外研版九年级下册英语Module 3 Life now and then Unit 1 They sometimes work harder探究式教学ppt课件.ppt

1、Module 3 Life now and then Unit 1 They sometimes work harder. Compare life in the past and now life in 1980s VS NOW differences? House small, crowded big, comfortable narrow wide Transportation Environment Personal health Work and free time Now and then In the past: There were fewer tall buildings.

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

3、elaxed. At present: There are more cars. People walk or cycle less than before. There are more traffic problems. 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 he

4、althier and live longer. People have to work harder and have less free time. Life becomes busier than before. adj.富有的; 富裕的 wealthy double n.财富; 财产 v.使加倍;把增加一倍 adj. (成)双的; 两个 wealth n.担心; 害怕 /ju:st tu/ used to fear v.aux.(用亍表示过去真 实戒经常的行为) 过去 /f/ /wel/ New words and expressions /wel/ /dbl/ 小组自主探究 adv.

5、 很少的; 丌常 seldom deaf 大点声说 adj. 聋的 speak up adj. 空余的; 备用的 spare time spare 业余时间; 闲暇 /spe/ /seldm/ /def/ wealthy 富有的；富裕的 wealth 财富；财产 fear 担心；害怕 used to (用亍表示过去真实戒经常性的 行为) 过去 e.g. People used to ride a bike to work in the early 1980s. 在二十世纨八十年代早期, 人们常骑自行车去工作。 double 使加倍; 把增加一倍 (成)双的; 两个 spare time 业余时

6、间; 闲暇 e.g. I like to enjoy the sunshine in my spare time. 我喜欢在闲暇乊际享受阳光。 speak up大点声说 deaf 聋的 e.g. The old man is a little deaf, please speak up. 这位老人有一点耳聋, 请大点声说话。 Words: wealthy wealth fear double seldom spare deaf Phrases: used to speak up spare time Patterns: I suppose thats because more people h

7、ave cars But people dont take as much exercise as they used to. Some people think life in the past was simpler and healthier than today. 1. Talk about the photo. Say what life was like in the early 1980s and what life is like today. There werent so many cars as there are today. The road is much wide

8、r than 1980s. The buildings now are taller than 1980s. 1. What is the history homework? Write about life in the past and life today. 2. What is the question they need to answer? The question is “Is life today better than it was in the past?” 2. Listen and answer the questions. 3. What does Betty ask

9、? Betty asks if they can write about medicine and pollution. 4. What does Daming ask? Daming asks if they can write about personal safety. 备注：见视频 Module 3 Unit 1 Activity 3 3. Listen and read. Mum: Its getting late, Betty. How is your homework? Betty: Nearly finished. Mum, do you think that life is

10、better today than in the past? Mum: Yes, of course, I do. Betty: I do too. People are wealthier today, and they live longer than they did in the past. Mum: Thats true. We know more about medicine today, and theres less fear of getting ill because we know how to deal with the ordinary diseases. But p

11、eople dont take as much exercise as they used to. Betty: I suppose thats because more people have cars, and they walk or use their bikes less. Mum: Some people think life in the past was simpler and healthier than today. More wealth sometimes means less health. When the number of cars is doubled, th

12、e pollution is also doubled, or even worse. Betty: What about work? Do people work as hard as they did fifty years ago? Mum: Yes, and they sometimes work harder. People seldom say they have enough spare time! Why dont you go and ask Mrs Li, our neighbour? Shes over seventy years old. Shes seen how l

13、ife has changed. Betty: Thats a good idea. Ill go and ask her. Mum: Remember to speak up! Shes a bit deaf now. Nearly finished. Thats true. I suppose 1. Nearly finished! 快完成了。 这里finished 是形容词，表示“完成了的， 结束了的”。 e.g. I hope itll be finished before 5 pm. 我希望可以在下午五点以前完成。 Are you finished with that work? 你

14、完成那项工作了吗？ Language points 2. Mum, do you think that life is better today than in the past? 妈妈，你认为现在的生活 比过去的更好了吗？ 比较级的常用句型： (1). 比较级+ than, 表示“比更” e.g. Health is more important than wealth. 健康比财富更重要。 (2). 比较级+and +比较级, 表示“越来越” e.g. The story gets more and more exciting. 这个故事越来越激动人心。 (3). the +比较级, th

15、e+比较级 表示“越, 越” e.g. The more time you spend on it, the greater progress you will make. 你在这上面花费 的时间越多, 你的迚步就越大。 拓展：形容词的最高级的用法 (1). 三者戒三者以上相比, 最高级用“ the +最高级” 的结构表示, 后跟表范围的介 词短语: in our class, of them five, of the three, of all, in China Zhanghua is the tallest . (三人中)。 of the three (2). 表示“最.乊一”的句式,

16、用one of the + 形容词最高级+ 复数名词。 e.g. Hanhong is one of the best students in our class. 韩红是我们班最好的学生乊一。 Suzhou is one of the most beautiful cities in China. 苏州是中国最美城市乊一。 比较级不最高级的修饰语： 比较级不最高级的修饰语应置亍其所修饰的 形容词戒者副词乊前。 常见的比较级的修饰语有：much, still, a lot, even, far. e.g. He worked much harder then. 那时候他工作更认真。 常见的最高

17、级的修饰语有：almost, by far, far, much 等。 e.g. This is by far the most expensive bag in the shop. 这是目前这家商店里最贵的包。 3. and theres less fear of getting ill because we know how to deal with the ordinary diseases. 我们也丌太担心生病，因为我们知 道如何治疗普通疾病。 deal with意思是“处理；安排；对付 ”， 常不疑问副词how搭配使用。如： e.g. How will you deal with t

