《I think life is better today》Life now and then PPT课件3

Do you still remember your life when you were a child? 

Do you know the differences between now and ten years ago? 

Now let’s enjoy a piece of video to get a general idea about it. 

Objectives

1. To understand the conversations of comparing life in the past and now

2. To learn some key words and useful expressions 

3. To learn to use the following structures to make comparison:

A is –er than B.

as…as…/not so…as…

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Focus on

Words:

wealthy   wealth    fear   double   seldom    spare    deaf

Phrases:

used to    speak up    spare time    

Patterns:

I suppose that’s because more people have cars…

But people don’t take as much exercise  as they used to.

Some people think life in the past was simpler and healthier than today.

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1 Look at the following pictures and say what life was like in the early 1980s and what life is like today.

For example:

In the early 1980s, people ride bikes or take a bus to go to work.

2. Listen and answer the questions.

1. What is the history homework?

2. What is the question they need to answer?

3. What does Betty ask?

4. What does Daming ask?

3.Read the passage and choose the correct answer.

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 the ordinary diseases

c) so people work harder than before

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 life

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Language points

1. … and there’s less fear of getting ill because we know how to deal with the ordinary diseases.

我们也不太担心生病，因为我们知道如何治疗普通疾病。

deal with意思是“处理；安排；对付 ”，常与疑问副词how搭配使用。如：

How will you deal with the thief who stole the diamond?

你将如何处理那个偷了钻石的小偷呢？

2. But people don’t take as much exercise as they used to.

但是人们做的运动并没有过去多。

used to do sth.指“过去常常做某事”，否定形式有两种：didn’t use to或used not to。 

请根据汉语提示完成句子 ：

My hometown has experienced great changes and life is ______________ (比过去更舒适).

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本课时主要短语和句型

1. used to

2. speak up

3. deal with

4. I suppose that’s because more people have cars.

5. — Is life better today than in the past?

— Yes, it is.

6. But people don’t take as much exercise as they used to.

Spelling Bee

Now 2 mins to test your spelling.

1. English-Chinese

wealthy    spare time    deaf    fear    seldom   double 

2. Chinese-English 

过去常常   大点声说   认为

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Ⅰ. 用方框内所给单词的恰当形式填空。

fear    spare time    seldom    double   suppose 

1. It ______ rains in such a time in winter.

2. He spoke of his ______ of the future of his country’s culture.

3. In her _______ she reads books on cooking.

4. What makes you _______ that I’m against it?

5. The number of managers must ______ to 100 within 3 years.

Ⅱ. 根据提示翻译句子。

1. 以前在英格兰时，琳达每个星期天都去做礼拜。(used to)

2. 卫生部门(the health authorities)现在知道如何对付这种病了。(deal with)

3. 艾瑞克现在和他爸爸一样高。(as…as…)

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Homework 

1. Preview the passage in Unit 2 Life now and then.

2. Try to get more information  about your parents’childhood.

《They sometimes work harder》Life now and then PPT课件3 Let's talk 1. What are the differences of our life now and then? 2. Is life better today than in the past? 3. Do ..

《They sometimes work harder》Life now and then PPT课件2 Free talk Talk about the photos. Say what life was like in the early 1980s. wealthy adj.富有的；富裕的 wealthier ..

Free talk

Talk about the photos. Say what life was like in the early 1980s.

wealthy   adj.富有的；富裕的  

wealthier

fear       n.担心；害怕 

There is fear of doing sth.   害怕做某事

used to  v. aux. (用于表示过去真实或经常性的行为，特别强调现在不那样了)过去

wealth   n. 财富；财产

double   v. 使加倍；把……增加一倍；adj.(成) 双的；两个……

seldom  adv. 很少地；不常

spare    adj.空余的；备用的  

spare time   业余时间；闲暇 

speak up  大点声说  

deaf  adj. 聋的

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Listen and answer the questions.

1. What is the history homework?

Write about life in the past and life today.

2. What is the question they need to answer?

Is life today better than it was in the past?

3. What does Betty ask?

Can we write about anything, such as medicine and pollution?

