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课件网) Unit 1 Look it up Section 4 Focusing on culture, Cross-curricular connection, Project 学习目标 I can identify what kinds of information are usually included in an encyclopaedia. look up information in print or online encyclopaedias. talk about the history of encyclopaedias. use information from encyclopaedias to write an entry about a subject. 01 新 课 导 入 03 应 用 实 践 06 回 顾 总 结 07 随 堂 小 练 02 学 习 理 解 04 迁 移 创 新 05 考 点 速 递 学习内容 新课导入 1 What can we learn from an encyclopaedia Eencyclopaedias can provide us all kinds of information , Such as , Science, History, Geography, Culture, Technology and Industry, Society and Economics China has a long history of creating encyclopaedias. One of the first encyclopacdias was the Huanglan. Yongle Dadian was completed during the Yongle period of the Ming Dynasty (1403 - 1408). It is probably the largest encyclopaedia in history. Yongle Dadian The Huanglan Notes The Encyclopaedia Britannica is a world-famous encyclopaedia. It is the oldest English-language encyclopaedia. The first edition was published in 1768, and since then there have been 15 editions. The 15th edition is made up of 32 volumes. Together they contain about 40 million words on half a million topics. Today, the Britannica is online, so you can use it anytime, anywhere. Why are encyclopaedias important for us Encyclopaedias have provided us all kinds of information. They are very useful ,and they help us learn about the world that we live in 学习理解 02 What do you know about the history of encyclopaedias Think Focusing on culture Encyclopaedias provide all kinds of information. When were the first encyclopaedias made Let's explore the history of encyclopaedias to learn more. 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. China has a long history of creating encyclopaedias. One of the first encyclopacdias was the Huanglan (《皇览》）(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. Read the article about encyclopaedias and find out how they developed in different parts of the world. 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 encyclopacdias because they included works by different scholars. Centuries late ... ...
