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Unit 2
I think life is better today.
Module 3
Life now and then
To get specific 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
1. Is the woman young or old
2. What is she holding in her hands
3. Does she look happy or sad
4. What is she doing
She is old.
Old photos.
She looks happy.
She is talking to someone about the photos.
Answer the following questions.
My father was a _________, and he often worked twelve hours a day outside in the _______ cold or in the _________ heat.
postman
winter
summer
Read the passage and fill in the blanks.
Families have got _______ than they were in the past.
Today most people only have ______ child.
smaller
one
My mum was a ______ girl. She didn’t go out to work.
My daughter goes to ________ even after getting married.
farm
work
I wasn’t sent to school because my family couldn’t ________ it, and what’s more, because I was a ______.
My daughter is really _______. She has a good __________.
afford
girl
lucky
education
Read the passage again and complete the notes and add more points of your own.
Life in the past Life now
Family bigger; five children smaller; one child
Food
Work
Education
Transport
Entertainment
simple, eat meat 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 everyone
on foot or by bike
much easier, buses, cars and planes
no television
television,
computers, etc.
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) ________.
Complete the passage with the words and expression in the box.
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) ________.
postman
cold
tiny
candles
generally speaking
traffic
某人一生
电灯
外出；游玩
照顾；照管
超过
一份全职工作
一两次
更重要的是
接受良好教育
上班
结婚
步行
骑自行车
乘公共汽车
乘飞机
一般而言；总的说来
all one's life
electric lights
go out
look after
more than
a full-time job
once or twice
what's more
have a good education
go to work
get married
on foot
by bike
take the bus
take a plane
generally speaking

1. My family lived in a tiny house.
tiny 微小的，极小的--tinier--tiniest
2.There were no electric lights, only candles.
light (un.) 光线，光
light（adj.）轻的，浅色的，明亮的
light (v.) 点燃--lighted/lit--lighted/lit
3. My father was a postman, and he often worked
twelve hours a day outside in the winter cold or in the summer heat.
postman--postmen
cold (un.) 寒冷，冷空气
(cn.) have/catch a cold 感冒
(adj.) 寒冷的---(反) hot
heat (n.) 高温，热度
(adj.) 加热，使变暖
4 …looking after us was more than a full-time job.
more than+名词：不只是
more than+基数词：多于
more than+形容词：非常
full-time 专职的，全日制的
（反）part-time兼职的，非全日制的
He is ________________. He is a friend.
他不只是教练，更是朋友。
全日制学生：students in full-time education
more than a coach
5. I wasn’t sent to school because my family couldn’t afford it, and what’s more,...
send-sent-sent
afford买得起，负担得起，与can/could/be able to
连用，多用于否定句和疑问句
afford sth/to do sth
what's more更重要的是；而且
what’s worse更糟糕的是
6. Generally speaking, I think life is better today.
generally speaking一般而言，总的说来
=in general
总的说来，我们这次旅行很愉快。
总的说来，女性比男性更长寿。
Generally speaking, we enjoyed the trip.
In general, women live longer than men.
7. The role of women has changed too.
role n. 作用；职责；角色
play a role/part in ... 在…方面起作用；
在…中扮演角色
too 也 肯 句末
also 也 肯 句中
either 也 否 句末
as well 也 肯 句末
学校在教育中起着最为重要的作用。
Schools ________ the most important
________ ________ education.
play
role in
8.have a good education接受良好教育
a college/university education大学教育
educational教育的，有教育意义的
educate 教育（v.)
educated 受过教育的，有教养的
9.get married 结婚
与...结婚get/be married to sb= marry sb
10.be busy doing sth 忙着做某事
be busy with sth忙于某事
11.noise (n.) 噪音
make noises=make a noise制造噪音
noisy 吵闹的 noisily吵闹地

My family lived in a tiny house.我家住在一所很小的房子里。
（教材P20）
&1& tiny / ta ni/ adj.微小的；极小的
&2& tiny作形容词，其比较级形式为tinier, 最高级形式为tiniest。
The earrings are really tiny.这些耳环特别小。
We come from a tiny little town. 我们来自一个很小的小镇。
There were no electric lights, only candles.没有电灯，只有蜡烛。 （教材P20）
&3& light /la t/ n. 电灯
The teacher told Jack to turn off the light when he left the classroom.老师叮嘱杰克离开教室时要关灯。（选自怀化中考）
（此时为可数名词）
&4& light的其他用法：
作不可 数名词 光，光线，光亮 Light travels faster than sound.光比声音
传得快。
作形容 词 轻的 The feather is very light.羽毛很轻。
浅色的 You look nice in light colours.你穿浅色
衣服很好看。
天亮的；明亮的 It gets light at about 5 o'clock.大约五点
钟天就亮了。
作动词 意为"点燃",其过 去式常用lit He lit a candle.他点燃了一支蜡烛。
语境串记
When I walked into the room, someone turned off the light and lit the candles on a light blue cake. "Happy Birthday!" my friends cheered.
