Module 3 Life now and then 單詞
wealthy [ˈwelθi] adj. 富有的；富裕的
fear [fɪə] n. 擔心；害怕 used to v. & aux. （用於表示過去真實或經常性的行為，特別強調現在不那樣了）過去
wealth [welθ] n. 財富；財產
double [ˈdʌbl] v. 使加倍；把……增加一倍；adj. （成）雙的；兩個……
seldom [ˈseldəm] adv. 很少地；不常
spare [speə] adj. 空餘的；備用的
spare time 業餘時間；閒暇
speak up 大聲說
deaf [def] adj. 聾的
tiny [ˈtaɪni] adj. 微小的；極小的
electric [ɪˈlektrɪk] adj. 用電的；電動的
light [laɪt] n. 電燈
candle [ˈkændl] n. 蠟燭
postman [ˈpəʊstmən] n. 郵遞員
cold [kəʊld] n. 寒冷；冷空氣
heat [hi:t] n. 高溫；熱度
full-time [ˈfʊlˈtaɪm] adj. 專職的；全日制的
Role [rəʊl] n. 作用；職責；角色
education [ˈedʒuˈkeɪʃn] n. （個人的）教育；學業
transport [ˈtrænspɔ:t] n. 運輸業；交通
Module 3知識梳理
【重點短語】
Unit1 They sometimes work harder.
1. nearly = almost 幾乎；差不多
2. know …about 瞭解關於…的情況
3. There is less fear of 很少害怕
4. get ill 生病
5. take /do exercise=play sports 做鍛鍊
6. used to do sth.過去常常做某事
There used to be 曾經有
7. suppose that 從句 猜想；認為
suppose sb. to be 認為某人是
be supposed to dosth. =should do sth. 應該做某事
You are not supposed to play basketball here.
8. That’s because…那是因為…
That’s why …那就是…的原因
9. the number of +可數名詞複數 …的數量（數目、人數）,其作主語時，謂語動詞用單數。
a number of +可數名詞複數 許多的，其作主語時，謂語動詞用複數。
10. in one’s free time = in one’s spare time = when sb. befree 在某人的業餘時間
11. speak up 大點聲說
12. the deaf 失聰的人
the blind 盲人
Unit 2-Unit3 I think life is better today.
1. all one’s life 終生，一輩子
all day (long) 整天
all the year round 整年
2. in the winter cold or in the summer heat
無論是寒冷的冬天還是火熱的夏天
3. a loving mother 一位慈祥的媽媽
4. go out to work 出去工作
5. a full-time job 一份全職工作
a part-time job 一份兼職工作
6. afford to do sth. 有足夠的錢做某事
afford to buy sth. 買得起某物
7. what’s more 而且；更重要的是
8. play a role/part in(doing) sth. 在（幹）某事上起作用
9. have a good education 接受良好的教育
10. be/get married to sb. 與某人結婚
11. be happy/glad to do sth. 高興/樂意做某事
12. be busy doing sth. = be busy with sb. 忙於（做）某事
13. though 可是，不過；然而（位於句末）
14. Generally speaking = in general 一般而言
15. satisfying adj. 令人滿意的
be satisfied with … 對…滿意
satisfy v.使……滿意
【重點句型】
1. Do you think that life is better today than in the past?
你認為今天的生活比過去的生活更好嗎？
2. People don’t take as much exercise as they used to.
人們不像過去一樣做很多運動了。
3. More wealth sometimes means less health.
越多的財富有時意味著身體越不健康。
4. People seldom say they have enough spare time.
人們很少說他們有足夠的空閒時間。
5. She has lived in Beijing all her life.
她一輩子都住在北京。
6. We eat better and we live longer.
我們吃得更好，也更長壽了。
【話題寫作】
作文一：
二十多年來，你的母校發生了巨大的變化。請根據下列信息，寫一篇80詞左右的作文，比較一下你學校的今昔變化。
二十年前
二十年後
The number of students and teachers
two teachers; over 30 students
over 200 teachers; more than 2，000 students; 40 classes
School buildings
two houses
a teaching building; an office building; an art building
Well known for
nothing
PE and art
Great changes have taken place in our school during these 20 years. Our school was built in 1995.In the beginning, there were only two teachers and over 30 students. All the students had classes in two houses. But now over 200 teachers are working in our school. There are more than 2，000 students in 40 classes. Now our school has a teaching building, an office building and an art building. Our school is famous for PE and art. I thinkit's lucky for us to study in such a good school.
作文二：
寫一篇關於你的家鄉從過去到現在的變化的短文，80詞左右。
範文:
With the development of technology，great changes have taken place① in my hometown.
In the past，people were poor. It was hard for them to eat and drink their fill.But now, people not only eat the good stuff，but also eat the healthy and green stuff.
What's more， the streets now are wider than those in the past. And there are more vehicles in the streets. Increasing traffic makes the streets more crowded than ever，and it makes pollution worse as well.
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