4. What does Daming ask?

What about personal safety?

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Now choose the correct answer.

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 the ordinary diseases

c) so people work harder than before

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 life

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Language points 

1.(The homework is )Nearly finished.

2.better…than…

3.wealthier 

4.live longer       长寿

5.That’s true.  说的没错

6.know more (much 的比较级）about 了解更多

7. there’s less (little 的比较级）fear of getting ill不怎么担心（害怕）生病

8. deal with (处理；对付） the ordinary diseases(平常的疾病）

9. people don’t take as much exercise as they used to

as + 原级 + as    和…..一样….

take exercise 锻炼 （exercise 不可数）

used to do sth.    过去常常做…

人们锻炼锻炼没以前多了

10. I suppose （认为 =think ) that 

11. they walk or use their bike less (little比较级，修饰 walk，use bike 这两件事）

人们走路、骑车也少了 

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Complete the questions with the words or expression in the box.

deaf   doubled   fear   spare   used to   wealth

1. What kinds of things do you _____?

2. What do you do in your ______ time?

3. What can someone not do if they are _____?

4. 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?

Now work in pairs. Ask and answer.

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Pronunciation and speaking

Read and predict which words the speaker is likely to 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. 

6. Read the paragraph in Activity 5 aloud.

7. Work in pairs. Answer the question and give your reasons.

— Is life better today than in the past?

— Yes, it is. I think it’s because…/ No, it isn’t. I think…

Now say what is better or worse in:

education   environment   health

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language points

Remember to speak up! She’s a bit 

deaf now. 记得说话大点儿声，她现在有点儿耳背了。

speak up表示“大点儿声说”。

e.g. Speak up, please. I can’t hear you. 

请大声一点儿，我听不见你说话。

Grammar

adjectives and adverbs

1. 形容词的句法功能

形容词可放在名词之前作定语，也可放系

动词之后作表语，还可作宾语补足语等。

e.g. Did you see that old photograph that I  found? It’s a lovely picture.

你看见我找到的那张老照片了吗？画面真美。(定语)

They were very nice. 

他们很友善。(表语)

People’s lives seem busy now. 

现在人们的生活似乎很忙碌。(表语)

We must keep our classroom clean and tidy.

我们必须保持教室干净整洁。(宾语补足语)

形容词作定语一般放在名词之前，但如果修饰的是不定代词something, anything, nothing, somebody, anybody, nobody等，就要放在后面。

e.g. Is there anything special in the paper today? 

今天报纸上有什么特别的新闻吗？

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2. 副词的句法功能

副词一般用作状语，修饰动词、形容  词、副词及全句，表示程度、方式等。

e.g. They speak highly of you.

他们对你的评价很高。

We were very lucky to find you here.

我们很幸运在这里找到了你。

The spring passed too quickly.

春天过得太快了。

Hopefully, we’ll meet again on Friday.

希望我们星期五再见面。

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比较级的句型：

1) 比较级+than，表示“比…更…”

e.g. Health is more important than wealth.

健康比财富更重要。

He got up earlier than I did this morning.

今天早上他起得比我早。

2) 比较级+ and+比较级，表示“越来越……”。

e.g. The story gets more and more 

exciting. 故事变得越来越激动人心。

Our lives are getting better and better.

我们的生活越来越好。

3) The+比较级，the+比较级，表示“越……，越……”

e.g. The more time you spend on it, the greater progress you will make.

The more he talked, the more excited he grew. 他越说越激动。

同级比较一般采用as...as…句型，否定句可以用not so / as…表示。

e.g. He is as tall as his father.

他和父亲一样高。

I get up not so early as you.

我不如你起得早。

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Exercise

1. He landed at the same place once again in the long jump. I don’t think he can jump a little ________.  (2014恩施) 

A. far       B. farther      C. farthest

2. —What do you think of her  teaching English? (2014咸宁) 

— Great! No one teaches _____ in our school. 

