(
课件网) Unit 1 Look it up! 主题范畴：人与社会 主题群：历史、社会与文化 子主题： 对世界、国家、人民和社会进步有突出贡献的人物；科学技术与工程，人类发明与创新 Key question What can we learn from encyclopaedias learn about the history and cultural importance of encyclopedias. recognize and understand the use of key words, word groups, phrases and sentence patterns in the article. learn about the text features of encyclopedia entries, and guess the structure and content of the reading passage. Learning objectives 学习目标 After learning, I will be able to: editor / ed t (r)/ n.（书籍的）编辑 organize / ɡ na z/ v. 安排；组织 order / d (r)/ n. 顺序 record /r k d/ v. 记录 New words and phrases general education 通识教育 go back a long way 历史悠久 be similar to 与……相似 alphabetical order 字母顺序 play an important role 起到重要作用 How much do you know about the Encyclopaedia Britannica (大英百科全书) 你知道被誉为中国17世纪的生产工艺“百科全书”的古籍是哪一部吗 Warming up What do you know about the history of encyclopaedias Encyclopaedias provide all kinds of information. When were the first encyclopaedias made Let’s explore the history of encyclopaedias to learn more. Huanglan《皇览》 Yongle Dadian《永乐大典》 Pre-reading 百科全书常见的种类有： 按涵盖的主题分：综合性百科全书；专业性百科全书。 按数量分：多卷本的百科全书；单卷本的百科全书。 百科全书常见的编排方式有： 按字母表顺序编排。将所有的主题按照字母表顺序依次排序，可分成若干卷。 按学科分类编排。 Background 1. Read the article about encyclopaedias and find out how they developed in different parts of the world. Encyclopaedias: an educational tool with a long history The word “encyclopaedia” comes from a Greek word that means “general education”. We use encyclopaedias to find information about different subjects. Nowadays, most people use encyclopaedias online, but some still prefer to use paper encyclopaedias. They often come in several volumes. While-reading China has a long history of creating encyclopaedias. One of the first encyclopaedias was the Huanglan (i.e. the Imperial Anthology). It was created around 220 CE. Another important encyclopaedia was the Yongle Dadian (i.e. the Yongle Encyclopaedia). The Yongle Dadian was completed in 1408 and had over 11,000 volumes. It is probably the largest encyclopaedia in history. Both the Huanglan and Yongle Dadian included important pieces of writing. These entries covered subjects like history, art and science. Encyclopaedias in other parts of the world also go back a long way in history. The earliest known encyclopaedias in Europe were written by the Greeks in the 4th century BCE. They were similar to early Chinese encyclopaedias because they included works by different scholars. Centuries later, the editors of the first modern encyclopaedias, like the Encyclopaedia Britannica, organized the entries in alphabetical order. People could use the first letter of a word to find a subject quic ... ...
