(
课件网) tiny electric light candle postman cold adj. 微小的；极小的 adj. 用电的；电动的 n. 电灯 n. 蜡烛 n. 邮递员 n. 寒冷；冷空气 Words review Read after the tape and speak out the Chinese immediately. heat full-time role education transport n. 高温；热度 adj.专职的；全日制的 n. 作用；职责；角色 n. (个人的)教育；学业 n. 运输业；交通 Words review Module 3 Life now and then Unit 2 I think life is better today. Have you ever seen any old photos like these Do you know what life was like at that time Compared with life in the past, what are the changes of life today in these aspects family work health education Tip: You can use the words and expressions you learned in Unit 1 to describe them. 1 What is she holding in her hands 2 Does she look happy or sad 3 What is she doing Look at the photo and try to answer the following questions. Old photos. It is hard to tell—probably happy. She is talking to someone about the photos. Have you ever talked to the elderly(老年人) around about the life in the past P20 1 Betty asked Mrs Li about her life today and in the past. Listen and read. Then finish the following tasks. 注: 附word文档 点击此处链接 Read the part “What was your life like in the past ” and answer the following questions. 1. What did Mrs Li's parents do 2. Did Mrs Li's father's work hard How do you know that 3. Why didn't Mrs Li's parents send her to school Mrs Li's 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 couldn't afford it, and what's more, because she was a girl. Task 1 Read the part “How has life changed ” and complete the table. Mrs Li's opinion the change of the role of women transport and travel today entertainment life today Women have a better education and they can go to work even after getting married. It's easier for people to go anywhere, but there's 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 2 Read the passage and take notes on what Mrs Li says about the points in Activity 1. Task 3 P20 2 family work health education Life in the past _____ _____ _____ _____ _____ _____ _____ _____ _____ _____ _____ _____ Life now _____ _____ _____ 1 Family: bigger; five children 2 Food: 3 Work: 4 Education: 1 Family: smaller; one child 2 3 4 simple, eat meat once or twice a year Food: more and better food hard and difficult work, long hours Work: interesting jobs for boys and girls expensive, often only for boys Education: good schools for everyone Add more points of your own. on foot or by bike 5 Transport: much easier, buses, cars and planes no television 6 Entertainment: television, computers, etc. 5 Transport: 6 Entertainment: Now complete the notes. P20 2 advantages disadvantages Work in pairs and talk about the advantages and disa ... ...