A. good  B. worse C. better D. best

3. Of the two sisters, Lucy is _____ one, and she is also the one who loves to be quiet. (2014阜康)

A. a younger   B. a youngest      

C. the younger  D. the youngest 

4. Could you please speak a little more _____? I can’t follow you.(2014通辽)

A. quietly      B. quickly    

C. slowly       D. loudly

5. Air pollution has become _______than ever before. We must do something to stop it. (2014上海) 

A. serious   B. more serious  

C. most serious D. the most serious

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Homework

Write a passage, what is better today and what is worse today.

《They sometimes work harder》Life now and then PPT课件3 Let's talk 1. What are the differences of our life now and then? 2. Is life better today than in the past? 3. Do ..

《They sometimes work harder》Life now and then PPT课件 Do you still remember your life when you were a child? Do you know the differences between now and ten years ago? ..

Let's talk

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?

environment 

In the past

There was fewer tall buildings.

The mountains were greener.

The rivers were cleaner and there were more fish swimming in the rivers. 

At present

Tall buildings take up more room for crops.

The air is not so clean and fresh as before.

The climate is warmer than before. 

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Listen and answer the questions. 

① What is the history homework?

Write about life in the past and life today.

② What is the question they need to answer?

The question is “Is life today better than it was in the past?”

③ What does Betty ask?

Betty asks if they can write about medicine and pollution.

④ What does Daming ask?

Daming asks if they can write about personal safety.

Listen and answer questions.

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.

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Listen again and choose the correct answer.

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 before

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 life

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Complete the questions with the words or expression in the box.

deaf    doubled    fear   spare   used to   wealth

1. What kinds of things do you _______?

2. What do you do in your _______ time?

3. What can someone not do if they are ______?

4. 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?

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Pronunciation and speaking

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. 

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.

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Language points

1. Nearly finished! 

这里finished 是形容词，表示“完成了的，结束了的”。如：

I hope I’ll be finished before 5 pm.

我希望下午五点之前能完成。

Are you finished with that work?

你完成那份工作了吗？

2. … there’s less fear of getting ill …

fear   n. 担心；害怕

They forgot all the fears at once.

他们一下子忘记了所有的恐惧 。

He was unable to speak at the meeting for fear.

因为害怕他没能在会上发言。

for fear 唯恐,以免(发生危险)

He ran away for fear of being hurt.

他生怕受伤而逃跑。

in fear of … 担心；害怕

He goes in fear of his life.

他害怕会丧命。

There is no (not much / less) fear of … 某事不太可能发生

There is no fear of that kind of thing.

那种事不可能发生。

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1) He ran and ran, but he couldn’t run _____ to catch the bus. 

A. fast enough            B. enough quick 

C. enough fast            D. enough quickly 

2) Mike is only 15 years old. He is not ______ to get a driver’s license.

A. old enough             B. enough old 

C. young enough        D. enough young 

3) She was sick yesterday, but she is _____ to go to school today. 

A. enough good        B. good enough 

 C. enough well         D. well enough

4) This kind of book is ______ for children to read.

A. enough well       B. enough good 

C. well enough       D. good enough

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—Look. Mary looks sad. Let’s go and  _______. (2009年江苏宿迁)

A. cheer up him       B. cheer him up 

C. cheer up her       D. cheer her up 

—Fangfang failed in the singing competition. She must be very sad. 

— Let’s go and_______. (2010福建省福州)

A. wake her up

B. cheer her up

C. pick her up

When you read, don’t _______ every new word in the dictionary. Try to guess its meaning. (2011·枣庄) 

A. look up         B. work out 

C. make up       D. give up

解析: look up“查找”；work out“解决；算出”；make up“组成、 编造”；give up“放弃”。句意为“在你阅读时，不要在字典中查每个生词。尽量猜测它的意思”。故选A。

The boats take different routes, but they all _____ in the same place. (2014 年杭州市中考) 

A. give up       B. clear up 

C. end up       D. make up 

解析：give up 放弃；clear up 清扫；end up 结束；make up 组成、 编造。根据句意“那些小船 行使不同的路线，但最后都在同一个地方停止”，可知选C。 

《They sometimes work harder》Life now and then PPT课件2 Free talk Talk about the photos. Say what life was like in the early 1980s. wealthy adj.富有的；富裕的 wealthier ..

