AE L5 U6 L3-done-proofed

Students will learn:

Key words:printing press, machine, ink, revolution, knowledgeVerbs:to print, to carveGrammar:present perfectPhonics: long i /ie/

L5 U6 L3

Level 5 Unit 6 Lesson 3

When do you write and when do you type?

Do you prefer writing or typing? Explain your choice.

Vocabulary

to print: to make copies of text on paper, either by writing or machine.

There was an error when we printed the paper today: every page was the same!

ink: the black or colored liquid used to mark paper.

My printer has run out of ink, so it cannot print.

machine: several parts using some kind of power to do work.

The farm machinery were old and rusty, but still did the job.

printing press: a machine that quickly prints many copies of the same pages.

Johannes Gutenberg invented the printing press.

to carve: to cut a hard object in order to add a design.

Metal stamps were carved with letters and set into the printing press to form a text.

After attending a university, Dan had great knowledge of the past.

knowledge: information and skills gained from experience or education.

revolution: a change made to society or government.

Invention of the printing press resulted in a revolution to the way knowledge was shared.

Teacher Notes

What subjects do you have some knowledge about? List them.

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Consider how history may have been different without the invention of the printing press.

Reading

The Printing Press

Early humans communicated and stored information by drawing pictures on cave walls. Some of these can still be seen today. Later, animal hides were dried and pressed to create parchments. During the Tang Dynasty (ca. 700), the Chinese used woodblock printing. Koreans also used moveable metal type to print.

Field Friends

The Printing Press

Information was shared and stored by scribes, who handwrote copies of books, which took weeks and months to finish. A book could cost as much as a house!When only very upper classes, monks and scholars could read, townspeople met regularly in pubs to have a paid reader share the news of the world.

The Printing Press

Inexpensive, quick printing was finally invented in 1436 by Johannes Gutenberg in Germany. Gutenberg's idea, to squeeze inked metal type evenly onto paper, changed how information was shared in the world. Unfortunately, while many books could be quickly printed, few people knew how to read them! Also, there was no plan for transporting the books to people who needed them.

Field Friends

The Printing Press

Gutenberg died a poor man because his books could not reach the world. In the 15th century, the demand for his books was limited to a few scholars. He never saw the development of transportation for his books. After Gutenberg's death, printing took place in Venice, Italy, where books were sold to ship captains who would re-sell them around the world.

Field Friends

The Printing Press

As printed books became more available, people began to learn to read themselves. Even middle class merchants began to keep small libraries of books in their homes. Huge paper mills were needed to produce masses of paper, using plant fibers from many forests of trees. However, digital communication is now changing how we share information.

Discussion Questions

The Printing Press

1. Why do you think early people drew pictures in caves?
2. Before the printing press was invented, who could normally read?
3. How does a printing press work?
4. Why can the time after the invention of the printing press be called a revolution of knowledge?

Grammar

I've just tried to ring you!

Vern has traveled every day this week.

I've danced since I was four years old.

3. Recent past events that influence the present.

2. Describing life experiences.

Present Perfect Tense

1. An event beginning in the past and continuing now.

In English, always starts from a past moment and continues to present time.

Present Perfect tense

There are 3 ways to use this tense:

Where's Roger? Oh, he's gone for a run.

Present Perfect Tense

to havepast participle

Present Perfect tense

Past Participles

brought

to bring

built

to build

slept

to sleep

done

to come

to do

come

to go

gone

to fall

to sing

fallen

check

sung

Create the Present Perfect tense

1. so she's very tired today.
2. because my phone broke.
3. ; would you like a slice?
4. , but I'm finished now.
5. and they are so happy!

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Phonics

Long i - /ie/

pietiedcrieddried

1.2.3.

Circle That Sound

1.2.3.4.

Listen and Write

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Free Talk

What machine do you use every day and how does it improve your life?

Goodbye!