外研版初三下册Module 3 Now and then 教案

﹡Those for the subject give their opinions. ﹡Those against the subject give their opinions. ﹡Take turns to say what you think.

﹡Write down a summary of the opinions for and against. ﹡Have a vote. Are most people for or against the subject? At last ask each team to give the conclusion to the whole class. 5. Write down the argument for or against the statement. Sample argument 1: Children Should Work

In my group, we think Children should work. The reasons are as follows. First, they can earn extra money. Because some families are very poor, if children work, the life will be better. Second, it can stop children from being bored. By working, children can get much fun. Third, it can teach children the value of work. By working, they can know it’s not important to make money and they can feel the sense of achievement. Fourth, it can help children to become independent. Because they can learn to solve the problems in work and make money by themselves. Sample argument 2: Children Should Never Work

The people in my group think children should never work. There are also four reasons. First, work is for adults, not children. Children should study hard. Second, Children should concentrate on learning. If children worked, their learning would be influenced. Third, the conditions of work are not suitable for young people. Maybe the work is too hard and the relationships among people are too complicated. Fourth, families and employers may not treat children fairly. Children are so young, so they can be looked down upon and deceived.

Step Ⅵ Homework

1. Write a short passage comparing the life in the past and today.

2. Revise the usage of usage of the positive degree, the comparative degree and the superlative degree of adjectives and adverbs.

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ⅠLife in the 1950’s

Life in the 1950’s was simple. Some say it was the best time in American History, although I would suggest that could be true for most White Americans but not completely true for Black Americans.

Segregation and racism was still part of life and although there were some major changes to erase both like in 1954, when the U.S. Supreme Court ruled segregation in public schools were unconstitutional, there were still problems forcing blacks to take drastic measures for equality and inclusion like in 1955, when Rosa Parks refused to give up her seat on a public bus.

For many Americans, the wars and the depression were a distant memory and the country was feeling good about itself. Most Americans trusted the government and believed in politicians. Society was experiencing growth, economically and socially, and new ideas of prosperity and success for families and the country as a whole were taking shape.

Jobs were mainly industrial and agricultural, most men worked in blue-collar jobs and there was an increase in the need for secretarial work, which allowed for some women to work outside of the home.

In the 1950’s, television was becoming more and more a part of everyday life, more families had televisions in their homes and AM radio was also becoming more popular, along with the advent of 45 records, jukeboxes, and eventually albums. Music was expanding; the sound of rock and roll was creeping into the mainstream with the help of radio and television and teenagers were experiencing more independence and freedom than what their parents had as teenagers.

However, life in the early 1950’s was still very strict. Women were still obligated to the status of housewife and men were the main breadwinners in the family. Children, including teenagers, were to be seen and not heard but by the mid-1950’s, that was becoming more difficult because of newfound freedoms, rock and roll music, and other outlets teenagers had available to them.

Changes in clothing styles, specifically for teens, started to appear. Guys started

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wearing their hear longer with sideburns and slicked back with grease. They also wore jeans and leather jackets (with the collar turned up to be “cool”) and the girls wore ponytails, poodle skirts, pedal pushers, and scarves.

Prior to the 1950’s, clothing worn by young people was very reserved and proper but to some extent that changed in the 50’s. For example, poodle skirts were popular with females for a couple of reasons.

The first is that the skirt allowed for easier dancing, being spun around letting the skirt twirled. The next reason is that the skirt was loose and free, a sign of freedom. Leather jackets, cut-off shirts, and slicked back hair allowed the boys to appear as “cool.”

Popular celebrities were very influential, kids wanted to be just like Elvis Presley, Marilyn Monroe, James Dean, and Ricky Nelson to name a few. One thing to note is that the popular size for women back in the 1950’s is much different than it is today. Curves were popular; those with bigger bust and smaller waistlines like Marilyn Monroe were in style.

Popular television shows were I Love Lucy, The adventures of Ozzie and Harriet, and Superman to name a few. Sock hops, (dance hops), hula hoops, and cruising were very popular among young people and popular slang were words like squares, chicks, be bop, threads, keen, back seat bingo (kissing in the back seat), kill (impress), and cat (a cool person).

Although, young people were experiencing more freedom and independence they were, for the most part, still respectable to adults and they still were dignified and decent.

Children still obeyed parents. Females were still expected to act a certain “ladylike” way and males were still expected to act like gentlemen. Sex was taboo, premarital sex was not accepted and if a girl found herself “in the family way” (a slang for pregnant) many times she was shipped off to live with relatives or admitted to some special school for girls.

Although, times were changing, major changes didn’t take place until the 1960’s, which saw a shift in morals, attitudes, family life, race relations, and overall

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feelings about the government. To many, this is why the 1950’s are seen as the best time, when families and morals were intact and times were much simpler and enjoyable.

Ⅱ 形容词 副词

大多数的形容词、副词都有三个等级：原级，比较级，最高级。 A. 构成： 1. 规则变化

单音节词和少数双音节词:

一般情况: 加er, est 如：clever-cleverer-cleverest 以字母e结尾： 加r, st 如：nice-nicer-nicest

重读闭音节、末尾只有一个辅音字母时：双写加 er, est 如： big-bigger-biggest

以辅音字母加y结尾 变y为i加er, est 如：early-earlier-earliest 部分双音节和多音节词 在词前加more, most 如：slowly-more slowly-most slowly 2.不规则变化，须熟记：

good/well-better-best many/much-more-most far-farther-farthest bad/badly/ill-worse-worst little-less-least B.常见的使用情况

1. as … as … 和...一样（中间用原级）

2. not as (so) … as 和...不一样（中间用原级） 3… than …. ..比...（用比较级）

4.有范围修饰的用最高级 如:in, of, among或用从句修饰的 e.g. Winter is the coldest season of the year.

This is the best film that I have ever seen.

5.比较级+and+比较级 意为“越来越??

e.g.: wetter and wetter more and more beautiful

6. The+比较级，the+比较级 越…...就越…...

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