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M9 Great inventions
Unit 2 Will books be replaced by the Internet?
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Lead in
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Lead in
What are the four great inventions in ancient China?
papermaking
printing
gunpowder
compass
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Reading-fast reading
Read the passage and match the main ideas with the paragraphs.
The world before printed books
The world after the invention of printing
c) Life with paper and printing
d) Technology and books
e) The future of books
Para. 1
Para. 2
Para. 3
Para. 4
Para. 5
Tip: Read the first sentence to get the main idea quickly.
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Reading-careful reading
What will the life be like without paper and printing?
Think and discuss
What is the purpose of the first paragraph?
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Reading-careful reading
Paragraph2-3 The development of printed books
Time Invention Situation of books and reading Reasons
2000 years ago
Sui and Tang Dynasties
Tip: notice the expressions that give reason and result. (as a result, so, because)
not many books, expensive;
few people had the chance to read.
books were produced more quickly and cheaply;
a trade in books
more people learnt to read;
knowledge and ideas spread faster than ever before.
the development in printing;
books were produced one at a time by hand.
paper
printing
As a result
made it possible
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Reading-careful reading
Advantages of Internet
more powerful than printing:
1. a larger amount of information; be stored in more varied forms;
2. find information much more easily;
3. reading machine is smaller and lighter (easy to carry)
Read Paragraph 4 and complete the table.
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Think and discussion
Do you think “Will books be replaced by the Internet?” is a good title for this passage? Why or why not?
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Discussion
Will books be replaced by the Internet? why?
( advantages and disvantages of print book reading and online reading )
Eg.
Print book reading:
√ easy to mark or take notes
× inconvenient to carry
Online reading:
√ environmentally friendly
× affect vision
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Think and discussion
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