Module 3  Unit 1  2

Mr Jackson: So for history homework, I’d like you to write about life in the past and life today. Please answer the question: Is life today better than it was in the past? Yes, Betty?

Betty: Can we write about anything, such as medicine and pollution?

Mr Jackson: Yes, think about how our medical knowledge has grown and, of course, the environment is an important part of our lives today.

Daming: And what about personal safety?

Mr Jackson: That’s a good idea, Daming. Do you think we’re safer today?

Daming: Well, I think there are fewer accidents than in the past. Life is safer, certainly.

Mr Jackson: And why do you think this is true?

Daming: Probably because there are so many laws to protect us today.

Mr Jackson: OK, you can write about personal safety as well. Remember to hand in your homework next Monday.