Unit 7 Sports and Good Health
Lesson 41 Were People Healthy Then?
七年级下册
Learning Aims
1. Master the new words, phrases and sentences.
2. Talking about exercise and good health.
3. Continue to learn to use “there be”.
Do you know the life of the people long ago?
Can you tell something about it?
Do you know the life of the people long ago? Dena and her grandfather are talking about it. Let’s listen, read and learn more.
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Think about these questions before reading the text.
1.What did they eat?
2.Were they healthy?
3.Did they go fishing?
4.What did they do after work?
It's Sunday morning. Dena Morin and her grandfather, Mr. Morin, are fishing at the lake.
Dena: Grandpa, did people go fishing a long time ago?
Mr. Morin: Well Dena, we are First Nations people. Our people came to Canada a long time ago. At that time, there were no supermarkets. Our people always went fishing and hunting for food.
Dena: Were people healthy then?
Mr. Morin: They were very healthy. They spent a lot of time outdoors. They worked hard. And they ate good, natural food like fish and vegetables.
Dena: Was life hard at that time?
Mr. Morin: It was hard. But people were healthy and happy. After a hard day of work, people rested and played together. In the evenings, they often made a big fire. Some people played the drums and others danced around the fire. They called this dance the pow-wow.
Dena: We still have pow-wow dances today. I can't wait for the pow-wow next year!
First Nations people have pow-wow dances every year.
Think about these questions before reading the text.
1.What did they eat?
2.Were they healthy?
3.Did they go fishing?
4.What did they do after work?
They ate good,natural food like fish and vegetables.
Yes,they were.
Yes,they did.
People rested and played together. In the evenings,they often made a big fire. Some people played the drums and others danced around the fire.
Culture Tip
A pow-wow is a gathering of First Nations people. It is a special event. People meet to dance, sing, talk and have fun. Sometimes, they even have dancing competitions. How long does a pow-wow usually last? Well, an important pow-wow can last for one week!
Dena Morin and her grandfather, Mr. Morin, are fishing at the lake.
德娜·莫兰和她的祖父莫兰先生正在湖边钓鱼。
fish v.钓鱼
fish作名词时,意为“鱼;鱼肉”;
当“鱼”讲时是可数名词,指鱼的条数时单复数同形;
指鱼的种类时复数是fishes;
指“鱼肉”时是不可数名词。
At that time, there were no supermarkets.
那时,没有超市。
at that time 在那时
常用于一般过去时或过去进行时。
e.g.
I was living with my parents at that time.
time相关短语:
at this time 在这时;
at the same time 同时;
have a good time 玩得开心;
all the time 一直;
in time 及时;
on time 按时。
They spent a lot of time outdoors.
他们花了很多时间在户外。
spend v. (spent/spent)用(钱);花(钱)宾语可以是时间或金钱, 主语通常是人。
“spend+时间/金钱+on sth. ”意为“在某事/ 物上花费时间/ 金钱”;
“spend+时间/金钱+( in) doing sth.” 意为“花时间/ 金钱做某事”, in 可省略。
e.g. He spent 200 yuan on the new coat.
He spent 200 buying the new coat.
主语是人, 常用结构为sb. pay(s) some
money for sth.
主语是物, 常用结构为 sth. cost(s)sb. some money.
常用句型“It takes/took sb. some time to do sth.”
主语是人, 常用结构为spend… on sth. 和spend…(in)doing sth.
spend, take, cost 与pay
花费
spend
(时间、金钱)
take (时间)
cost (金钱)
pay (付费)
And they ate good, natural food like fish and vegetables.
他们吃鱼和蔬菜等天然食物。
natural adj. 意为“自然的,天然的”。该词常作前置定语,修饰名词。
e.g.
His hair had a natural curl.
Was life hard at that time?
那时生活艰难吗?
hard 可作形容词和副词,作形容词时有“困难的、努力的、硬的、严厉的”的含义;作副词时有“刻苦地、猛烈地、困难地”等含义。
hardly 副词,其含义为“几乎不、几乎没有”,
hard与hardly用作副词时,词义有很大差别。
e.g. He studies hard.
He hardly studies.
They called this dance the pow-wow.
他们称这种舞蹈为帕瓦舞。
call sb./sth.+n. 称呼某人/ 物……
e.g.
We call him Mr. Thomas.
Read the lesson and complete the passage with the correct words.
First Nations people came to ________a long time ago.
They went fishing and ________for food every day. They spent
a lot of time outdoors and they ate good,________food. After a hard day of work,they often made a big ________and had pow?wow dances. Some people played the drums and ________danced around the fire.
Canada
natural
others
hunting
fire
Rewrite the sentences using the proper form of “there be”.
1.They didn’t have supermarkets at that time.
→There were no supermarkets at that time.
2.Many different vegetables are in the salad.
→_____________________________________________.
3. A letter is at his front door.
→__________________________________________.
There are many different vegetables in the salad
There is a letter at his front door
4.Many clouds are in the sky.
→_________________________________________________.
5.Two interesting reports are in today's newspaper.
→__________________________________________________.
6.Many people are on the beach.
→_______________________________________________.
There are many clouds in the sky
There are two interesting reports in today’s newspaper
There are many people on the beach
Rewrite the sentences using the proper form of “there be”.
Work in pairs. Life was different a long time ago. Talk about the differences between life then and life now.
Example:
A:Today we buy food at the supermarket. But there were
no supermarkets a long time ago. Where did people get
food?
B:People went fishing and hunting for food. They always
ate good,natural food. Now people eat a lot of fast
food.
Words:
spend, natural
Phrases:
go fishing hunting, First Nations, at that time, make a fire
Sentences:
At that time, there were no supermarkets.
They spent a lot of time outdoors.
And they ate good, natural food like fish and vegetables.
Was life hard at that time?
根据首字母或汉语提示完成句子
1. The forest is a n________ place for birds to live in.
2. We are First N________ people.
3. My father likes ____________________(去打猎).
4. There were no hospitals ______________(那时).
5. They ___________(生火)to keep warm then.
atural
ations
going hunting
at that time
made a fire
单项选择
1. A woman with a young boy________ getting into Uncle's car.
A. is B. are C. has D. have
2. —Let's hurry! It's not good to keep others______.
—OK, Mom. I'm coming.
A. reading B. standing C. waiting D. sitting
3. —How long will the concert________?
—For about four hours.
A. finish B. begin C stop D. last
A
C
D
单项选择
4. My family went to Dalian ________ for our summer holiday.
A. since last year B. three years ago C. next year D. in a month
5. —Roy never likes junk food.
— Neither do I. That's probably why I'm becoming ________ now.
A. healthy and weak B. healthier and healthier
C. weaker and weaker D. more and more healthily
B
B
根据汉语完成句子
1. 上星期我和爷爷去捕猎。
I ________ ________ with my grandfather last week.
2. 他们打算生火来烹饪食物。
They are going to ________ ________ ________ to cook their food.
3. 一天艰苦的工作之后, 他们很累了。
After a ________ ________ ________ ________, they were very tired.
4. 在美国, 很多人喜欢快餐。
In America, lots of people like ________ ________.
5. 人们当时过着幸福的生活吗?
________ people live a happy life ________?
went hunting
make a fire
hard day of work
fast food
Did then
1. Review and recite the important points of Lesson 41.
2. Talk about the difference between life then and life now. Write a short passage about it.