课件13张PPT。Period 1&2 Warming
up and Reading I
Unit 3 Computers
abacuscalculatormobile phonePDA
personal digital assistantrobothuge computerpc
personal computerdesktoplaptopPDAPre-reading
1. Who am I? 2. Just have a guess!
Put the six inventions in the order of time.
calculating machine(计算器)analytical machine分析机universal machine(通用机器)personal computer (PC)laptoprobotDetailed readingIn 1642, as a c___________ machine, I could s______ difficult sums. Two hundred years later, I became an a________ machine, which can think l________ and give an answer quicker than anyone. I had artificial i_________ because of this technological r_________. In 1936, I began to grow b_____ in size and in brainpower. I was as l_____ as a room and my d_______ made me smaller from then on . First as a p_______ computer and then as a l_______, I have been used in offices and homes s_____ the 1970s.Fill in the blanks according to paragraph 1.calculatingsimplifyanalyticallogicallyintelligencerevolutionbothlargedesignerspersonallaptopsinceI became smaller and smaller as my memory improved.
First I was stored on chips , then on transistors and later in tubes.
I am not surprised at my large memory.
In the 1950s, I had a family on a network.
I can share my knowledge with others through the world wide web now. Tell “true or false” according to paragraph 2Answer the question according to Paragraph3.1. What is my goal?2. What can I do?
I have become very important in _____________, finance and ______.
I have also been put into ______and used to make ________ phones as well as help with medical _________.
I have even been put into space r______ and sent to _______ the moon and Mars.My goal is to provide humans with a life of high quality.communicationtraderobotsmobileoperationsrocketsexplore The topic sentences
Paragraph 1.
Paragraph 2.
Paragraph 3.
Over time I have been changed quite a lot.These changes only became possible as my memory improved.Since the 1970s many new applications have been found for me.detailsWhich paragraph does this detail belong to?calculating machineanalytical machineuniversal machinepersonal computerlaptoprobot?What does it look like?
( size, looks)
What can it do?
( help me with… / bring me … )
Design a computer in the future!Homework 1. Comprehending 1
2. Learning about language 1&2