Module4 Unit2Books could be produced more quickly and cheaply 课件.ppt

3.what was the paper held against ? 4.when was printing developed? 5.what can be kept on CD-ROMs ? Paper was held against wood blocks Printing was developed in the 11th century. Information can be kept on CD-ROMs. 6.what can be received online? 7.how were ideas spread in the past? how are ideas spread today? Information can be received online. In the past, ideas were spread by books ,and mouth to mouth. Today ideas are spread by the Internet, TV, books, etc. complete the sentences 1. It’s hard to imagine life without paper or print because--- 2 .Books could only be produced one at a time because--- people are used to that\that has been used for many years. they were written by hand\printing wasn’t invented at that time. * Work in pairs . Read the title of the passage . Discuss the advantages of both books and computers .Make a list of their advantages Books Disadvantages Advantages 1.Nice objects to own and hold 2.Often relatively cheap 3.Easy to use 1.Get very dusty on shelves 2.Take up space in the home 3.Can be expensive 4.Use trees , so not environmentally friendly Computers Disadvantages Advantages 1.Store lots of information 2.Many ”books” are free 3.Easy to find lots of more obscure “books” 1.Expensive 2.Need to know how to use it correctly 3.Use electricity 4.You can lose everything if it “crashes” 5.Not pleasant to read on screen, need to print out Read the passage and match the main ideas with the paragraphs. The world before books The invention of printing Life on paper and in print. Technology and books e Can books be replaced by computers? Para 2 Para 3 Para 1 Para4 Para 5 Can books be replaced by computers? by Tony smith Every morning my father buys a newspaper on his way to work . Every day I open my books in class and start my lessons. Every evening my mother looks through magazines at home . And every night, I look