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1、Module4GreatInventionsUnit2Bookscouldbeproducedmorequicklyandcheaply惠州小金口金源学校吴国林Workinpairs.Readthetitleofthepassage.Discusstheadvantagesofbothbooksandcomputers.MakealistoftheiradvantagesAdvantagesDisadvantagesBooks1.Niceobjectstoownandhold2.Oftenrelativelych
2、eap3.Easytouse1.Getverydustyonshelves2.Takeupspaceinthehome3.Canbeexpensive4.Usetrees,sonotenvironmentallyfriendlyAdvantagesDisadvantagesComputers1.Storelotsofinformation2.Many”books”arefree3.Easytofindlotsofmoreobscure“books”1.Expensive2.Needtoknowhowtouseit
3、correctly3.Useelectricity4.Youcanloseeverythingifit“crashes”5.Notpleasanttoreadonscreen,needtoprintoutReadthepassageandmatchthemainideaswiththeparagraphs.TheworldbeforebooksTheinventionofprintingLifeonpaperandinprint.TechnologyandbookseCanbooksbereplacedbycom
4、puters?aPara2bPara3cPara1dPara4ePara5Canbooksbereplacedbycomputers?byTonysmithEverymorningmyfatherbuysanewspaperonhiswaytowork.EverydayIopenmybooksinclassandstartmylessons.Everyeveningmymotherlooksthroughmagazinesathome.Andeverynight,Ilookattheposterswithphot
5、osofDavidBeckhamandYaoMingonmybedroomwallbeforeIgotosleep.Canweimaginelifewithoutpaperorprint?Paperwasfirstcreatedabout2,000yearsago,andhadbeenmadefromsilk,cotton,bamboo,and,sincethe19thcentury,fromwood.Peoplelearnedtowritewordsonpapertomakeabook.Butinthoseda
6、ys,bookscouldonlybeproducedoneatatimebyhand.Asaresult,theywereexpensiveandrare.Andbecausethereweren’tmanybooks,fewpeoplelearnedtoread.Thenprintingwasinventedinchina.Thefirstprintedbooksweremadebyputtinginkonawoodenblockandholdingthepaperagainstit.Whenprinting
7、wasdevelopedgreatlyatthebeginningofthe11thcentury,bookscouldbeproducedmorequicklyandcheaply.Asaresult,morepeoplelearnedtoread.Afterthat,knowledgeandideasspreadquickly,inawaythatcanbecomparedwiththeintroductionoftheinternetinthe20thcentury.Butwillbooksbeneeded
8、inthefuture?Todayinformationcanbereceivedonline,downloadedfromtheinternetratherthanfoundinbooks,andinformationcanbekeptonCD-ROMsormachinessuchasMP3players.Thesemachinesaresmallerandlighte
