英格兰时，琳达每个星期天都去做礼拜。(used to)
___________________________________
______________________________
2. 卫生部门(the health authorities)现在知道如何对付这种病了。(deal with)
____________________________________
_______________________________
3. 艾瑞克现在和他爸爸一样高。(as…as…)
___________________________________
_______________________________Linda used to go to church in England every Sunday.The health authorities now know how to deal with the disease.Eric is now as tall as his father.1. Preview the passage in Unit 2 Life now and then.
2. Try to get more information about your parents’ childhood.Homework 课件32张PPT。Unit 2 I think life is better today.Module 3 Life now and then tiny
electric
light
candle
postman
cold adj. 微小的；极小的
adj. 用电的；电动的
n. 电灯
n. 蜡烛
n. 邮递员
n. 寒冷；冷空气 heat
full-time
role
education
transport n. 高温；热度
adj.专职的；全日制的
n. 作用；职责；角色
n. (个人的)教育；学
业
n. 运输业；交通Work in pairs. Discuss what you did in your childhood and list some of them. To get information from the passage
about life now and then
2.To learn some key words and useful expressions
3. To learn to write a passage about the advantages and disadvantages of life todayWords:
tiny electric light candle postman cold heat full-time role transportPhrases:
what’s more so much/many generally speaking more thanPatterns:
… and looking after us was more than a full-time job.
Families have got smaller than they were in the past.Focus on接龙幻灯片上单词或短语出现时，同学应迅速读出并说出中文意思。每人一词，按行/列依次接龙，3秒内说不出，此行/列同学即失去此答题机会，下一行/列同学接续。 summer heat transport family mealwinter cold good programmethe role of womennoisy show electric light cross the road full-time job1P20Look at he woman in the photo. How do you think she feels? Think about what she will talk about:? family
big familyTask 1? education
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a woman worker a housewifecan’t get healthy food sometimesreceived low education or no education2P20Read the passage and take notes on what Mrs Li says about the points in Activity 1.Task 2Life in the past
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4 simple, eat meat once or twice a yearFood: more meat father goes to work and mother stays at homeWork: both men and women can go to work boys can go to school and most girls have no chance to go to schoolEducation: both boys and girls can get good educationNow complete the notes and add more points of your own.5 Transport: on foot; by bike5 Transport: take the bus/ underground/ plane6 Entertainment: nearly no entertainment6 Entertainment: watch TVRead the part – What was your life like in the past? and answer the following questions.Task 31. What did Mrs Li’s parents do?
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?Mrs Li’s father was a postman and her mother was a housewife.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 following exercises.It’s a good thing. Her daughter has a good education and she can go to work every day even after getting married. It’s easy for people to go everywhere, but there’s too much traffic.It helps her to watch so many good programmes, but some of the shows are too noisy.Life is better today. They eat better and live longer.Work in pairs and talk about the advantages and disadvantages of life for Mrs Li.Task 4 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) _________. 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 thing that she is not happy with, for example, the (6) ___________. candles cold generally speaking postman tiny trafficpostmancoldtinycandles generally speakingtrafficComplete the passage with the words and expression in the box.3P21Task 5Our world is always changing and making progress in many ways. Things are getting better and better.
Do you think so? Language points1. …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。2. …what’s more, because I was a girl.
而且，我是个女孩。what’s more表示递进，“然而/还有…… ”的意思，独立使用，既可以放句首，也可以放句中，what’s more后面加逗号。 你应该记住它，更重要的是，应该正确理解它。
You should remember it, and?what’s?more, you should get it right. 3. 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。4. …and she goes to work even after getting married.