当我走进房间时，有人把灯关了，点燃了浅蓝色蛋糕上的蜡烛。"生日快乐！"我的朋友们欢呼道。
My father was a postman, and he often worked twelve hours a day outside in the winter cold or in the summer heat. 我父亲是一名邮递员，（不管）严寒或酷暑，他经常一天在外面工作12个小时。（教材P20）
&5& postman/ p stm n/ n. 邮递员
&6& postman作可数名词，是由"post+man"构成的合成名词，其复数形式为postmen。
He has worked as a postman for ten years.他已经从事邮递员工作10年了。
&7& 由man构成的合成名词还有：
policeman警察 fisherman渔民
fireman消防员 chairman主席
Englishman英格兰（男）人 Frenchman法国人
&8& cold/k ld/ n. 寒冷；冷空气
&9& cold在此作不可数名词，意为"寒冷"，winter在此作定语修饰cold。
Don't stand outside in the cold. 别站在外面冻着。
&10& （1）cold作名词，还可意为"感冒"，have/catch a cold"患感冒"。
Tom had a cold last week. 汤姆上周感冒了。
（2）cold还可作形容词，意为"寒冷的"。其对应词为hot。
It is neither hot nor cold all year round in Kunming.昆明一年到头既不热也不冷。
语境串记
How cold the weather is！I can't stand the cold, so I've got a cold.天气好冷！我受不了寒冷，所以我感冒了。
&11& heat/hi t/ n. 高温；热度
&12& heat在此作名词，意为"高温"，summer在此作定语修饰heat。
We get light and heat from the sun.我们从太阳那里获取光和热。
&13& heat还可作动词，意为"加热，（使）变暖"。
Heat the milk，please. 请把牛奶加热一下。
The stove takes a while to heat up.炉子要过一会儿才能热起来。
...looking after us was more than a full-time job.
……照顾我们比做一份全职工作还要辛苦。（教材P20）
&14& 动词-ing短语作主语&15&
&16& looking after us在句中作主语。单个动词-ing短语作主语时，谓语动词用单数形式。
Listening to music helps you to relax. 听音乐有助于你放松。
&17& 两个或多个动词-ing短语并列作主语时，
如果叙述的是一件事,谓语动词用单数形式，
如果叙述的是两件事（或多件事）,谓语动词用复数形式。
Going to bed early and getting up early is a good habit.早睡早起是个好习惯。（"早睡早起"是一件事情）
Doing sports and reading books are really interesting.做运动和读书非常有趣。（"做运动"和"读书"是两件事情）
典例1 (龙东中考)Spending time with families ___ the happiest thing.
B
A.are B.is C.be
【解析】分析题干可知，Spending time with families在句中作主语，单个动词-ing短语作主语时，谓语动词用单数形式。故选B。
&18& more than 不只是
&19& more than在此意为"不只是"，后接名词，相当于not just或not only。
He is more than a coach. And he is a friend. 他不只是教练，更是朋友。
&20& more than的其他用法：
more than+基数词 表示"多于……;超过……"，相当于over，反义短语为less than
more than+形容词 表示"非常……",相当于very
China is a great country with a history of more than 5,000 years.中国是一个拥有五千多年历史的伟大国家。
I'm more than happy to be back here.
我非常高兴能回到这里。
考向点拨
中考常在完成句子、翻译句子中考查more than的含义及用法。
&21& full-time/ f l ta m/ adj. 专职的；全日制的
&22& full-time的对应词为part-time（兼职的；非全日制的）。
语境串记
His full-time job is a postman and his part-time job is a singer. 他的专职工作是邮递员，兼职工作是歌手。
I wasn't sent to school because my family couldn't afford it, and what's more, because I was a girl. 我没有被送去上学，因为我的家庭负担不起，而且，因为我是个女孩。（教材P20）
&23& afford v. 买得起，负担得起&24&
&25& afford作动词，通常与can、could、be able to连用，多用于否定句或疑问句中，其后常接名词、代词或to do结构。
Can we afford a new car 我们能买得起一辆新车吗？
We can't afford to go abroad this summer. 今年夏天我们没有足够的钱去国外。
典例2 根据句意及所给英文解释，写出句中所缺单词，限填一词。
(宿迁中考)The charity is trying to help those who can't _______
（have enough money to pay for something） medical treatment.
