初三英语《people are healthier today》课件下载之二.pptVIP

Module 3Now and then Unit 1 People are healthier today. Discussion What great changes have taken place in Beijing / China / the whole world? Listen and find out: What’s for homework? What’s the title? What does Betty ask about? What does Daming ask about? Does Mr. Jackson agree? Phrases get late 天色变晚 nearly finish 快完了 be better at doing sth 在- - -方面更擅长 do a composition 做作文 the most important difference 最大的区别 live longer 活得更长 in the past 过去 know more about 对- - - 更了解 prevent illness 防病 that’s because - - 那是因为 public transport 公共交通 make more pollution 造成更多的污染 do / try one’s best 尽力 talk/speak of 谈到；提到 free time 业余时间 more relaxed 更放松 less nervous 不那么紧张 in order to 为了 remind sb. that / of - - - 提醒某人 Practice: 太晚了,该睡觉了. It’s getting too late. It’s time to sleep. 我们的生活比50年前好了很多. Our life today is much better than it was 50 years ago. Practice: 我们了解了很多有关医药的知识所以我们可以更好的预防疾病. We know more about medicine so we can be better at preventing illness. 快速的交通不仅造成更多的污染而且使生活更加的危险和不健康. Fast transport not only makes more pollution but also makes life more dangerous and less healthy. Practice: 说到休闲的时间,现在的学生比我们更加刻苦休闲的时间也更少. Talking of free time, schoolchildren today work harder than we ever did and they have less free time. * * Sentences Is life today better or worse than it was 50 years ago? 今天的生活是比50年前好还是差？ They live longer than they did in the past. 他们的寿命比以前常了。 But people don’t eat as well as in the past, and don’t take as much exercise as they did. 但是人们不如以前吃的好，而且运动也不如以前多了。 People don’t have to work as hard as they worked 50 years ago. 人们不像50年前工作那么辛苦。 You’ll be more relaxed and less nervous before your exams. 在考前你会更放松，不那么紧张。 nearly The sea covers nearly three-fourths of the worlds surface. This product has been a best seller for nearly one year. Confidence of success is almost success. She said almost nothing. nearly, almost虽然都可以表示“几乎”，但是当要表示“接近”或“就要到了”时最好用nearly；当想表达“不足”或“尚差一点儿”时最好用almost free time They can take part in a wi