初中英语（外研九年级下）（课件）：Module 3.2.pptVIP

Unit 2　I think life is better today. 1.There were five children in my family,and looking after us was more than a full-time job.(教材P20)我家里有5个孩子,照料我们比做一份全职工作还要辛苦。 [解读] looking after...是动词-ing形式作主语,动词-ing形式作主语表达一件事情,谓语用单数。 Taking off is noisy,but it’s silly to be afraid.起飞时有很大的噪音,但是感到害怕就有点傻了。 Doing morning exercises is good for our health.做早操对我们的健康有好处。 注意当句中存在两个或多个动词-ing形式时,表达的不止一件事,谓语用复数。 Eating fruit and drinking milk every day are good habits. 每天吃水果、喝牛奶是好习惯。 2.I wasn’t sent to school because my family couldn’t afford it,and what’s more,because I was a girl.(教材P20)我没有被送去上学是因为我的家庭无力承担学费,并且除此之外,还因为我是个女孩。 [解读] afford动词,意为“买得起;负担得起”。通常与can,could,be able to连用,尤其用于否定句或疑问句中。 She couldn’t afford two dollars for a book. 她拿不出2美元买一本书。 Can you afford a new car? 你能买得起一辆新车吗? 注意 afford后面常跟动词不定式作宾语。 This car is very dear.I can’t afford to buy it.这辆车太贵了,我买不起。 3.She has a good education,and she goes to work even after getting married.(教材P20)她受到良好的教育,甚至结婚之后还去上班。 [解读] get married意为“结婚;已婚”,married常与be,get等动词搭配。 易错点表示“和某人结婚”常用marry sb.或get married to sb.,此处不用介词with。 Tom has been married to Mary for two years. 汤姆已经和玛丽结婚两年了。 名师解题 4.I’m happy to see she’s busy working every day,...(教材P20)看到她每天忙着工作,我很高兴,…… [解读] be busy doing sth.意为“忙于做某事”。 My mother is busy cooking dinner. 我妈妈在忙着做晚饭。 拓展be busy doing sth.=be busy with sth. She’s busy with the housework.=She’s busy doing the housework.她正忙着做家务。 5.Generally speaking,I think life is better today.(教材P20)总的说来,我认为今天的生活更好了。 [解读] generally speaking意为“总的说来”,相当于in a word,all in all等,表示对所说的话作总结。 Generally speaking/In a word/All in all,it’s a wonderful film except the sudden ending. 除了结尾有点仓促外,总的来说,这是一部不错的电影。 拓展generally speaking还表示“一般而言”,同in general。 Generally speaking/In general,the weather is wet and hot in the south of the country. 一般而言,这个国家的南部天气是炎热、潮湿的。 2　Now complete the notes and add more points of your own. Life in the past (1)Family:bigger;five children  (2)Food:simple (3)Work:father worked,mother didn’t work  (4)Education:girls usually didn’t g