新标准初中英语第六册--MODULE 3 Now and then

 

[00:00.00]MODULE 3 Now and then

[00:03.88]Unit 1 People are       healthier today.

[00:07.84]Vocabulary and listening

[00:10.33]2 Listen and answer the  questions. Use the  words and expressions¹  to help you.

[01:18.99]3 Listen and read.

[01:22.59]Betty's mum:It's getting            late, Betty.

[01:24.92]Betty:Nearly finished²!I'm doing a composition:Is life³ today better orworse than it was⁴ 50years ago?

[01:35.54]Betty's mum:And what do            you think?

[01:37.61]Betty:I think it's      better.

[01:39.59]The most importantdifference is thatpeople are healthiertoday,

[01:43.85]and they live longerthan they did⁶ in thepast.

[01:46.64]Betty's mum:That's true⁷.The advantage⁸ is that weknow more about medicinetoday.

[01:52.09]We're better atpreventing illness⁹.

[01:54.95]But people don't eat aswell as⁵ in the past, anddon't take as muchexercise as they did.

[02:01.29]Betty:I suppose¹⁰ that's      because public¹¹      transport¹² is much      better today.

[02:05.73]Betty's mum:Yes, Iagree. People walk oruse their bikes less¹⁴,and they're lazier¹⁵.

[02:12.31]Faster transport alsomakes more pollution¹⁶.And that makes life moredangerous and lesshealthy.

[02:19.39]Betty:What about work?      People don't have      to work as hard as      they worked 50      years ago.

[02:25.51]Betty's mum:Yes, but noone ever¹⁷ says they havetoo much free¹⁸ time!

[02:29.81]I also thinkschoolchildren todaywork harder than we everdid.

[02:34.36]Betty:Yes, but I really      want to do my      best.

[02:38.33]Betty's mum:Why don't you ask Mrs Lidownstairs? She's seenhow life has changed.

[02:44.19]Betty:That's a good      idea.

[02:46.00]Talking of free time,don't forget I'm goingon the school trip nextmonth, and the theatrevisit.

[02:52.65]Betty's mum:Good! You'llbe more relaxed¹⁹ and lessnervous before yourexams.

[02:57.82]4 Choose the best  answer.

[03:02.01]Now listen again andcheck.

[04:40.50]Pronunciation andspeaking

[04:43.26]7 Listen and notice²⁰ the  stressed words.

[04:49.06]That's true. Theadvantage is that weknow more about medicinetoday.

[04:55.12]We're better atpreventing illness.

[04:58.07]But people don't eat aswell as in the past, anddon't take as muchexercise as they did.

[05:04.85]8 Underline²² the words  which you think the  speaker will stress²¹.

[05:10.85]Now listen and check. Asyou listen, say thepassage aloud²⁴.

[05:16.84]Yes, I agree¹³. Peoplewalk or use their bikesless, and they'relazier.

[05:23.72]Faster transport alsomakes more pollution.And that makes life moredangerous and lesshealthy.

[05:31.49]Unit 2 We weren't very       rich, but we were       happy.

[05:36.69]Reading

[05:38.02]2 Read the passage²³ and  write notes about Mrs  Li's answers to the  ideas in Activity²⁵ 1.

[05:46.77]Life in the pastMrs Li is over 70 yearsold, and has lived inBeijing all her life.

[05:55.21]I asked her about lifetoday and in the past.

[05:59.59]Tell me about yourparents, brothers andsisters.

[06:03.55]My parents, my sisterand three brothers livedin a small house besidea restaurant.

[06:11.65]We weren't very rich,but we were happy.

[06:15.40]My sister was the eldestchild and she leftschool when she was only12 to help my mother athome.

[06:23.84]Families have changeda lot since²⁶ I was young.They were much bigger inthose days.

[06:30.72]Most of my friends hadlots of brothers andsisters. Today mostpeople only have onechild!

[06:38.65]Did your parents havejobs?

[06:41.09]My father went out towork. He was a factoryworker, and he oftenworked 12 hours a day.

[06:48.90]My mum wanted to work.She was a teacher beforeshe met my father.

[06:54.76]Looking after us was afull-time job, so shestayed at home.

