有所尝试,就会有所作为。
 Something
attempted, something done.
--朗费罗(Henry Longfellow)
Lesson Seven
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Books and TV
Look at the picture on page 45 of the
textbook.and answer the questions below it.
Study the useful words & phrases:
grave (tomb) to mourn…in silent tribute
coffin
to attend the funeral
cross
to wear black gauzes
wreath
to produce a eulogy on the
dead
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Group discussion
Divide the class into several groups
numbering 4 or 6 students in each. The
groups have a discussion about the question,
below and then send representatives to air
their views.
 The question is: Can books be replaced by
TV? ( the advantage and disadvantage of
books and TV) (reference seen P53)
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About books
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1) There are a great varieties of books, covering a
large range of subjects.
2) A good book is the sum of all wisdom, a kind of
treasure, and can be handed down from generation
to generation.
3) Books give us food for thinking.
4) Although books can’t provide us with the up-todate news, yet from the books we can learn
lessons from the past.
About TV
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4)
TV programs are more appealing with sound,
motion and pictures.
TV programs help us to keep track of the current
political & economical affairs and the latest
scientific & technological progresses..
We can relax ourselves by watching colorful TV
programs.
But TV viewers are usually passive recipients.
Good sentences and expressions:
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1. As I see it, books provide more profound knowledge than TV programs.
2. But I believe TV is the thing that really gives us the picture of what the
world is like currently.
3.But for books human beings could never have inherited the wisdom and
legacy passed over by our ancestors, thus we could never have progressed so
quickly.
4. I wonder if you could by any chance rely on the book knowledge too much
so that you ignore what is happening around us now?
5. Could I possibly ask you to show me an example that TV programs
help students to learn? In my mind, while you are watching TV, all you have to
do is to sit back and receive everything that is shown there.You don’t really do
any thinking or reacting, do you?
6. Come to think of it, you’re probably right. But isn’t it possible that you are
reading yet without thinking and reacting?
7. If I were you , I would get a more balanced view of the two. As a student, I
regard books as an indispensable part of my life and will do what I can to
make the best use of all those good books . However, I need TV to enrich my
life all the same, especially at weekends and during the vacations.