外研版初三下册Module 3 Now and then 教案

I can’t get up so early as you. 最高级句型

常见的最高级句型有： 1）the+最高级+of / in… 例如：

He is the most diligent student in his class. Of all his novels I like this one best. 2) 选择疑问句 例如：

Who is the tallest, Tom, Jack or Bill? 3) 被定语从句所修饰的先行词

He is the most diligent student I have ever seen. 比较级和最高级的修饰语

比较级和最高级的修饰语应置于其所修饰的形容词或词前。常见的比较级修饰语有much, still, a lot, even, three years, five times, far…等。例如： People worked much harder then. b. Doing Exercises

T: You have got more details about the grammar. Now, please do Activity 1 and Activity 2.

The answers to Activity 1 are omitted. The sample answers to Activity 2:

There are more cars in the street today than it was 50 years ago. The buildings are much taller, much more beautiful and much newer. The streets are much wider. The environment is much better.

I can see people are much busier than before. The life is much better than before. There are more shops than before.

Step III. Reading

In this procedure, let the students have some reading training. a. The passage in Activity 4

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T: Read the passage in Activity 4 on Page 23 and find three examples of things that made life harder in the past than it is today. Give the students some minutes to prepare for the task. T: Is it easy to find the three examples?

Ss: No, it’s a little difficult. But, we will have a try.

S1: The life in the past was harder in Victorian Britain. For example, people lived in very small houses, very close to each other, with no space for children to play. Families in those days were quite big. A whole street had to share one outside toilet.

S2: It was harder in the past. The pollution from factories covered the streets. People put their rubbish outside in the streets. As a result, there were many diseases. S3: In those times, life was harder for children. They didn’t always go to school, because they had to work. They did dangerous and unhealthy jobs for little money. Many were hurt in accidents from the machines.

T: I am very happy you have used your heads. Next task: Read the passage again and find the reasons for the sentences in Activity 5. You can discuss in groups. Give the students some minutes to discuss, and then check the answers with the whole class.

T: Now begin: How do you know that families were big in Victorian times? S4: Often, there were five children in one family. T: How do you know that many houses were small?

S5: They lived very close to each other, with no space for children to play and they had to sleep in houses of just two rooms.

T: How do you know that there was no indoor toilet for each house? S6: A whole street had to share one outside toilet. T: How do you know that people weren’t healthy?

S7: Most of the big cities were dirty and unhealthy and there were many diseases. T: How do you know children didn’t go to school?

S8: Because they had to work hard. Many children started work in factories when they were only 12 hours old.

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T: How do you know factory work was dangerous?

S9: Because many children were hurt in accidents from the machines. Some difficult points: (show them on the screen) be interested to do something

thousands of people hundreds of millions of instead of something/instead of doing something close to: near The sound of gun was much closer to us. as a result as students as you know as everybody is here etc very little only a little very few only a few

be pleased/ glad to do something be pleased/ glad that clause b. Around the world

T: Now another passage about Dr Barnardo whose homes for poor children are very famous. Please read it and then do some exercises. Show the exercises on the screen:

1. Write down the things which happened in the following years:

1) in 1870: Thomas Barnardo opened his first homes for children without parents. 2) in 1905: Thomas Barnardo died. 2. Fill in the blanks according to the passage.

In 1870, Thomas Barnardo studied medicine and he lived near the hospital. While he was studying, he taught at a school for poor children. He found out that many children at the school had no parents and no homes, so he raised money and bought a house for them as a school and home. 3. Judge true or false.

Now, there are no Barnardo’s homes, so no one help children and families. (F) Now, although there are no Barnardo’s homes, the charity continues to help children and families.

Step Ⅳ Listening and writing Listening

T: Listen to the tape and complete the table in Activity 6. Listen to the first time only

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to get the main idea, the second time listen to write down the required information about Grandmother and Mother and the third time listen to check the answers. After the listening, ask some students read out their answers. The teacher must make sure that all the students can understand the material in the listening and write down the notes because they will be used in Activity 7. Writing

T: Now, you have had the required information about Grandmother and Mother, which is enough for you to write a passage comparing their lives.

The grandmother had 8 brothers and sisters so she had a bigger family. She started school when she was older, but she left school earlier…

Step Ⅴ Module task

1. Work in groups. Read the subject of the debate. Children should never work

2. Decide who is for the subject of the debate and who is against it. You can use some of the following ideas : For:

Extra money for the family Stop children from being bored Teach children the value of work Help children to become independent Against:

Work is for adults, not children

Children need to concentrate on learning. Conditions of work not suitable for young people Families and employers not treat children fairly.

The students can be divided into two halves and several groups. According to their willingness.

3. Prepare your opinions for or against the subject of the debate. 4. Have a debate.

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