Module 3 Now and then

Unit1 people are healthier today.

New words  辩论  病, 疾病  防止, 阻止  医学  猜想, 假设  放松的, 松弛的  年龄最大的  debate  illness  prevent  medicine  suppose  relaxed  eldest

Talk about the photo,say what life was like in the past

And what life is like today?

1.What’s for homework? 2.What’s the title? 3.What does Betty ask about? 4.What does Daming ask about? 5.Does Mr Jackson afree? A history compostion. Is life today better or worse than it was 50 years ago? She asks if they can write about topics,such as medicin and pollution. Daming asks if they can write about personal safety. Yes, he does.

4.Choose the best answer  1.people are healthier and live longer today because_____. a)we’re better at preventing illness b)we don’t work as hard as we did c)we don’t take as much exercise 2.Public transport is faster but ____. a)It makes more pollution b)People take more exercise c)Fewer people use it. a a

 3.There ‘s more pollution so_____. a)children work harder b)life is more dangerous and less healthy c)public transport is better today. 4.People don’t have to work as hard today.however,____. a) They don’t live as long b) no one has enough free time c) Schoolchildren don’t do their best 5.Betty will be more relaxed and less nervous about the exams if____. a)She works harder b)She asks Mrs Li to help her with her composition c)She goes on the school trip and to the theatre. b b C

5.Complete the table and write notes advantagesdisadvantanges Personal health medicine transport work People are healthier and live longer We know more about medicine we’re better at preventing illness Public transport is much better People don’t have to work hard People don’t eat as well as in the past and don’t take as much exercise as they did It makes more pollution People have no free time

重要短语、句子： 1 、天就要黑了。 2 、就要完成了！ 3 、今天的生活比 50 年前更好还是更差呢 ? 4 、人们活得比过去活得长。 5 、懂得更多的医学 6 、更好地预防疾病 7 、不象过去吃的那样好 8 、不象过去锻炼那么多 It’s getting dark. Nearly finished! Is life today better or worse than it was 50 years ago? They live longer than they did in the past. know more about medicine be better at preventing illness don’t eat as well as in the past don’t take as much exercise as they did

9 、更少地骑自行车 10 、制造了更多的污染 11 、使生活更危险和更不健康 12 人们不必要象 50 年前那样艰苦地工作。 13 、没有人曾经说他们有太多的自由时间。 14 、学习比我们曾经的学习更努力 15 、想去尽力做 16 、你为什么不去问问 17 、参加学校郊游 18 、提醒某人 / 使某人记起 use their bikes less make more pollution make life more dangerous and less healthy have to work as hard as they worked 50 years ago. People don’t No one ever says they have too much free time. work harder than we ever did. want to do my best Why don’t you ask?=Why not ask? go on the school trip remind sb that/of sth

6. 1.Because it’s late,Betty’s mum thinks that Betty should __________________ 2.Betty is working late in order _____________. 3.Betty’s mum thinks we know more about medicine,although___________ 4.Betty reminds her mum that_________ 5.Betty’s mum thinks that Betty’s school trip and theatre visit will____________ go to bed finish writing her composition People don’t eat as well as in the past and don’t take as much exercise as they did She is going on the school trip next month and the theatre visit make her more relaxed and less nervous before her exams