《英語中高職貫通第五》課件-lesson 11

Lookatthefollowingpicturesandsaywhatkindofbookitis.oraclebonesbambooslipsbronzewareasilkscrollpaperbookE-readers,screensofakindleandatabletLookatthefollowingpicturesandsaywhatkindofbookitis.Whichdoyouprefer,readingfromprintedbooksorfromscreensofsmartphones,tabletsorE-readers?TheCaseagainstE-readers：WhyReadingPaperBooksIsBetterforYourMindYougotane-readerovertheholidays.Whatshouldyouloaditupwith?Beachreaders?Sure.“Ulysses”?Probablynot.Weknowalotabouttheprosandconsofreadingahard-copybookversusreadingelectronically.Theproblemis,manyofusrefusetolisten.Don'tgetmewrong：Digitalreadinghassomerealadvantages.Askpeoplewhattheylikemostaboutreadingondigitalscreens,andyouhearoverandagainaboutconvenience：“Easytocarry”and“Compact”.Wealsoknowelectronictextsarevitalfordemocratizinglearningopportunities.JustlookatprojectssuchastheDigitalPublicLibraryofAmericaorWorldReader.Morepointsfordigitalreading：e-bookstendtobecheaperthanprintversions.There'salsotheenvironmentalargument.Thinkofthetrees!Yetthesoundnessofthiscaseisarguable.Themetalswe'reusinguptobuilde-readingreadersandtabletsarenotjustrarebuthighlytoxic.Andthinkaboutallthatenergyneededtorunserversandcoolingfans.Andremember,treesarearenewableresource.Then,there'stheappealofahardcopy.Whatfascinatesmeishowmanypeoplepreferprintwhenreadingbothforpleasureandforschoolorwork.Drawingexamplesfrommyownresearch,someofthereasonsareaesthetic.Othersinvolveasenseofaccomplishment,easeofannotation,andnavigation.Incontrast,Ihearabundantcomplaintsabouteyestrainandheadacheswhenusingscreens.TheCaseagainstE-readers：WhyReadingPaperBooksIsBetterforYourMindMuchofwhatstudentslikedaboutreadingprintinvolvedtheirminds.Theysaid“it'seasiertofocus,”“myspatialmemoryworksbest,”and“feellikethecontentsticksinmyheadmoreeasily,”Somealsoacknowledgetheytookmoretimewithprintedtextandreadmorecarefully—notreallyasurprise,sincedigitalscreensencouragescrollingandhastenusalongtograbthenextwebsite.Buttherealnailinthecoffinforone-size-fits-allelectronicreadingisconcentration.Morethan92percentofthoseIsurveyedsaidtheyconcentratebestwhenreadingahardcopy.Theexplanationishardlyrocketscience.WhenadigitaldevicehasanInternetconnection,it'shardtoresistthetemptationtojumpship：I'lljustrespondtothattextthathascomein,checktheheadlines,orderthosebootsthatareonsale.Readersarehuman.Ifyoudangledistractionsinfrontofus(orifweknowtheyarejustaclickorswipeaway),it'shardnottotakethebait.Thisbringsusbacktothequestionofwhatsortsofreadingsitmakessensetodoonscreenandwhichtoreserveforpaper.Ifdigitalinterruptionsdon'tthreatenyourenjoymentorunderstandingofatext,thenmediummaynotmatter.Ifyoubreaktochecksportsscores,littleharmdone.Justdon'texpecttounderstandmuchofJoycethisway.DReadthearticleandthenchoosethebestchoice.Whichofthesentencesbestsummarizesthemainideaofthearticle?A.Theauthorisagainste-readerstotally.B.Theauthorthinkse-readershavemoredisadvantagesthanpaperbooks.C.Theauthorthinksthatreadingpaperbooksisbetterforourunderstandingandconcentration.D.Theauthorarguesthatweshouldconsidertheadvantagesofbothpaperbooksande-readers,andchoosetherightmediumaccordingtothecontentofourreading.Inthearticle,theseadvantagesofdigitalbooksarementioned:convenience,democratizinglearningopportunitiesandbeingenvironment-friendlyandcheaper.Beingenvironment-friendly.Becauseinfactbyreadingdigitalbooks,wearepollutingtheenvironmentbyusingupmetalstobuilde-readingreaders,releasinghighlytoxicpollutantsinusingandwastingenergytorunserversandcoolingfans.Someofthereasonsareaestheticandothersinvolveasenseofaccomplishment,easeofannotation,andnavigation.Becausereadingpaperbooksmakesiteasiertofocusandhelpsspatialmemoryworkbetter.Readthearticleagain,andanswerthefollowingquestions.1.Whatadvantagesofdigitalbooksarementionedinthearticle?

2.Whichadvantageofdigitalbooksisarguable?Andwhy?

3.Whydosomepeoplelikereadingpaperbooksaccordingtotheauthor?

4.Comparedwithscreenreading,whyisreadingpaperbooksbetterforourminds?Tofindoutpeople'spreferenceofreadingmediums,Melindaisdoingasurveyoncampus.Listenandcompletethetasksbelow.e-readerswaitworryaboutheavylibrarypaperbooksweightfeelinglovingbothpaperbooksande-readersequallytimeplaceListentothethreeconversationsandthenfillinthechartbelow.howfarListentotheconversationsonebyoneandfillintheblankswithwhatyouhaveheard.Conversation1...A：Isthereany1)

readingfromyourKindle?Sayalittledifficultto2)

？B：Idon'tthinkso.Kindlecandowhatapaperbookcan.What'smore,itcandomore.Ican3)

tomyliking;Ievencanlookupunfamiliarwordsinstantlywiththebuilt-in4)

...Conversation2...A：Whatdoyoumeanbysaying“feeling”?B：Well,thefirstmeaningof“feeling”isthatmostpeopleare1)

andpaperbookscan2)

themwiththepast.Andthesecondistofeeltheweightofabook,to3)

thepages.Andthelastoneistoimmediatelysee4)

youareinabook...inconveniencemakenotesadjustthesizedictionarynostalgicconnecttouchandsmellListentotheconversationsonebyoneandfillintheblankswithwhatyouhaveheard.Conversation3...A：Butwhy?Don'tyouthinke-bookswilloneday1)

paperbooks?B：Dowehaveanysound2)

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ofsubwayreading.Asweallknow,inasubway,moreandmorepeopleare4)

printedbooksinfavorofsmartphones,e-readersandtablets.B：Well,insubwayreading,mostpeoplearereadingfor5)

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thatthechoicedependsonwhatwe'rereading.Manyofusbuye-Books,butstillthinkpaperisthewaytogoforotherbooks.Takemeasanexample,Iwillchooseapaperbookfora7)

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