《They sometimes work harder》Life now and then PPT课件 Do you still remember your life when you were a child? Do you know the differences between now and ten years ago? ..

Look at these Beijing’s pictures. Say what life was like in the past and what life is like today.

roads --- narrow  houses --- small, crowded

ring roads --- wide  buildings --- tall, bright

living conditions --- hard

living conditions --- comfortable

communications --- simple, slow

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learning  objectives

1. To 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 review

tiny   adj. 微小的；极小的   

electric  adj. 用电的；电动的

light    n.  电灯

candle   n.  蜡烛

postman   n.  邮递员

cold    n.  寒冷；冷空气

heat      n. 高温；热度

full-time   adj.专职的；全日制的

role    n.  作用；职责；角色

education   n.  (个人的)教育；学业

transport    n.  运输业；交通

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Read the second and third paragraph and answer the following  questions. 

1.Where did Mrs. Li’s family live?

In a tiny house . 

2. What was her father? 

He was a postman. 

3. How long did her father work a day? 

12 hours a day. 

4. Why didn’t she go to school? 

Because her family was too poor. What’s more, she was a girl.

paragraph 4: read and fill in:

Families have got ________than they were in the past. Today people only have one______! The role of women has _________,too. My daughter is really lucky. She has a good __________, and she goes to work even after getting married. I’m happy to see she’s busy __________every day, but sometimes I feel lonely because she can’t come to see me often.

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Read paragraph 5-7and say T or F:

1. Transport and travel are easier today than in the past.

2. Now people go to everywhere on foot or by bike.

3. There’s less traffic on the road .

4. Mrs Li likes watching Beijing Opera and old films.

5. Life is better today than in the past.

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) _________. 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) ___________.

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Language points

1. …looking after us was 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. …what’s more, because I was a girl.

而且，我是个女孩。

what’s 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，what’s more后面加逗号。 

你应该记住它，更重要的是，应该正确理解它。 

You should remember it, and what’s 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.

总的说来，女性比男性更长寿。

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本课时主要短语和句型

1. more than

2. what’s more

3. generally speaking

4. 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.

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Homework

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。

1. 生活贫困，房屋破旧；

2. 污染严重，垃圾遍地；

3. 交通不便，游客稀少。

1. 住房宽敞、明亮, 许多人有私家车;

2. 山更绿, 水更清，天更蓝；

3. 每年有成千上万来自世界各地的游客。

提示词: convenient   便利的

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. 

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《I think life is better today》Life now and then PPT课件3 Revision 1、天就要黑了。Its getting late. 2、就要完成了！Nearly finished! 3、你觉得今天的生活比过去更好吗? Do y..

《I think life is better today》Life now and then PPT课件2 Work in pairs. Discuss what you did in your childhood and list some of them. Do you want to know how your paren..

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?

Let’s enjoy a video to see what your parents did when they were young.

Objectives

1. To 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

Focus on

Words: 

tiny   electric   light   candle   postman    cold   heat   full-time  role  transport

Phrases:

what’s more    so much/many   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.

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Task 1

1.Look at he woman in the photo. How do you think she feels? Think about what she will talk about:

☺ family

big family

☺ work

a woman worker   a housewife

☺ health

can’t get healthy food sometimes

☺ education

received low education or no education

2.Read the passage and take notes on what Mrs Li says about the points in Activity 1.

Life in the past

1 Family: bigger; five children

2 Food: simple, eat meat once or twice a year

3 Work: father goes to work and mother stays at home

4 Education: boys can go to school and most girls have no chance to go to school

5 Transport: on foot; by bike

6 Entertainment: nearly no entertainment

Life now

1 Family: smaller; one child

2 Food: more meat

3 Work:  both men and women can go to work

4 Education: both boys and girls can get good education

5 Transport: take the bus/ underground/ plane

6 Entertainment: watch TV

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Task 3

Read the part – What was your life like in the past? and answer the following questions.

