Living with technology
1.where did the writer find this piece of writing?
2.what is it about?
detailed reading for important information
(explanation)
本文為科技類的說明文，信息量很大，時間跨度很長，但其中內容多為客觀事實，從語言學習的角度，只需了解即可。所以閱讀的重點應在于如何獲取信息和如何進行信息分類等，需要深層次理解的內容其實并不多。但鑒于今后在學習和工作中會遇到大量此類文章，面對信息量巨大且看似枯燥的這篇文章，如何迅速高效地抓住關鍵信息？
通過快速瀏覽課文， 找出關鍵字詞，如：development、 history、 in 1925、 later in 1928等一系列時間指示語，從而抓住文章的脈絡，即時間線索，再依次找到有關其發展歷史的關鍵信息。
1 . reading the development of tv
what do you think is the best way to get the most important information in such a long passage?________________________________
fill in the event happening in a particular year.
1925 wireless tv transmissions, usa 1923-1927 ______________________
1928 ___________________________ 1928-1929 ______________________
1929 ___________________________ 1948 ___________________________
1951 ___________________________ 1962 ___________________________
1989 ___________________________ 1996 ___________________________
2 . reading the history of audio devices
1877 the first recording of a human voice 1931 _____________________________
1948 _____________________________ 1954 _____________________________
1958_____________________________ 1979_____________________________
1982 _____________________________ 1986 _____________________________
1987 _____________________________ 1992 _____________________________
3. true or false exercises ( page 4 partc1)
4. detailed questions
1. why is it still uncertain who invented tv?
2. why are digital tv superior to satellite tv?
3. what advantage has the new concept of webtv brought to people since it was introduced in 1996?
4.what were the major disadvantages of the first record player?
5.what did the popularity of mp3 result in?
5. read the text again and choose the best answers according to the text:
1) when and where was the first long-distance tv broadcast made?
a. in 1925 in the usa. b. in 1926 in the uk. c. in 1928 in the uk. d. in 1928 in both the usa and the uk.