Unit1Theysometimesworkharder.Module3Lifenowandthen

Module3Lifenowandthen11.Tounderstandtheconversationsaboutlifeinthepastandnow2.Tolearnsomekeywordsandusefulexpressions3.Tousethefollowingstructures:

Ais–erthanB.as…as…/notso…as…Objectives1.Tounderstandtheconversat21.Doyoustillrememberyourlifewhenyouwereachild?2.Islifenowthesameastenyearsago?3.Nowlet’slookatthefollowingpicturesandtalkaboutthem.1.Doyoustillrememberyourl3intheearly1980sNowTransport1Therearemorecars.Transportisfaster,buttherearemoretrafficproblems.Therewerefewercars.

Peoplewalkedorcycledmoreoften.

Transportwasslower.Freetalkintheearly1980sNowTransport4Personalhealth

Atpresent

Peoplelearn________aboutdiseasesandmedicine.Sopeopleare__________andlive__________.

Inthepast

Peoplelived_______.________medicinewasknown.Peoplegotillanddied________easilyand________often.harderLessmoremoremorehealthier

longerPersonalhealthAtp5Workandfreetime

Inthepast

Peoplehadmorefreetimeandlivedmorerelaxed.

Atpresent

Peoplehavetoworkharderandhavelessfreetime.Lifebecomesbusierthanbefore.WorkandfreetimeInth6Housesandenvironmentintheearly1980sNowTherewerefewertallbuildings.Themountainsweregreener.Theriverswerecleanerandthereweremorefishswimmingintherivers.

Atpresent

Tallbuildingstakeupmoreroomforcrops.

Theairisnotsocleanandfreshasbefore.

Theclimateiswarmerthanbefore.Housesandenvironmentinthee7Listenandcompletethepassage2Mr.Jackson:Soforhistoryhomework,I'dlikeyoutowriteabout()inthepastandlife().Pleaseanswerthequestion:Islifetoday()thanitwasinthepast.

Betty:Canyouwriteaboutanything,suchas()and()?Daming:Andwhatabout()?Mr.Jackson:That'sagoodidea,Daming.Doyouthinkwe'resafer,today.Well,Ithinktherearefeweraccidentsthaninthepast.Lifeis(),certainly.lifetodaybettermedicinepollutionpersonalsafetysafer

Listenandcompletethepassag8

Whataretheytalkingabout?Watchtheflashandanswerthequestion:Theyaretalkingaboutlifenowandinthepast.Whataretheytalkingabout?W9Nowchoosethecorrectanswer.1.Peoplelivelongertodaybecause___.a)weknowmoreaboutmedicineb)theydonotworkashardastheydidc)theytakemoreexercise2.Thereislessfearofgettingill____.a)sopeoplelivelongerb)becausepeopleknowhowtodealwiththeordinarydiseasesc)sopeopleworkharderthanbeforeNowchoosethecorrectanswer.103.Peopletakelessexercisebecause____.a)theydonotneedtob)theydrivecarsinsteadc)theydonothavecarsorbikes4.Peopleworkhardertodayand_____.a)theydonotliveaslongastheydidb)theydonotusuallyhaveenoughfreetimec)theyliveahealthierlife3.Peopletakelessexerciseb11Peopleare________today,andtheylive_________thantheydidinthepast._wealthierlonger

Peopleare________today,and12Weknow________aboutmedicinetoday,andthere’s_________fearofgettingillbecauseweknowhowtodealwiththeordinarydiseases.

morelessWeknow________aboutmedicine13Butpeopledon’ttake________________theyusedto.

asmuchexerciseas

Butpeopledon’ttake________14Isupposethat’sbecause_______peoplehavecars,andtheywalkorusetheirbikesless.moreIsupposethat’sbecause_____15Whenthenumberofcarsis_________,thepollutionisalso_________,or____________.doubleddoubledevenworseWhenthenumberofcarsis___16Somepeoplethinklifeinthepastwas________and_________thantoday.______wealthsometimesmeans_______health.simplerhealthier

MorelessSomepeoplethinklifeinthe17__________yougoandaskMrsLi,our_________?Sheis______seventyyearsold.She_______howlife___________.Whydon’tneighbour

over

hasseenhaschanged__________yougoandaskMrs18Readafterthetapeinalowvoice.Readafterthetapeinalowv19Workinpairs.Answerthequestionsandgiveyourreasons.7P19TalkIslifebettertodaythaninthepast?Yes,itis.Ithinkit’sbecausethelifeiseasiernow.Workinpairs.Answertheques20Whatisbetterineducation?TalkEverychildhasthechancetogotoschoolandthegovernmenttriestoprovidebetterlearningenvironmentforstudents.Whatisworseineducation?Thestudentsinpoorareagetlessandlessresourcesthantheonesindevelopedareasnow.

Whatisbetterineducation?Ta21TalkWhatisbetterinenvironmentnow?Ithinknothingbecomesbettertodaythaninthepast…Sowhatisworse?People’sactivitiesbroughtsomanypollutions,suchasairpollution,noisepollutionandwaterpollution.

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