Module 3 Unit 1 Activity 2 Listen and answer the questions.

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.