Unit 2 Will books be replaced by the Internet?What did people use to remember things long long ago?Where did people write before paper was invented?When was print invented?When was the Internet introduced to China?Have you read books on the Internet?printing n. 印刷印刷 development n. 进步进步发展发展trade n. 买卖；买卖；交易交易spread v. 扩展；蔓延；扩展；蔓延；传播传播introduction n. 引进；采用；推行引进；采用；推行amount n. 量，数量量，数量store v. 存存储；储藏储；储藏varied adj. 各种各种各样的各样的form n. 种种类；类型类；类型connection n. 连接；计连接；计算机网络连接算机网络连接 single adj. 仅一仅一个的；单个的个的；单个的direction n. 方向方向 replace v. 替换，替换，取代取代Work in pairs. Read the title of the passage in Activity 2. Discuss and make a list of the advantages of books and the Internet.Listen to the passage and then answer the questions.1) When was paper first created? About 2,000 years ago.2) When was printing invented in China? During the Sui and Tang Dynasties.To find information in a passage quickly, you can read the heading and the first sentence in each paragraph. This will often tell you what the passage is about.Learning to learna) The world before printed booksb) The world after the invention of printing.c) Life with paper and printingd) Technology and bookse) The future of books12345Read the passage and match the main ideas with the paragraphs.1) How were books produced before the invention of printing? In those days, books were only produced one at a time by hand.1. Read the passage again and answer the questions.2) According to the passage, what are the advantages of the Internet over books? A much larger amount of information can be stored in more varied forms on the Internet than in books. Someone with an Internet connection can find information much more easily. And the machines we use to read it are now small and light, often smaller and lighter than a single book.When What About 2,000 years agopaper createdDuring the Sui and Tang DynastiesTodayprinting inventedthe Internet growing fast, computers and the Internet used in classrooms, newspapers and magazines read online 2. Complete the tableComplete the passage with the words in the box. Books were expensive after paper was invented because they were made by hand, but (1) _ in printing made it cheaper and faster to make books. A(n) (2) _ in books resulted, and knowledge (3) _ more quickly than ever before. The (4) _ of the Internet has developments direction introduction powerful replace spread tradedevelopmentstradespreadintroductionchanged the world in a similar way, and the Internet is much more (5) _. With more and more people using the Internet, the (6) _ that traditional printing will take in the future is uncertain, and computers may (7) _ books one day.powerfuldirectionreplace developments direction introduction powerful replace spread tradeDiscuss in groups the following question: Which ones do you like more, e-books or paper books? Why?1. Every evening, my mother looks through magazines at home. 每天晚上，我妈妈都在家翻阅杂志。
每天晚上，我妈妈都在家翻阅杂志 look through 快速阅读，浏览快速阅读，浏览 e.g. It will do you good to look through your notes before examinations. 考试前浏览一下笔记对你会有好处考试前浏览一下笔记对你会有好处Would you please _ the paper for me and see if there are any obvious mistakes?A. look around B. look into C. look up D. look through2. As a result, there were not many book. 这样一来这样一来，书籍数量不多书籍数量不多语境展示】阅读下列句子，注意并归【语境展示】阅读下列句子，注意并归 纳纳as a result的意思及用法的意思及用法1) He didnt study hard. As a result he failed his exam.2) He made one big mistake, and as a result he lost his job.【自我归纳】【自我归纳】as a result意为意为“_”，在句中作状语，在句中作状语【拓展拓展】as a result of .意为意为“由于由于的结果的结果”，多引起状语。
如：，多引起状语如：Jack nearly missed the flight as a result of getting up late. 杰克差点因起晚了而错过飞机杰克差点因起晚了而错过飞机结果结果 【即学即练即学即练】1. Judy nearly missed the flight _ doing too much shopping.A. as a result of B. except for C. instead of D. in need of2. My friend Martin was very sick with a strange fever; _, he could neither eat nor sleep.A. as a result B. after all C. anyway D. for example3. Books were only produced one at a time by hand. 书籍是靠手工制作的，一次只能制作一本书籍是靠手工制作的，一次只能制作一本 at a time 每次，一次每次，一次 e.g. Please come in one at a time, not all together. 每次进来一个，不要一起进来。
每次进来一个，不要一起进来 by hand 用手（做）用手（做） e.g. All these toys are made by hand. 所有这些玩具都是手工的所有这些玩具都是手工的4. Later, developments in printing made it possible to produce books more quickly and cheaply. 随后，印刷术不断发展，书的印制快了许多，随后，印刷术不断发展，书的印制快了许多，也便宜了许多也便宜了许多 development n. 发展，进步发展，进步 develop v. 发展，进步发展，进步 e.g. With the development of our country, our life becomes better and better. 随着我们国家的发展，我们的生活随着我们国家的发展，我们的生活 越来越好越来越好5. A much larger amount of information can be stored in more varied forms on the Internet than in books. 大量的信息可以以各种形式存储在互联大量的信息可以以各种形式存储在互联网上，比书籍的存储量要大的多。
网上，比书籍的存储量要大的多 【寓词于境】阅读下列句子，注意【寓词于境】阅读下列句子，注意amount的意思及用法的意思及用法1) They spent equal amounts of time in California and New York.2) A large amount of money is spent on advertisements every year.3) Large amounts of money were spent on the bridge.4) His debts amount to more than 200,000 dollars.【自我归纳自我归纳】amount用作名词，意为用作名词，意为“数量数量”（句（句1-3），），“。