[六分鐘英語] -- Ebooks / 電子書 ( 問題篇 )－看BBC學英文

[六分鐘英語] -- Ebooks / 電子書 ( 問題篇 )

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最近板工入手了兩樣新的電子產品。

一隻新手機，還有一個電子書閱讀器。

這樣通勤的時候就可以用手機看書，在家的時候可以用電子書閱讀器看。

很開心呢~~

所以，今天就來跟大家討論一下電子書的議題吧。

來聽聽看BBC怎麼說......

Click here for the news. / 點這聽新聞。

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(一) 重點單字

1. ebooks [n.] = 電子書

2. digital [adj.] = 數位的

3. download [v.] = 下載

4. online [adj.] / [adv.] = 網路上的、線上的、在線的

5. hardbacks [n.] = 硬封面書、精裝本

6. paperbacks [n.] = 紙封面書、平裝本

7. bankrupt [adj.] = 破產的

8. publish [v.] = 出版、發行

9. stable [adj.] = 穩定的、平穩的

10. the nuts and bolts = 基本要素

(二) 聽力填空題

1. Digital here means anything __________ with computers or __________.

2. Earlier this year, the online __________ Amazon.com said it's now selling more electronic books in the US than __________ ones.

3. The American bookstore Borders was __________ bankrupt earlier this year and the British book seller Waterstones has reported __________ __________.

4. So for Sarah there, the __________ who will do particularly well are ones who build digital __________ and who live their lives online.

5. But the number is __________ all the time, so it might be in the __________ soon.

(三) 聽力問答題

1. Name the three e-book readers that are mentioned in the clip.

2. When did the sales of e-books overtake the sales of paperbacks ?

3. What are the three things that will always be important to a book ?

(四) 討論題

Do you read e-books ?

I read almost every day.

And I enjoy reading e-books because they are so easy to manage.

I don't need to carry around lots of books anymore.

If you do, what device do you use ?

I have an eee-note. It's a great e-reader device from Asus.

There is no backlight, so I can use it for many hours without hurting my eyes.

I also have a new Samsung Galaxy 2.

There is a nice app that provides lots of books for me to read.

Tell us about you e-book reading habits and experiences......

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