Module 3 Unit 2I think life is better today. tiny electric light candle postman cold adj. 微小的；極小的 adj. 用電的；電動(dòng)的 n. 電燈 n. 蠟燭 n. 郵遞員 n. 寒冷；冷空氣Words heat full-time role education transport n. 高溫；熱度 adj.專職的；全日制的 n. 作用；職責(zé)；角色 n. (個(gè)人的)教育；學(xué) 業(yè) n. 運(yùn)輸業(yè)；交通Words: tiny electric light candle postman cold heat full-time role transportPhrases:whats more so much/many generally speaking more thanPatterns: and looking after us was more than a full-time job.Families have got smaller than they were in the past.接龍幻燈片上單詞或短語(yǔ)出現(xiàn)時(shí)，同學(xué)應(yīng)迅速讀出并說(shuō)出中文意思。每人一詞，按行/列依次接龍，3秒內(nèi)說(shuō)不出，此行/列同學(xué)即失去此答題機(jī)會(huì)，下一行/列同學(xué)接續(xù)。 summer heat transport family mealwinter coldgood programmethe role of womennoisy show electric light cross the road full-time jobWork in pairs. Discuss what you did in your childhood and list some of them.TalkingDo 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.Look at he woman in the photo. How do you think she feels? Think about what she will talk about: family big familyLearning education health work a woman worker a housewifecant get healthy food sometimesreceived low education or no educationRead the passage and take notes on what Mrs. Li says about the points in Activity 1.Life in the past_Life now_1 Family: bigger; five children2 Food:3 Work:4 Education:1 Family: smaller; one child23 4 simple, eat meat once or twice a yearFood: more meat father goes to work and mother stays at homeWork: both men and women can go to work boys can go to school and most girls have no chance to go to schoolEducation: both boys and girls can get good education5 Transport: on foot;by bike5 Transport: take the bus/ underground/ plane6 Entertainment: nearly no entertainment6 Entertainment: watch TVRead the part What was your life like in the past? and answer the following questions.1. What did Mrs. Lis parents 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 couldnt afford it, and whats more, because she was a girl.Read the part How has life changed? and finish the following exercises.Mrs Lis opinion the change of the role of women transport and travel today the appearance of TV life todayIts 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 traffic.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. Mrs Lis 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) _.candles cold generally speaking postman tiny trafficpostmancoldtinycandles generally speakingtrafficOur world is always changing and making progress in many ways. Things are getting better and better. Do you think so? 1. looking after us was more than a full-time job. 照料我們比做一份全職工作還要辛苦.這句話的主語(yǔ)是動(dòng)名詞短語(yǔ)looking after us。單個(gè)v-ing形式短語(yǔ)在句中作主語(yǔ)時(shí)，謂語(yǔ)動(dòng)詞要用單數(shù)。句中more than表示“不只是，多于”。例如：He is more than a coach. He is a friend.他不只是教練，更是朋友。Language points2. whats more, because I was a girl. 而且，我是個(gè)女孩。whats more表示遞進(jìn)，“然而/還有 ”的意思，獨(dú)立使用，既可以放句首，也可以放句中，whats more后面加逗號(hào)。 你應(yīng)該記住它，更重要的是，應(yīng)該正確理解它。 You should remember it, and whats more, you should get it right. 3. Generally speaking, I think life is better today.總的說(shuō)來(lái)，我認(rèn)為今天的生活更好了。 generally speaking表示“一般而言，總的說(shuō)來(lái)”。in general也可以表達(dá)同樣的意思。例如：Generally speaking, we enjoyed the trip.總的說(shuō)來(lái)，我們這次旅行很愉快。In general, women live longer than men.總的說(shuō)來(lái)，女性比男性更長(zhǎng)壽。4. and she goes to work even after getting married.結(jié)婚后她也依然去工作。get married意為“結(jié)婚”，表示短暫行為，不能與表示一段時(shí)間的狀語(yǔ)連用。表示結(jié)婚多長(zhǎng)時(shí)間，要用be married。布朗夫婦結(jié)婚已50年了。_The Browns have been married for fifty years.WritingWritingWrite 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 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 thinkPresent your passage to the class.本課時(shí)主要短語(yǔ)和句型1. more than2. whats more3. generally speaking4. 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.SummaryNow 2 mins to test your spelling.1. English-Chinese full-time education electric tiny candle postman transport heat2. Chinese-English 過(guò)馬路 一般而言，總的來(lái)說(shuō) 不只是，多于 When finished, exchange your papers to see who does the best.Spelling BeePractice. 用方框內(nèi)所給單詞的恰當(dāng)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. Dont stand outside in the _.educationtinypostman full-timecold. 根據(jù)提示翻譯句子。1. 她學(xué)得很快，而且所學(xué)的全都記得。(whats more) _ _2. 我對(duì)他很失望，因?yàn)樗麤](méi)有一個(gè)工作做得超過(guò)三個(gè)月。(more than) _ _3. 我現(xiàn)在走路少了，坐公交車多了。 _ _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.請(qǐng)根據(jù)下表所列的內(nèi)容要點(diǎn)以Changes in my hometown為題目, 用英語(yǔ)寫一篇短文。過(guò)去1. 生活貧困，房屋破舊；2. 污染嚴(yán)重，垃圾遍地；3. 交通不便，游客稀少?，F(xiàn)在1. 住房寬敞、明亮, 許多人有私家車;2. 山更綠, 水更清，天更藍(lán)；3. 每年有成千上萬(wàn)來(lái)自世界各地的游客。Homework提示詞: convenient 便利的要求: 1. 短文須包括所有內(nèi)容要點(diǎn), 可適當(dāng)發(fā)揮, 使短文連貫、通順；2. 80詞左右，開頭已給出, 不計(jì)入總詞數(shù)。 Changes in my hometown In the past, my hometown was very small. _One possible version: Changes in my hometown In the past, my hometown was very small. People lived a poor life. The houses were old and small. The pollution was very serious, and there was rubbish everywhere. Travelling around the town wasnt convenient, so few visitors came here.談?wù)劶亦l(xiāng)過(guò)去的情況，用過(guò)去時(shí)態(tài)。 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.談?wù)劶亦l(xiāng)現(xiàn)在的情況，用現(xiàn)在時(shí)態(tài)。