The Printing Press: When Books Became Cheap

All levels48 minHistoryLesson 2 of 6 · Outline

Aims

Before 1450, a book took a year to copy by hand. Then a German goldsmith changed everything. Past tenses and opinions for B1 students.

The lesson, stage by stage

  1. News10 min

    In the news: The story

    Read a 163-word news story: A goldsmith, some metal letters, and the end of the expensive book

  1. Vocabulary8 min

    Vocabulary: Words to know

    6 items

  2. Discussion10 min

    Discussion: The workshop

    2 discussion questions

  3. Discussion10 min

    Discussion: Cheap and everywhere

    3 discussion questions

  4. Discussion10 min

    Discussion: Ideas on the move

    3 discussion questions

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Target vocabulary

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copyexpensivecombineproducespreadkeep up

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