2024届高考英语复习外刊精读：Is listening to a book better than reading it 学案

2024届高考备考 外刊精读 Day 69 Is listening to a book better than reading it 听书比看书更好吗 学案 文本导读： 一般来说，任何一种阅读方式都会同时用到大脑的几个区域。读纸质书可以帮助你更好地记住信息，听有声读物可能会帮助你在听到叙述者的情绪时培养同理心。本文讨论看书和听书各自的优势。 Step 1:词汇温习 reading nook 读书角 tale 故事 page-turner 令人爱不释手的书 e-book 电子书籍 audiobook 有声读物 attention span 注意力的持续时间，注意广度 fluency 流畅度 emotional intelligence 情商 social perception 社会知觉 retain 记住 attention is held 注意力集中 wander 走神，开小差 come alive 变得有趣，显得逼真 narrator 讲述者 inflection 音调变化 intonation 语调 imagery 意象，比喻 browse 随意看，浏览 bookshop shelves 书店的书架 literary 文学的 Step 2: 原文精听+精读 Picture yourself sitting at home in a quiet reading nook, ignoring the world around you, engrossed in a tale. You read the blurb, instantly became intrigued and now you’re in the middle of an absolute page-turner. But, there’s a hot debate – physical books vs. e-books vs. audiobooks. Does the device you’re using to read affect your reaction to the book? Generally, reading uses several areas of the brain. There’s attention span, reasoning, reading fluency, memory and language comprehension. Reading is known to strengthen communicative ability, vocabulary and increase emotional intelligence and social perception. So, whichever way you’re reading, there are definitely benefits. But, let’s look at the pros to reading with your eyes – that’s physical books and e-books. They can help to retain information better. This is because when you can actually see the words, your attention is held more closely. Add to this the fact that with physical books you can go back and find any part you missed, especially if your mind wanders, which it likely will at some point or other. On the other hand, there’s the audiobook. Headphones in, you’re switched off from life and the story really comes alive, almost like watching a film – in your head. From a scientific perspective, listening to an audiobook is likely to help you develop a greater sense of empathy as you hear the emotion of the narrator. We can more easily understand inflection and intonation. H