（译林版）英语选修8同课异构课件：Unit 1 Period One Welcome to the unit.pptVIP

Unit 1 The written word;Welcome to the unit;clssic works;Gone with the Wind. It was written by Margaret Mitchell in 1936 and set a sales record when 50,000 copies were sold in one day. By 1965,it had sold more than 10,000,000 copies and had been translated into 25 languages in 29 countries.;genres of literature ; Nowadays, besides the traditional books, that is, books in print, do we have any other kinds of book?;What are the benefits of reading e-books? ;6. E-books are portable and so you can carry it without worrying about their weight. 7. E-books can be printable, if you wish to read an e-book in the traditional way. 8. E-books is very simple and easy to purchase and download. 9. You can make a good library of all kinds of digital books that you need. 10. All lovers of e-books can enjoy it anywhere at anytime by using today’s technology. They can save their time, money by internet. ;; They might want to join a book club because it provides a place for people with similar interest to find friends easily and share information about their favourite books and authors. In a reading club, people can always learn more. ;;E-books have a lot of advantages. They save a lot of space. A CD can store many books and it weighs just a few grams so that it is much easier to carry some CDs than to carry a heavy suitcase full of books in print when travelling or moving house. E-books provide people with a more personalized way of reading as the readers can set the pages, adjust the point size of the text or change the background colour. Some even provide a voice function so that people can ‘read’ their books by listening. Many people report that they read e-books faster than books in print. Besides, we can save a lot of trees because no paper will be used for e-books. ;Have you tried reading an e-book? What was it like? Are e-books popular? If not, do you think it will become popular? Do you prefer reading books in print or e-books? Why? ;;French writer Jules V