afford
&26& what's more而且
&27& what's more常用作插入语，可以放在句首或句中，用于补充更重要的内容，其后通常要加逗号。
Reading can bring us a lot of joy and happiness. What's more, it can make us learn more. 阅读能带给我们很多快乐和幸福，而且它能让我们学到更多的东西。
&28& what's worse意为"更糟糕的是"。
He lost his job. What's worse, he didn't have any savings.他丢了工作，更糟糕的是，他没有存款。
教材语境 The role of women has changed too. 女性的角色也改变了。 （教材P20）
&29& role/r l/ n. 作用；职责；角色
&30& role作可数名词，play a（n）...role （in...）表示"（在……方面）扮演……角色/起……作用"，与play a（n）... part （in...）同义。
Music plays an important role in our lives. 音乐在我们的生活中扮演着重要的角色。
China plays an important role in keeping the world peace. 中国在维护世界和平方面发挥着重要作用。
&31& role还可指电影、戏剧中的"角色"。
Hepburn played a role of a princess in Roman Holiday and it is a classic.赫本在《罗马假日》中扮演一位公主，堪称经典。
She has a good education, and she goes to work even after getting married. 她受过良好的教育，即使结婚后还去工作。（教材P20）
&32& education/ edj ke n/ n.（个人的）教育;学业
&33& education常用作不可数名词，有时前面可加不定冠词。have a good education "受良好的教育"，a college/university education "大学教育"。
School education offers chances for personal development to help each of us realize our dream.学校教育为个人发展提供机会，帮助我们每个人实现梦想。（选自成都中考）
She has had a college education. 她受过大学教育。
&34& （1）educational作形容词，意为"教育的；有教育意义的"。
I think The Readers is an educational TV programme. 我认为《朗读者》是一个很有教育意义的电视节目。
（2）educate 作动词，意为"教育；教导"。
It's not easy work to educate teenagers.教育青少年并非易事。
（3）educated作形容词，意为"受过教育的；有教养的"。
The doctor is an educated man. 这位医生是一个有教养的人。
语境串记
Cuore is very educational. It shows that a good education can educate kids about how to be an educated man. 《爱的教育》很有教育意义，它表明良好的教育可以教孩子如何做一个有教养的人。
【解析】句意:中国计划更加重视中小学的科学教育。分析句子结构可知，此处pay more attention to后需接名词（短语）作宾语,空前有形容词scientific修饰，故填educate的名词形式education。
典例3 用括号中所给单词的适当形式填空。
(永州中考)China plans to pay more attention to scientific
_________ （educate）in its primary and middle schools.
education
&35& get married 结婚
&36& get married与be married
get married 表示结婚的动作，不能与表示一段时间的状语连用 I got married when I was 28.
我28岁时结婚了。
be married 表示已婚的状态，可与表示一段时间的状语连用 I have been married for ten
years.我已经结婚10年了。
&37& （1）表示"与……结婚"时，要用介词to，即get/be married to sb.。
She got married to Tom in 2012. 2012年她与汤姆结婚了。
（2）marry作动词，意为"（和某人）结婚；嫁，娶"，既可作及物动词又可作不及物动词。marry sb."和某人结婚"。
She married a German.她嫁给了一个德国人。
My aunt married at a young age.我姑姑年纪轻轻就结婚了。
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. 看到她每天忙着工作我很高兴，但有时我感觉孤独，因为她不能经常来看我。（教材P20）
&38& be busy doing sth. 忙着做某事
&39& 有时可与be busy with sth.进行转换。
James is busy doing his homework.=James is busy with his homework. 詹姆斯正忙着做家庭作业。
典例4 (上海中考)The workers are busy ___ windows to the new
building these days.
C
A.fix B.fixed C.fixing D.to fix
【解析】be busy doing sth.意为"忙于做某事"，为固定搭配。故选C。
&40& lonely adj. 孤独的；寂寞的
&41& lonely与alone
lonely 形容词 可作定语和表语 强调情感上"孤独的；寂寞的"
只作定语 意为"偏僻的；人迹罕至的"
alone 形容词 作表语 强调客观上"独自一人"，不
具有感彩
副词 作状语 语境串记
Robinson used to live alone on a lonely island and often felt lonely during those long, lonely nights. 鲁滨孙过去独自生活在一座偏僻的岛上，他常常在那些漫长而寂寞的夜晚感到孤独。
典例5 (南充中考)—I know old Joe lives________.
