内容正文:
Integrated Skills
Calling for people to read more
Unit 4 Never too old to learn
1.To analyze Chinese people’s reading habits through reading;
2.To learn how to match information in listening;
3.To know how a public library encourage people to read books.
Learning objectives
1. How often do you read books?
A. every day B. every week C. sometimes D. hardly
2. What kind of book do you usually read?
A. classical novels
B. popular novels
C. magazines
D. newspapers
E. professional books
F. others
3. How long will it take you to read a whole book?
A. one day B. less than one week
C. a month D. several months
4. Which way would you like to choose to read a book?
A. scanning扫读 B. skimming略读
C. intensive reading D. extensive reading
5. What medias do you use to read?
A. read printed books
B. read on tablets平板
C. read on smartphones
D. others
6. Can you remember the content you have read?
A. I remember almost all of what I read.
B. I remember most of what I read.
C. I remember some of the content.
D. I forget all of them after I finish it.
7. Do you estimate the value of reading?
A. Yes, I do.
B. No, I don't.
8. Do you think what you read will help you in facing difficulties in your life?
A. helps a lot
B. sometimes
C. hardly
D. never
Reading is important, because if you can read, you can learn anything about everything and everything about anything.
Now let's read a report on Chinese people's reading habits.
1.What is the importance of reading?
A
Alan has found a report on Chinese people’s reading habits.
Read the report and answer the following questions.
2.What information can you get from the two charts?
3.Do you think digital reading will completely replace print reading? Why or why not?
Reading
A report is a presentation of results based on a specific survey of a particular group of people. Usually, it contains some statistics with some charts.
Reading
1.What is the importance of reading?
Reading is entertaining. It also increases our knowledge and deepens our understanding of the world around us. (L1-3)
reading printed materials
reading digital materials
____________________is more popular than ______________________.
reading printed materials
Reading digital materials
close to 70%
2.What information can you get from the two charts?
Chinese people’s reading rates
系列 1 printed books printed newspapers printed magazines digital materials 0.58 0.39 0.26 0.68
print reading
digital reading
Chinese people prefer _______________to______________.
digital reading
print reading
39.96(about 40mins)
145.5(2.5hours)
Time spent on reading (minutes per day)
系列 1
reading on PCs reading on smartphones reading on tablets reading printed newspapers reading printed magazines reading printed books 57.22 74.4 13.88 13.15 6.61 20.2
importance of reading
results of the survey
title
charts
Activity 2 文章架构
1.The value of reading cannot be overestimated.
(cannot...+over-动词: 无论怎样······都不为过)
2.Not only is it recreation, but it also lights a lamp in the mind, bettering our understanding of the world around us.
(1)部分倒装;(2)not only…but also…连词)
Find sentences describing the importance of reading.
Activity 3 增分靓句
1.What are the advantages and disadvantages of digital books?
Activity 4 讨论
advantages
disadvantages
easy to carry/ portable
convenient to buy
bad for eyes
unsafe for personal information
need be charged on time
cheaper
can be kept longer
2. What are the advantages and disadvantages of printed books?
advantages
disadvantages
less impact on eyes
valuable for collection
enjoy the book from one page to another
easy to take notes
take up more space
not eco-friendly
more expensive
inconvenient to find
3.Do you think digital reading will completely replace print reading? Why or why not?
3.Do you think digital reading will completely replace print reading? Why or why not?
Yes, I think so. Digital reading is already very popular and is growing quickly, especially as the younger generations are growing up with digital reading materials. With its popularity, reputable声誉好的 publishers will prefer digital publishing over print publishing as it is more economical to produce. Eventually, print reading will die out and become a part of history.
No, I don’t think so. Even though digital materials often take less time and care to create, and almost anyone can create and post them using the Internet, there will always be a place for printed materials. One reason people read printed materials is because they are viewed as being trustworthy值得信赖的. They believe that the in-depth深入的 content has been well-researched精心研究. Some people also just enjoy holding a book or newspaper in their hands when reading.
According to the report found by Amy and the interview with Mr Zhou, we can learn when we write an article calling for people to do something, we can use the following outline.
