Unit 2Unit 2

We weren’t very rich, but

we were happy.

• Unit 2 We weren’t very rich, but we were happy

• 课型 : 读写课• 知识目标 : 1. Grasp the four skills of the word

s.• 2. Grasp the useful expressions.

• 3.Know the usage of the grammars. 重 点 : The words, useful expressions and the grammar.

• 难 点 : 表语从句的 应用关 键 点 The words, phrases and 形容词 / 副词的比较等级变化规则

年龄最大的已婚的( 从… ) 跌落结婚夫妻

eldest

married

fall off

get married

couple

Try to Remember

预习检测：1. 年龄最大的 __________2. 已婚的，结婚的 _______3.( 从…）跌落 __________4. 结婚 ____________5. 夫妻 __________6. 一生，一辈子 _________7. 在过去 _________8. 照顾，照料 __________9. 去年他们结婚了 .____________________10. 我们的人数是 57______________________

eldestmarried

fall offget marriedcouple

They got married last year.They got married last year.

The number of our class The number of our class is 57.is 57.

all one’s lifeall one’s life

in the pastin the past look afterlook after

Look at the woman

in the photo. How

do you think life has

changed for her?

Think about:

family health

life in Beijing marriage

the role of women’swork

Read the first paragraph and answer the following questions.

1.Where did Mrs. Li’s family live?

2. What did she think of her family?

3. When did her eldest sister leave school?

In a small house beside a restaurant.

They weren’t very rich but they were happy.

At the age of 12.

Read paragraph 2 and fill in the blanks.

Mrs. Li’s father ________ to work for ____ hours a day. He never _______ his job in his life. But now people change their jobs _______________. Mrs. Li’s mum was a ________ before she met Mrs. Li’s father. After marrying, she had to _____ at home to _________ the children. Today it is ________ for many married women _________ to work. But in the past, it was _____________.

went out 12changed

much more often

teacher

stay look after normal

to go out

less common

Read paragraph3 and complete the table:

Food at home

Things to do at home

In the past

today

Three times a day Ate enoughFreshly cookedMuch better

Buy ready-made food

Played gamesRead a lotHelped the younger brother with his homework in the evenings

Have televisionWatch TV in the evenings

Paragraph 4

1. Mrs. Li first met her husband ___ years ago. (50, 60)2. Mrs. Li’s husband helped her carry the

____when she fell off the bike. (books, bags )

3. Mrs. Li’s parents thought her husband came from a ___ family. (good, rich )

4. Mrs. Li married her husband at the age of ____. (19. 20)5. Now most couples meet ___ (at work, in the

street).

6060

bags

goodgood

1919at work

Read Paragraph 5 and judge the statement is true or false.

Mrs. Li often walks and takes the bus

less to keep healthy. ( ) F

Language points

1.the eldest child 老大 old 有两种比较级和最高级 : older, oldest; elder, eldestelder 不能与 than 连用表示比较。练习： 1.She is ______(old) than me. 2. My ______(old) sister is a physical teacher. 3.His father is the _______(old) child in his family

olderolder

eldest/oldesteldest/oldest

oldestoldest

• 2.was carrying some heavy bags on my bike and I fell off !

• 我们学过哪些带有 fall 的短语？• (1)He falls ________( 喜欢上 ) fiction m

oive.

• （ 2 ） Study hard ! Don’t_______( 落后 )

• （ 3 ） Lucy didn’t _______( 睡着 )until 12

• o’clock.

in love within love with

fall behindfall behind

fall asleepfall asleep

• 3.We got married a year later.

• get married 意为： ________• 和某人结婚： 1.marry sb. / get married to sb.

表瞬间动作 , 不可延续 2.sb be married to sb 可延续练习 :1. 他们去年结的婚。

2. 她和一位医生结了婚。

3.They have married for 5 years.( 改错 )

结婚结婚

They got married last year.

A .She married a doctor.A .She married a doctor.B. She was /got married to a doctor.B. She was /got married to a doctor.

beenbeen

• 4.I can’t believe the number of the cars on the streets.

• the number of 与 a number of 区别 :

练习：In our school, there ____a number of books on science and the number ofthem _____growing larger and larger.A. is B. are

BB

AA

• 课堂提升Ⅰ . 用括号中所给单词的适当形式填空。

• 1. The Browns have four children and Lucy is the________ (old) child.

• 2. The experiment was much ________ (easy) than they had expected.

• 3. Today many women continue to work after they get ________ (marry).  

• 4. There were many young ________ (couple) taking part in the activity.

• 5. I think food that is ________ (fresh) cooked is healthier than ready-made food.  

oldest oldest easiereasier

marriedmarried

. . couplescouples

freshly freshly

• Ⅱ. 根据汉语意思翻译下面的句子（每空一词）。• 1. 他爷爷当了一辈子老师。• His grandfather worked as a teacher _______

_ ________ ________.• 2. 成熟的苹果开始从树上落下来了。 • Ripe apples are beginning to ____ ___ the tr

ees.• 3. 请从地板上把书捡起来，好吗？• Would you please _________ ________ the bo

ok from the floor? • 4. 过去，许多已婚妇女的全职工作就是照顾孩

子和家。• In the past, caring for the children and the ho

me was many married women’s ____ _____

all his lifeall his life

fall offfall off

pick uppick up

full-time jobfull-time job

1. Learn the new words by heart.

2. Retell the story in your own words.

3. Finish off the rest of workbook

exercises ..

Homework

Thank you very much !Thank you very much !