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Module 3 Life now and then
Unit 1 They sometimes work harder.
Life now
Life then
知识
目标 1. 学习并掌握下列词汇及短语: wealthy, fear, used to, wealth, double, seldom, spare, spare time, speak up, deaf
2. 掌握以下句型: (1)Do you think that life is better today than in the past (2)I suppose that’s because more people have cars, and they walk or use their bikes less. (3)Why don’t you go and ask Mrs Li, our neighbour (4)She’s seen how life has changed.
能力目标 能够运用形容词和副词对事物进行比较并得出自己的结论, 并且说明自己的理由, 学会通过对比的方法说服他人。
情感目标 了解过去与现在人们生活的变化和不同。
Talk about the photo. Say what life was like in the early 1980s.
Lead in
And what life is like today
Is life better today than in the past
Do you feel lucky for living nowadays
New words
wealthy
fear
used to
wealth
double
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行为，现在特别强调现在不那样了)
过去
n. 财富；财产
v. 使加倍；把…… 增加一倍
seldom
spare
spare time
speak up
deaf
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
The history homework: write about life ___________ and life _____.
They need to answer the question: Is life today _______ it was ________
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
Daming asks if they can write about ______________.
in the past
today
in the past
better than
medicine
pollution
personal safety
Betty asks if they can write about _________and ___________.
1 Listen and answer the questions.
【教材回顾】
Mum,
do you think that life is better today than in the past
Betty and her mum are discussing the life now and then.
2 Now listen and complete the table.
at present In the past
Personal health People are __________today and they live ______
than they did in the past.
We know more about medicine today, and there’s _______________________.
But people don’t take ________________ they used to. Life was ________ and _________ than today.
_____ wealth means ______ health.
transport
environment
Work and pare time
wealthier
longer
less fear of getting ill
as much exercise as
simpler
healthier
More
less
The number of cars ___________. More people
have ______.
They walked or used their bikes_________.
The __________is also doubled, or even_______.
Work harder
Had enough__________
is doubled
cars
pollution
worse
less
_____________
spare time
Read and choose the correct answer. 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 more pollution so ____. a) life may be healthy b) people do not eat as well as before c) people do not take as much exercise as before
a
b
3
b
3. Pepole 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. Pepole 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 healthier life
b
Complete the questions with the words or expression in the box.
deaf doubled fear relaxed spare used to wealth
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. What do you usually do to make yourself _______ before exams
6. Do you think people ________ take more exercise than they do today
7. Do you think people have more ________ today than they used to
fear
spare
deaf
doubled
relaxed
used to
wealth
Useful expressions
1. Mum,do you think that life is better today than in the past
妈妈，你认为现在的生活比过去更好吗？
2. I suppose that's because more peole have cars, and they walk or use their bikes less.
我猜那是因为更多的人有了汽车，他们更少步行或骑自行车了。
3. Why don't you go and ask Mrs Li, our neighbour
你为什么不去问问李太太，我们的邻居呢？
（= Why not go and ask Mrs Li, our neighbour ）
4. She's seen how life has changed. 她见证了生活是如何变化的。
Important sentences
5. We know more about medicine today, and there’s less fear of getting ill because we know how to deal with the ordinary diseases.
我们今天对医学了解得更多, 而且对患病的恐惧也减少了, 因为我们知道如何应对普通疾病。
I don’t know what to do with Jack. =I don’t know how to
deal with Jack. 我不知道拿杰克怎么办。
★ deal with意为“处理; 安排; 对付”, 其同义短语为do with。
【辨析】deal with与do with
汉译英：当我们不知道如何解决问题时, 可以向老师寻求帮助。(how to)
____________________________________________________________________.
When we don’t know how to deal with problems, we can ask our teachers for help
6. But people don’t take as much exercise as they used to. 但是人们不如以前锻炼得多了。
★ used to 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
其否定式为：
▲Grandma Li used not to live in a big house when she was young.
=Grandma Li didn’t use to live in a big house when she was young.
李奶奶小时候没住过大房子。
Diana used to ______to work, but now she is used to ______because the road is crowded and she wants to keep fit.
A. drive; walk B. drive; walking C. driving; walk
B
7. When the number of cars is doubled, the pollution is also doubled, or even worse.
当汽车的数量加倍时, 污染也加倍, 甚至更糟。
_______________students in our class think maths is a bit difficult.
我们班的许多学生认为数学有点难。
★ the number of ……的数量 ★ a number of 许多/大量……
A number of
▲我们学校的学生人数是1 200人。他们有很多人戴眼镜。
The number of the students in our school ____(be)1, 200. A number of them _______ (wear ) glasses.
is
wear
单词
wealthy, fear, used to, wealth, double, seldom, spare time, speak up, deaf
短语
ordinary diseases, used to do sth. , have enough spare time etc.
句子
(1)I suppose that’s because more people have cars, and they walk or use their bikes less. (2) She’s seen how life has changed.
Speaking
Life now
and then
What to
learn
能力
Say what is better or worse in: ★education ★environment ★health
Ⅰ. 根据句意及首字母或汉语提示完成单词
1. Though my grandma is over 80 years old, she isn’t d___ at all.
2. The man will be given d_____ pay if he wants to work on Sundays.
3. Nowadays some people even buy planes to show off their ______ (财富).
4. He was unable to speak at the meeting for ____(害怕).
5. Mark is afraid of the dark, so he _______ (很少地)goes out at night.
ouble
wealth
fear
seldom
eaf
Ⅱ.完成句子
1. 每天锻炼一小时对健康和学习都有好处。
It is good for health and study __ _______ ___ an hour every day.
2. 如果你有足够的空闲时间, 让我们一起去丽江旅游吧。
If you have _______ _____ ____, let’s travel to Lijiang.
3. 他过去常和朋友们在公园闲逛。
He ____ __ hang out with his friends in the park.
4. 我不知道他如何处理那件事情。
I don’t know how he will ____ ____ that thing.
to
exercise
for
enough
spare
time
used
to
deal
with
Happiness not something you experience， it’s something you remember.
幸福不是你经历的事，而是你记得的事。
