内容正文:
Lesson 21 Books or computers ?
冀教版初中八年级下册英语
screen
mouse
keyboard
Can you name the parts of a computer?
host
monitor
Revision
Who has the best memory?
PK
Q1: In ancient times,there were no books.
How did people get knowledge?
They got knowledge by telling stories.
Lead-in
Q2: How do people get knowledge now?
By reading paper books./e-books .
By learning from teachers or learning by themselves
on the computer.
E-book is short for the electronic book.
paper books
e-book
Cailun invented papermaking in East Han Dynasty. China was the first country to invent paper. It changed the world.
Words and expressions
In ancient times, people
wrote each word_______.
It usually ________ them
a long time to write just one book.
by hand
by hand 手工
took
It takes/took sb. time to do sth.
花费某人多少时间
printing press
modern
This is a _______ ______ with
_____ technology , it can make thousands of books a day.
printing press 印刷机
With the computer and the Internet, a new kind of book _________: the ________ book(e-book). It is easier for people to
buy and _____ books online.
appeared
electronic
sell
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Task1
1.How did people pass on knowledge in ancient times?
2.What made it possible to print books quickly?
3.What kind of books quickly changed people’s reading habits?
By telling stories .
The printing press.
E-books.
Listening
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.
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Task 2
Reading
Task 3
Reading again
Fill in the blanks . The first letter is given .
paper
Information
Paragraph 1
With paper,people began to write down their stories. People wrote each word ________ . It took a long time to write one book . ___ ______ couldn’t travel far.
by hand
When the printing press _________, it changed the world. The ________ printing press can print books ________, and makes it possible for the _______ person to have easy access to read books.
printing press
appeared
modern
quickly
common
__________ and the Internet changed the world. They made it possible for a new kind of book: the _______ books. Traditionally books could only be bought and _____ at a store, but today you can buy and _______ books online.
Computers
electronic
sold
sell
Internet
sell- sold -sold
Culture tips: The four great inventions in China
Task 4
Task 6
1. To recite key words and useful phrases of Lesson 21
2. To write a short passage and talk about the advantages and disadvantages of e-books.
Homework
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