Books could be produced more quickly and cheaply. 2 二 Learning to learn Writing S canning Sometimes it is important to find information 6 Complete the sentences in a passage quickly. Use the headings and I It's hard to imagine life without paper or read the first sentences in each paragraph print because This will often tell you what the paragraph 2 Books could only be produced one at a is about. Then you can decide whether the time because information you want is likely to be in that 3 Books could be produced more quickly and paragraph. If it is, read the paragraph; if not cheaply after the llth century because move on to the next paragraph 4 We may not need books in the future because 5 Books will never be replaced by 3 Read the passage again Make notes computers because… to complete the timeline 7 Look at how we gi give reasons /results. IIth century in the future books could only be produced one at a time As a result they were expensive and rare 2,000 years ago And because there werent many books few people learned to read 4 Read the passage again and answer and newspapers and magazines can the questions already be read online. So will books b I Why were books expensive and rare replaced by computers one day? before the invention of printing? These machines are smaller and lighter than 2 Why did ideas spread more quickly when books so that they can be carried very easily books became cheaper? Now answer the questions. Write 3 What can we use to get information? complete sentences. Why is it hard to imagine a world without 5 Answer the questions. Use the words print? in the box to help you. It's hard to imagine a world without print because we have so many printed things now create develop hold keep I What was the result of books becoming produce receive spread cheaper?(as a result I when was paper first created? when do 2 Why must printing be thought of as one of you think books were first created? the most important inventions?(because) 2 Were books produced by hand or by 3 More people learned to read in the llth machine at first? century. What happened then?(so) 3 What was the paper held against? 4 What development will mean that books 4 When was printing developed? wont be needed in the future?(so that) 5 What can be kept on CD-ROMs? 8 Rewrite the notes in Activity 3 in full 6 What can be received onlin sentences 7 How were ideas spread in the past? How About 2,000 years ago, paper was first are ideas spread today? created Now add the sentences you wrote in Activity 7 Module 4
MODULE 4 Great inventions Unit 3 Language in use Language practice Paper and printing have been used for ages. The battery hasnt been charged for a couple of months Has it been published yet? Information can be kept on CD-ROMs. Books could only be produced one at a time by hand. Can books be replaced by computers? 1 Complete the sentences with the correct form of the words Paper has been made(make) from many things II think one day books may (replace) by computers 2 My bike (leave)at school, so I have to take the bus to school today. 3 The battery (charge)yet. How can I use my recorder? 4 Paper should not throw) away. 5 Books and CDs can (borrow) from the library 6 Ive bought an MP3 player- and about 1,000 songs have (download) onto it 7 Has the pen (mend) yet? I need to write my article with it 8 What have (turn on? The radio? 2Work in pairs. Complete the quiz questions and choose the correct answer. I what/use/to make paper since the 19th century a) Wood b) silk c)Cotton 2 where/ the story of Romeo and Juliet/set? a) In New York b)In Athens c)In London 3 where/the world's oldest paper/discover? a)In India b)In china c)In Egypt. 4 how long/computers/use? a) For less than 50 years. b) For 50 years. c) For more than 50 years 30Module 4
guage in use 3 3 Make questions and write answers. what /shouldnt/do/with batteries?(throw away) What shouldnt be done with batteries? They shouldnt be thrown away I what /can/use /to make paper?(many things 2 what/might/use/ to replace books one day?(computers) 3 where/can/music/keep? (on MP3 players) 4 Look at the pictures and describe how the place has changed. Use the words in the box to help you S rl add change open paint put turn on Module 431
MODULE 4 Great inventions 5 Complete the passage with the correct form of the words in the box clean develop introduce invent produce spread use write From about 500 BC, pens were used for writing. The feathers of large birds () and dried. The point of each feather was sharpened. Then people used them to write with ink. Many famous works, such as Shakespeare's plays, (2) with these pens Then, in the 18th century, a pen with a steel writing point (3) only a few words could(4)h, however, before the writer had to fill the pen with ink again Many years later, the fountain pen ( 5) from these early pens. In 1950,a European invented the ballpoint pen. The popularity of writing (6) quickly with the (7) of the ballpoint pen. Even today, ballpoint pens are much less expensive, compared ith fountai 6 work in pairs. Listen and say where the speaker is Give reasons for your answer a) In a library b) In the British library. Content c) In the British museum 7 Listen again and answer the questions. a I Why did it take a long time to produce a book in ancient times? 2 Why do many old books have to be kept away from the public? 3 How has the invention of the computer helped to make these books easier for people to read? d Previous page Next page 4 How can the pages of a book on a computer be turned? 8 Complete the sentences with the phrases in the box by hand for ages from now on rather than I Could you imagine a digital image of Yao Ming on the wall a poster? 2 Things made are usually more expensive than those produced in factories 3 I haven ' t seen my best friend 4 We're using too much paper. I'm going to read all my magazines online 32 Module
Language in use 3 Around the w③rld E-book As we can now write to each other with email. we can read with e-books. E-books first appeared in the 1990s and have made great improvements in their technology. Notes can be written on an e-book, new books can be easily downloaded from the Internet and it's much easier and quicker to search for passages. What's more, a lot of paper will be saved Nowadays, the most advanced e-book is about 620g 18cm long, 12cm wide and 2cm thick. It looks like a real book. But e-books are more expensive than paper books, so not many people can afford them. However, with the rapid development of electronic technology, e-books will become more convenient and cheaper. It is said that in the near future there will be more e-books than paper books Module task: Discussing how to improve inventions 9 Work in groups. Prepare your discussion Each choose an invention(e.g. the computer, the television or the car) Research how your invention has been developed, and make notes about what you find out The first computers were very big, but now computers are very small 1C Discuss with your group. Tell your group what you have found out and discuss how the invention might be improved in the future. Ask your group for their ideas Make notes about your discussions and make a final list of your best ideas 1 Present your findings to the class Tell the class about your group,s ideas Listen and discuss the ideas of the other groups Vote on the best ideas and make a final class list odule 4