Unit 4 Information Technology
Viewing Workshop
Printed books or Digital books
Is this the end of printed books?
Watch Part 1 : Tick the information that is mentioned or
implied in the video.
What is the speaker’s opinion on printed books?
□1. Presentation is more important than content.
□2. Printed books are expensive and not easy to carry.
□3. People’s attention spans are too short for the
complex ideas in printed books.
□4. People want to know the latest news about pop
stars, instead of learning about the past.
□5. Printed books cannot meet people’s various reading
interests.
□6. The market for printed books is dying.
Watch Part 1 again
Work in groups of four
With questions, watch Part 1 again
Learn and share
• we find that holding books feels quite strange
• it’s not true that
• I don’t keep up with trends
Group Work:
□Presentation is more important than content.
Are the bold words related to
printed books or digital books?
• it’s just not true that
• I read a lot and enjoy learning
• I don’t care
• and you should never think
• I am obligated to care for the environment and its
sustainability
□B. People’s attention spans are too short for the
complex ideas in printed books.
Length of time
Having duty to do Do you agree?
Complicated
□C. People want to know the latest news about pop
stars, instead of learning about the past.
• you need to acknowledge my values
• what’s important to me is
• what celebrities are wearing
• and it doesn’t matter much to me
• what Gandhi did last century
recognise
Are the bold words related to
printed books or digital books?
□D. The market for printed books is dying.
• if we like your brand
• we’ll endorse you
• on social media
• on our mobiles
support
Do you agree?
Has the speaker’s opinion changed?
Watch Part 2
Watch Part 2
Advantages of printed books
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Advantages of printed books
*People are still interested in stories from the past.
*People still read a lot of books.
*People like the way books feel in their hands.
*People like to read books.
*It’s not true that people have short attention spans.
Printed books are outdated and dull.
Holding books feels quite strange.
People want to keep up with trends.
Presentation is more important than content.
People’s attention spans are too short for complex ideas.
People are not obligated to care for the environment and its
sustainability.
People care more about what celebrities are wearing instead
of what Gandhi did last century.
• Find out the “secret” to presenting two different
ideas on the issue in a very special way.
• The end of print books is here.
• Books are outdated and dull.
• No longer can it be said that …
• We like to read.
Thank You