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Unit4TheInternetConnectsUsLesson21BooksorComputers?pressappearmodernelectronicselln.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WordsandexpressionsDoyoureade-books?Doyoulikethem?Howmanybookshaveyoureadthisyear?LeadinPKe-bookspaperbooksLanguagepoints1.Peoplepassedontheirknowledgebytellingstories.人们通过讲故事来传播知识。passon传递；前进；去世Whatsortofvaluesdoyouwanttopasson?你想把什么样的价值观传递给下一代？Hepassedonattheageof72.他72岁时去世。2.Theywroteeachwordbyhand.他们用手来写每个单词。byhand用手；手工Hemovedthehugestonebyhand.他用手移动了那块大石头。Wearrangedleadlettersbyhandbeforeanewspaperwasprinted.在报纸印刷以前，过去是用手工排铅字的。3.Then,theprintingpressappearedandchangedtheworld.然后，印刷机出现了并改变了世界。printingpress印刷机Thenewspaperisthemostnovelproductoftheprintingpress.报纸是印刷机制造的最新奇的产品。pressn.压；按；新闻；出版社Hefeltthepressofmodernlife.他感觉到了现代生活的压力。Perhapswereallyshouldbereflectingonanothersacredliberty:thefreedomofthepress.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Dragopressedabuttonandthedoorclosed.德拉戈按了一个按钮，门关上了。Pressthisbuttontostarttheengine.要开动发动机就按这个按钮。appearvi.出现；呈现；来到Whennightfalls,starsappear.夜晚来到时星星出现。Heisanxioustoappearagentleman.他急于表现得像一位绅士。Awomanappearedatthefarendofthestreet.一个女人在街那端出现了。4.Withmoderntechnology,itwaspossibletoprintbooksquickly.使用现代技术能快速打印书。Itis/was+adj.+todosth.做某事是……的(It作形式主语，真正的主语是todosth.)ItisveryinterestingtolearnEnglish.学英语很有趣。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ofsb.。It’sverykindofyoutohelpme.你能帮助我真好。若形容词仅仅是描述事物，用forsb.，这类形容词有difficult/easy/hard/important/dangerous/impossible等。It’sverydifficultformetogetupearlyinthemorning.早上早起床起对我而言很困难。5.Nomatterwhatyouhave…keeponreading.不管你有什么，继续阅读。keepon继续Theyrunafterme.Idon'tlookbackatthemandkeeponrunning.他们在后面追我，我没有回头看，继续跑。Theimportantthingistokeepontopofindustrytrends,andstayinformed.重要的事情是保持行业趋势的优势，并且消息灵通。Let’sDoIt!1Readthelessonandanswerthequestions.1.Howdidpeoplewritebooksinancienttimes?Peoplewrotedowntheirstorieswithpaper.Theywroteeachwordbyhand.2.Whatmadeitpossibletoprintbooksquickly?Moderntechnologymadeitpossibletoprintbooksquickly.3.Whatkindofbooksquicklychangedpeople’sreadinghabits?E-books.Readthelessonandputthesentencesinthecorrectorder.TheHistoryoftheBook()Ittookalongtimetowritejustonebook.()Itmadeitpossibleforcommonpeopletoreadbooks.()Thee-bookappeared.3562()Peoplehadnobooks,andtheysharedknowledgebytellingstories.()Theprintingpressappeared.()PeopledownloadbooksfromtheInternet.()Withpaper,peoplebegantowritedownstories.1247Fillintheblanks.Thefirstletterisgiven.1.Withpaper,peoplebegantowritedowntheirstories.Peoplewroteeachwordbyhand.Ittookalongtimetowriteonebook.I____________couldn’ttravelfar.nformation32.Whentheprintingpressa________,itchangedtheworld.Them_______printingpresscanprintbooksquickly,andmakesitpossibleforthec_________persontohaveeasyaccesstobooks.ppearedodernommon3.ComputersandtheInternetchangedtheworld.Theymadeitpossibleforanewkindofbook:thee________book.Traditionallybookscouldonlybeboughtandsoldatastore,buttodayyoucanbuyands____booksonline.lectronicellpassonbyhandprintingpresskeepon传递；前进；去世用手；手工印刷机继续；保持Whichinventiondoyouthinkismoreimportant—theprintingpressortheInternet?(Writeashortpassageandgiveatleastthreereasonstosupportyourchoice.)HomeworkThankyou!