结婚后她也依然去工作。get married意为“结婚”，表示短暂行为，不能与表示一段时间的状语连用。表示结婚多长时间，要用be married。布朗夫妇结婚已50年了。
__________________________________The Browns have been married for fifty years.WritingWrite 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.4P21? 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 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…Present your passage to the class.5P21本课时主要短语和句型总结回顾1. more than
2. what’s more
3. generally speaking
4. I wasn’t sent to school because my family couldn’t afford it.
5. Families have got smaller than they were in the past.
6. The only thing I don’t like, though, is that there’s so much more traffic.Now 2 mins to test your spelling.Spelling Bee1. English-Chinese
full-time education electric tiny candle postman transport heat
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不只是，多于 When finished, exchange your papers to see who does the best.Ⅰ. 用方框内所给单词的恰当形式填空。 postman full-time cold education tiny 1. The President will include the idea in his _________ plan.
2. The goldfish swam round and round in their ________ bowls.
3. The duty of a _________ is to deliver letters and parcels(包裹).
4. James hopes to become a _________ musician soon.
5. Don’t stand outside in the __________.educationtinypostman full-timecoldⅡ. 根据提示翻译句子。
1. 她学得很快，而且所学的全都记得。(what’s more)
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2. 我对他很失望，因为他没有一个工作做得超过三个月。(more than)
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3. 我现在走路少了，坐公交车多了。
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_________________________________She learns quickly, and what’s more, she remembers what she has learnt.I am disappointed at him, because he didn’t keep a job for more than three months.These days I walk less and take the bus more.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。Homework提示词: convenient 便利的
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1. 短文须包括所有内容要点, 可适当发挥, 使短文连贯、通顺；
2. 80词左右，开头已给出, 不计入总词数。
Changes in my hometown In the past, my hometown was very small. ____________________________________________________________________One possible version:
Changes in my hometown
In the past, my hometown was very small. People lived a poor life. The houses were old and small. The pollution was very serious, and there was rubbish everywhere. Travelling around the town wasn’t convenient, so few visitors came here.
谈谈家乡过去的情况，用过去时态。 Now great changes have taken place. People are living a better life. Their houses 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, thousands of people from all over the world visit here.
I’m sure my hometown will become better and better.
谈谈家乡现在的情况，用现在时态。课件58张PPT。Unit 3Language in useModule 3 Life now and then1. To summarise and consolidate the use of adjectives and adverbs
2. To summarise and consolidate the use of comparative degree and superlative degree形容词&副词1. People are wealthier today, and they live longer than they did in the past.
2. But people don’t take as much exercise as they used to.
3. More people have cars, and they walk or use their bikes less.
4. We eat better and we live longer.ObserveAre you familiar with these sentences? They are all from this module.5. Mum, do you think that life is better today than in the past?
6. Some people think life in the past was simpler and healthier than today.
7. And they sometimes work harder.
8. Do people work as hard as they did fifty years ago?
9. I went everywhere on foot or sometimes by bike.
10. My daughter is really lucky.
11. But some of the shows are too noisy for me.1. People are _______ (wealthy) today, and they live _______ (long) than they did in the past.
2. But people don’t take ______ much exercise _______ they used to.
3. More people have cars, and they walk or use their bikes ________ (little).
4. We eat _______ (well) and we live _______ (long).
5. Mum, do you think that life is _______ (good) today than in the past?wealthierlongeras aslessbetterlongerbettergo
Ready?6. Some people think life in the past was _______ (simple) and _______ (healthy) than today.
7. And they _________ work ______ (hard).
8. Do people work _______ hard _______ they did fifty years ago?
9. I went _________ on foot or sometimes by bike.
10. My daughter is _______ (real) lucky.
11. But some of the shows are too _______ (noise) for me.simplerhealthiersometimesharderasaseverywherereallynoisy形容词是指那些用来描述或修饰名词(或代词)的一类词。一般放在其所修饰的名词之前。如：tidy, rich, cheap, early 等。
在句中用作定语、表语、宾语补足语等成分。形容词的用法作定语，常置于被修饰词的前面
He is a good actor.
2. 作表语，置于连系动词后面
The baby is still asleep. Will you please make less noise?
宝宝还在睡觉，你小声点好吗？
3. 作宾语补足语，置于宾语后面
Have you got everything ready for the meeting?
你为这次会议做好准备了吗？形容词在句中的作用及位置 alive, afraid, awake, alone, asleep等表语形容词作定语需后置。Who is the greatest man alive?
