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Module 3 Life now and then
Unit 2 I think life is better today.同步练习
单词填空。
There are no electric ________ (灯)in the poor mountain village .
The shoe factory is looking for________(专职的) workers.21世纪教育网版权所有
Though the car was not very expensive，my uncle couldn't a________it.
He put the________(蜡烛) on the table，but they weren't bright enough.
5.The city must improve its public____________(交通；运输业)．
6.The________(邮递员) in the post office are all kind.【来源：21·世纪·教育·网】
单选。
1.- 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. unluckier21·世纪*教育网
2.The man had enough money and he could afford ______ the famous car.
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3.My grandparents ________ for fifty years and they are both quite healthy now .
A . marry B . have been married
C . are married D . have got married
4.Tina is busy ________ at school，but she never forgets________ her mother every day . 21*cnjy*com
A．work; to call B．working; to call
C．working; calling D. work; call
5. It’s a good habit to wash your hands________you have meals .
A . unless B . while C . when D . before
6.．—I know Old Joe lives ________．
—We are supposed to visit him from time to time . Then he won’t feel ________．
A．alone；alone B．lonely；lonely
C．lonely；alone D．alone; lonely
三、完成句子。
1.他的爷爷当了一辈子老师。
His grandfather worked as a teacher________ ________ ________.
2.总体来说，看电视太多是不利于健康的。
____________ ____________，watching TV too much is not good for health .
3.他的女儿嫁给了一位商人。
His daughter________ ________ ________a businessman . www.21-cn-jy.com
4.它在保护环境中起着重要的作用。
It plays an important________ _______ ___________ the environment .
5.自从我们搬到这个城市以来，生活已经改变了许多。
Life________ ________ ________ ________since we moved to this city.
四、阅读。
My grandfather is an eighty-year-old man. He always complains about how fast things have changed, and he often says that life used to be better.
Families aren't families the way they used to be. A lot of families have broken down. If husband and wife have problems with their marriage, they no longer stay together. And mothers used to stay at home and take care of their children, but now everyone is working. No one has time to look after children at home.
And the cars! Most families have a car now. We used to walk five miles to school every day, even in winter. But now children don't. And in school, the children don't have to think anymore. In math class，for example, we used to add, subtract （减）, multiply （乘） and divide （除） in our heads. Kids don't use their heads anymore; instead, they use calculators （计算器）.
Most families have computers now. In the past, we didn't have computers. We didn't even have lights. My mother used to spend all day cooking in the kitchen. But now fewer and fewer people eat home-cooked food.
And people don't talk to each other anymore. They are too busy to talk, too busy to eat, too busy to think...
Life used to be simple, but it isn't anymore. 21教育网
（1）What does the writer's grandfather think of the life now？ 2·1·c·n·j·y
A . He thinks the life is the same as it used to be. 2-1-c-n-j-y
B . He thinks the life now is worse than it used to be. 【出处：21教育名师】
C . He thinks the life now is better than it used to be. 【版权所有：21教育】
D . He thinks the life now is very good.
（2）What does the underlined word “marriage” mean？ 21教育名师原创作品
A . 生活 B . 工作 C . 婚姻 D . 家庭
（3）What has happened to students these years according to the passage？
A . The students don't have to think anymore in school. 21*cnjy*com
B . The students use calculators in math class.
C . The students used to walk to school，but now they don't.
D . All of the above.
（4）What changes have happened to families？
①There are lights at home.
②People like to eat home-cooked food.
③Lots of families have computers.
④Lots of couples live apart because of unhappy marriage.
A . ①②④ B . ②③④ C . ①②③ D . ①③④
（5）Which is right according to the passage
A . People have too much time to talk with each other 21·cn·jy·com
B . Life now is very simple.
C . Some families have become single-parent families. 21cnjy.com
D . Lots of mothers stay at home and look after their children. www-2-1-cnjy-com
Module 3 Life now and then
Unit 2 I think life is better today.同步练习答案
一、1.lights 2.full-time 3.afford 4.candles 5.transportation 6.postmen
二、BABBDD
三、1.all his life 2.Generally speaking 3.got married to 4.role in protecting
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Module 3
Life now and then
Unit 2
I think life is better today.
外研版 九年级下
Warming-up
Let's enjoy a video.
then now
clothes old modern
food little much
houses small big
transport slow fast
daily life busy rich
money poor rich
Revision
Make sentences to compare life then and now.
Look at the woman in the photo. How do you think
she feels Think about what she will talk about:
1
● family ● work
● education ● health
Drills
Family
many
few
Work
hard
easy
Health
good
bad
Education
backward
advanced
IN THE PAST
NOW
Is life today better or worse than it was in the past
Lead-in
What kind of article is it
A. a report of news.
B. a website review.
C. a report of an interview.
D. a report of practice
2. Where does Mrs Li live
3. What does Mrs Li think of the life today
Mrs. Li lives in Beijing.
She thinks it is better than that in the past.
Reading task1
Listen and answer.
Reading task2
Read the part – What was your life like in the past Then finish the following tasks.
2 My family lived in a tiny house. There were
no electric lights, only candles. 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 before she met
my father. She was a kind and loving mother.
She didn’t go out to work. There were five
What was your life like in the past
children in my family, and looking after us was
more than a full-time job.
3 I remember the family meals. The food
was simple. We could only eat meat once or
twice a year. I wasn’t sent to school because
my family couldn’t afford it, and what’s more,
because I was a girl.