1. What did Mrs Li’s parents do?

Mrs Li’s father was a postman and her mother was a housewife.

2. Was Mrs Li’s father’s work hard? How do you know that?

Yes, it was. Her father often worked twelve hours a day outside in the winter cold or in the summer heat.

3. Why Mrs Li’s parents didn’t send her to school?

Because her family couldn’t afford it, and what’s more, because she was a girl.

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Language points

1. …looking after us was 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. …what’s more, because I was a girl.

而且，我是个女孩。

what’s 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，what’s more后面加逗号。 

你应该记住它，更重要的是，应该正确理解它。 

You should remember it, and what’s 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.

总的说来，女性比男性更长寿。

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本课时主要短语和句型

1. more than

2. what’s more

3. generally speaking

4. 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.

Spelling Bee

Now 2 mins to test your spelling.

1. English-Chinese

full-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

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Ⅰ. 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 in 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. Don’t stand outside in the __________.

Ⅱ. 根据提示翻译句子。

1. 她学得很快，而且所学的全都记得。(what’s more)

2. 我对他很失望，因为他没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。

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Homework

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。

1. 生活贫困，房屋破旧；

2. 污染严重，垃圾遍地；

3. 交通不便，游客稀少。

1. 住房宽敞、明亮, 许多人有私家车;

2. 山更绿, 水更清，天更蓝；

3. 每年有成千上万来自世界各地的游客。

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Revision  

1、天就要黑了。It’s getting late.

2、就要完成了！Nearly finished!

3、你觉得今天的生活比过去更好吗?

Do you think that life is better today than in the past?

4、人们比过去活得长。

They live longer than they did in the past.

5、懂得更多的医学

know more about medicine

6、如何处理平常的疾病

how to deal with the ordinary diseases

7、不像过去锻炼那么多

don’t take as much exercise as they used to

8、我认为…

I suppose that …

9、更少地骑自行车

use one’s bikes less

10、更多的财富有时候意味着更少的健康。

More health sometimes means less health.

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Read and take notes on what Mrs. Li says about the points in Activity 1. Then complete the notes and more points of your own.

Life in the past

Family: bigger, five children

Food: simple, meat only once or twice a year

Work: hard and difficult work, long hours

Education: expensive, often only for boys

Life now

Family: smaller; one child

Food: more food and netter food

Work: interesting jobs for boys and girls

Education: good schools for everyone

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Read the passage again and answer the questions.

1. What kind of article is it?

An interview.

2. Where does Mrs Li live?

Mrs. Li lives in Beijing.

3. How often could Mrs Li eat meat in the past?

Once or twice a year.

4. Why does Mrs Li feel lonely sometimes?

Because her daughter can’t come to see her often.

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Language points

1. … looking after us was more than a full - time job.

“more than +名词”表示“不只是，不仅仅是” 

He is more than a father to her.

他待她胜过父亲。

Kate was more than a teacher. She also did what she could to take care of her pupils. 

凯特不仅仅是位教师，她还尽其所能照顾她的学生。 

2. … because my family couldn’t afford it.

afford  v. 担负得起(……的费用、损失、后果等), 常用在can和be able to之后; 通常构成短语afford sth.或afford to do sth.。

The boy wants to see a movie, but he can’t afford a ticket. 

那个男孩想看场电影, 但却买不起票。

She can’t afford to go abroad. 

她没有足够的钱去国外。

There’s a lot to do. We can’t ______ to waste any time. (2011年江苏省无锡市中考)

A. wait         B. afford     

C. want       D. have

答案：can't afford to do sth.“负担不起”是固定搭配，故答案选Ｂ。句意：我们不能再浪费时间了。

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只接动名词的动词：

finish, practise,  imagine, worth, 

forgive, mind, miss, enjoy, suggest, 

avoid, escape, stand, keep …

只接不定式的动词：

want, hope, fail, manage, offer, refuse, appear, wish, expect, decide, agree, promise, happen, determine …

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8. Generally speaking, I think life is better today.

generally speaking 一般来说，大致说

常位于句首，与in general 同义。

Generally speaking, we enjoyed the trip.

