冀教版八年级英语下册课件Unit4 The Internet Connects Us Lesson21：Books or Computers.pptVIP

Lesson 21 Books or Computers? Words expressions 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 paper books e-books How many books have you read this year? 2. Do you read e-books? Do you like them? Objectives To understand the passage about books. 2. To learn some useful words and expressions to talk about the history of books. Words: press appear modern electronic sell Expressions: pass on by hand printing press keep on Read and answer. 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. 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. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 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? 你想把怎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。 Many a student fails to pass on the examination. 许多学生考试不及格。 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。