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Module 9
Great inventions
Unit 2 Will books be replaced by the Internet
1.To learn about some inventions and how these inventions have changed people's lives.
2.To be able to write sentences using the passive vioce.
Learning objectives
look through
快速阅读,浏览
printing
印刷
New words
by hand
用手;靠手做
trade
交易;买卖
spread
扩展;蔓延
direction
方向
Work in pairs. Read the title of the passage. Discuss and make a list of the advantages of books and computers.
1
a). The world before printed books
b). The world after invention of printing
c). Life with paper and printing
d). Technology and books
e). The future of books
Fast reading
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3
1
4
5
Read the passage and match the main ideas with the paragraphs.
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Every morning, my father buys a newspaper_____ his way to work. Every day, I open my books in class and start my lessons. Every evening, my mother looks _________ magazines at home. And every night, I look ___the photos ____David Beckham and Yao Ming _____my bedroom wall before I go to to sleep. Can we imagine life________ paper or printing
on
through
at
of
on
without
Read para 1 and fill in the blanks.
①纸张首创于大约2000年前的中国.(翻译) After its _________ (invent), people started to write ______(prep.) paper to make books. In those days, ②people produced books only one at a time (改写为被动句)by hand. As a result, there were not many books, and they were e_________. So, few people had the chance ________ (learn) to read.
Paper was first created about 2000 years ago in China.
invention
on
Books were produced only one at a time by people.
xpensive
to learn
Read para 2 and finish the tasks.
Printing was _________ in China during the Sui and Tang dynasties. Later, developments in printing made it possible to produce books more quickly and cheaply. A trade ______ books resulted, and more people learnt to read. Knowledge and ideas _________ faster than ever before. In a way, We can ___________ the invention of paper and printing to the __________ of the Internet in the twentieth century.
invented
in
spread
compare
introduction
Listen to para 3 and fill in the blanks.
1. Is the Internet still young
2.Can a much larger amount of information be stored in more varied forms on the Internet or in books
3.Who can find information much more easily
A. someone with an Internet.
B. some one has printed forms of books.
Yes, it is.
On the Internet.
Read para 4 and answer the questions.
1.Computers and the Internet are used in classrooms.
2.Newspapers and magazines are already read online.
3.Will books be replaced by the Internet?
We use computers and the Internet in classrooms.
We read newspapers and magazines online.
Will the Internet repalce books
Read para 5 and change the sentences.
My father buys a newspaper on his way to work.
爸爸在上班的路上都要买本书。
on his way to 在某人去…的路上
①I met your teacher on my way to work.
我在去上班的路上遇见了你的老师。
②On her way home, she called me.
在她回家的路上,她给我打了电话。
Language points
2. My mother looks through magazines at home.
妈妈在家翻阅杂志。
look through 浏览,温习
He looked through many books in order to find the truth.
为了找到真相,他查阅了许多书籍。
look up 查找 look at 看 look after 照顾
look into 往...里面看 look around 环顾四周
look like 看上去 look out当心
look forward to 盼望着 look down upon 看不起
3. Can we imagine life without paper or printing
我们怎能想象没有纸或者印刷术的生活?
①. imagine 后接从句
I can't imagine that he was the theif.
我不敢想象他就是贼。
②. imagine (sb./sb’s )doing sth 想象(某人)做某事
Can you imagine walking to another city
你能想象走路去另一个城市吗?
4. In those days, books were only produced one at a time by hand. 那个时候一次只能制造一本书。
①. at a time 一次
Please come in one at a time, not all together.
请一个一个的进来,不要一起进来。
②. at times“有时,不时”
He writes back to me at times.
他有时候给我回信。
(2). by hand手工地;亲手地
All these cakes are made by hand.
所有这些蛋糕都是手工制作的。
at hand“在手边,即将来到的”
He always keep my phone at hand.
他经常把手机放在手边。
When What
About 2,000 years ago
During the Sui and Tang dynasties
Today
paper created
printing invented
A much larger and more varied amount of information can be stored on the Internet than in books. Someone with an Internet connection can find information much more easily than they can find it in printed forms
Complete the table.
3
To find information in a passage quickly, you can read the heading and the first sentence in each paragraph. This will often tell you what the passage is about.
Reading tips
developments, direction, introduction,
powerful, replace, spread, trade
Books were expensive after paper was invented because they were expensive because they were made by hand, but (1)____________ in printing made it cheaper and faster to make books. A(n)
developments
Complete the passage with the correct form of the words in the box.
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(2)_______ in books resulted, and knowledge (3) _________ more quickly than ever before. The (4)_____________ of the Internet has changed the world in a similar way,although the Internet is much more (5)_________. With more and more people using the Internet, the (6)__________ that traditional printing will take in the future is uncertain, and computers may (7)__________ books one day.
trade
spread
introduction
powerful
direction
replace
Paper
Printing
is growing
are used
online
will be replaced
Summary
GOOD JOB