Module 4 Great Inventions Unit 2 Books could be produced more quickly and cheaply. Talk in pairsWhat’s the advantages ofand Can books be replaced by computers? Main meaning of each paragragh1.Life on paper and in print2.The world before books3.The invention of printing4.Technology and books5.Can books be replaced by computers? Read the first paragraph and answer:Every morning my father buys a newspaper on his way to work. Every day I open my books inclass and start my lessons. Every evening my mother looks through magazines at home. And Every night, I look at the posters with photos ofDavid Beckham and Yao Ming on my bedroom wall before I go to sleep. Can we imagine life without paper or print?What do the family do?Father: buys a newspaper every morningMother: _________________________The writer: _______________________ Read the second paragraph and answer:Paper was first created about 2,000 years ago,and has been made from silk, cotton, bamboo, and since he 19th century, from wood. People learned to write words on paper to make a book. But in those days, books could only be produced one at a time by hand. As a result, they were expensive and rare. And because there weren’t many books, few people learned to read.Questions:1.How long has paper been created? 2. Were there many books to read in those days? Why or why not? Read the third paragraph and tell T or F:Then printing was invented in China.The first printed books were made by putting ink against a wooden block and holding the paper against it. When printing was developed greatly at the beginning of the 11th century, books could be produced more quickly and cheaply. As a result, more people learned to read. After that, knowledge and ideas spread quickly, in a way that can be compared with the introduction of the Internet in the 20th century.T or F:1. Printing was invented in China. 2. Printing was developed quickly at the end of the 11th century. Read the fourth paragraph and tell T or F:But will books be needed in the future? Today information can be received online, downloaded from the Internet rather than found in books, andinformation can be kept on CD-ROMs or machines such as MP3 players. These machines are smaller and lighter than books so that they can be carried very easily.Tell true or false: 1.We can only get information online.2.2.Books becomes smaller and lighter.3.3.Books can be carried more easily that 4. an MP3. Read the last paragraph and think:Computers are already used in classrooms, andnewspapers and magazines can already be read online. So will books be replaced by computers one day? No, I don’t think the Yao Ming poster onmy bedroom wall will ever be replaced by computer two meters high!Just think it over: In writer’s opinion, does he think books can be replaced by computers? be made of ---- be made from--- be made up of --- be made in------ be made by— be made into –--由由…材料制成材料制成(看得出材料看得出材料)由由…材料制成材料制成(看不出材料看不出材料) 由由…组成组成(部分或成员部分或成员)出产于出产于…(某地某地)由由…制成制成(生产者生产者)制成制成….(产品产品)Ex. 1. Look at the camera, Where is it ________? Japan. 2. The table is __________ wood, while paper is ____________wood. 3. Our class is ___________twenty boys and twenty three girls. 4. The metal can be __________ a knife. 5. This kind of car is __________ many workers in the factory.made in made of made from made up of made by made into 3. Read the passage again. Make notes to complete the timeline.today2,000 years ago11th centuryin the futurePaper first createdPrinting developedInformation downloaded from the InternetBooks may be replaced by computers Answer the questions1.Why were books expensive and rare before the invention of printing?2.Why did ideas spread more quickly when books became cheaper?3.What can we use to get information?Because books could only be produced one at a time by hand.Because more people learned to read.We can get information from the books , Internet….. Read the passage and then try to retell it:Can we imagine life without paper or print? Paper was first 1.c_______ about 2,000 years ago, and has been made 2.f____ silk, cotton, bamboo and since the 19th century, from wood. But in those 3.d____, books could only be produced one at a time by 4.h_____. Then printing was 5.i________ in China. When printing was developed greatly at the 6.b_________ of the 11th century, books could be produced more quickly and 7.c_______.Today information can be received 8.o____, downloaded from the Internet rather 9.t____ found in books. So will books be 10.r________ by computers one day?reatedromaysandnventedeginningheaplylinehaneplaced writingHow to give reasons / resultsreasons / results as a resultbecausesoso that Read the passage and then try to retell it:1. --- Look! What a nice garden! --- Yes, it ______ every day. A. has been cleaned B. is cleaned C. was cleaned D. will be cleaned2. It is said that potato chips _____ by mistake 100 years ago. A. is invented B. was invented C. invent D. invented3. --- Where did you go last night? --- I _______ to go to Li Lei’s birthday party. A. ask B. am asked C. was asked D. have been asked4. English ______ by lots of people in the world today. A. is spoken B. was spoken C. spoke D. spoken5. --- What’s the ______ of the meeting? --- Love and Peace. A. literature B. language C. theme D. matter6. Lots of trees and flowers ________ in this city last year. A. plant B. planted C. are planted D. were planted7. These books should ________ to the library on time. A. returned B. be returned C. are returned D. is returned Read the passage and then try to retell it:8. A talk about how to learn English _________ next week. A. will give B. give C. is going to given D. will be given9. This novel ________ yet. I need two more days. A. have read B. haven’t read C. have been read D. haven’t been read10. As students, we should study hard ________ play games. A. instead of B. rather than C. more than D. prefer to11. Do you have ___________ to do? A. something else B. else something C. anything else D. else anything12. --- Did they ________ the final game? --- I don’t know. A. win B. beat C. defeat D. lost13. --- May I ______ your camera? --- Sure. But you’d better ________ it to others. A. borrow, lend B. borrow, not to lend C. borrow, not lend D. borrow, to lend Let’s ReviewHave/has been + doneHave/has been + doneThis book/ read/ by everyone in my classThis book has been read by everyone in my class.1.This book/ discuss/ on telephone2.It/ buy/by thousands of people3.Children/tell to read this book4.The book/ print/ again and again5.Other books /write /about this book This book has been discussed on the telephone.It has been bought by thousands of people.Children have been told to read this book.This book has been printed again and again.Other books have been written about this book Let’s ReviewComplete sentences Complete sentences 1.a) All students must read this book. b) This book _____________by all students.2.a)Everyone can understand his ideas. b) His ideas ________________by everyone.3.a)I could not fine her books anywhere. b) Her books ________________anywhere.4.a) For a long time, many people could not use computers. b) Computers__________________by many people for a long time. You can buy computers quite cheaply now.Computers can be bought quite cheaply nowmust be readcan be understoodcould not be foundcould not be used Let’s ReviewComplete sentences Complete sentences 5.a) We can do the work now if you want. b) The work _____________now if you want.6.a) You must not take these magazines from the library. b) These magazines _________________from the library .You can buy computers quite cheaply now.Computers can be bought quite cheaply nowcan be donemust not be taken lFinish the workbook exerciseslWrite a passage according to the text. Talk in pairsWhat’s the advantages ofand Can books be replaced by computers? Discuss and fill in the form:Advantages Advantages Disadvantages Disadvantages BooksBooks convenientcheapEasy to use•Take up space in the home•Heavy to carry•Waste paper•Less information Discuss and fill in the form:Advantages Advantages Disadvantages Disadvantages Comp-Comp-utersuters •Store lots of information•Many “books” are free•Save paper Protect the environment•Expensive •Need to know how to use it correctly•Uses electricity•You can lose everything if it “crashes”•Bad for our eyes Can books be replaced by computers?Do you think books will be replaced by computers? No, I don’t think so. In my opinion, books are more important than computers. They are easy to use. And they don’t need electricity. Maybe they are a waste of paper, but they are more convenient than computers. Books are cheaper than computers, too. In order to save more paper, we can reuse books.Compare with computers, I think books are better. Can books be replaced by computers?Do you think books will be replaced by computers? No, I don’t think so. \ Yes, I think so.In my opinion, …In a word,… 。