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单击此处编辑母版标题样式,单击此处编辑母版文本样式,第二级,第三级,第四级,第五级,*,Module 3,Life now and then,Unit 3 Language in use,Talk about the photos.Say what life was like in the early 1980s and what life is like today.,Work in pairs.,Sentences presentation,People are,wealthier,today,and they live,longer,than they did in the past.,But people dont take,as much,exercise,as,they used to.,More,people have cars,and they walk or use their bikes,less,.,We eat,better,and we live,longer,.,1.Complete the passage with the,correct form of the words in brackets.,For many people,life is a lot(1)_(easy)today.Medicine and diet are improving,and people are getting(2)_(healthy)and living(3)_(long).But communication is,easier,healthier,longer,Language practice,changing(4)_(fast)of all.Today,with the Internet,people can communicate(5)_(easily)than ever before with friends all over the world.,Not all the changes are(6)_(good)ones.More people drive cars instead of riding bikes,so they are not as,fastest,more easily,good,(7)_(fit)as they were.Increasing traffic makes the roads(8)_(crowded)than ever,and it also makes pollution(9)_(bad).We must all work harder to reduce pollution.,fit,more crowded,worse,2.Look at the two pictures and talk,about how the town has changed.,Use the words in the box to help you.,Work in pairs.,big building busy house modern more shop street tall traffic tree,3.Complete the sentences with the,words or expressions in the box.,heat more than seldom spare speak up,1.We _ have time to go on,holiday.,2.We do not have much _ time,because we have important exams,this year.,seldom,spare,3.Never go out in the _ of the day,without a hat.,4.You have to _ because,the students in the back cannot hear,you.,5.,Mr,Smith is _ a teacher.,Most of his pupils think of him as,their friend.,heat,speak up,more than,4.Read the email and find three,examples that show life was harder in the past than it is today.,1)People lived in small houses,very close to each other,with no space for children to play.,2)Most of the big cities were dirty and unhealthy.,3)Children didnt always go to school,they had to work.,5.Read the email again.Find,sentences that tell us:,1)There was not enough living space,for people.,2)Most of the big cities were dirty and,unhealthy.,3)Life was harder for children in,those times.,Write examples.,1),People lived in very small houses,very,close to each other,with no space for,children to play.,2)The pollution from factories filled the air.People put their rubbish outside in the streets.As a result,there were many illnesses.,3)They didnt always go to school,because they had to work instead.Many children started work in factories when they were only four or five years old.They worked twelve hours a day in dangerous jobs for very little money.Many were hurt in accidents with machines.,6.Listen and complete he table.,Grandmother,Mother,Age to start school,Age to start work,Age to get married,Number of children,Age to stop working,8,14,18,4,50,6,22,24,1,55,7.Write a passage comparing the lives of,the speakers grandmother and,mother in Activity 6.,The speakers grandmother and mother,have lived very different lives.Her,grandmother had a much bigger family,Around the world,Read the passage and complete the following sentences.,1.The modern car has changed life a,_ deal.,2.Using horses for travel was _,and of course walking was even,_.,3.Cars allow people to travel long,distances _,in comfort and,_.,great,slower,quickly,slow,convenience,4.It was almost _ to get rid,for the manure of the horses.,5.The cars may cause _,but,the first cars actually made cities,_.,impossible,pollution,cleaner,8.Work in groups.Read the motion of,the debate.,Health is more important than,wealth.,Module task,Organasing a debate,Now decide who is for the motion and who is against it.You can use some of the following ideas:,For:,Without health,wealth means nothing.,You can enjoy life better if you are healthy.,Against:,It is hard to be healthy without wealth.,You can enjoy life better if you are wealthy.,9.Prepare your arguments.Give,examples to support your ideas.,10.Hold the debate.,Those for the motion give their opinions.,Those against the motion give their,opinion.,Take turns to say what you think about,each others arguments.,11.Discuss and find out whether most people are for or against the motion.,1.Which season do you like _,winter or summer?,Summer.(2014,北京,),A.well B.better C.bestD.the best,2.Many students think it _ to,learn English by using news.(2014,佛,山,),A.interest B.interesting C.interested,中考链接,3.It is said that Shanghai students have,scored the _ in an international,test.(2014,佛山,),A.high B.higher C.highest,4.Mom,what do you think of our,new house?,Its nice,and its _ than,the old one.(2014,通辽,),A.big B.bigger,C.biggest D.the biggest,5.Lin Fang comes home _ than,before this term.She doesnt have so,many classes in the afternoon.(2014,重庆,),A.early B.earlier C.late D.later,6.“Have you read todays newspaper?”,“Yes.Its really boring.Theres _,in it.”(2014,贵阳,),A.somet
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