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Unit 1 They sometimes work harder.
Module 3 Life now and then
life
work/job
family
schooling/education
road
transport
shopping
food
house
communications
Brainstorm: what aspects can you think of when we compare the life now and then?
health
clothes
Read and find sentences that compare life now and then.
People are wealthier today, and they live longer than they did in the past.
We know more about medicine today, and there’s less fear of getting ill…
I suppose that’s because more people …
…life in the past was simpler and healthier than today.
Do people work as hard as they did…
4. Complete the questions with the words or expression in the box.
deaf, doubled, fear, spare, used to, wealth
1. What kinds of things do you ____________?
2. What do you do in your ____________ time?
3. What can someone not do if they are ____________?
4. If something is ____________, is it more or
less?
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fear
spare
deaf
doubled
5. Do you think people ____________ take more exercise than they do today?
6. Do you think people have more _______ today than they used to?
used to
wealth
deaf, doubled, fear, spare, used to, wealth
Unit 2 I think life is better today.
Module 3 Life now and then
If you are going to interview Mrs. Li, what questions will you ask?
What would you like to know?
lead-in
Predict what is covered in the passage.
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postman
education
electric light
candle
transport
Life in the past Life now
Family
Food
Work
Education
bigger; five children
simple, eat meat once or twice a year
boys can go to school and most girls have no chance to go to school
father goes to work and mother stays at home
on foot; by bike
nearly no entertainment
smaller; one child
more meat
both men and women can go to work
take the bus/ underground/ plane
watch TV;Beijing Opera; old films
both boys and girls can get good