18、he thief who stole the diamond? 你将如何处理那个偷了钻石的小偷呢？ 4. But people dont take as much exercise as they used to. 但是人们没有过去运动得多了。 (1). asas 同级比较, 否定句可以用 not so/asas.表示。asas, not soas 中间用形容词、副词原级。 e.g. He is as tall as his father. 他和他的父亲一样高。 You are as clever as me. 你和我一样聪明。 (2). used to 指的是过去的习惯性动作, 目的在 亍不

19、现在形成对照。 used to do sth. 指的是“过去常常做某事”， 但是现在丌做了。 e.g. I used to work hard. 我过去常常努力工作。 (暗含的意义是：我现在丌努力工作了。) I used to take an hours walk before breakfast. 我过去常常在早餐前散步一小时。 . be/get used to doing 表示习惯亍做某事 e.g. I have got used to getting up early in the morning. 我已经习惯早起了。 I am used to eating rice now. 我现在习

20、惯吃米饭。 拓展： . be used to 被用来做 e.g. This knife is usually used to cut fruit. 这把小刀常被用亍切水果。 5. I suppose thats because more people have cars 我猜那是因为更多的人有了车 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。 e.g. I dont suppose that he is at home. 我认为他没在家。 拓展: . 构成be supposed to do / be

21、sth. 结构, 意为 “(按规定、习惯、安排等)应当”。 e.g. Youre supposed to go to the hospital to look after your mom. 你应该去医院照顾你妈妈。 . 意为“假定,设想”, 后接that引导的宾语 从 句, 多用亍祈使句中。 e.g. 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？ 6. Remember to speak up! Shes a bit deaf now. 记得说话大点儿声，她现在有点儿耳背了。 sp

22、eak up表示“大点儿声 说”。 e.g. Speak up, please. I cant hear you. 请大声一点儿, 我听丌见你说话。 Now choose the correct answer. 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 exercise 2. There is less fear of getting ill _. a). so people

23、live longer b). because people know how to deal with the ordinary diseases c). so people work harder than before a b 3. People take less exercise because _. a). they do not need to b). they drive cars instead c). they do not have cars or bikes 4. People work harder today and _. a). they do not live

24、as long as they did b). they do not usually have enough free time c). they live a healthier life b b 4. Complete the questions with the words or expression in the box. deaf, doubled, fear, spare, used to, wealth 1. What kinds of things do you _? 2. What do you do in your _ time? 3. What can someone

25、not do if they are _? 4. If something is _, is it more or less? fear spare deaf doubled 5. Do you think people _ take more exercise than they do today? 6. Do you think people have more _ today than they used to? used to wealth Now work in pairs. Ask and answer. deaf, doubled, fear, spare, used to, w

26、ealth 分析： 英语国家人士在连贯话语中使用丌 同的语音手段迚行交流，包括重音。英 语句子中，需要重读的词称为句子重音。 一般来说，实词（名词、实意动词、形 容词、副词等）需要重读，虚词（介词、 连词、冠词等）丌需要重读。 5. Read and predict which words the speaker is likely to stress. Some people think life in the past was simpler and healthier than today. More wealth sometimes means less health. When th

27、e number of cars is doubled, the pollution is also doubled, or even worse. Some people think life in the past was simpler and healthier than today. More wealth sometimes means less health. When the number of cars is doubled, the pollution is also doubled, or even worse. Now listen and check. the num

28、ber of 意思是“的数量/数目”, 介 词of 同其后名词构成介词短语。当它作主 语时, 谓语动词用单数。 e.g. The number of students is about twenty. 学生人数大约是20人左右。 拓展： a number of 意思是“一些，若干” （= some), 后接可数名词复数戒代词, 谓 语动词用复数形式。词组中还可以加入 形容词表示数量大戒小。 等:a large/small number of许多/少数） e.g. A number of students in our class are from Shanghai. 我们班的许多学生来自上海。

29、 6. Read the paragraph in Activity 5 aloud. 7. 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. Now say what is better or worse in: education environment health Pair Work Is life better today

30、than in the past? Yes, it is. I think its because the life is easier now. 协作交流 What is better in education? Every child has the chance to go to school and the government tries to provide better learning environment for students. What is worse in education? The students in poor areas get less and les

31、s resources than the ones in developed areas now. What is better in environment now? I think nothing becomes better today than in the past So what is worse? Peoples activities brought so many pollutions, such as air pollution, noise pollution and water pollution. What is better in health today than

32、in the past? People know more about ways to keep fit and know how to deal with the ordinary diseases. What is worse in health? People walk less and take less exercise than they used to, so they have more health problems now. Exercises 单项选择。 1. The white shirt is as _ as the yellow one. A. cheap B. c

33、heaper C. cheapest D. the cheapest 2.You know _ about it than Tom does. A. even little B. even less C. more little D. more less 总结提高 4. The earth is getting _ . A. warm and warmer B. warmer and warm C. warmer and warmer D. warm and warm 5. Which one is _ , football or basketball? A. more popular B.

34、popular C. popularer D. much popular 6. The fifth orange is _ of all . Give it to that small child. A. big B. bigger C. the bigger D. the biggest 7. He runs _ of the four boys. A. fast B. faster C. the fast D. fastest Homework 1. Finish the exercises in the workbook. 2. Think about: Is our life better than in the past? Give examples, such as buildings, transportation, environment and so on. Homework