—We are supposed to visit him from time to time. Then, he won't
feel________.( )
D
A.alone; alone B.lonely; lonely C.lonely; alone D.alone; lonely
【解析】live alone表示"独自生活"，强调客观情况；feel lonely表示"感觉孤独"，强调感彩。故选D。
The only thing I don't like, though, is that there's so much more traffic. 不过，只有一件事我不喜欢，那就是交通太拥挤了。（教材P20）
&42& though adv.可是，不过，然而
&43& though在此用作副词，在句中作插入语，一般放在句末以减弱语气。此时，不能用although替换。
The travel was an adventure. He still took part in it though. 这次旅行是一次冒险，可是他还是加入了。
&44& though还可用作连词，意为"虽然；尽管"，相当于although，引导让步状语从句，不能和but连用。
Though he failed many times, he never gave up his dream.尽管他失败了很多次，但他从未放弃过自己的梦想。（改编自天津中考）
典例6 (重庆中考B卷改编)___ Zhang Guimei isn't in good health, she
works hard to help her students.
A
A.Though B.If C.Because D.When
【解析】句意：虽然张桂梅身体不好，但她仍然全力帮助她的学生。though"虽然，尽管"，引导让步状语从句；if "如果"，引导条件状语从句；because"因为"，引导原因状语从句；when"当……时"，引导时间状语从句。前后两部分之间是让步关系，故选A。
But some of the shows are too noisy for me. 但是有些节目对我来说太吵闹了。（教材P20）
&45& noisy adj. 嘈杂的;吵闹的
The children are very noisy today. 孩子们今天很吵闹。
&46& 与noisy相关的词汇：
语境串记
The children were playing outside noisily. They made a lot of noise. It was too noisy. 孩子们在外面很吵闹地玩耍，发出很大的噪声，太吵了。
Generally speaking,I think life is better today.总的说来,我认为现在的生活更好。（教材P20）
&47& generally speaking 一般而言，总的说来
&48& 通常位于句首，在此用来表示总结，还可用来引出一个在大多数情况下是正确的但不总是正确的陈述。
Generally speaking, bicycle-sharing is simple,time-saving, and above all very convenient. 总的说来，共享单车简单、省时，更重要的是很便利。
Generally speaking, the haze usually occurs in both autumn and winter. 一般说来，雾霾多发于秋冬两季。
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…
电灯
外出；游玩
照顾；照管
超过
一份全职工作
接受良好教育
喜欢做某事
electric lights
go out
look after
more than
a full-time job
have a good education
enjoy doing sth
上班
结婚
步行
骑自行车
乘公共汽车
乘飞机
一般而言；总的说来
go to work
get married
on foot
by bike
take the bus
take a plane
generally speaking
Ⅰ. 根据语境及所给汉语提示语写出所缺单词。
1. The ________(蜡烛) were bought in a small shop.
2. A ________(专职的) job may be too difficult for the old man.
candles
full-time
3. More money should be spent on ________ (教育).
4. The ________(高温) from the fire dried their wet clothes.
5. Cindy's father and uncle both work at the post office as ________(邮递员).
education
heat
postmen
Ⅱ. 根据语境从方框中选择恰当的单词填空，有的需要变换形式。
tiny, light, cold, role, transport
1. The money can be spent on improving public ________.
2. I don't like the ________ in winter.
transport
cold
3. Although she is a ________ baby, she has a very loud voice.
4. The ________ of women is very important.
5. There are six ________ in every classroom.
tiny
role
lights
Ⅲ. 根据语境从方框中选择恰当的短语填空，有的需要变换形式。
more than, look after, all one’s life, what’s more, get married
1. Mrs Hand is ____________ her sick son in the hospital now.
2. Paul and his girlfriend are going to ____________ next year.
looking after
get married
3. I don' like restaurants. They're noisy, and ____________, they're expensive.
4. Mr Green has lived in this village ____________.
5. China Daily is ____________ a newspaper. It helps us keep in touch with the world.
what's more
all his life
more than
Ⅳ. 根据汉语意思完成英语句子，每空一词。
1. 一般来说，美式英语和英式英语在发音和拼写方面不同。
________ ________, American English is different from British English in pronunciation and spelling.
2. 在这里我交了新朋友，一点都不寂寞。
I don't ________ ________ at all as I have made new friends here.
3. 过马路时要小心。
Be careful when you ________ ________ ________.
4. 她每年去北京一两次。
She goes to Beijing ________ ________ ________ a year.
Generally speaking
feel lonely
cross the road
once or twice
Finish your passage in Activity 4.

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