Module 3 Life now and then
Unit 1 They sometimes work harder.
Ⅰ Teaching model Listening and speaking Ⅱ Teaching method
Communicative and interactive Ⅲ Teaching aims
1. To understand conversations of comparing life in the past and now 2. To understand comparative degree and superlative degree 3. To learn how to make comparisons Ⅲ Teaching Objectives
1. Key vocabulary: wealthy， fear， used to， wealth， double， seldom， spare，
spare
time， speak up， deaf，
2. Key structures: Sentence structure Ⅲ Teaching aids
Tape recorder， OHP ， video Ⅵ Teaching Steps Step 1 Warming up
1. Show some pictures to talk.
1) Say what life was like in the early 1980s. 2) Say what life is like today. 2. Introduce new words and expressions. Step 2 Listening
1. Ask the students to read through the questions in Activity 2.
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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?
2. Play the tape and ask the students to listen to the tape carefully 3. Listen and answer the questions.
4. Ask the students to check their answer with a partner.
5. Call back the answers from the whole class and check the answers. Keys: Write about life in the past and life today. Is life today better than it was in the past?
Betty asks if they can write about medicine and pollution.
Daming asks if they can write about personal safety.
6. Ask the students to listen to activity 3 and fill in the blanks. Step 3 Read the dialogue in activity 3
2. Ask the students to check their answer with a partner.
3. Call back the answers from the whole class and check the answers. Keys: 1. a 2. b 3. b 4. b 4. Language points
Remember to speak up! She’s a bit deaf now. 记得说话大点儿声，她现在有点儿耳背了。 speak up表示“大点儿声说”。例如： e.g. Speak up， please. I can’t hear you. 请大声一点儿，我听不见你说话。 5. Everyday English
6. Ask the students to read through the words and expression in the box in Activity 4.
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Step 4 Speaking
1. Work in pairs. Ask and answer: (1) What kinds of things do you fear? (2) What do you do in your spare time? (3) What can someone not do if they are deaf?
(4) Do you think people used to take more exercise than they do today? (5) Do you think people have more wealth today than they used to? 2. Answer the question and give your reasons. — Is life better today than in the past?
— Yes， it is. I think it’s because… / No， it isn’t I think… Now say what is better or worse in: education environment health Step 5 Pronunciation
1. Play the recording once without stopping.
2. Play the recording again and ask the whole class to repeat. 3. 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 the number of cars is doubled， the pollution is also doubled， or even worse. 4. Now listen and check.
5. Read the paragraph in Activity 5 aloud. Step 6 Grammar 形容词与副词
对于形容词与副词，我们主要掌握两点，一是形容词与副词的句法功能，二是形容词与副词的比较级和最高级。 1. 形容词的句法功能
一般来说，形容词可以放在名词之前作定语，也可以放在系动词之后作表语，
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还可以作宾语补足语等。例如：
Did you see that old photograph that I found? It’s a lovely picture. 你看见我找到的那张老照片了吗？画面真美。(定语) They were very nice. 他们很友善。(表语)
People’s lives seem busy now. 现在人们的生活似乎很忙碌。(表语) We must keep our classroom clean and tidy. 我们必须保持教室干净整洁。(宾语补足语)
形容词作定语一般都是放在名词之前，但是如果修饰的是不定代词
something， anything， nothing， somebody， anybody， nobody等，就要放在后面。例如：
Is there anything special in the paper today? 今天报纸上有什么特别的新闻吗？
I didn’t find anything funny about it. 我觉得这事一点儿都不可笑。 There is nothing new in the store. 商店里没有什么新东西。
很多副词都以-ly结尾，但是“名词+ly”的词则多为形容词，如：weekly， friendly等，应注意区别。例如：
A friendly voice answered the phone. 接电话的是一个友好的声音。 2. 副词的句法功能
副词一般用作状语，修饰动词、形容词、副词以及全句，表示程度、方式等。例如：
They speak highly of you. 他们对你的评价很高。
We were very lucky to find you here. 我们很幸运在这里找到了你。 The spring passed too quickly. 春天过得太快了。
Hopefully， we’ll meet again on Friday.
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