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Life in the past
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Life now
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1 Family: bigger; five children
2 Food:
3 Work: hard and difficult work, long hours
4 Education: expensive, often only for boys
5 Transport:
6 Entertainment: no television
1 Family:
2 Food: more food and better food
3 Work: interesting jobs for boys and girls
4 Education:
5 Transport:
6 Entertainment:
simple, meat once or twice a year
good
on foot; by bike
easier, buses, undergrounds and planes
TV
Exercise 2. Read and complete the notes.
smaller; one child
Module 3
Life now and then
Unit 2 I think life is better today.
tiny
electric
light
candle
postman
cold
heat
full-time
role
education
transport
adj. 微小的;极小的
adj. 电动的;电的
n. 电灯
n. 蜡烛
n. 邮递员
n. 寒冷;冷空气
n. 高温;热度
adj. 专职的;全日制的
n. 作用;职责;角色
n. (个人的)教育;学业
n. 运输业;交通
/'taɪnɪ/
/ɪ'lektrɪk/
/laɪt/
/'kændl/
/'pəʊstmən/
/kəʊld/
/hi:t/
/'fulˌtaɪm/
/rəʊl/
/edjʊ'keɪʃn/
/'trænspɔ:t/
Vocabulary
1. …looking after us was more than a full-time job.
照料我们比做一份全职工作还要辛苦。
(1) looking after us是动名词短语,在句中作主语。单个动词-ing形
式/短语作主语,谓语动词用单数。多个并列动词-ing形式/短语
作主语时,谓语动词通常用复数。
e.g. 1) Listening to light music makes me feel relaxed.
听轻音乐让我感到很放松。
2) Eating and sleeping are both important.
吃饭和睡觉都很重要。
Language points
(2) more than在此表示“不只是;不仅仅是”。
e.g. The book is more than a book. It’s a good friend of mine.
这不仅仅是一本书,而且是我的一位好朋友。
[总结]
1. “more than +名词”表示“不只是,不仅仅是”
He is more than a father to her.
他待她胜过父亲。
Kate was more than a teacher. She also did what she could to