Lesson21：Books or Computers
教学设计

渭城区第二初级中学  易芹花

Teaching aims
Knowledge
By the end of lesson 21,the students will be able to read, understand and use the new words  and phrases. Such as appear, modern, electronic, sell, pass on, by hand, printing press, keep on
Ability
1.To talk about the history of the books.
2.To know the importance of the  printing press and the Internet
Emotion
No matter what we have, we must keep on reading.
Teaching difficult points and important points
To use the new phrases and to talk about the importance of the printing press and the Internet.
Teaching to
Teacher’s activities
Students’ activities
Aims
Step1:   warming up

Do you like reading books?

Do you know the history of the books?

What do you know about it?

Step2: Leading in

Use two pictures to revise the history of books

Oracle and e-book

Step3 Presentation

The history of books is very interesting.

In ancient times, there no books, and people passed on their knowledge by telling stories.

Later,  people learned how to write .

People learned to make paper, with paper,

people began to write down their stories .

They wrote each word by hand. 

It took a long time to write just one book

Then, the printing press appeared and changed the world.

the printing press

paper books

Recently, computer and Internet changed

the world again.

Nowadays, people have many ways to read books. No matter what you have ,keep on reading.

Step 4. Listening

Listen and put the sentences in the correct order.

Step 5.Reading

1. How did people write books in ancient times?

   People wrote down their stories with paper. They wrote each word by hand.

2. What made it possible to print books quickly?

    Modern technology made it possible to print books quickly.

3. What kind of books quickly changed people’s reading habits?

   E-books.                                                          

Step6 Pair work

•     A: Do you know the history of books?

•     B: Yes, it’s …

•     A: How many kinds of books do you know?

•     B: …

•     A: What are they?

•     B: …

•     A: What kind of book do you like better, paper

•          books or e-books?

•     B: …

•     A: Why do you like it?

•     B: Because…

Step7 Writing  

 I think the history of books is interesting. There are kinds of books from ancient times to now. They are handwritten books,… .  But I like…    because…quickly changing… It is easier…to buy and sell… …travels…

•     Now we have many ways to read books. No matter what you, ..,keep on reading

Homework

Write the history of books.
 Summary

Today we talked about the history of books. It is rapid and hard. I Hope you can recite the text according the time clues. No matter what we have, we must keep on reading.

Board writing

•     I think the history of books is interesting. There are kinds of books from ancient times to now. They are handwritten books,… .  But I like…    because…quickly changing… It is easier…to buy and sell… …travels…

•     Now we have many ways to read books. No matter what you, ..,keep on reading.