Module 3 Life now and then 单词
wealthy [ˈwelθi] adj. 富有的；富裕的
fear [fɪə] n. 担心；害怕 used to v. & aux. （用于表示过去真实或经常性的行为，特别强调现在不那样了）过去
wealth [welθ] n. 财富；财产
double [ˈdʌbl] v. 使加倍；把……增加一倍；adj. （成）双的；两个……
seldom [ˈseldəm] adv. 很少地；不常
spare [speə] adj. 空余的；备用的
spare time 业余时间；闲暇
speak up 大声说
deaf [def] adj. 聋的
tiny [ˈtaɪni] adj. 微小的；极小的
electric [ɪˈlektrɪk] adj. 用电的；电动的
light [laɪt] n. 电灯
candle [ˈkændl] n. 蜡烛
postman [ˈpəʊstmən] n. 邮递员
cold [kəʊld] n. 寒冷；冷空气
heat [hi:t] n. 高温；热度
full-time [ˈfʊlˈtaɪm] adj. 专职的；全日制的
Role [rəʊl] n. 作用；职责；角色
education [ˈedʒuˈkeɪʃn] n. （个人的）教育；学业
transport [ˈtrænspɔ:t] n. 运输业；交通
Module 3知识梳理
【重点短语】
Unit1 They sometimes work harder.
1. nearly = almost 几乎；差不多
2. know …about 了解关于…的情况
3. There is less fear of 很少害怕
4. get ill 生病
5. take /do exercise=play sports 做锻炼
6. used to do sth.过去常常做某事
There used to be 曾经有
7. suppose that 从句 猜想；认为
suppose sb. to be 认为某人是
be supposed to dosth. =should do sth. 应该做某事
You are not supposed to play basketball here.
8. That’s because…那是因为…
That’s why …那就是…的原因
9. the number of 可数名词复数 …的数量（数目、人数）,其作主语时，谓语动词用单数。
a number of 可数名词复数 许多的，其作主语时，谓语动词用复数。
10. in one’s free time = in one’s spare time = when sb. befree 在某人的业余时间
11. speak up 大点声说
12. the deaf 失聪的人
the blind 盲人
Unit 2-Unit3 I think life is better today.
1. all one’s life 终生，一辈子
all day (long) 整天
all the year round 整年
2. in the winter cold or in the summer heat
无论是寒冷的冬天还是火热的夏天
3. a loving mother 一位慈祥的妈妈
4. go out to work 出去工作
5. a full-time job 一份全职工作
a part-time job 一份兼职工作
6. afford to do sth. 有足够的钱做某事
afford to buy sth. 买得起某物
7. what’s more 而且；更重要的是
8. play a role/part in(doing) sth. 在（干）某事上起作用
9. have a good education 接受良好的教育
10. be/get married to sb. 与某人结婚
11. be happy/glad to do sth. 高兴/乐意做某事
12. be busy doing sth. = be busy with sb. 忙于（做）某事
13. though 可是，不过；然而（位于句末）
14. Generally speaking = in general 一般而言
15. satisfying adj. 令人满意的
be satisfied with … 对…满意
satisfy v.使……满意
【重点句型】
1. Do you think that life is better today than in the past?
你认为今天的生活比过去的生活更好吗？
2. People don’t take as much exercise as they used to.
人们不像过去一样做很多运动了。
3. More wealth sometimes means less health.
越多的财富有时意味着身体越不健康。
4. People seldom say they have enough spare time.
人们很少说他们有足够的空闲时间。
5. She has lived in Beijing all her life.
她一辈子都住在北京。
6. We eat better and we live longer.
我们吃得更好，也更长寿了。
【话题写作】
作文一：
二十多年来，你的母校发生了巨大的变化。请根据下列信息，写一篇80词左右的作文，比较一下你学校的今昔变化。
二十年前
二十年后
The number of students and teachers
two teachers; over 30 students
over 200 teachers; more than 2，000 students; 40 classes
School buildings
two houses
a teaching building; an office building; an art building
Well known for
nothing
PE and art
范文：
Great changes have taken place in our school during these 20 years. Our school was built in 1995.In the beginning, there were only two teachers and over 30 students. All the students had classes in two houses. But now over 200 teachers are working in our school. There are more than 2，000 students in 40 classes. Now our school has a teaching building, an office building and an art building. Our school is famous for PE and art. I thinkit's lucky for us to study in such a good school.
作文二：
写一篇关于你的家乡从过去到现在的变化的短文，80词左右。
范文:
With the development of technology，great changes have taken place① in my hometown.
In the past，people were poor. It was hard for them to eat and drink their fill.But now, people not only eat the good stuff，but also eat the healthy and green stuff.
What's more， the streets now are wider than those in the past. And there are more vehicles in the streets. Increasing traffic makes the streets more crowded than ever，and it makes pollution worse as well.
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