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Module 9
Great inventions
Unit 2
Will books be replaced by the Internet
As a student in Grade 9, do you know what the four great inventions of ancient China are
What do you think of the four great inventions of ancient China
The four great inventions of ancient China greatly improved the development of China’s economy(经济), politics and culture, which were introduced to the Western countries through various ways and made a huge contribution to human civilization(文明).
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Here is an introduction of the ipad:
n. 传入;介绍
It was invented and created by the Apple Company.
The ipad is used as a kind of computers.
Introduce and guess
The first ipad
was produced in 2010.
It has been spread quickly around the world
since then.
v. 散播;传播
Free talk
What things can be done on the ipad
E-books
can be seen.
E-mails
Games
Movies
could be played.
can be sent.
could be read
Information
can be searched
Tony and his father talked about if books could be replaced by computer in Unit1,so Tony has written a passage to show his opinion…Let’s read it!!!
Will books be replaced by the Internet
1. Read the passage and match the main ideas with the paragraphs.
a The world before books
b The world after invention of printing
c Life with paper and printing
d Technology and books
e The future of books
Para 2
Para 3
Para 1
Para 4
Para 5
1
Extensive reading
(泛读)
Skimming(略读)
Read the passage quickly and try to get the main idea. Please pay attention to the topic sentence of each paragraph. Usually these topic sentences appear in the beginning or the ending.
Pre-reading
in the past
Para. 1&4
today
in the future
Para. 5
Para. 2&3
Extensive reading
2. Read and divide(划分) the 5 paragraphs into 3 parts.
2.Where can information be stored
It can be stored in books as well as on the Internet.
Read Para. 1&4 (Books today)
1.Why is it hard to imagine life without paper or print
Because people use them every day .
2
Intensive reading
(精读)
Read the text carefully
to get some details(细节) .
While-reading
When was the first paper created
How was a book made
Why did few people learn to read
Read Para. 2/3: The world before books
About 2000 years ago
By hand
Because there weren’t many books, books were expensive and rare
Paper was created 2000 years ago.
Books could be produced one at a time by hand.
Few people learned to read.
however/ but
so/ so that / as a result
They were expensive and rare.
so/ so that / as a result
Printing was invented during the S/T Dynasties. .
Books could be produced more quickly and cheaply.
Knowledge and ideas spread faster.
so/ because / as a result
so/because / as a result
More people learned to read.
so/because/ as a result
Read Para. 5 (Books in the future)
In Tony’s opinion,
will books be replaced by computers
He isn’t sure about it.
2000 years
ago
Sui and
Tang
today
in the
future
Retell the passage according to the timeline and key words.
What is your opinion?
In the future
I think it doesn’t matter.
As long as
(只要) they are useful to us, just enjoy it.
No matter whether book will be replaced by the Internet or not, we must save paper. Because saving paper is to save the forests.
Advantages Disadvantages
Books Books are healthier for our body, including eyes, mind;
We can take notes so that we can easily understand what the writer wants to tell us;
Books can be used even by people who can’t use the Internet;
Books are usually cheap than computers and are easy to carry ;
Get very dusty on shelves.
Take up space in the home.
Some can be expensive.
Using trees and being ungreen.
Advantages Disadvantages
The Internet
Store all kinds of information.
Many “books” are free.
Easy and fast to find lots of information
Expensive.
Need to know how to use it correctly.
Use electricity.
Lose everything if it “crashes”.
Not pleasant to read on the screen for long.