8. It's getting __________ and ____________(hot). 9. This coat is as ___________(cheap) as that one.

10 The __________ (much)you study, the__________ (much)you know.

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Module 3 Now and then. Unit 1 People are healthier today Task 1: Talk about the differences between now and then. Example: life: People live longer today than in the past. Diet : _________________________________________ Transport: _____________________________________________ Pollution:______________________________________________

Personal safety: _________________________________________________ Free time: ___________________________________________________ Work: ____________________________________________________ Illness: _______________________________________________

Task2: Listen to the tape and choose the best answer in Activity 4 and Complete the sentences in Activity 6. Task 3: Write the expressions on the blanks and complete the sentences with the expressions. 时间不早了_________________ 快完了 __________________

写一篇作文 _____________________ 对…了解更多 ________________________ 预防疾病 _______________________ 和…一样 _______________________ 不如…怎么样___________________ 太多____________________

尽最大努力_________________ 说到…________________ 为了…__________________ 1. We can do better in _________________ today.

2. My homework today is to ________________________ called My Family. 3. This film is ________ interesting _________ that one.

4. _________________ the environment, we make more pollution today.

5. The government has made new lows _________________ prevent children form being hurt. 6. __________________, let’s go home.

7. If you want to _________________ the Information Technology, you can search the internet. 8. People don’t walk _________ much _________ they did in the past. 9. If you _________________, you may have a chance to win the competition.

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Unit 2 We weren’t very rich, but we were happy. Task 1: Read the passage and answer the questions. 1. What were the families like in the past?

2. Why did Mrs. Li’s elder sister left school?

3. Was it normal for married women to go out to work in the past?

4. is it common for people to have the same job the whole of their working lives these days?

5. Why did people eat more healthily in the past?

6. When did Mrs. Li meet her husband?

7. What impressed(给…留下印象) Mrs. Li most among the changes of Beijing?

Task 2: Choose the main point of each sentence in Activity 4. Task3: Write the expressions on the blanks and complete the sentences.

一生 __________________ 那时候 _____________ 这会儿、现在________________

…当中的大多数 _____________ 全职工作_______________ 已婚妇女___________ 整个的 ___________________ 一天三次 ________________ 做好的食物 ____________ 摔下来 ______________ 结婚 ________________ …的数量_________________ 1. Being a teacher is a __________________.

2. He fell in love with a beautiful girl and _______________ with her the next year. 3. My father has worked in the factory _______________________. 4. people eat ready-made food more often ______________. 5. There weren’t so many cars _______________.

6. It’s not easy for _________________ to work and look after children at the same time. 7. ____________________ people have meals _________________. 8. _____________________ the cars in the streets increases quickly. 9. Look out! You nearly __________________ from the tree.

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