"They sometimes work harder" Life now and then PPT courseware

"They sometimes work harder" Life now and then PPT courseware

Do you still remember your life when you were a child?

Do you know the differences between now and ten years ago?

Now let’s enjoy a piece of video to get a general idea about it.

Objectives

1. To understand the conversations of comparing life in the past and now

2. To learn some key words and useful expressions

3. To learn to use the following structures to make comparison:

A is –er than B.

as…as…/not so…as…

Focus on

Words:

wealthy wealth fear double seldom spare deaf

Phrases:

used to speak up spare time

Patterns:

I suppose that’s because more people have cars…

But people don’t take as much exercise as they used to.

Some people think life in the past was simpler and healthier than today.

1 Look at the following pictures and say what life was like in the early 1980s and what life is like today.

For example:

In the early 1980s, people ride bikes or take a bus to go to work.

2. 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?

3.Read the passage and 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 live longer

b) because people know how to deal with the ordinary diseases

c) so people work harder than before

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 as long as they did

b) they do not usually have enough free time

c) they live a healthier life

Language points

1. … and there’s less fear of getting ill because we know how to deal with the ordinary diseases.

We also don't worry much about getting sick because we know how to treat common illnesses.

deal with means "to deal with; to arrange; to deal with", and is often used with the interrogative adverb how. like:

How will you deal with the thief who stole the diamond?

What will you do with the thief who stole the diamond?

2. But people don’t take as much exercise as they used to.

But people aren't doing as much exercise as they used to.

used to do sth. means “used to do something frequently”. There are two negative forms: didn’t use to or used not to.

Please complete the sentence according to the Chinese prompts:

My hometown has experienced great changes and life is ______________ (more comfortable than in the past).

Main phrases and sentence patterns in this lesson

1. used to

2. speak up

3. deal with

4. I suppose that’s because more people have cars.

5. — Is life better today than in the past?

— Yes, it is.

6. But people don’t take as much exercise as they used to.

Spelling Bee

Now 2 mins to test your spelling.

1. English-Chinese

wealthy spare time deaf fear seldom double

2. Chinese-English

I used to speak louder and think

Ⅰ. Fill in the blanks with the appropriate form of the words given in the box.

fear spare time seldom double suppose

1. It ______ rains in such a time in winter.

2. He spoke of his ______ of the future of his country’s culture.

3. In her _______ she reads books on cooking.

4. What makes you _______ that I’m against it?

5. The number of managers must ______ to 100 within 3 years.

Ⅱ. Translate the sentences according to the prompts.

1. When she was in England, Linda went to church every Sunday. (used to)

2. The health authorities now know how to deal with the disease. (deal with)

3. Eric is now as tall as his father. (as…as…)

Homework

1. Preview the passage in Unit 2 Life now and then.

2. Try to get more information about your parents’childhood.

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