总的来说，我们这次旅行很愉快。

Generally speaking, the parks are full on holidays.

一般来说，假日里公园都挤满人。

类似结构还有 : 

exactly speaking  准确地说；确切地说

strictly speaking  严格来说； 严格说来

frankly speaking  坦白说, 老实说

honestly speaking  老实说

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Language practice

Is life today better or worse than it was 50 years ago?

The most important difference is that people are healthier today, and they live longer.

But people don’t take as much exercise as they did.

People walk or use their bikes less, and they’re lazier.

And that makes life more dangerous and less healthy.

I really want to do my best.

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Complete the passage with the correct form of the words.

People live longer (long) and stay (1) ________ (healthy) today than they did 50 years ago. People are (2) ____ (tall) and (3) _______ (strong) because they have a (4) _____ (good) diet. Athletes can run (5) _____ (fast), jump (6) ______ (high) and throw (7) ______ (far) than ever before. Playing sports is one of the (8) __________ (popular) leisure activities. People also work (9) ______ (hard) and lead (10) ______ (busy) lives. Big cities are (11) _________ (pleasant) places to live than before because they are (12) ______ (dirty) and (13) ___________ (crowded). They are also (14) __________ (dangerous). Traveling is (15) _____ (easy) than before, and air travel is the (16) __________ (comfortable) way to travel long distances.

Look at the two pictures and talk about how the town has changed. Use the word to help you.

big   building  busy   houses        

modern   more narrow  shops  

streets  tall  traffic  trees

The sample answers 

1. There are more cars in the street today than it was 50 years ago.

2. The buildings are much taller, much more beautiful and much newer. 

3. The streets are much wider.

4. The environment is much better. 

5. I can see people are much busier than before.

6. The life is much better than before.

7. There are more shops than before.

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Read the passage on Page 23 and find three examples of things that made life harder in the past than it is today.

1. People lived in very small houses, very close to each other, with no space for children to play. Families in those days were quite big. A whole street had to share one outside toilet.

2. The pollution from factories covered the streets. People put their rubbish outside in the streets. As a result, there were many diseases. 

3. Children  didn’t always go to school, because they had to work. They did dangerous and unhealthy jobs for little money. Many were hurt in accidents from the machines. 

Some difficult points: 

1. be interested to do sth.

2. hear about/of  听说 

3. grow up  成长

4. thousands of  成千上万的

5. half the population of the country

6. instead of  代替, 而不是

7. as a result  结果是

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Read the text and write down the things which happened in the following years: 

1) in 1870: 

Thomas Barnardo opened his first homes for children without parents. 

2) in 1905: 

Thomas Barnardo died. 

Fill in the blanks. 

In 1870, Thomas Barnardo studied ________ and he lived near the ________. While he was studying, he taught at a school for ____ children. He found out that many children 

at the school had no _______ and no ______, so he ______ money and ______ a house for them as a school and home. 

Choose the best answer.

1. Thomas Barnardo opened his first home for children ____ in 1870.

A. with parents 

B. without grandparents 

C. without parents

2. He was then studying ___ in London in 1870.

A. teaching    B. science    C. transport   D. medicine

3. He lived ____.

A. beside the hospital  B. in the hospital  C. far away from the hospital

4. He taught for ___ children at a school.

A. rich  B. poor   C. beautiful  D. ugly

5. ___ raised money and bought a house to use a school and home for poor children.

A. Mr Ronardo    B. Dr Barnardo

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Module task

Organising a debate about life in the past.

1. Work in groups. Read the subject of the debate. 

Children should never work.

extra money for the family

stop children from being bored

teach children the value of work

help children to become independent

Against:

Work is for adults, not children

Children need to concentrate on learning.

Conditions of work are not suitable for young people.

Families and employers may not treat children fairly.

2. Prepare your opinions for or against the subject of the debate.

3. Have a debate. Take turns to say what do you think and give your opinions for or against the subject.

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用所给词的正确形式填空。

1. _______ (million) of people will see that film.