Activity 5 写作模板
A Proposal on...
Dear /To :
The introduction to the proposal(the background/reasons/purpose of the proposal):____________________________________________
The contents of the proposal(the suggestions/requirements):
________________________________________________________
The end of the proposal(the wishes/expectations/hopes,etc.):
________________________________________________________
The name
The date
What factors may influence Chinese people’s reading habits?
I think factors such as age, gender, education and occupation may affect Chinese people’s reading habits. For example, some jobs may require more reading than others, such as jobs in publishing.
Discussion
B
Amy is listening to an interview between Mr Zhou, a director from a public library, and a reporter.
Listening
Tip
Matching information
Before listening, underline keywords in the exercise to quickly identify them in the text. Focus on relationships between the information provided in the exercise and the information given in the text.
Pre-listening
1.50,000 ______a Number of people who attended last weekend’s event
2.1,000 ______b Number of book exchanges organized
3.30,000______c Total number of books exchanged
4.40__________d Number of books on the online learning platform
5.500_________e Number of books exchanged at last weekend’s event
Underline keywords in the exercise to quickly identify them in the text.
1.50,000 _________ a Number of people who attended last weekend’s
event
2.1,000 _________ b Number of book exchanges organized
3.30,000_________ c Total number of books exchanged
4.40 _________ d Number of books on the online learning
platform
5.500 _________ e Number of books exchanged at last weekend’s
event
B1 Listen to the interview and match each figure below to the description it is related to. Write the letters in the blanks.
While-listening
1.50,000 _________ a Number of people who attended last weekend’s
event
2.1,000 _________ b Number of book exchanges organized
3.30,000_________ c Total number of books exchanged
4.40 _________ d Number of books on the online learning
platform
5.500 _________ e Number of books exchanged at last weekend’s
event
Check your answers.
c
e
d
b
a
B2 Listen to the interview again and complete the notes below.
Encourage people to read more
Measures taken
Organizing book exchanges at weekends to encourage traditional reading, starting from (1) ________________
Organizing reading events to get people to read and (2) __________ with others
Launching an online learning platform sharing books about literature, art, (3) ____________ and (4) _________________
Future plan
Organizing book exchanges and reading events in (5) ____________
Encourage people to read more
Measures taken
Organizing book exchanges at weekends to encourage traditional reading, starting from (1) ________
Organizing reading events to get people to read and (2) _______________________ with others
Launching an online learning platform sharing books about literature, art, (3) ______ and (4) ______________
Future plan
Organizing book exchanges and reading events in (5) ____________
last year
share their favourite books
law
popular science
rural areas
Check your answers.
Reporter: Mr Zhou, thank you for taking the time to talk to me today
about how you are encouraging people to read more.
Mr Zhou: My pleasure! The Chinese government has done a lot to promote nationwide reading, and our library has participated in the national reading campaign. We regard it as our duty to encourage people to read more, so I’m delighted to tell you about some of our achievements.
Reporter: Please go ahead! What’s the library doing to encourage people to read more?
Tapescript
Mr Zhou: We want people to devote more time to traditional reading, so starting from last year, our library has been organizing book exchanges every weekend. So far we’ve organized about 40 book exchanges and a total of 50,000 books have been exchanged. About 500 people attended last weekend’s event, and they exchanged nearly 1,000 books.
Reporter: That’s amazing!
Mr Zhou: Yes, we’re very pleased with this achievement. We’ve also organized reading events to get people to read and share their favourite books with others. I’m proud to say that these reading events have received a positive response.
Reporter: People obviously love sharing book recommendations, and digital reading makes that easier. What measures have you taken to improve the public’s access to digital resources?
Mr Zhou: We’ve just launched an online learning platform sharing our collection of 30,000 books, covering fields such as literature, art, law and popular science.
Reporter: Great! Do you have any plans for other activities in the future?
Mr Zhou: Yes, indeed. Our current book exchanges and reading events are mostly held here in the city, but there is a big demand for such events in rural areas too. We are hoping to organize more events in these areas soon.
Reporter: This has been most interesting. Thank you, Mr Zhou.
Let’s read now!
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