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1、Module 3 Life now and then Unit 2Unit 2 I think life is better I think life is better today.today.1. To learn about Mrs Lis life now and then2.2. To learn to write a passage about the advantages and disadvantages of life today3.3. To learn the words and expressionsObjectivesWords: tiny electric ligh
2、t candle postman cold heat full-time role transportPhrases:whats more so much/many generally speaking more thanPatterns:My father was a postman, and he often worked twelve hours a day outside in the winter cold or in the summer heat.Have you ever seen some old photos like these? Do you know what lif
3、e 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.What is she holding in her hands?Does she look happy or sad?What is she doing?Look a
4、t the photo and try to answer the following questions.Old photos.It is hard to tellprobably happy.She is talking to someone about the photos.Have you ever talked to the elderly(老年人老年人) around about the life in the past?Betty asked Mrs Li about her life today and in the past, and then wrote a passage
5、. Listen and read. Then finish the following tasks.注注: 附附word文档文档 点击此处链接点击此处链接Read the part “What was your life like in the past?” and answer the following questions.Task 11. What did Mrs Lis father do?A.postman B.policeman C.farmer D.free job2. Why didnt Mrs Lis parents send her to school?A.because
6、 her family was poor.B.she was a girl.C.she doesnt like to go to school.D.both A and B Read the part “How has life changed?” and complete the table.Mrs Lis opinion the change of the role of women transport and travel today entertainment life todayWomen have a better education and they can go to work
7、 even after getting married. Its easier for people to go anywhere, but theres 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 22P20Read the passage and take notes on what Mrs Li says abo
8、ut the points in Activity 2.Task 3Life 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 and better food hard and difficult work, long hoursWork: interesting jobs for boys and girls expensive
9、, often only for boysEducation: good schools for everyoneNow complete the notes and add more points of your own.on foot or by bike5 Transport:much easier, buses, cars and planesno television6Entertainment:television, computers, etc.5 Transport:6 Entertainment:Work in pairs and talk about the advanta
10、ges and disadvantages of life today for Mrs Li.Task 4advantagesdisadvantages 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
11、not everything is satisfying. There are some things that she is not happy with, for example, the (6) _. candles cold generally speaking postman tiny trafficpostmancoldtinycandles generally speakingtrafficComplete the passage with the words and expression in the box.3P21Task5WritingWrite a passage ab
12、out the advantages and disadvantages of life today.Choose two or three points from the notes in Activity 2 to write about. Families are smallerGive examples or reasons to support those points. Most people only have one child today.4P21 For each of the points you choose, write about an advantage and/
13、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. Gene
14、rally speaking, I thinkPresent your passage to the class.5P21Possible answer Is 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 sp
15、end 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. Homework 1. complete the passage2.preview Language in use on P22-25.