2.He never ____ (get) angry.

3.He starts ________ (train) when he was very young.

Homework 

1. Write a short passage comparing the life in the past and today.

2. Revise the usage of the positive degree, the comparative degree and the superlative degree of adjectives and adverbs. 

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Lead in

你能总结比较级和最高级的变化规则吗？

long— longer—longest

healthy—healthier—healthiest

large—larger—largest

good—better—best

important—more important—most important

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Activity 4

1.be interested in doing sth.    对做某事感兴趣

2.hear about/of 听说      

3.grow up 成长

4.thousands of 成千上万的

5.half the population of the country  这个国家一半的人口

6.instead of 代替，而不是

7.no space for children to play 没有空间给孩子们玩耍

8.share one outside toilet 共用一个外面的厕所

9.as a result 结果是

10.many diseases 许多疾病

11.very little money 非常少的钱

12.be very pleased to see 很高兴的看到……

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Activity 5 

1…families were big in Victorian times?

Because there were often five children in one family.

2…many houses were small?

Because they all had to sleep in just two small rooms.

3…there was no indoor toilet for each house?

Because there was one outside toilet for the whole street.

4…people weren’t healthy?

Because they put their rubbish outside in the streets which caused many diseases.

5…children didn’t go to school?

Because they went to work at four or five.

6…factory work was dangerous?

Because many children were hurt in accidents from the machines.

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Around the world

1.Thomas Barnardo opened his first homes for______ in 1870.

A. children with parents        

B. children without grandparents 

C. children without parents

2.He was then studying ______in London.

A. teaching     B. science   

C. transport    D. medicine

3.He lived _____.

A. beside the hospital     B. in the hospital 

C. far away from the hospital

4.He taught for________ children at a school.

A. rich    B. poor     C. beautiful     D. ugly

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①as…as…

②(much) too, so , quite, very

①…than…

②Which/Who    is …, …or…?

③the ＋比较级,the ＋比较级

④比较级＋比较级

⑤the ＋比较级 of the two

⑥much, even ,a lot, any, far, still

①…in/of…

②one of…

③the＋序数词＋最高级

④Which/Who is …, …, …or…?

1. the + 比较级， the + 比较级 越……越……

2. 比较级+比较级 越来越……

3. the+ 比较级 of 两者

比较级表示最高级

He is taller than any other boy in his class.

4. China is larger than any country in Africa.

China is larger than any other country in Asia.

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Practice

Ⅰ. 给出下列词的比较级和最高级

cold   colder   coldest

dry     drier     driest

hot    hotter   hottest

warm warmer warmest

wet   wetter   wettest

Ⅱ. 用括号中所给单词的适当形式填空

1.The more careful you are, _________ (few) mistakes you may make.

2. Her husband was not as ________ (friend) to them as her parents. 

3. Maths is one of ____________ (important) subjects.

4. If you want to keep fit, you’d better eat more vegetables and _____ (little) meat.

5. The population of Tianjin is ______ (small) than that of Beijing. 

Ⅲ. 选择最佳答案

1.—Why do these children look so _______?

—Because they eat ______.

A. weak; bad        B. weak; badly

C. weakly; bad      D. weakly; badly

2. He likes sleeping with the windows ______ to keep the air ______. 

A. open; fresh     B. open; freshly

C. close; fresh     D. close; freshly

3.—Can you catch what the foreign teacher said just now? 

—Sorry, I can ______ understand it.

A. hardly     B. almost

C. nearly  D. never

4. —Were you often late for school last term, Tom?

—_____. I got to school early every day.

A. Always      B. Usually  

C. Sometimes    D. Never

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Ⅳ. 根据汉语提示完成下面的句子

1. Eating regularly is as important as having _______ _______ _______ (健康的饮食).

2. Many _________ (疾病) are caused by bacteria (细菌).

3. People have cut down too many trees. _______ _______ _______ (结果), the environment is getting worse and worse.

4. You should go out to play _______ _______ (而不是) just studying indoors.

5. In modern society, people _______ increasingly busy _______ (过……生活). 

Homework

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