外研版九年级下册_M3_life_now_and_then_Unit_1_they_sometimes_work_harder.ppt

blind 瞎的 lame 跛脚的 dummy 哑的 比较级的句型： 1) 比较级+than，表示“比…更…” e.g. Health is more important than wealth. 健康比财富更重要。 He got up earlier than I did this morning. 今天早上他起得比我早。 * wealthy adj.富有的；富裕的 wealthier fear n.担心；害怕 There is fear of doing sth. 害怕做某事 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 n. 财富；财产 double seldom spare spare time speak up deaf v. 使加倍；把……增加一倍； adj.(成) 双的；两个…… adv. 很少地；不常 adj.空余的；备用的 业余时间；闲暇 大点声说 adj. 聋的 tiny adj. 微小的；极小的 electric adj. 用电的；电动的 light n. 电灯 electric light 电灯 candle n. 蜡烛 postman n. 邮递员 cold n. 寒冷；冷空气 heat n. 高温；热度 full-time adj. 专职的；全日制的 part-time adj. 兼职的 education n. (个人的)教育；学业 transport n. 运输业；交通 role n. 作用；职责；角色 Nearly（几乎；差不多；将近） finished. That’s true. I suppose（think) that … Now choose the correct answer. 1. People live longer today because ___. a) we know more about medicine b) they do not work as hard as they did c) they take more exercise 2. There is less fear of getting ill ____. a) so people live longer b) because people know how to deal with the ordinary diseases c) so people work harder than before 3. People take less exercise because ____. a) they do not need to b) they drive cars instead c) they do not have cars or bikes 4. People work harder today and _____. a) they do not live as long as they did b) they do not usually have enough free time c) they live a healthier life People are wealthier today, and they live longer than in the past. We know more about medicine today, and there’s less fear of getting ill because we know how to deal with the ordinary diseases. But people don’t take as much exercise as they used to. I suppose that’s because more people have cars, and they walk or use their bikes less. When the number of cars is doubled , the pollution is also doubled, or even worse.. Some people think life in the past was simpler and he