[07:00.28]Today it's normal²⁸ formarried women to go outto work, but it was lesscommon in the past.

[07:07.75]My father had²⁷ the samejob the whole³⁰ of hisworking life.

[07:12.47]These days people changetheir jobs much moreoften.

[07:17.28]What was life like athome?

[07:19.77]Well, I remember thefamily meals³¹, threetimes a day.

[07:25.02]My mother was alwayscooking for us. Weweren't rich but we ateenough.

[07:31.79]And the food was alwaysfreshly cooked--mymother never boughtready-made³² food aspeople do today,

[07:40.59]so it was much betterfor us.

[07:43.07]And of course³³ we didn'thave television³⁴, so weplayed games togetherand read a lot.

[07:50.33]I helped my youngerbrother with hishomework in theevenings.

[07:54.68]Where did you meet yourhusband?

[07:56.96]I first met him 60years ago.

[08:00.55]I was carrying someheavy bags on my bikeand I fell³⁵ off³⁶! Hestopped and picked³⁷ upmy bags.

[08:08.68]My parents liked him,and thought³⁸ he came³⁹ froma good family so we gotmarried a year later⁴⁰. Iwas only 19.

[08:18.97]These days mostcouples meet at work,and they just hope⁴¹ theirparents will be happyfor them if they marry⁴².

[08:27.28]Has Beijing changed?

[08:29.85]Yes, there are lotsmore buildings and somuch more traffic⁴³! Ican't believe⁴⁴ the numberof cars on the streets.

[08:39.55]But I suppose it's thesame everywhere. And Iwalk less these days andtake the bus more.

[08:47.13]And do you think life isbetter today?

[08:50.43]Well, I think so. I'mhealthier than I've everbeen.

[08:55.16]We live longer and weeat better. One day I'llbe talking to your owngrandchildren!

[09:03.53]Unit 3 Language⁴⁵ in use

[09:07.24]4 Read the passage. Find  three examples of  things that made life  harder in the past  than it is today.

[09:16.78]Dear Christine,

[09:18.53]I was interested⁴⁶ to hearabout your schoolproject--the lives ofchildren in VictorianBritain.

[09:25.25]Did you know that mygreat-grandparents grewup in those days?

[09:29.91]Things werecertainly(无疑) verydifferent for them, aschildren.

[09:33.65]In Victorian Britain,thousands of people cameto the cities to work inthe factories.

[09:39.92]By 1851, half thepopulation of thecountry lived in London.

[09:45.64]Instead⁴⁷ of greencountryside, peoplelived in very smallhouses,

[09:51.15]very close to eachother, with no space forchildren to play.

[09:56.16]Families in those dayswere quite big.

[09:59.21]Often, there were fivechildren in one family,and they all had tosleep in houses of justtwo rooms.

[10:06.72]A whole street had toshare one outsidetoilet. Can you imaginethat?

[10:12.87]Most of the big citieswere dirty andunhealthy.

[10:16.81]The pollution fromfactories covered⁴⁸ thestreets.

[10:20.52]People put their rubbishoutside in the streets.As a result⁴⁹, there weremany diseases⁵⁰.

[10:27.30]And life was harder forchildren in those times.

[10:30.82]They didn't always go toschool, because they hadto work instead.

[10:35.96]Many children startedwork in factories whenthey were only four orfive years old.

[10:42.27]They worked 12 hours aday, in dangerous andunhealthy jobs, for verylittle money.

[10:49.18]Many were hurt inaccidents from themachines.

[10:53.02]I think my great-grandparents wouldbe very pleased⁵¹ to seethat you and yourfriends

[10:58.79]don't have theseproblems in Londontoday!With loveGran

[11:04.44]6 Listen and complete⁵²  the table.

