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

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

1. Look at the woman in the photo. What do you know about her?

Mrs. Li

Over 70 years old

Live in Beijing all her life

2. Read the passage and write notes about Mrs. Li’s answers to the following ideas:family: bigger family, less money

health:

life in Beijing:

healthier, live longer, eat better

much better, more buildings, so much more traffic, walk less take the bus more.

marriage:

the role of women:

work:

in the past, parents choose partners for their children; now, children choose partners for themselves.

in the past, women stayed at home; now, they go out to work

in the past, do the same job all one’s working life; now, change jobs more often.

*3. Read the first paragraph and answer the following questions. 1. Where did Mrs. Li’s 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.

4. What does she think of the family in the past and today?

--In the past, families were much bigger. Most people had lots of children. Today most people only have one child and the families are small.

*4.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 12 changed

much more often teacher sta

y look after norma

l to go out less common

*5. Read paragraph3 and complete the table: Food at

homeThings to do at

home

In the past

Today

Three times a day Eat 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

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

en she fell off the bike. (books, bags )3. Mrs. Li’s parents thought her husband came fro

m 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 stre

et).

*6. Read paragraph4 and choose the words:

Language1. the eldest child 老大

old

older oldest …older than…

elder eldest 做定语 eg: my elder sister

2. a full-time job a part-time job 3. normal 正常的 less common 不常见

4. freshly cooked 现做的5. ready-made food 现成的食物，6. fall off He fell off the bike and hurt his leg yest

erday.7. get married 结婚 marry sb.8. couple 夫妻

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1. b

2. b

3. a

4. a

5. a

all one’s life

in the past

leave school

change a lot / read a lot

full-time / part time

freshly cooked

ready-made food

fall off

pick up

1. 一生2. 过去3. 离开学校4. 变了许多 / 读很多书5. 全职 / 业余6. 现做食品7. 熟食 / 半成品8. 掉下9. 捡起

get married

marry sb.

the number of…

…suppose…

10. 结婚 和……结婚11. … 的数量12. 猜想、设想

1. 自从我离开 , 我的家乡已经改变了很多。 My hometown has _______________ since I left. 2. 过去我妈妈从不买现在人们经常买的速食

食品。 In the past, my mother never bought ____________________ as people do today.

changed a lot

ready-made food

Let’s have a try!

Homework

1. Student’s Book

Page 23--24, Part 4, 5, 7,

2. Workbook

Page 107, Part 9, 10