Pre-reading
Ⅰ.Do you prefer reading books on screen, or on paper And why
Ⅱ. Will books be replaced by e-books
While-reading
Task 1
Read the passage and match the main ideas with the paragraphs. (P74)
Task 2
Read paragraphs 1&2 and answer the questions.
1.When and where was the paper first created
2.What happened after the paper was created
3.Why were the books expensive and rare before the invention of printing
Read paragraph 3 and answer the questions.
4.When and where was printing invented
5.Why the books were produced more quickly and cheaply
6.Why did ideas and knowledge spread faster
Read paragraph 4 and finish the true or false.
1) The Internet is still young, and it is growing slowly.
2) A much larger amount of information can be stored in one form on the Internet.
3) People can find information much more easily than they can find it in printed forms.
4) The machines we use to read are now big and light.
Task 3
Look through the passage again and complete the table. (P75)
Task 4
Complete the passage with the words in the box. (P75)
Task 5
Translate the following expressions into English.
往……的路上
浏览
一次;每次
结果;因此
在某种程度上
把……比作
大量的
代替
Post-reading
Writing
Write a passage about traditional printing and its future.
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