[12:29.32]Words and expressionsModule 3

[12:31.73]debate/di'beit/n.辩论illness/'iln╓s/n.病;疾病prevent/pri'vent/v.防止;预防medicine/'medsn/n.医学

[12:38.76]suppose/s╓'p╓uz/v.猜想;假设relaxed/ri'l╗kst/adj.放松的;松弛的

[12:42.56]eldest/'eldist/adj.(尤指家里孩子中)     年龄最大的married²⁹/'m╗rid/adj.已婚的;结婚的

[12:46.18]fall off (从……)跌落get married 结婚couple/'k╘pl/n.夫妻diet/'dai╓t/n.日常饮食

[12:53.31]lead a ... life过(某种生活)disease/di'zi:z/n.(尤指感染导致的)病;   疾病

1 expressions   

n.表情( expression的名词复数 )；表示；（数学）表达式；词

参考例句：

• ritualized expressions of grief 以例行的方式表达悲伤
• The fashionable remarks of today often become the commonplace expressions of tomorrow. 今天的时髦话往往变成明天的陈词滥调。 来自《简明英汉词典》

2 finished   

adj.完成的，精湛的；v.动词finish的过去式和过去分词

参考例句：

• We finished up everything there was on the table. 我们把桌上的东西全吃完了。
• We can certainly have the job finished on time.我们肯定能按时完成任务。

3 life   

n.生活；生命

参考例句：

• The doctor came in time to save his life.医生及时来抢救他的生命。
• At last he knew the meaning of life.终于，他知道了生命的意义。

4 was   

v.(is,am的过去式)是，在

参考例句：

• He said he was right.他说他是正确的。
• He was cold and hungry.他又冷又饿。

5 as   

conj.按照；如同

参考例句：

• He got work in a hotel as a waiter.他在一家旅馆找到了当服务生的工作。
• In the hotel,the old men were drinking away as usual.在旅馆里，这些老人和往常一样喝个不停。

6 did   

v.动词do的过去式

参考例句：

• How many goals did you score in the last game?上一场比赛你们进了几个球？
• Why did you choose basketball in the first place?你为何首先选择篮球呢？

7 true   

a.真实，不假的；忠实，可靠的；正确无误的

参考例句：

• He who doesn't reach the Great Wall is not a true man.不到长城非好汉。
• I will come and see if it is true.我要来了解一下，是否真有其事。

8 advantage   

n.长处，好处，优点，优势，利益，有利条件

参考例句：

• It is of great advantage to me.它对我大有益处。
• You have the advantage of me in experience.在经验方面，你胜过我。

9 illness   

n.疾病；生病；不健康

参考例句：

• I am sorry to hear of your serious illness.得知你重病，我很难过。
• His illness has taken a turn for the better.他的病有了好转。

10 suppose   

v.料想，猜测；假定，以为；（祈使句）让，设

参考例句：

• I suppose he will be back by eight o'clock.我想他八点钟以前会回来。
• Suppose he can't come,who will do the work?如果他不能前来，谁来做这项工作呢？

11 public   

adj.公开的，众所周知的，公众的；n.公共场合，公众，同好者

参考例句：

• Most children go to public school.大多数孩子上的是公立学院。
• She is shy of speaking in public.她怯于在公众面前讲话。

12 transport   

n.运输、运输工具；(常用复数）强烈的情绪、狂喜或狂怒； vt.运输；流放；为强烈的情绪所激动

参考例句：

• Transport has always been the key to developing trade.运输一直是发展贸易的关键。
• The books are packed up for transport.书已包扎好待运。

13 agree   

vi.同意，赞成，承认，适合；vt.同意

参考例句：

• I totally agree with you.我完全同意你的看法。
• They could not agree about who should do the work.对于谁该做这项工作，他们意见不一致。

14 less   

adj.更少的，更小的；adv.更少地，更小地；n.少量，次要；prep.减

参考例句：

• I read much less now than I did at school.我现在看书远比我上学时少。
• You can't buy the dress with less than 50 yuan.买这件衣服没有50元钱下不来。

15 lazier   

adj.无精打采的( lazy的比较级 )；不愿工作的；行进缓慢的；没下工夫的

参考例句：

• Lazy bass line, lazier drums, lush violins, great piano and incomparable vocals. 懒惰的低音线，较懒惰的鼓，饮小提琴，棒的钢琴和无比的声音。 来自互联网
• The lazier are, the less progress you will make in study. 你越懒，你在学习上取得的进展就越少。 来自互联网

16 pollution   

n.污染；污染物

参考例句：

• Pollution is a big problem.污染是个大问题。
• The new law will reduce pollution of the rivers.这条新法律将会减轻河流污染。

