外研版九年級(jí)下冊(cè)英語(yǔ)M3U2

1、Key words: Life in the past, life now, family, work, health, educationtiny adj. 微小的；極小的微小的；極小的 electric adj. 用電的；電動(dòng)的用電的；電動(dòng)的 n. 電燈電燈 candle n. 蠟燭蠟燭 postman n. 郵遞員郵遞員 cold n. 寒冷；冷空氣寒冷；冷空氣heat n. 高溫；熱度高溫；熱度f(wàn)ull-time adj. 專(zhuān)職的；全日制的專(zhuān)職的；全日制的education n. (個(gè)人的個(gè)人的)教育；學(xué)業(yè)教育；學(xué)業(yè) transport n. 運(yùn)輸業(yè)；交通運(yùn)輸業(yè)；交通role n. 作

2、用；職責(zé)；角色作用；職責(zé)；角色Look at the woman in the photo. How do you think she feels? Think about what she will talk about: family work health educationListen to the passage and take notes on what Mrs Li says about the points in Activity 1.My family lived in a tiny house.Families have got smaller than they wer

3、e in the past. Today most people only have one child. My father was a postman, and he often worked twelve hours a day outside in the winter cold or in the summer heat. My mum was a farm girl. She didnt go out to work. My daughter goes to work even after getting married. I wasnt sent to school becaus

4、e my family couldnt afford it, and whats more, because I was a girl. My daughter is really lucky. She has a good education.Life in the past Life now1. Family: bigger; 1. Family: smaller; five children one child2. Food: 2. Food:Read the passage and complete the notes and add more points of your own.s

5、imple, eat meat once or twice a year.more food and better food.Life in the past Life now3. Work: 3. Work:4. Education: 4. Education:hard and difficult work, long hoursinteresting jobs for boys and girlsexpensive, often only for boysgood schools for everyoneLife in the past Life now5. Transport: 5. T

6、ransport:6. Education: 6. Education:on foot or by bikemuch easier, buses, cars and planesno televisiontelevision, computers, etc.1. looking after us was more than a full-time job. 照料我們比做一份照料我們比做一份全職工作還要辛苦。全職工作還要辛苦。 這句話的主語(yǔ)是動(dòng)名詞短語(yǔ)這句話的主語(yǔ)是動(dòng)名詞短語(yǔ)looking after us。句中。句中more than表示表示“不只是，不只是，多于多于”。例如：例如： He i

7、s more than a coach. He is a friend. 他不只是教練，更是朋友。他不只是教練，更是朋友。full-time adj. 專(zhuān)職的；全日制的專(zhuān)職的；全日制的e.g. students in full-time education 全日制學(xué)生全日制學(xué)生 Looking after a child is a full-time job. 照管小孩是一天忙到晚的活兒。照管小孩是一天忙到晚的活兒。2. Generally speaking, I think life is better today. 總的說(shuō)來(lái)，我認(rèn)為今天總的說(shuō)來(lái)，我認(rèn)為今天的生活更好了。的生活更好了。 ge

8、nerally speaking表示表示“一般而言，一般而言，總的說(shuō)來(lái)總的說(shuō)來(lái)”。 in general也可以表達(dá)同也可以表達(dá)同樣的意思。樣的意思。例如：例如： Generally speaking, we enjoyed the trip. 總的說(shuō)來(lái)，我們這次旅行很愉快?？偟恼f(shuō)來(lái)，我們這次旅行很愉快。In general, women live longer than men. 總的說(shuō)來(lái)，女性比男性更長(zhǎng)壽?？偟恼f(shuō)來(lái)，女性比男性更長(zhǎng)壽。 Complete the passage with the words and expression in the box.candles cold gene

9、rally speaking postman tiny traffic Mrs Lis father was a (1) _. He often worked outside for twelve hours a day in the summer heat or in the winter (2) _. postmancold They lived in a (3) _ house and used (4) _ for light. Mrs Li says that (5) _, life is better today. But not everything is satisfying.

10、There are some things that she is not happy with, for example, the (6) _. tinycandlesgenerally speakingtraffic Write a passage about the advantages and disadvantages of life today.Choose two or three points from the notes in Activity 2 to write about.Families are smallerGive examples or reasons to support those points.Most people only have one child today.For each of the points you choose, write about an advantage and /or a disadvantage. Use the words however, but, although or used to where appropriate.Families are smaller because most people only have one child to