1、Unit 4 Never too old to learnIntegrated skillsAmy has found a report on Chinese peoples reading habits.Read the report below and answer the following questions.AAmy has found a report on Chinese peoples reading habits.Read the report below and answer the following questions.1.What is the importance
2、of reading?2.What information can you get from the two charts?3.Do you think digital reading will completely replace print reading?Why or why not?P50 1.What is the importance of reading?cannot.+over-动词动词无论怎样无论怎样.都不为过都不为过 We cannot over-emphasize the importance of physical exercise.2.What information
3、 can you get from the two charts?Nearly 70%of participants read digital materials.The reading rate of digital materials is highest.People can read digital materials on tablets,smartphones and PCs.Among the three medias,reading on the smartphones(74.4 minutes per day)is the most popular one.Nearly 60
4、%of participants read printed books.The time spent on reading printed books is 20.2 minutes per day.The number of people who read printed newspaper is more than the number of people who read printed magazines.About 25%of participants read printed magazines.The time spent on reading printed magazines
5、 is only 6.61 minutes per day.3.Do you think digital reading will completely replace print reading?Why or why not?No,I dont.First,people can absorb more information when they read printed materials.Readers of print books can remember more of the plot than the readers of e-books do.Second,digital rea
6、ding may cause screen fatigue.With print books,people dont have to worry about any of that.Third,people are less likely to get distracted when they read printed materials,but people who read e-books tend to get sidetracked more easily.B Amy is listening to an interview between Mr Zhou,a director fro
7、m a public library,and a reporter.Listen and finish the exercises below.B1Listen to the interview and match each figure below to the description it is related to.Write the letters in the blanks.P51TipMatching informationBefore listening,underline keywords in the exercise to quickly identify them in
8、the text.Focus on relationships between the information provided in the exercise and the information given in the text.cedbaB2Listen to the interview again and complete the notes below.P51last yearshare their favourite bookslawpopular sciencerural areasCIn pairs,discuss Chinese peoples reading habit
9、s and different ways to encourage reading.Use the following ideas and expressions to help you.The importance of reading Chinese peoples reading habits(how often and how long they read,what media they use to read,etc.)Measures to encourage people to read moreP52DWrite an article for the school newspa
10、per calling for people to read more.Use your ideas from part C and the information in parts A and B to help you.P52Planning your writing Learning about the structure To write an article calling for people to read more,you can follow the structure below:Introduce the topic by stating the importance o
11、f reading.Analyze Chinese peoples reading habits,providing data on their reading frequency and duration,preferred media,etc.Suggest measures to encourage people to read more.P52Planning your writing Learning about the language When you describe graphs and charts,the following expressions might be he
12、lpful:1 The graph/chart shows/indicates/illustrates.2.a higher/lower/greater/smaller percentage.3 As is shown in the graph/chart,.4.larger/smaller/longer/shorter than.5 As can be seen from the graph/chart,.6.the same as/similar to.in time/rate.Now write the article.P52Checking your writingRemember to check your writing after you finish and exchange drafts between you and your partner.Pay attention to the following aspects:Punctuation Spelling GrammarChoice of words Style(formal/informal)Structure Finish the exercises in Learning English.H