17 ever   

adv.曾经；永远；不断地；在任何时候；究竟

参考例句：

• Have you ever been to hangzhou?你曾经去过杭州吗？
• I will be young and strong and beautiful for ever.我将永远年轻、强壮，永远漂亮。

18 free   

adj.自由的，免费的；v.使自由；adv.随意地

参考例句：

• I don't have much free time.我没有多少空闲时间。
• There really is no free lunch.天下果然没有免费的午餐。

19 relaxed   

adj.（人）轻松的；自在的；无拘无束的；舒适的adv.轻松地；自在地；舒适地；随便地vt.（使）轻松( relax的过去式)；（使）松弛；放宽；（使）放松vi.松散；松弛；放宽；放松

参考例句：

• the relaxed ambience of the city 这座城市轻松的氛围
• She was in a relaxed, confident mood. 她的心态从容而自信。

20 notice   

n.通知，布告；注意，认识；vt.看到，注意到

参考例句：

• Post this notice on the wall.把这个通知贴在墙上。
• I didn't notice you when you passed by.你走过时，我没有注意到你。

21 stress   

n.压力，紧迫，强调，重音，重点，应力&vt.加压力于，着重，重读

参考例句：

• The roof couldn't bear the stress of the snow.屋顶受不了积雪的压力。
• My parents lay great stress on honesty.我的父母十分注重诚实。

22 underline   

n.下划线；加下划线；vt.在…下面划线；强调

参考例句：

• Underline all the sentences you do not know.在你不懂的所有句子下面划一条线。
• Please underline the noun clauses in the passage.请用线画出短文中的名词性从句。

23 passage   

n.通道，走廊，一段文章，旅程；vi.通过；vt.通过

参考例句：

• I'll read you another passage.我来读另一段给你们听。
• The house has an underground passage.这房子有一条地下通道。

24 aloud   

adv.出声地；高声地

参考例句：

• He called aloud for help.他高声喊叫救命。
• Read it aloud before you write it down.抄写前，大声读出来。

25 activity   

n.活动

参考例句：

• Their activity came to a full stop.他们的活动完全停止了。
• Do you like the activity?你喜欢这个活动吗？

26 since   

adv.后来；conj.既然，因为，自从；prep.自从

参考例句：

• He's been working in a bank since leaving school.自从毕业后，他就一直在一家银行工作。
• I have known him ever since I was a child.我自孩提时代起就已经认识他了。

27 had   

vbl.have的过去式和过去分词；conj.有

参考例句：

• I just had a good idea!我有个好主意！
• The boy had a small branch of a tree in his hand.这个男孩手上拿一条小树枝。

28 normal   

adj.正常的，正规的，标准的；n.正规；常态

参考例句：

• He received four years of normal edication at college.他在大学受了四年正规教育。
• Everything is normal here.这里一切正常。

29 married   

adj.已婚的；与…结婚的

参考例句：

• I heard John got married.我听说约翰结婚了。
• They got married last autumn.他们在去年秋季结婚。

30 whole   

adj.整整的；全部的；完整的

参考例句：

• It snowed for two whole days.雪下了整整两天。
• The whole village was sleeping.整个村庄一片寂静。

31 meals   

n.餐( meal的名词复数 )；进餐时间；一餐所吃的食物；谷物粗粉（用作饲料或加工面粉）

参考例句：

• Try not to eat between meals. 两餐之间尽量别吃东西。
• tasty and nutritious meals 既可口又有营养的饭菜

32 made   

v.make的过去式和过去分词

参考例句：

• They were not made in china.它们不是中国制造的。
• The monkey made a long arm for the peach.猴子伸臂去摘桃子。

33 course   

n.课程，讲座，过程，路线，一道(菜)

参考例句：

• The college course was then cut to three years.大学学制那时缩短到三年。
• Of course,I don't always sleep in the afternoons.当然，我并不总是在下午睡觉。

34 television   

n.电视(机) [=TV]

参考例句：

• Do you often watch television?你经常看电视吗？
• Please turn off the television.请把电视关上。

