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课件网) 牛津译林版高中英语选择性必修四课件 Unit 4 Never too old to learn 活到老，学到老 Integrated skills Page 50-52 Calling for people to read more ◆ 内容分析 本板块围绕单元话题，以“呼吁人们多阅读”为主题创设情境，展开一系列读、看、听、说、写的学习活动。首先阅读一份有关中国人阅读习惯的调查报告，理解阅读的重要性，思考电子阅读是否会取代纸质阅读；再听一段公共图书馆管理员的访谈对话，了解图书馆在帮助大众阅读方面做出的努力；然后展开讨论，号召全民阅读，并就此话题写一篇文章，向校报投稿。上述活动环环相扣，每个活动既有侧重点，又关联其他活动，构成一个综合性语言实践活动。 ◆ 教学目标 By the end of this section, we will be able to: 1. analyse Chinese people’s reading habits; 2. use proper expressions to talk about reading habits; 3. write an article for the school newspaper calling for people to read more. A. Amy has found a report on Chinese people’s reading habits. Read the report below and answer the following questions. Chinese people’s reading habits The value of reading cannot be overestimated. Not only is it recreation, but it also lights a lamp in the mind, bettering our understanding of the world around us. cannot be overestimated无论怎样高估也不为过 The importance of these findings cannot be overestimated . 这些发现的重要性是无法充分估量的。 A recent survey on Chinese people’s reading habits, based on a random sample of more than 10,000 people from 30 cities across China,revealed that the Chinese spend a lot of time reading. According to the statistics, reading on digital platforms is on the rise. View the charts below for more information on Chinese people’s reading habits. 1.What is the importance of reading 2.What information can you get from the two charts Reading is entertaining. It also increases our knowledge and deepens our understanding of the world around us. The first chart shows that digital reading is more popular than reading printed materials. The second chart shows that people spend about 40 minutes a day reading printed materials and over 2 hours a day reading digital materials. 3.Do you think digital reading will completely replace print reading Why or why not Yes, I think so. Digital reading is already very popular and is growing quickly,especially as the younger generations are growing up with digital reading materials. With its popularity, reputable publishers will prefer digital publishing over print publishing as it is more economical to produce. Eventually, print reading will die out and become a part of history. rep·ut·able / repj t bl/ 声誉好的;值得信赖的,=respected No, I don’t think so. Even though digital materials often take less time and care to create, and almost anyone can create and post them using the Internet, there will always be a place for printed materials. One reason why people read printed materials is because they are viewed as being more trustworthy. They believe that the in-depth content has been well-researched. Some people also just enjo ... ...
