1、Lesson 21,Books or Computers?,Words & expressions,press appear modern electronic sell,n. 印刷机；新闻界 v. 出现；呈现；来到 adj. 现代的；新式的 adj. 电子的 v. 卖；出售,paper books,e-books,Think about it!,How many books have you readthis year? 2. Do you read e-books? Do you like them?,Objectives,To understand the passage about b
2、ooks. 2. To learn some useful words and expressions to talk about the history of books.,Words: press appear modern electronic sell,Expressions: pass on by hand printing press keep on,Read and answer.,1. How did people write books in ancient times?People wrote down their stories with paper. They wrot
3、e each word by hand. 2. What made it possible to print books quickly?Modern technology made it possible to print books quickly. 3. What kind of books quickly changed peoples reading habits?E-books.,Language Points,1. People passed on their knowledge by telling stories. 人们通过讲故事来传播知识。 pass on 传递；前进；去世
4、 What sort of values do you want to pass on? 你想把怎样的价值观传递给下一代？ He passed on at the age of 72. 他72岁时去世。 Many a student fails to pass on the examination. 许多学生考试不及格。,2. They wrote each word by hand.他们用手来写每个单词。 by hand 用手；手工 He moved the huge stone by hand. 他用手移动了那块大石头。 We arranged lead letters by hand b
5、efore a newspaper was printed. 在报纸印刷以前，过去是用手工排铅字 的。,3. Then, the printing press appeared and changed the world. 然后，印刷机出现了并改变了世界。 printing press 印刷机 The newspaper is the most novel product of the printing press. 报纸是印刷机制造的最新奇的产品。 press n. 压；按；新闻；出版社 He felt the press of modern life. 他感觉到现代生活的压力。,Perha
6、ps we really should be reflecting on another sacred liberty: the freedom of the press. 也许我们真正应该反思的是另一个神圣的自由：新闻自由。 v. 压；按 Drago pressed a button and the door closed. 德拉戈按了一个按钮，门关上了。 Press this button to start the engine. 要开动发动机就按这个按钮。,appear vi. 出现；呈现；来到 When night falls, stars appear. 夜晚来到时星星出现。 He
7、is anxious to appear a gentleman. 他急于表现得像一位绅士。 A woman appeared at the far end of the street. 一个女人在街那端出现了。,4. With modern technology, it was possible to print books quickly. 使用现代技术能快速打印书。 It is/was+ adj.+ to do sth. 做某事 (It作形式主语，真正的主语是to do sth.) It is very interesting to learn English. 学英语很有趣。 It i
8、s lucky to meet you here. 有幸在这儿见到你。,Its very kind of you to help me. 你能帮助我真好。 若形容词是描述不定式行为者的性格、品质的，如kind/ good/ nice/ right/ wrong/ clever/ careless/ polite/ foolish等，用of sb。 Its very difficult for me to get up early in the morning. 早起对我而言很困难。 若形容词仅仅是描述事物，用for sb，这类形容词有difficult/ easy/ hard/ importa
9、nt/ dangerous/ impossible等。,5. No matter what you havekeep on reading. 不管你有什么，继续阅读。 keep on 继续 They run after me. I dont look back at them and keep on running. 他们在后面追，我没有回头看，继续一个劲儿的跑。 The important thing is to keep on top of industry trends, and stay informed. 重要的事情是保持行业趋势的优势，并且消息灵通。,Time for Reflec
10、tion,pass on by hand printing press keep on,传递；前进；去世 用手；手工 印刷机 继续；保持,Fill in the blanks with correct words. 1. I never felt stressed like that , but he did _ _ his sense of adventure. 我从没感觉到那样压抑，但是他确实给我传递了他的冒险精神。 2. Some scientific books of _ China have been lost. 我国有些古代科学著作已经失传。 3. The letter was written _ _. 这封信是手写的。,pass on,ancient,by hand,4. I am going to _this old car, and buy a new car. 我打算卖掉这辆旧车，再买辆新车。 5. The book contains much new _. 这本书有很多的新信息。 6. He _ _ working until midnight though he was tied. 尽管他累了但还是继续工作到深夜。,sell,information,kept on,
