外研版九年级英语下册课件Module 3 Life now and then Unit 3

1、Unit 3 Life now and thenModule 3Language in use课文呈现知识讲解Module 3 Unit 3课堂导入12课堂小结课堂练习课后作业词汇听写 同学们，上一课学习的单词你们都掌握了吗？现在大家来检验一下，开始听写吧！根据句意提示填空1. People are _ (wealthy) today, and they live _ (long) than they did in the past. 2. But people dont take _ much exercise _ they used to. 3. More people have cars

2、, and they walk or use their bikes _ (little). 4. Mum, do you think that life is _ (good) today than in the past? 5. Some people think life in the past was _ (simple) and _ (healthy) than today.wealthierasless Better simplerlonger as healthier Language practicePeople are wealthier today, and they li

3、ve longer than they did in the past.But people dont take as much exercise as they used to.More people have cars, and they walk or use their bikes less.We eat better and we live longer.Complete the passage with the correct form of the words in brackets. For many people, life is a lot (1) _ (easy) tod

4、ay. Medicine and diet are improving, and people are getting (2) _ (healthy) and living (3) _(long)But communication is changing (4) _ (fast) of all. Today, with the Internet, people can communicate (5) _ (easily) than ever before with friends all over the world.1easier healthier longer more easily （

5、the） fastest Not all the changes are (6)_(good) ones. More people drive cars instead of riding bikes, so they are not as(7)_(fit) as they were. Increasing traffic makes the roads (8) _ (crowded) than ever, and it also makes pollution (9)_(bad). We must all work harder to reduce pollution. good fit m

6、ore crowded worse Work in pairs. Look at the two pictures and talk about how the town has changed. Use the words in the box to help you.2bigbuildingbusyhousemodernmoreshopstreettalltraffictreeComplete the sentences with the words or expressions in the box.3heat more than seldom spare speak up1. We_h

7、ave time to go on holiday.2We do not have much_ time because we have important exams this year.3Never go out in the _ of the day without a hat.4You have to _because the students in the back cannot hear you.5Mr Smith is _a teacher. Most of his pupils think of him as their friend.seldom spare heat spe

8、ak up more than 知识点1think of.as 把看作 think of.as 意为“把看作”，此处的as 是介词，后可接名词(短语)等。类似的短语还有consider.as, look on.as, regard.as 等。eg: They regard him as their friend. 他们把他当作他们的朋友。考向【重点】eg：I think of you as my friend.我把你当作我的朋友。完成句子我们把我们的老师看作我们的朋友。(think of. as)_典例 We think of our teachers as our friends.Read

9、the email and find three examples that show life was harder in the past than it is today. FROM： TO： SUBJECT：4GranChristineThe lives of children in Victorian BritainDear Christine，You asked me for help about your school projectthe lives of children in Victorian Britain. I was also interested. I searc

10、hed online and found out the following.魔法记忆In Victorian Britain, thousands of people came to the cities to work in the factories. Instead of the green, open countryside, people lived in very small houses, very close to each other, with no space for children to play. Families in those days were quite

11、 big. Often, there were four or five children in one family, and they all had to sleep in houses of just two rooms. Sometimes, a whole street had to share one outside toilet. Can you imagine that? Most of the big cities were dirty and unhealthy. The pollution from factories filled the air. People pu

12、t their rubbish outside in the streets. As a result， there were many illnesses.魔法记忆And life was harder for children in those times. They didnt always go to school, because they had to work instead. Many children started work in factories when they were only four or five years old. They worked twelve

13、 hours a day in dangerous jobs for very little money. Many were hurt in accidents with machines.I hope this is helpful. Write to me if you need more information.With love， Gran知识点2find out 找出；查明 辨析find，find out，look for和discover考向其后可接名词(短语)、代词或从句等。eg: We must find out who broke the window today. 今天我

14、们一定要查出谁打坏了窗户。find 意为“找到；发现”，强调寻找的结果。I found a wallet on my way to school.在我上学的路上，我发现了一个钱包。 魔法记忆find out 意为“找出；查明”，指通过观察、调查和探索而发现事情的真相。We should find out the cause of fire. 我们应该找出火灾的原因。look for 意为“寻找”，强调寻找的动作和过程。What are you looking for? 你在找什么？discover 意为“发现”，多指目前客观存在的，却不为人知的事物。In the 19th century, g

15、old was discovered in California.19世纪时，在加利福尼亚发现了金子。魔法记忆My sister_her cat yesterday, but she didnt_it. (巴中)Afound；look forBlooked；foundClooked for；find 典例 C【点拨】find意为“找到”， 强调寻找的结果；look for意为“寻找”，强调动作；look 意为“看”。根据句意可知应选C。知识点3as a result 因此，结果eg：It was late at night and there was no bus. As a result,

16、we had to walk home. 夜深了并且没有公共汽车。结果我们不得不 步行回家。魔法记忆 辨析as a result和as a result of 考向【难点】as a result意为“因此，结果”，后跟表示事情结果的句子。He fell off the bike and hurt his leg yesterday. As a result，he had to be away from school for three months.昨天他从自行车上掉下来，摔伤了他的腿。因此他不得不休学三个月。as a result of 意为“由于；作为的结果”，常用作状语，后常跟名词(短语

17、)、代词等，相当于because of。He was unable to go to work as a result of falling off the horse.由于他从马上摔了下来，他不能去上班了。魔法记忆He was late_the heavy snow.AresultBas a resultCas a result of Dresult from典例 C【点拨】as a result of 相当于because of, 后跟名词(短语)、代词等；由句中的“the heavy snow”可知应选C。Read the email again. Find sentences that

18、 tell us：1There was not enough living space for people.2Most of the big cities were dirty and unhealthy.3Life was harder for children in those times.Write examples.1People lived in very small houses, very close to each other, with no space for children to play.2_.3_ _.5The pollution from factories f

19、illed the air. People put their rubbish outside in the streets. They didnt always go to school, because they had to work instead. 魔法记忆Learning to learnWhen you do a listening or reading exercise, you should read the instructions carefully. Then you can focus your attention just on the information yo

20、u need. You dont have to understand every word. Listen and complete the table.6 GrandmotherMotherAge to start school Age to start work Age to get married Number of children Age to stop working 8 years old 14 years old 18 years old four children 50 years old 6 years old 22 years old 24 years old one

21、children 55 years old My grandmother had eight brothers and sisters. She started school when she was eight years old and left when she was fourteen. She didnt go to university. She started work after she left school. She worked very hard in a factory. She went to work at eight oclock in the morning

22、and finished at six oclock in the evening. She worked six or even seven days a week and had only a few holidays. She got married when she was eighteen and had a baby the following year. She had four children. She continued working until she was fifty years old. My mother started school when she was

23、six years old. At eighteen, she went to university. She started work when she was twenty-two. She works as a teacher. She works five days a week and has a long holiday in summer and winter. She got married when she was twenty-four and had a baby the next year. She only has one childme! My mother wil

24、l continue to work until shes fifty-five. 7Write a passage comparing the lives of the speakers grandmother and mother in Activity 6. The speakers grandmother and mother have lived very different lives. Her grandmother had a much bigger family.Cars The modern car has changed life a great deal. Before

25、 the invention of the car, people had to travel by rail, on horseback or by horsedrawn carriage，or on foot. Using horses for travel was slow, and of course walking was even slower.Cars allow people to travel long distances quickly, in comfort and convenience.Around the worldThe car also solved an enormous problem caused by using horses for transport in cities: manure！There were so many horses in large cities that it was almost impossible to get rid of the manure. Modern people are used to the idea that cars cause pollution,