1、Unit 1They sometimes work harderModule 3 Life now and thenEnjoy a video1. What are the differences of our life now and then?2. Is life better today than in the past?3. Do you feel lucky for living nowadays?Free talkTalk about the photos. Say what life was like in the early 1980s.Talk about the photo

2、s. Say what life is like today.Environment In the pastThere were fewer tall buildings.The mountains were greener.The rivers were cleaner and there were more fish swimming in the rivers. At presentTall buildings take up more room for crops.The air is not so clean and fresh as before.The climate is wa

3、rmer than before. In the pastAt presentPersonal health At presentPeople learn more about diseases and medicine.So people are healthier and live longer. In the pastPeople lived harder.Less medicine was known.People got ill and died more easily and more often. In the pastAt presentTransport At present

4、There are more cars.People walk or cycle less than before.Transport is faster, but there are more traffic problems. In the pastThere were fewer cars.People walked or cycled more often.Transport was slower. In the pastAt presentWork and free time In the pastPeople had more free time and lived more re

5、laxed. At presentPeople have to work harder and have less free time. Life becomes busier than before.words and expressionswealthyfear used to wealth adj.富有的；富裕的 n.擔心；害怕 v. aux. (用于表示過去真實或經常性的行為，特別強調現在不那樣了)過去 n. 財富；財產 double seldom spare spare time speak up deaf v. 使加倍；把增加一倍； adj.(成) 雙的；兩個adv. 很少地；不常

6、adj.空余的；備用的 業余時間；閑暇 大點聲說 adj. 聾的Listen and answer the questions.1. What is the history homework?2. What is the question they need to answer?3. What does Betty ask?4. What does Daming ask?Write about life in the past and life today.Is life today better than it was in the past?Can we write about anyth

7、ing, such as medicine and pollution?What about personal safety?1. People live longer today because _. a) we know more about medicine b) they do not work as hard as they did c) they take more exercise2. There is less fear of getting ill _. a) so people live longer b) because people know how to deal w

8、ith c) so people work harder than beforeListen again and choose the correct answer.3. People take less exercise because _. a) they do not need to b) they drive cars instead c) they do not have cars or bikes4. People work harder today and _. a) they do not live as long as they did b) they do not usua

9、lly have enough free time c) they live a healthier lifeComplete the questions with the words or expression in the box.deaf doubled fear spare used to wealth1. What kinds of things do you _?2. What do you do in your _ time?fearspare 3. What can someone not do if they are _?4. If something is _, is it

10、 more or less?5. Do you think people _ take more exercise than they do today?6. Do you think people have more _ today than they used to?Now work in pairs. Ask and answer.deafdoubledused towealth People are wealthier today, and they live longer than in the past.We know more about medicine today, and

11、theres less fear of getting ill because we know how to deal with the ordinary diseases. But people dont take as much exercise as they used to. I suppose thats because more people have cars, and they walk or use their bikes less.When the number of cars is doubled , the pollution is also doubled, or e

12、ven worse.Some people think life in the past was simpler and healthier than today. More wealth sometimes means less health.Why dont you go and ask Mrs Li, our neighbour? She is over seventy years old. She s seen how life has changed. Nearly finished.Thats true.I supposeEveryday EnglishComplete the q

13、uestions with the words or expression in the box.deaf doubled fear spare used to wealth1. What kinds of things do you _?2. What do you do in your _ time?fearspare 3. What can someone not do if they are _?4. If something is _, is it more or less?5. Do you think people _ take more exercise than they do today?6. Do you think people have more _ today than they used to?Now work in pairs. Ask and answer.deafdoubledused towealth Work in pairs. Answer the question and give your reasons. Is life better today than in the past? Yes, it is. I think its because / No, it isnt. I think