谁是当今最伟大的人物？
The baby still asleep might be awake very soon.
还在熟睡的婴儿可能马上就会醒来。仔细观察下面句子，你能找到有关形容词的规律吗？ I have something important to tell you.
我有重要的事要告诉你。
Is there anything interesting in the film?
电影里有什么有趣的内容吗？
There is nothing dangerous here.
这儿一点都不危险。仔细观察下面句子，你能找到有关形容词的规律吗？英语单词中something, anything, nothing等不定代词被形容词修饰时，形容词放在不定代词后面。 away，long，wide，high，deep，old等词附有数量词语说明时需后置。The road is about 50 metres wide.
这条路大约50米宽。
The river is 30 metres deep.
这条河30米深。仔细观察下面句子，你能找到有关形容词的规律吗？ 形容词+介词短语或不定式短语作定语需后置。He is a man full of energy.
他是一个充满活力的人。
The music pleasant to listen to interests me.
这动听的音乐使我感兴趣。仔细观察下面句子，你能找到有关形容词的规律吗？ 用and或or连接的两个意义相反的形容词作定语需后置。She has a family, happy and rich.
他有一个幸福美满的家庭。
A country, big or small, should be equal.
国不论大小应该平等。仔细观察下面句子，你能找到有关形容词的规律吗？ 形容词作表语位于连系动词之后。The weather here is very pleasant.
这里的天气很宜人。
Your mother looks very well.
你妈妈看起来很健康。仔细观察下面句子，你能找到有关形容词的规律吗？形容词作宾语补足语，位于宾语之后。The news made her mother very angry.
这消息使她妈很生气。
I found the story very interesting.
我觉得这个故事很有趣。仔细观察下面句子，你能找到有关形容词的规律吗？ 形容词或形容词词组作状语使用时，可房子句首、句中或句尾。Tired and hungry, he returned home.
他又累又饿地回到家里。
He went home, full of fear.
他满心恐惧地回到家里。仔细观察下面句子，你能找到有关形容词的规律吗？a big round black new wooden French table
一张新的大而圆的法国黑色木桌子。
a famous German medical school
一所德国著名的医学院
some green eating apples
一些绿色食用的苹果
a beautiful little young British policemen
这些年轻高大的英国警察
a pretty purple silk dress
the boy’s little nice red toy仔细观察下面例子，你能找到有关形容词的规律吗？多个形容词修饰名词的大体顺序是：
限定 描绘 大(小) 长 (短) 高 (低)
形状 年龄 新 (旧) 老 (少) 颜色 国籍 出处 材料 作用
类别等 +名词下面顺口溜有助于你记忆：
品大新形色国料副词用来修饰动词、形容词、其它副词、 全句或名词词组及句子的词。常用的有：ago，before，now，then，soon, already，yet, here, there, up, down, above, below, inside, outside, where, very, much, so, too, quite, enough, easily, quietly, also, too, only等。在句中用作状语、表语、定语、宾补等成分。 副词的用法Our school is very beautiful.
我们的学校非常美丽。
It was rather hot that day.
He studies much harder now.
他现在学习更努力了。仔细观察下面句子，你能找到什么规律？副词修饰形容词、副词时，放在它所修饰的词的前面。副词在句中的作用及位置I don’t know him well enough.
我不够了解他。
The book is easy enough for kids.
这本书对孩子来说够容易了。仔细观察下面句子，你能找到什么规律？enough作为副词总是置于被修饰的形容词或副词后。We haven’t enough food for you.
= We haven’t food enough for you.
我们没有足够的事物分给你们。enough作为形容词时可位于名词前或者名词后。仔细观察下面句子，你能找到什么规律？频度副词、程度副词可放在be动词、情态动词和助动词之后，实意动词之前。 He always goes to school on foot.
他总是步行上学。
She has never been to Beijing.
她从没有去过北京。
He can hardly say a word.
他几乎一言不发。仔细观察下面句子，你能找到什么规律？They stayed at home last night.
