《Books or Computers?》The Internet Connects Us PPT免费课件
第一部分内容：Learning Targets
Key words & phrases:
press, appear, modern, electronic, sell, pass on, change the world, keep on, by hand, printing press
Key sentences:
1. ...and people passed on their knowledge by telling stories.
2. They wrote each word by hand.
3. Then, the printing press appeared and changed the world.
4. With modern technology, it was possible to print books quickly.
5. No matter what you have, a computer, a tablet, a laptop, an e-reader or a real book, keep on reading!
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Books or Computers?PPT，第二部分内容：Lead in
Which book do you often read, a paper book or an e-book?
paper/real books electronic-books
Ancient books:
inscriptions on bones
inscriptions on bronze ware
a bamboo book
a silk book
Paper books:
In Han Dynasty, a Chinese man called Cailun made paper first. It changed the world.
Paper books appeared.
But in ancient times, people wrote each word by hand.
To write one book, they kept on writing for a long time.
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Books or Computers?PPT，第三部分内容：Words and expressions
press n. 印刷机；新闻界
appear v. 出现；呈现；来到
modern adj. 现代的；新式的
electronic adj. 电子的
sell v. 卖；出售
pass on 传递；前进
change the world 改变世界
keep on 继续
by hand 用手；手工
printing press 印刷机
THINK ABOUT IT
How many books have you read this year?
Do you read e-books? Do you like them?
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Books or Computers?PPT，第四部分内容：Presentation
Let’s Do It!
1.Read the lesson and answer the questions.
1. How did people write books in ancient times?
People wrote down their stories with paper. They wrote each word by hand.
2. What made it possible to print books quickly?
Modern technology made it possible to print books quickly.
3. What kind of books quickly changed people’s reading habits?
E-books.
2.Read the lesson and put the sentences in the correct order.
The History of the Book
( )It took a long time to write just one book.
( )It made it possible for common people to read books.
( )The e-book appeared.
( )People had no books, and they shared knowledge by telling stories.
( )The printing press appeared.
( )People download books from the Internet.
( )With paper, people began to write down stories.
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Books or Computers?PPT，第五部分内容：Language points
1. ...and People passed on their knowledge by telling stories.
pass on 传递
例：What sort of values do you want to pass on?
你想把什么样的价值观传递给下一代？
2. They wrote each word by hand.
by hand 用手；手工
例：He moved the huge stone by hand.
他用手移动了那块大石头。
We arranged lead letters by hand before a newspaper was printed.
在报纸印刷以前，过去是用手工排铅字的。
3. Then, the printing press appeared and changed the world.
printing press 印刷机
例：The newspaper is the most novel product of
the printing press.
报纸是印刷机制造的最新奇的产品。
press n. 压；按；新闻；出版社
例：He felt the press of modern life.
他感觉到了现代生活的压力。
Perhaps we really should be reflecting on another sacred liberty: the freedom of the press.
也许我们真正应该反思的是另一个神圣的自由：新闻自由。
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Books or Computers?PPT，第六部分内容：Exercises
根据汉语意思完成句子。
1. I never felt stressed like that , but he did ______ ____ his sense of adventure.
我从没感觉到那样压抑，但是他确实给我传递了他的冒险精神。
2. Some scientific books of ________ China have been lost.
我国有些古代科学著作已经失传。
3. The letter was written ____ _____. 这封信是手写的。
4. The first signs of the dawn _________ on the horizon.
黎明的曙光出现在地平线上。
5. Trade is the lifeblood of most ________ states.
贸易是大多数现代国家的生命线。
6. ___________computers are now in common use all over the world.
电子计算机已在世界各地普遍使用。
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Books or Computers?PPT，第七部分内容：Summary
1. Learn some new words and expressions.
2. Be able to understand the passage about books.
3. Learn some useful words and expressions to talk about the history of books.
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Books or Computers?PPT，第八部分内容：Homework
Which invention do you think is more important—the printing press or the Internet?
(Write a short passage and give at least three reasons to support your choice.)
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