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【正文】 Reading 1. Read the and find three examples that show life was harder in the past than it is today. 2. Read the again. Find sentences that tell us: 1) There was not enough living space for people. 2) Most of the big cities were dirty and unhealthy. 3) Life was harder for children in those times. 3. Write examples. 1) People lived in very small houses, very close to each other, with no space for children to play. 2) _____________________________________________________________. 3) _______________________________________________________________. Ask the students to check with a partner. Check the answers. Step 5 Listening 1. Listen and plete he table. Grandmother Mother Age to start school Age to start work Age to get married Number of children Age to stop working 2. Let Ss listen again, and write a passage paring the lives of the speaker’s grandmother and mother in Activity 6. Step 6 Around the world: Cars 1. Ask the students to look at the picture and discuss what they can see. 2. Read through the information with the whole class. 3. Fill in the blanks. 1) The modern car has changed life a _________ deal. 2) Using horses for travel was________, and of course walking was even ________. 3) Cars allow people to travel long distances________, in fort and________. 4) It was almost ___________ to get rid for the manure of the horses. 5) The cars may cause_________, but the first cars actually made cities_________. 4. Ask the students to check with a partner. 5. Check the answers: 6. Read the passage together. Step 7 Module task: Organizing a debate. 1. Work in groups. Read the motion of the debate. Health is more important than wealth. 2. Now decide who is for the motion and who is against it. You can use some of the following ideas: For : Without health, wealth means nothing. You can enjoy life better if you are healthy. Against: It is hard to be healthy without wealth. You can enjoy life better if you are wealthy. 3. Prepare your arguments. Give examples to support your ideas. 4. Hold the debate. Those for the motion give their opinions. Those against the motion give their opinion. Take turns to say what you think about each other’s arguments. 5. Discuss and find out whether most people are for or against the motion. Step 8 Exercises: 中考連接 1. —Which season do you like _______, winter or summer? —Summer. (2021北京 ) A. well B. better C. best D. the best 2. Many students think it _______ to learn English by using news. (2021 佛山 ) A. interest B. interesting C. interested 3. It is said that Shanghai students have scored the ________ in an international test. (2021佛山 ) A. high B. higher C. highest 4. — Mom, what do you think of our new house? — It’s nice, and it’s _________ than the old one. (2021通遼 ) A. big B. bigger C. biggest D. the biggest 5. Lin Fang es home _____ than before this term. She doesn’t have so many classes in the afternoon. (2021 重慶 ) A. early B. earlier C. late D. later 6. “Have you read today’s newspaper?” “Yes. It’s really boring. There’s ______ in it.” (2021貴陽 ) A. something new B. nothing new C. anything new 7. —How do you like the book you read yesterday? (2021 丹東 ) —Oh! It’s one of ______ books I’ve ever read. A. interesting B. more interesting C. most interesting D. the most interesting 8. Mike is the _______ boy in his class now. (2021 寧德 ) A. tall B. taller C. tallest 9. The baby is sleeping, please play the piano ________. (2021 寧德 ) A. loudly B. quietly C. clearly 10. How ________ Li Ming writes! Yes, he is the ________ in our class. A. carefully, most careful B. care, most careful C. carefully, careful D. careful, careful (2021 黔東南 ) Step 9 Homework Write a passage about the changes in your hometown, using the parative and superlatives of adjectives and adverbs we have learnt.