Outside_view 视听说 Book 4 Unit 2 A Good Read 教学课件.ppt

Outside view The British Library Public Libraries Reference Rooms Outside view 1 Work in pairs. Look at the photos and discuss the questions. Example answers 1 What’s the man doing in Photo 1, and where is he? He’s reading; he might be on a train but he could be in an office or a hotel. Outside view 2 Where are you likely to find the place in Photo 2? In a public library: It looks like an entrance or a ceiling in the style of the 19th or early 20th century. Outside view 3 What are the people doing in Photos 3 and 4, and where are they? Photo 3 looks like someone eating in a café; he’s looking out of the window – the place could be London, anyway a big city, I think. Photo 4 has lots of computers, but it is in a library because you can see the books on shelves. Outside view 4 What’s special about the place in Photo 5? It’s a new building and it’s the British Library, so it must be the new building of the British Library. 5 What do you think the video clip is about? Although not all the photos seem to be about libraries (Photo 3), most of them seem to be about libraries – the two photos with British Library signs must be clues that the video clip is about the British Library. Outside view 2 Watch Part 1 of the video clip and check (?) the information mentioned. The statements mentioned are: 2 and 7. Now work in pairs and decide what the most surprising piece of information is. Outside view I am really surprised that so many British people read for pleasure; although many Chinese people read, I don’t think the figure for reading for pleasure among the whole Chinese population would be as high as that for Britain. Outside view 3 Watch Part 1 again and check your answers to Activity 2. Now work in pairs and discuss which information is also true for China. e.g. We think a smaller percentage of people read for pleasure in China, but the number i