We_weren’t_very_rich__but_we_were_happy.課件(1)

1、Unit 2 We werent very rich, but we were happy.Module 3 Now and thenget marriedmarriedcouplefall offLook at these Beijings pictures. Say what life was like in the past and what life is like today.How do you think life has changed for the old woman?family health life in Beijing marriage the role of wo

2、men workSkim the passage and answer the questions. What kind of article is it?2. How many things does the reporter want to know from Mrs Li?An interview.Six.Read the passage and write notes about Mrs Lis answers to the ideas in Activity 1.Family: bigger families, less money, less room at home Health

3、: healthier now Life in Beijing: more buildings and traffic, walk less, take the bus moreMarriage: parents helps choose partners, people married youngerThe role of women: the mothers worked at home, cooked three meals a dayWork: worked long hours, women often didnt work, people didnt change jobsLook

4、 and listen to the interview. Talk about the advantages and disadvantages of life for Mrs. Li.Family: bigger families, less money, less room at home Look and listen the interview. Talk about the advantages and disadvantages of life for Mrs. Li.Read the passage and fill in the table.biggerFather went

5、 out to work. Mother stayed at home.The food was always freshly cooked.Most couples meet at work.Their parents usually decided who they married.(They were young.)There are more buildings and so much more traffic. Read the passage carefully and choose the correct main point. Example: My parents, my s

6、ister and three brothers lived in a small house beside a restaurant. Main point: Families were bigger in the past. My sister . left school when she was only 12 .a) The school leaving age was lower in the past.b) My sister no longer wanted to go school. Looking after us was a full-time job, so she st

7、ayed at home.a) It wasnt necessary for the mother to work.b) Married women were too busy at home to continue working. . my mother never bought ready-made food as people do today.a) The food we eat today isnt as healthy as it was.b) There wasnt any fast food in the past. My parents liked him, and tho

8、ught he came from a good family.a) Parents usually decided who their children married. b) People from good families were always kind. Yes, there are lots more buildings and so much more traffic!a) There was less traffic in the past. b) Cars are cheaper today.Its for sb. to do sth. 這是一個(gè)很常用的句這是一個(gè)很常用的句

9、型型, 意思是意思是“對(duì)某人來(lái)說(shuō)做某事是對(duì)某人來(lái)說(shuō)做某事是.”。例。例如：如：Its normal for you to feel nervous before an exam.It wasnt easy for me to work out the maths problem.Its important form him to know the truth.1. Today its normal for married women to go out to work, but it was less common in the past.Language points進(jìn)行時(shí)進(jìn)行時(shí)(包括現(xiàn)在進(jìn)

10、行時(shí)和過(guò)去進(jìn)行時(shí)包括現(xiàn)在進(jìn)行時(shí)和過(guò)去進(jìn)行時(shí)) 與與always, constantly, forever等詞連用，表示反等詞連用，表示反復(fù)發(fā)生的動(dòng)作或存在的狀態(tài)，往往帶有說(shuō)話人復(fù)發(fā)生的動(dòng)作或存在的狀態(tài)，往往帶有說(shuō)話人的主觀色彩，而不是表示正在發(fā)生的動(dòng)作，再的主觀色彩，而不是表示正在發(fā)生的動(dòng)作，再如：如： You are always changing your mind. The woman next is always complaining.2. My mother was always cooking for us.get married 意思是意思是“結(jié)婚結(jié)婚”，表示動(dòng)作。又，表示動(dòng)作

11、。又如：如：We had known each other for years before we got married.They have had a happy life since they got married.3. so we got married a year later.these days意思是意思是“現(xiàn)在，如今，現(xiàn)今，目現(xiàn)在，如今，現(xiàn)今，目前前”，相當(dāng)于，相當(dāng)于now。 如：如：I dont do much exercise these days.Shes doing just fine these days.4. These days most couples mee

12、t at work5. I was carrying some heavy bags on my bike and I fell off! fall off意為意為“(從從)跌落跌落“。如。如: Be careful not to fall off the ladder. 當(dāng)心別從梯子上掉下來(lái)。當(dāng)心別從梯子上掉下來(lái)。 拓展拓展fall的其他短語(yǔ)：的其他短語(yǔ)： fall behind 落后落后 fall out 脫落脫落 fall apart 破碎破碎, 破裂破裂Write a composition Is life today better or worse than it was 50 ye

13、ars ago? Write down main points for the composition:Main point: people are healthier and live longer Write down an example of each main point.eg. Mrs. Li says we live longer today. Is life today better or worse than it was 50 years ago? Write down an opposite point to each main point. Opposite point

14、: Pollution makes people less healthy. Write down an example of each opposite point. eg. Mrs. Li walks less and takes the bus more. Join the main points and the examples with For example. e. g. People are healthier and live longer. For example, Mrs. Li says we live longer today.Write a composition N

15、ow join the main points and their opposite points with However or On the other hand. e. g. People are healthier and live longer. For example, Mrs. Li says we live longer today. However, pollution makes people less healthy For example Begin your composition with the title: Is life today better or wor

16、se than it was 50 years ago? Now add your main points, examples and opposite points. Finish the composition with your conclusion or opinion. eg. In conclusion, I think Is life today better or worse than it was 50 years ago?A Sample People are healthier and live longer. For example, Mrs Li says we li

17、ve longer today. However, pollution makes people less healthy. For example, Mrs Li says theres so much traffic. Families have changed a lot. Families were much bigger in the past. Most of Mrs Lis friends, for example, had lots of brothers and sisters, but today most people have only one child. Looki

18、ng after the family was a full-time job so, like Mrs Lis mother, most women stayed at home. However, today its normal for married women to go out to work.In the past, people ate freshly-cooked food. For example, Mrs Li says her mother never bought ready-made food. Although ready-made food is quicker

19、 to prepare, it isnt so healthy. People didnt have television 50 years ago so they played games together and read a lot. Nowadays most people like watching TV, and you can learn a lot from it. On the otherhand, people spend less time reading than they did in the past. In conclusion, I think that life is better today than it was in the past. People dont work so hard, and they take less exercise. People now are healthier and they live longer.1. 我將盡我的最大努力趕上別人。我將盡我的最大努力趕上別人。I will _ _ _ _