（新版）冀教版八年级英语下册Unit4TheInternetLesson21BooksorComputers .pptVIP

* Unit 4 The Internet Connects Us Lesson 21 Books or Computers? press appear modern electronic sell n. 印刷机；新闻界 v. 出现；呈现；来到 adj. 现代的；新式的 adj. 电子的 v. 卖；出售 Words and expressions Do you read e-books? Do you like them? How many books have you read this year? Lead in PK e-books paper books Language points 1. People passed on their knowledge by telling stories. 人们通过讲故事来传播知识。 pass on 传递；前进；去世 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？ He passed on at the age of 72. 他72岁时去世。 2. They wrote each word by hand. 他们用手来写每个单词。 by hand 用手；手工 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. 然后，印刷机出现了并改变了世界。 printing press 印刷机 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 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。 v. 压；按 Drago pressed a button and the door closed. 德拉戈按了一个按钮，门关上了。 Press this button to start the engine. 要开动发动机就按这个按钮。 appear vi. 出现；呈现；来到 When night falls, stars appear. 夜晚来到时星星出现。 He is anxious to appear a gentleman. 他急于表现得像一位绅士。 A woman appeared at the far end of the street. 一个女人在街那端出现了。 4. With modern technology, it was possible to print books quickly. 使用现代技术能快速打印书。 It is/was+ adj.+ to do sth.做某事是……的 (It作形式主语，真正的主语是to do sth.) It is very interesting to learn English. 学英语很有趣。 若形容词是描述不定式行为者的性格、品质的，如kind/ good/ nice/ right/ wrong/ clever/ careless/ polite/ foolish等，用of sb.。 It’s very kind of you to help me. 你能帮助我真好。 若形容词仅仅是描述事物，用for sb.，这类形容词有difficult/ easy/ hard/ important/ dangerous/ impossible等。 It’s very difficult for me to get up early in the morning. 早上早起床起对我而言很困难。 5. No matter what you have…keep on reading.不管你有什么，继续阅读。 keep on 继续 They run a