35 fell   

vbl.fall的过去式，vt.击倒，打倒（疾病等），致于...死地，砍伐；n.一季所伐的木材，兽皮，羊毛；adj.凶猛的，可怕的

参考例句：

• I fell to the ground.我摔倒在地上。
• The young couple fell in love at first sight.这对年轻人一见钟情。

36 off   

adj.远的；休假的，空闲的；adv.走开，出发，隔断；prep.离开，脱落，在...之外

参考例句：

• You'd better cool off first.你最好先冷静下来。
• I need some time off.我需要一些时间休息。

37 picked   

adj.精选的，摘下的v.采( pick的过去式和过去分词 )；摘；啄；叼

参考例句：

• I picked up a few good bargains in the sale. 我在减价期间买了几样挺不错的便宜货。
• She picked herself up, brushed herself down, and started walking again. 她爬起来，掸掸身上的灰尘，又往前走去。 来自《简明英汉词典》

38 thought   

n.想法，思想，思维，思潮，关心，挂念；v.vbl.think的过去式和过去分词

参考例句：

• It was just a thought.这仅仅是一个想法。
• She thought he had a cold.她认为他感冒了。

39 came   

v.动词come的过去式

参考例句：

• I was surprised why he came here so early.他为什么那么早到这里，我很惊奇。
• The doctor came in time to save his life.医生及时来抢救他的生命。

40 later   

adv.过后，后来；adj.以后的，更后的，较晚的

参考例句：

• He didn't turn up until half an hour later.半小时后他才出现。
• This part of the hospital was built on later.医院的这个部分是后来增建的。

41 hope   

vt.希望，期望；vi.希望，期待；n.希望，期望

参考例句：

• We hope you can come.我们希望你能来。
• Hope you'll enjoy yourself there.愿您度过愉快的一天。

42 marry   

v.嫁；娶；与…结婚

参考例句：

• I want you for my wife; will you marry me?我希望你做我的妻子，你愿意和我结婚吗?
• John is going to marry Mary.约翰将要和玛丽结婚。

43 traffic   

adj.交通的；n.交通；vi.交易，买卖

参考例句：

• That will help the traffic.这会促进交通状况。
• He had a traffic accident.他出了交通事故。

44 believe   

v.相信；认为

参考例句：

• Believe it or not,that's the way it is.信不信由你，反正事情就是这样。
• I believe what you say.我相信你的话。

45 language   

n.语言

参考例句：

• Is English a hard language to learn?英语是一种难学的语言吗？
• Language is a wonderful thing.语言是极好的东西。

46 interested   

adj.感兴趣的；拥有权益的；有成见的v.使…感兴趣(interest的过去分词)

参考例句：

• to be interested in wildlife conservation 对野生动物保护感兴趣
• I told him I wasn't interested, but he wasn't deterred. 我已告诉他我不感兴趣，可他却不罢休。

47 instead   

adv.代替；顶替

参考例句：

• She decided to leave here on Sunday instead of Monday.她决定星期日而不是星期一离开这里。
• Will you go to the party instead of me?你替我赴宴好吗？

48 covered   

adj.大量的；有遮盖物的，（尤指）有顶的v.覆盖( cover的过去式和过去分词)；掩护；包括

参考例句：

• His face was covered in blood. 他满脸是血。
• His clothes were covered in dirt. 他的衣服沾满了污垢。

49 result   

n.结果，成绩，答案；v.产生，起于，致使

参考例句：

• As a result,he had to leave.结果他只得离开。
• He was disappointed at the result.他对这样的结果感到失望。

50 diseases   

n.疾病( disease的名词复数 )；弊端；恶疾；痼疾

参考例句：

• Smoking is a causative factor in several major diseases. 抽烟是引起几种严重疾病的病因。
• The illness frequently coexists with other chronic diseases. 这种病往往与其他慢性病同时存在。

51 pleased   

adj.高兴的，快乐的，喜欢的，满意的

参考例句：

• She was pleased to hear good news about him.听到他的好消息，她很高兴。
• Whichever day you come,we will be pleased to see you.无论你哪一天来，我们都很高兴。

52 complete   

adj.彻底的，完整的，已完成的；v.完成，使完整

参考例句：

• They help him complete his work.他们帮助他完成工作。
• Please complete the following information.请您完整填写以下信息。