昨晚他们在家。
Last night (时间副词) they stayed at home
(地点副词).
They’ll come back soon.
他们不久将会回来。时间副词和地点副词一般位于句尾。如两种副词同时出现，则地点副词放在时间副词之前，也可将时间副词放在句首。仔细观察下面句子，你能找到什么规律？He carefully does his work.
他认真地做他的工作。
He does his work carefully.
Please listen carefully. 请认真地听讲。
Please listen to me carefully.
请认真地听我讲。方式副词修饰及物动词可在及物动词前或宾语后，修饰不及物动词在修饰的动词后或在介词+宾语后。仔细观察下面句子，你能找到什么规律？The people here are very friendly.
这里的人都很友好。
They live on the floor below.
他们住在下一层楼。副词作定语，一般放在被修饰的名词后。仔细观察下面句子，你能找到什么规律？The light is still on.
电灯还在亮着。
Her office is just above.
他的办公室就在上面。副词作表语表示位置，位于系动词后。仔细观察下面句子，你能找到什么规律？I’m pleased to see you back.
看到你回来我很高兴。
We saw her off two days ago.
两天前我们为她送行。副词作宾语补足语位于宾语后。形容词比较级、最高级的构成规则变化：不规则变化：1. 规则变化：
1) 单音节的词在词尾直接加-er/-est，例如：
near → nearer/ nearest
hard → harder/ hardest
2) 部分双音节和多音节的词在词前加more/most，例如：
carefully → more/ most carefully
warmly → more/ most warmly副词比较级、最高级的构成2. 常用不规则变化为：The story gets more and more exciting.
故事变得越来越激动人心。
Our lives are getting better and better.
我们的生活越来越好。比较级的句型Ⅰ. 常用的比较级句型：Health is more important than wealth.
健康比财富更重要。
He got up earlier than I did this morning.
今天早上他起得比我早。1. 比较级+than，表示“比……更……”2. 比较级+ and + 比较级，表示“越来越……”The more time you spend on it, the greater progress you will make.
你在这上面花的时间越多，你的进步就会越大。
The more he talked, the more excited he grew.
他越说越激动。3. The + 比较级， the+比较级，表示“越……越……”同级比较一般采用as… as…句型，否定句可以用not so/as…as…表示。例如：He is as tall as his father.
他和他父亲一样高。
She is as busy as before.
她和过去一样忙。
I get up not so early as you.
我不如你起得早。最高级的句型1. the + 最高级 + of/ in…Ⅱ.常用的最高级表达： Jim is the tallest of the three.
吉姆是三个人中最高的。
He is the most diligent student in his class.
他是班上最勤奋的学生。2. 选择疑问句It is the most interesting book I have ever read.
这是我所读过的最有趣的一本书。3. the + 最高级 + 定语从句Who is the tallest, Tom, Jack or Bill?
汤姆、杰克和比尔，谁个子最高？比较级和最高级的修饰语应置于其所修饰的形容词或副词之前。常见的比较级修饰语有much, still, a lot, even, far等。例如：This is by far the most expensive bag in the shop.
这是目前这家商店里最贵的包。常见的最高级修饰语有almost, by far, far, much等。例如：He worked much harder than then.
那时他工作要努力得多。比较级和最高级的修饰语以下部分为课本练习，供老师在对答案时选择使用。Complete the passage with the correct form of the words in brackets.1P22 For many people, life is a lot (1) _______ (easy) today. Medicine and diet are improving, and people are getting (2) _______ (healthy) and living (3) _______ (long). But communication is changing (4) _________ (fast) of all. Today, with the Internet, people can communicate (5) _______ (easily) than ever before with friends all over the world.easierhealthierlonger (the) fastest more easily Not all the changes are (6) _______ (good) ones. More people drive cars instead of riding bikes, so they are not as (7) ______ (fit) as they were. Increasing traffic makes the roads (8) _______ (crowded) than ever, and it also makes pollution (9) ________ (bad). We must all work harder to reduce pollution.betterfit more crowdedworseWork in pairs. Look at the two pictures and talk about how the town has changed. Use the words in the box to help you.2P22big buildings busy house modern more
shop street tall traffic tree1. There are more cars in the street today than it was 50 years ago.
