Module 3 Unit 2
I think life is better today.
【学习目标】
1.能正确拼读和灵活运用本课出现的重点单词和短语。
2.能读懂和听懂谈论过去的生活状况的对话和文章。
3.复习形容词和副词的比较级的用法。
4.对比现在与过去的生活,感知社会发生的变化,从而更加珍惜我们现在的生活。
【预习导学】
一、生词速查
1. adj. 微小的;极小的→tinier(比较级)更微小的→tiniest(最高级)最微小的
2.postman n. 邮递员→ pl. 邮递员
3.cold n. 寒冷;冷空气→ 患感冒
4. n. 高温;热度→hot adj. 热的,炎热的
5. adj. 专职的;全日制的→part-time (对应词)兼职的
6.light n. 电灯→light adj. 轻的→ (反义词)重的
7. n. (个人的)教育;学业→educate v. 教育
8. adj. 用电的;电动的→ electricity n. 电;电力
二、短语速记
1.居住
2.某人的一生
3.照顾
4.一年一两次
5.而且
6.结婚
7.忙于做某事
8.一般来说
三、句子速译
1.I asked her about life today and in the past.
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2.I wasn’t sent to school because my family couldn’t afford it.
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3.It’s so difficult to cross the road.
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4.Generally speaking, I think life is better today.
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◎学法指导:熟记这些重点单词、短语和句子,可以帮助进一步理解书本中对话的意思。
四、想一想
仔细观察Part ①图片,回答下列问题。
1.Is the woman young or old
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2. What is she holding in her hands
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3.Does she look happy or sad
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4.What is she doing
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【答案】
一、
1.tiny 2.postmen 3.have a cold 4.heat
5.full-time 6.heavy 7.education 8.electric
二、
1.live in
2.all one’s life
3.look after
4.once or twice a year
5.what’s more
6.get married
7.be busy doing sth.
8.generally speaking
三、
1.我向她了解了有关现在和过去的生活。
2.我没被送去上学,因为我的家里供不起。
3.过马路太困难了。
4.总的来说,我认为现在的生活更好了。
四、
1.She is old.
2.She is holding some old photos in her hands.
3.She looks happy.
4.She is talking to someone about the photos.
【合作探究】
任务驱动一 阅读训练
1.小组内完成Part ①,讨论老奶奶将会谈论什么。
◎学法指导:从family,work,health和education等多个角度进行讨论,培养根据图片预测文章内容的能力。
2.阅读Part ②,回答下列问题:
(1)How long did Mrs Li’s father use to work every day
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(2)Why wasn’t Mrs Li sent to school
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(3)What doesn’t Mrs Li like today
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3.再次阅读Part ②课文,完成下列表格。
Mrs Li’s opinion
The change of the role of women (1)
Transport and travel today (2)
The appearance of TV (3)
Life today (4)
4.阅读Part ②的课文,完成Part ②的任务。
任务驱动二 词汇训练
1.小组归纳并总结本课的重点句型及日常交际用语。
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◎学法指导:根据句子明确形容词比较级的用法;总结固定句式和动词afford的用法。
2.探讨并完成Part ③,小组内核对答案。
◎学法指导:核对正确答案后,花足时间读熟课文。
任务驱动三 写作训练
1.小组内根据提示完成Part ④。
◎学法指导:学生根据Part ②的文章,选取两三个论点支持文章观点,然后小组内分享自己的文章并相互修改。
2.展示自己的文章,完成Part ⑤。
【答案】
任务驱动一:
2.(1)Twelve hours.
(2)Because her family couldn’t afford it, and what’s more, she was a girl.
(3)There’s so much more traffic.
3.(1)It’s a good thing. Her daughter has a good education and she can go to work every day even after getting married.
(2)It’s easy for people to go everywhere, but there’s too much traffic.
(3)It helps her watch so many good programmes, but some of the shows are too noisy.
(4)Life is better today. They eat better and live longer.
任务驱动二:
1.
all her life, ask...about..., life today and in the past, in a tiny house, in the winter cold, in the summer heat, a kind and loving mother, more than, a full-time job, afford sth., what’s more, the role of women, after getting married, be busy working, feel lonely, there’s so much more traffic, so many good programmes, too noisy for me, generally speaking, eat better, live longer...
【知识超市】
[命题点一]I wasn’t sent to school because my family couldn’t afford it, and what’s more, because I was a girl. 我没有被送去上学, 因为我的家庭负担不起,而且,因为我是个女孩。
【例句呈现】
1.Not everyone can afford a car. 并非每个人都负担得起一辆小轿车。
2.She can afford to buy a new house. 她能买得起一个新房子。
3.We can’t afford to travel abroad this summer. 今年夏天我们负担不起去国外旅游。
【用法小结】afford意为“负担得起……”,常与can, could, be able to等连用。常用短语有:afford sth. 负担得起某物;afford to do sth. 负担得起做某事。
对点自测
根据句意及汉语提示填空
1.I’m always expecting to go on a wonderful holiday. But I can’t (负担得起) it.
2.We can’t afford (居住) in big cities.
【答案】
1.afford 2.to live
[命题点二]She has a good education, and she goes to work even after getting married. 她接受了良好的教育, 甚至婚后还去工作。
【例句呈现】
1.My sister got married last month.我姐姐上个月结婚了。
2.My grandparents have been married for more than sixty years.我的祖父母已经结婚六十多年了。
3.Jack and Jane got married in 2018.They have been married for five years. Jack和Jane于2018年结婚。他们已经结婚五年了。
【用法小结】get married强调动作,不能与表示一段时间的状语连用; be married表示状态,可以与表示一段时间的状语连用。
【拓展】marry的相关用法:
marry sb. (to sb.) (把某人)嫁给某人,(让某人)娶某人,(让某人)和某人结婚;be/get married (to sb.) (与某人)结婚。
对点自测
根据中文完成句子,每空一词
1.Linda Smith上个月和一名警察结婚了。
Linda Smith a policeman last month.
2.Mark和Meg已经结婚十五年了。
Mark and Meg for 15 years.
3.Miller先生把他的女儿嫁给了一个富商。
Mr Miller his daughter a rich businessman.
4.Lisa想嫁给一个医生。
Lisa wants to a doctor.
【答案】
1.got married to
2.have been married
3.married; to
4.marry