1、Unit 2 I think life is better today.,Module 3 Life now and then,Work in pairs. Discuss what you did in your childhood and list some of them.,Do you want to know how your parents passed their childhood? Was it the same to yours? Lets enjoy a video to see what your parents did when they were young.,To
2、 get information from the passage about life now and then 2.To learn some key words and useful expressions 3. To learn to write a passage about the advantages and disadvantages of life today,Words: tiny electric light candle postman cold heat full-time role transport,Phrases: whats more so much/many
3、 generally speaking more than,Patterns: and looking after us was more than a full-time job. Families have got smaller than they were in the past.,Focus on,PPT模板: PPT素材: PPT背景: PPT图表: PPT下载: PPT教程: 资料下载: 范文下载: 试卷下载: 教案下载: PPT论坛: PPT课件: 语文课件: 数学课件: 英语课件: 美术课件: 科学课件: 物理课件: 化学课件: 生物课件: 地理课件: 历史课件: heat
4、,transport,family meal,winter cold,good programme,the role of women,noisy show,electric light,cross the road,full-time job,1,P20,Look at he woman in the photo. How do you think she feels? Think about what she will talk about:, family,big family,Task 1, education, health, work,a woman worker,a housew
5、ife,cant get healthy food sometimes,received low education or no education,2,P20,Read the passage and take notes on what Mrs Li says about the points in Activity 1.,Task 2,Life now _ _ _,Life in the past _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _,1 Family: bigger; five children 2 Food:3 Work:4 Education:,1 Family: sma
6、ller; one child 23 4,simple, eat meat once or twice a year,Food: more meat,father goes to work and mother stays at home,Work: both men and women can go to work,boys can go to school and most girls have no chance to go to school,Education: both boys and girls can get good education,Now complete the n
7、otes and add more points of your own.,5 Transport: on foot; by bike,5 Transport: take the bus/ underground/ plane,6 Entertainment: nearly no entertainment,6 Entertainment: watch TV,Read the part What was your life like in the past? and answer the following questions.,Task 3,1. What did Mrs Lis paren
8、ts do?2. Was Mrs Lis fathers work hard? How do you know that?3. Why Mrs Lis parents didnt send her to school?,Mrs Lis father was a postman and her mother was a housewife.,Yes, it was. Her father often worked twelve hours a day outside in the winter cold or in the summer heat.,Because her family coul
9、dnt afford it, and whats more, because she was a girl.,Read the part How has life changed? and finish the following exercises.,Its a good thing. Her daughter has a good education and she can go to work every day even after getting married.,Its easy for people to go everywhere, but theres too much tr
10、affic.,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.,Work in pairs and talk about the advantages and disadvantages of life for Mrs Li.,Task 4,Mrs Lis father was a (1) _ . He often worked outside for twelve h
11、ours 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 thing that she is not happy with, for example, the (6) _.,candles cold generally speaking postman
12、 tiny traffic,postman,cold,tiny,candles,generally speaking,traffic,Complete the passage with the words and expression in the box.,3,P21,Task 5,Our world is always changing and making progress in many ways. Things are getting better and better. Do you think so?,Language points,1. looking after us was
13、 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”。例如:,He is more than a coach. He is a friend. 他不只是教练,更是朋友。,2. whats more, because I was a girl.而且,我是个女孩。,whats 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,whats more后面加逗号。,你应该记住它,更重
14、要的是,应该正确理解它。 You should remember it, and whats more, you should get it right.,3. 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。例如:,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
15、. 总的说来,女性比男性更长寿。,4. and she goes to work even after getting married.结婚后她也依然去工作。,get married意为“结婚”,表示短暂行为,不能与表示一段时间的状语连用。表示结婚多长时间,要用be married。,布朗夫妇结婚已50年了。 _,The Browns have been married for fifty years.,Writing,Write a passage about the advantages and disadvantages of life today.,Choose two or thre
16、e 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.,4,P21, For each of the points you choose, write about an advantage and/or a disadvantage. Use the words however, but, although or used to
17、where appropriate.Families are smaller because most people only 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,Present your passage to the class.,5,P21,本课时主要短语和
18、句型,总结回顾,1. more than 2. whats more 3. generally speaking 4. I wasnt sent to school because my family couldnt afford it. 5. Families have got smaller than they were in the past. 6. The only thing I dont like, though, is that theres so much more traffic.,Now 2 mins to test your spelling.,Spelling Bee,
19、1. English-Chinesefull-time education electric tiny candle postman transport heat 2. Chinese-English过马路 一般而言,总的来说 不只是,多于,When finished, exchange your papers to see who does the best.,注: 另附word文档。 点击此处链接,. 用方框内所给单词的恰当形式填空。,postman full-time cold education tiny,1. The President will include the idea i
20、n his _ plan. 2. The goldfish swam round and round in their _ bowls. 3. The duty of a _ is to deliver letters and parcels(包裹). 4. James hopes to become a _ musician soon. 5. Dont stand outside in the _.,education,tiny,postman,full-time,cold,. 根据提示翻译句子。 1. 她学得很快,而且所学的全都记得。(whats more)_ 2. 我对他很失望,因为他没
21、有一个工作做得超过三个月。(more than)_ 3. 我现在走路少了,坐公交车多了。_,She learns quickly, and whats more, she remembers what she has learnt.,I am disappointed at him, because he didnt keep a job for more than three months.,These days I walk less and take the bus more.,请根据下表所列的内容要点以Changes in my hometown为题目, 用英语写一篇短文。,Homew
22、ork,提示词: convenient 便利的 要求: 1. 短文须包括所有内容要点, 可适当发挥, 使短文连贯、通顺; 2. 80词左右,开头已给出, 不计入总词数。Changes in my hometown In the past, my hometown was very small. _,One possible version: Changes in my hometownIn the past, my hometown was very small. People lived a poor life. The houses were old and small. The poll
23、ution was very serious, and there was rubbish everywhere. Travelling around the town wasnt convenient, so few visitors came here. 谈谈家乡过去的情况,用过去时态。,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.Im sure my hometown will become better and better. 谈谈家乡现在的情况,用现在时态。,