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1、Unit 1 People are healthier today.,Module 3 Now and then,debate,relaxed,illness,prevent,medicine,eldest,suppose,1. What p_ you from joining us last night?2. A person who wants to become a doctor has to study m_.3. Mary doesnt go to school because of her i_.4. I s_ you are very tired after working al

2、l day.5. The Browns have four children and Lucy is the_ (old) child.,Practice,revented,edicine,llness,uppose,oldest,In the pastThere was _ tall buildings.The mountains were _.The rivers were _ and there were _ fish swimming in the rivers.,At presentTall buildings take up_ room for crops.The air is n

3、ot so_ as before.The climate is_ than before.,environment,Personal health,In the pastPeople lived _._ medicine was known.People got ill and died_.,At presentPeople learn _ about diseases and medicine.So people are _ and live_.,Transport,At presentThere are _ cars.People walk or cycle _ than before.T

4、ransport is _. But there are _ traffic problems.,In the pastThere were _ cars.People walked or cycled _.Transport was _.,Work and free time,In the pastPeople had _ free time and lived_.,At presentPeople have to work _ and have _ free time.,Now and then,In the past,There was fewer tall buildings.The

5、mountains were greener.The rivers were cleaner and there were more fish swimming in the rivers.,People lived harder.Less medicine was known.People got ill and died more easily and more often.,There were fewer cars.People walked or cycled more often.Transport was slower.,People had more free time and

6、 lived more relaxed.,Now and then,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.,People learn more about diseases and medicine.So people are healthier and live longer.,There are more cars.People walk or cycle less

7、than before.Transport is faster. But there are more traffic problems.,People have to work harder and have less free time. Life becomes busier than before.,houses, living conditions,people (clothes, hair, life style),Talk about the photo. Say what life was like in the past.,And what life is like toda

8、y., Whats for homework? Whats the title?,A history composition.,Is life today better or worse than it was 50 years ago?,Listen and answer the questions. Use the words and expressions to help you.,advantage composition environment free time homework illness personal law pollution prevent protect safe

9、ty, What does Betty ask about? What does Daming ask about? Does Mr. Jackson agree?,She asks whether they can write about topics such as medicine and pollution.,He asks if they can write about personal safety.,Yes, he does.,Look, listen and answer two questions.,1. What are Betty and her mother talki

10、ng 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.,Listen and make notes about what people do now and did in the past.,1. People are _ and live _ today than 50 ye

11、ars ago. (health),2. Today we know_ about medicine and we are better at _ _, but we dont take _ _ _ _ they did. (medicine),healthier,longer,more,preventing illness,as much exercise as,4. People dont have to work _ _ _ they worked 50 years ago. (work),3. Transport is_, but it makes_ pollution.,faster

12、,more,as hard as,Complete the table and write notes.,know more about it,much faster,dont have to work as hard as ,better at preventing illness, live longer,/,walk or use bikes less,dont have too much free time,Dont eat as well, take less exercise,1. There werent so many cars as there are today.,Diff

13、icult sentences,asas表示“象一样”，否定句中常用not so as 替代notasas，表示“没有那样”。asas、notsoas中间用形容词、副词的原级。如： TomisastallasJack. LilysingsaswellasLily. Sheisnotsocleverasherbrother. HecantreadsofastasI.,2. Nearly finished!,这里finished 是形容词，表示“完成了的，结束了的”。如： I hope Ill be finished before 5 pm. Are you finished with that

14、work?,3. The most important difference is that people are healthier today. that people are healthier today 是表语从句，其中引导词that不能省略。对话后面还有两个句子含有表语从句： The advantage is that we know more about medicine today. I suppose thats because public transport is much better today.,4. I suppose thats because public t

15、ransport is much better today.,suppose在这里是一个动词, 意为“猜想, 认为”, 后面可以接that引导的宾语从句, 此时注意对宾语从句的否定要移到主句上来。如: I dont suppose that he is at home. 我认为他没在家。,拓展 1) 构成be supposed to do / be sth. 结构, 意为“(按规定、习惯、安排等)应当”。如: Youre supposed to go to the hospital to look after your mom. 你应该去医院照顾你妈妈。 2) 意为“假定,设想”, 后接tha

16、t引导的宾语从句,多用于祈使句中。如: Suppose that you are going to Japan what will you do there? 假设你要去日本, 你会在那里干什么？,5. Talking of free time, dont forget Im going on the school trip next month, and the theatre visit.,talking / speaking of 表示“谈到., 说到”。 如： Talking of John, I saw a friend of his last week. Speaking of u

17、niversities, Roy will go to America to study this summer.,Listen and notice the stressed words.,Pronunciation and speaking,Thats true. The advantage is that we know more about medicine today. Were better at preventing illness. But people dont eat as well as in the past, and dont take as much exercis

18、e as they did.,Underline the words which you think the speaker will stress.,Yes, I agree. People walk or use their bikes less, and theyre lazier. Faster transport also makes more pollution. And that makes life more dangerous and less healthy.,Now listen and check. As you listen, say the passage alou

19、d.,Is life today better or worse than it was 50 years ago? Say whats better or worse in: at home education entertainment environment life medicine transport work,Discussion,1、天就要黑了。 2、就要完成了！ 3、今天的生活比50年前更好还是更差呢? 4、人们比过去活得长。 5、懂得更多的医学,Practice,Its getting dark.,Nearly finished!,Is life today better or worse than it was 50 years ago?,They live longer tha