Answer the following questions.
Where did Mrs. Li’s family live
2. What did Mrs Li’s parents do
3. How long did her father work a day
4. How often could Mrs Li eat meat in the past
In a tiny house .
Mrs Li’s father was a postman and her mother was a housewife.
12 hours a day.
Once or twice a year.
5. Was Mrs Li’s father’s work hard How do you know that
6. Why Mrs Li’s parents didn’t send her to
school
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.
Reading task3
Read the part – How has life changed and finish the following tasks.
How has life changed
4 Families have got smaller than they were in the past. Today most people only have one child!
The role of women has changed too. My daughter is really lucky. She has a good education, and she goes to work even after getting married. I’m happy to see she’s busy working every day, but sometimes I feel lonely because she can’t come
to see me often.
5 Transport and travel are easier today. When
I was young, I went everywhere on foot or
sometimes by bike. Now you can take the bus
everywhere, and there’s also the underground.
And you young people can take a plane to
anywhere in the world.
The only thing I don’t
like, though, is that there’s
so much more traffic. It’s
so difficult to cross the road.
6 Of course, we didn’t have television when I
was a child. I really enjoy watching television today. There’re so many good programmes,
like the Beijing Opera and old films. But some
of the shows are too noisy for me.
7 Generally speaking,
I think life is better
today. We eat better and
we live longer.
Families have got ________than they were in the past. Today people only have one______! The role of women has _________,too. My daughter is really lucky. She has a good __________, and she goes to work even after getting married. I’m happy to see she’s busy __________every day, but sometimes I feel lonely because she can’t come to see me often.
Read paragraph 4 and fill in the blanks.
smaller
child
changed
education
working
1. Transport and travel are easier today than in the past.
2. Now people go to everywhere on foot or by bike.
3. There’s less traffic on the road .
4. Mrs Li likes watching Beijing Opera and old films.
5. Life is better today than in the past.
Read paragraph 5-7.
Mrs Li’s opinion
the change of the role of women
transport and travel today
the appearance of TV
life today
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.
Complete the following chart.
Video time
Let's watch the video.
Life in the past Life now
Family bigger; five children smaller; one child
Food
Work
Education
simpler, meat only
once or twice a year
more food and
better food
hard and difficult
work, long hours
interesting jobs
for boys and girls
expensive, often only
for boys
good schools for
boys
Now complete the notes and add more points of your own.
Reading task4
Life in the past Life now
Transport
Entertainment
on foot or by
bike
much easier,
buses, cars
and planes
no television
television,
computers, etc.
1. My family lived in a tiny house.
tiny/'ta ni/adj.微小的；极小的
She keeps a tiny cat.她养着一只小猫。
Language points
little 常指数量、程度、年龄等方面的小 有感彩
small 常指面积、体积等方面的小 客观陈述，无感彩
tiny 指无法与其他事物相比较的异乎寻常的小，常作“微小的；极小的”讲 强调特别小
2. …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”。
He is more than a coach. He is a friend.
他不只是教练，更是朋友。
3. …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.
4. 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。
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。
5…and she goes to work even after getting married. 而且她结婚后还可以去工作。
marry娶；嫁；结婚；和...结婚
get married 强调的是短暂性动作，不能和表示一段时间的状语连用; 表示结婚已有一段时间用be married。
When did your brother get married
你哥什么时候结婚的？
他们已经结婚13年了.
They have been married for 13 years.
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marry sb.
marry A to B
get married to sb.
be married to sb.
把A嫁给B
与…结婚(不能与一段时间连用)
与…结婚(可以与一段时间连用)
“与…结婚”用be/get married to sb. 或 marry sb.
不能用be/get married with sb.
①.去年她嫁给了一个士兵。
She __________ a soldier last year.
=She _____ ________ _____a soldier last year.
②.他已经和玛丽结婚一年了。
He _____ ______ _______ _____Mary for one year.
married
got married to
has been married to
嫁给某人
6.I’m happy to see she’s busy working every day, but sometimes I feel lonely because she can’t come
to see me often.
be busy doing sth忙于做某事
lonely/'l nli/adj.孤独的；寂寞的
lonely 可作形容词，意为“孤独的；寂寞的；荒凉的”，常作表语或定语，强调内心感到“孤独”。 The old man has five sons，but he often feels lonely.
那位老人有5个儿子，但他时常感到孤独。
alone 可作形容词，意为“单独的；独自的”，常作表语，强调数量上“一个”。 He was alone in the hall.
他独自在大厅里。
life in the past 过去的生活
over/more than 超过
in those days 那些日子；以前
go out to work 出去工作
in the winter cold or in the summer heat.
在严冬或者酷暑
a full-time job 全职工作
get married 结婚
The role of …的角色
Be busy doing …忙于做某事
Feel lonely 感觉孤单
Generally speaking 总而言之
Find key phrases and solve them.
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candles, cold, generally speaking,
postman, tiny, traffic
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)_______.
postman
cold
tiny
candles
generally speaking
traffic
Complete the passage.
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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…
● Finish the passage with your conclusion.
Generally speaking, I think…
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。
Present your passage to the class.
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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。
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本课时主要短语和句型
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.
及时小结才能巩固所学知识
Summary
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Our world is always changing and making progress in many ways. Things are getting better and better.
Do you think so
谢谢
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