2. The buildings are much taller, much more beautiful and much newer.
3. The streets are much wider.
4. The environment is much better.
5. I can see people are much busier than before.
6. The life is much better than before.
7. There are more shops than before.Sample answer:Complete the sentences with the words or expressions in the box.3P23 heat more than seldom spare speak up1. We ______ have time to go on holiday.
2. We do not have much _______ time because we have important exams this year.
3. Never go out in the ________ of the day without a hat.
4. You have to _________ because the students in the back cannot hear you.
5. Mr Smith is _________ a teacher. Most of his pupils think of him as their friend.seldomspareheatspeak up more thanRead the email and find three examples that show life was harder in the past than it is today.4P23 People lived in very small houses,
very close to each other, with no
space for children to play. Families
in those days were quite big… A whole
street had to share one outside toilet.2. The pollution from factories filled the air. People put their rubbish outside in the streets. As a result, there were many illnesses.
3. Children didn’t always go to school, because they had to work instead. Many children started work in factories when they were only four or five years old. They worked twelve hours a day in dangerous jobs for very little money. Many were hurt in accidents with machines.Read the email again. Find sentences and write examples.5P241. People lived in very small houses, very close to each other, with no space for children to play.
2. ___________________________________
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3. ___________________________________
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___________________________________The pollution from factories filled the air. People put their rubbish outside in the streets.Many children started work in factories when they were only four or five years old. They worked twelve hours a day in dangerous jobs for very little money. Many were hurt in accidents with machines.Listen and complete the table.6P24Write a passage comparing the lives of the speaker’s grandmother and mother in Activity 6.7P24 The speaker’s grandmother and mother have lived very different lives. Her grandmother had a much bigger family…Adjective: used for describing a noun or pronoun.
Adverb: used for describing a verb, an adjective, another adverb, or a whole sentence. Reflection注: 另附word文档。
点击此处链接单项选择。
1. — You look _______ today.
— Yes. I stayed up late last night to watch a talk show.
A. easy B. warm
C. tired D. smart
2. Fishing with Dad was so _______ for little Sam that he almost fell asleep.
A. excited B. exciting
C. bored D. boring3. — Is the child any better today?
— I think so. His temperature seems now.
A. high B. normal C. low D. special
4. My old neighbour Charles felt after his children moved out.
A. lonely B. safely C. angrily D. happily
5. The city of Harbin is beautiful all the year around, _______ in winter. Ice lanterns decorate streets and attract plenty of tourists.
A. especially B. generally C. probably6. She always does very well in the English exams. But she can _______ understand English radio programs.
A. always B. hardly C. already D. easily
7. We arrived at the station too early and had _______ to go, so we sat there and chatted with each other.
A. somewhere B. anywhere
C. everywhere D. nowhere8. I met Lucy in the primary school and we have been close friends _______.
A. as usual B. again and again
C. sooner or later D. ever since
9. This movie wasn’t _______. He fell asleep half way through it.
A. interesting enough
B. enough interesting
C. interested enough
D. enough interested10. Tony is not as clever as Lucy, but he works _______ than her.
A. hard B. harder
C. hardest D. the hardest
11. — Many boy students think math is
English.
— I agree. I’m weak in English.
A. much difficult than
B. so difficult as
C. less difficult than
D. more difficult than12. My grandpa told a good story, but I told a _______ one.
A. good B. better
C. best D. worse
13. — What do you think of the film So Young directed by Zhao Wei?
— Wonderful. I think it’s than the other films about youth in recent years.
A. the best B. the worst
C. much better D. much worse14. Lanzhou is the only capital city that the Yellow River, the second _______ river in China, passes through.
A. long B. longest
C. longer D. length
15. I know you are shorter than your brothers, but you run ________.
A. more faster B. fastest
C. more fast D. fast1. Read the articles in Learning English.
2. Preview the new words and expressions in Module 4.Homework
