资源简介 (共23张PPT)tinyelectriclightcandlepostmancoldadj. 微小的;极小的adj. 用电的;电动的n. 电灯n. 蜡烛n. 邮递员n. 寒冷;冷空气Words reviewRead after the tape and speak out the Chinese immediately.heatfull-timeroleeducationtransportn. 高温;热度adj.专职的;全日制的n. 作用;职责;角色n. (个人的)教育;学业n. 运输业;交通Words reviewModule 3 Life now and thenUnit 2I think life is better today.Have you ever seen any old photos like these Do you know what life was like at that time Compared with life in the past, what are the changes of life today in these aspects familyworkhealtheducationTip: You can use the words and expressions you learned in Unit 1 to describe them.1 What is she holding in her hands 2 Does she look happy or sad 3 What is she doing Look at the photo and try to answer the following questions.Old photos.It is hard to tell—probably happy.She is talking to someone about the photos.Have you ever talked to the elderly(老年人) around about the life in the past P201Betty asked Mrs Li about her life today and in the past. Listen and read. Then finish the following tasks.注: 附word文档点击此处链接Read the part “What was your life like in the past ” and answer the following questions.1. What did Mrs Li's parents do 2. Did Mrs Li's father's work hard How do you know that 3. Why didn't Mrs Li's parents send her to school Mrs Li's 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 couldn't afford it, and what's more, because she was a girl.Task 1Read the part “How has life changed ” and complete the table.Mrs Li's opinionthe change of the role of womentransport and travel todayentertainmentlife todayWomen have a better education and they can go to work even after getting married.It's easier for people to go anywhere, but there's too much traffic.We have a television at home and can watch so many good programmes.Generally speaking, life is better today. We eat better and live longer.Task 2Read the passage and take notes on what Mrs Li says about the points in Activity 1.Task 3P202familyworkhealtheducationLife in the past____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Life now__________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________1 Family: bigger; five children2 Food:3 Work:4 Education:1 Family: smaller; one child234simple, eat meat once or twice a yearFood: more and better foodhard and difficult work, long hoursWork: interesting jobs for boys and girlsexpensive, often only for boysEducation: good schools for everyoneAdd more points of your own.on foot or by bike5 Transport: much easier, buses, cars and planesno television6 Entertainment: television, computers, etc.5 Transport:6 Entertainment:Now complete the notes.P202advantagesdisadvantagesWork in pairs and talk about the advantages and disadvantages of life today for Mrs Li.Task 4Pay attention to the following expressions.在严寒酷暑的环境中不只是;多于一个全职工作而且;更重要的是结婚过马路总的来说Translate the following expressions into English.1. 不只是;多于2. 一个全职的工作3. 而且;更重要的是4. 过马路5. 结婚6. 总的来说7. 在严寒酷暑中in the winter cold or in the summer heatmore thana full-time jobwhat's morecross the roadget marriedgenerally speakingTask 5Person: Mrs Li Age: __________ Home town: __________Family LifeWorkEducationTravela tiny house, big family (5 children), _______ food, only candles, no TVDad: a ________; Mum: _____ _______ children at homeexpensive, often only for __________travel _______, sometimes by biketravel by bus, ______________, by plane, so much more _____; ________ to cross the roadsmall family(1 child), good food, ____________, many good TV programmes, some are too ___interesting jobs for boys and girls; busy; Mrs Li feels _____chances for everyone to get a good educationLife in the pastLife nowRetell the passage according to the mind-map.Task 7simpleover seventyBeijingpostmanlookafterboyson footelectric lightsby undergroundMrs Li thinks life is better today.trafficnoisylonelydifficultMrs 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) _________.candles cold generally speaking postman tiny trafficpostmancoldtinycandlesgenerally speakingtrafficComplete the passage with the words and expression in the box.Task 6P213Write a passage about the advantages and disadvantages of life today.Choose two or three points from the notes in Activity 2 to write about.Give examples or reasons to support those points.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.Finish the passage with your conclusion.WritingP214Choose two or three points from the notes in Activity 2 to write about.Give examples or reasons to support those points.For each of the points you choose, write about an advantage and/or a disadvantage. Use the words however, but, although or used to whereappropriate.Finish the passage with your conclusion.For exampleFamilies are smaller…Most people only have one child today.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…Generally speaking, I think…Present your passage to the class.A possible versionIs life better today than it was in the past There are advantages and disadvantages of life today.For example, 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. Take transport as another example. Although transport is easier than it used to be, we now have much more traffic, which means it is harder to cross the road.Generally speaking, I think life is better now, but it is noisier and busier.1. more than2. what's more3. generally speaking4. 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.Ⅰ. 根据句意及首字母提示写出正确的单词。1. Water plays such an important r_____ in our daily life that nobody can live without it.2. Mr Green can't be in the office. The l_____ in it aren't on.3. Miss Gao is m________ than an English teacher. She's a good friend of mine.4. How do you manage to work in the h_______ of summer without an air conditioner 5. In many countries, people have birthday cakes on their birthday. The number of c______ on the cake is the person's age.oleightsoreeatandlesⅡ. 用方框中所给词语的适当形式填空。transport, postman, tiny, full-time, educate1. Li Lei and his family moved to Beijing so that he could get a better ____________.2. The room is too _________ to hold us. We need to find a larger one.3. Both my father and uncle worked as _________ in the past.4. Mrs Black was once a housewife. She got a ______ job after her son went to school.5. Take this card with you. It gives you free entry to 75 museums and attractions, and free travel by public _________.educationtinypostmenfull-timetransportHomeworkRead the articles in Learning English.Finish the exercises in Learning English.Preview Language in use on pages 22-25. 展开更多...... 收起↑ 资源列表 M3-U2.ppt M3U2 words.mp3 M3U2A2.mp3