Module 3 Life now and then.Unit 1 They sometimes work harder.课件

课件36张PPT。Unit 1Module 3 Life now and then They sometimes work harder. Future lifeThink about differences of life at different times.
1.What are the differences of our life now and then?
2. Is life better today than in the past?
3. Do you feel lucky for living nowadays?people (clothes, hair, life style …)NOWpeople (clothes, hair, life style …)THENhouses,
living conditionsNOW AND THENenvironment In the pastThere was fewer tall buildings.The mountains were greener.The rivers were cleaner and there were more fish swimming in the rivers. At presentTall buildings take up more room for crops.The air is not so clean and fresh as before.The climate is warmer than before. Personal health At presentPeople learn more about diseases and medicine.So people are healthier and live longer. In the pastPeople lived harder.Less medicine was known.People got ill and died more easily and more often. Transport At presentThere are more cars.People walk or cycle less than before.Transport is faster, but there are more traffic problems. In the pastThere were fewer cars.People walked or cycled more often.Transport was slower. Work and free time In the pastPeople had more free time and lived more relaxed. At presentPeople have to work harder and have less free time. Life becomes busier than before.Focus onWords:
fear suppose double seldom deaf seldom enough sparePhrases:
in fear of … as … as used to
supposed to in one’s spare time speak up Patterns:
1. There is no (not much / less) fear of …
2. Do you think that …
3. We know more about…, and there is less …1 Talk about the photo. Say what life was like in the early 1980s.Say what life is like today.1. What is the history homework?


2. What is the question they need to answer?Write about life in the past and life today.The question is “Is life today better than it was in the past?”2 Listen and answer the questions. 3. What does Betty ask?
4. What does Daming ask?
Betty asks if they can write about medicine and pollution.Daming asks if they can write about personal safety.Tapescript: 1. What are Betty and her mother talking about?They are talking about life in the past and now. / They are comparing life in the past and now.2. How many things have they compared?Four. Health, medicine, transport and work.Listen to the passage and answer questions.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 less fear of getting ill ______.
a) so people live longer
b) because people know how to deal with
c) so people work harder than before3 Now choose the correct answer.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 lifeListen again and take notes about what people do now and did in the past.1. People are ______ today and live _____ than they did in the past.
2. Today we know______ about medicine and there’s less _____ of ______ ill. But we don’t take ___ _____ _______ ____ they used to. healthierlongermorefear getting as much exercise as3. When the number of cars is ________, the _______ is also doubled, or even ______.
4. People sometimes work harder. They _______ say they have enough _______ time.doubledpollutionseldom spareworse1. What kinds of things do you _______?
2. What do you do in your _______ time?
3. What can someone not do if they are ______?fearspare4 Complete the questions with the words or expression in the box.deaf doubled fear spare used to wealthdeaf4. 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?doubledused towealthWork in groups and talk about the changes of our life now and then from these aspects. Then report it to the class.Health, medicine, transport and work …Nearly finished.
That’s true.
I suppose …Everyday EnglishRead and make a dialogue with each one. A: How is your composition?
B: Nearly finished!2) A: You know many children in the world don’t have enough food.
B: That’s true and I think people all over the world should help them.3) A: I really let him down. I don’t know what to do.
B: I suppose you should tell him you’re sorry.It’s getting late.
know more about …
There is less fear of …
how to deal with
ordinary diseases
take as much exercise as …
used to do sth.
I suppose …
have enough spare time
speak up
a bit deafUseful expressionsPronunciation and speaking 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.Underline the words which you think the speaker will 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.Now listen and check. education environment health--- Is life better today than in the past?
--- Yes, it is. I think it’s because … / No, it isn’t. I think … Say what’s better or worse in:In my personal opinion, life today is better
than life in the past. In the past, there were
no machines to help us.
People could?not easily contact one another.
Also, their work was more laborsome.?As
everything was handmade, the productivity
was very low. If you wanted to send me a
message, you had to write a letter and?then I had?to wait for that letter to reach me. A SampleNowadays, everything has become so easy.
Machines are?helping human life a lot.
Everyone can contact anyone anytime
from almost any place in the world. Various
sciences have made immense progress.?
Nowadays, life is easy?for many people. You
can do many things at?the same time. But,
cost of?everything is going through the roof. People have to pay money for anything, each and everything,?such as, taxes, expenses, bills per month, etc. As a result, the gap?between the?rich people and the?poor people is getting bigger. The rich wastes money and the poor needs money, but this?is the life.