广东省深圳市Module 2 Unit 3 Computer Reading 课件

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Unit3
Computers
Reading
Talk about the cartoon
Where are Hi and Lo
They are outside a bank.
2. What is Hi wondering about Lo
He is wondering why Lo is never short of pocket money.
3. Where does Lo get his money
Lo gets his money from the ATM.
4. What does ATM stand for
It stands for automated teller machine.
5. What can we do with an ATM
We can get money from it or put money into it.
6. What controls an ATM
Maybe a computer.
What do you know about……
keyboard
mouse
main unit
speaker
monitor
About computers
1. The ____________shows words and pictures.
2. We use the _________for typing
3. The “brain”of a computer is in the ________
4. We move the __________to control the computer.
5. We hear sound from the ____________.
monitor
keyboard
main unit
mouse
speaker
Before you read
Read the following and tell whether it is true or false.
1. Computers are getting smaller and better.
2. Computers can do important jobs like flying planes
3. Computers may work as doctors
4. Computers are expensive.
(√ )
(√ )
(√ )
( X )
Read the first part of the article and complete the table below.
Smaller and better
The first computers in the 1940s
Computers nowadays becoming
Example
Conclusion
bigger than cars
smaller and better
There is probably a tiny computer inside your TV or washing machine.
You depend on computers more than you realize.
What can we do with computers
We can use compu-ters to calculate
Advantages
Examples
calculate at a faster speed than we can
almost never give wrong answers
type and draw things
do important jobs
operate railways
fly planes
fly spaceships
Is a computer cleverer than me
No, it isn’t. Because the human brain can produce new ideas but computers cannot.
The job of a doctor.
We may have nothing to do.
Reading and note
1. in the 1940s
在20世纪四十年代
My father was born in the 1950s.
我父亲出生在五十年代。
2. smaller and bigger
又小又好
比较级：cheaper and better
又便宜又好
3.be unaware of =don’t know
不知道
He was unaware of the danger ahead.
=He didn’t know the danger ahead.
他不知道前面的危险。
be aware of 知道，意识到
我意思到妈妈生气了。
I ______________my mother’s anger.
am aware of
4. You depend on computers more than you realize.
depend on computers 依赖电脑
You should depend on yourselves .
你应该依靠你自己了
more than 超过
realize =be aware of 意识到
I realize that he is angry .
我意识到他生气了。
5. What can we do with computers
我们可以用电脑来做什么呢？
do with 处理
What can we do with this money
我们该如何处理这笔钱呢？
_______can we do _____the trouble
What
with
6. We can use computers to calculate.
use sth to do sth 用某物去做某事
We use pens to write .我们用笔来写字
7. They can calculate at a faster speed.
他们能用更快的速度来计算。
Planes can travel at a faster speed than trains.
飞机比火车以更快的速度飞行。
8. In addition , computers can do important jobs like operating railways and flying planes and spaceships.
In addition 另外
In addition , he is good at painting .
另外，他还擅长画画。
like 在这里是一个介词， “像”的意思，后面动词用动名词形式。
He likes sports very much like ________(play) basketball.
playing
9. Your brain can produce new ideas……
produce new ideas 想出新的主意
10. however 然而，但是
Computers can do a lot of jobs better than humans. However , they can’t produce new ideas.
电脑做很多工作都比人做得好，但是他们不能产生出新的想法。
11.For example, they may be better than doctors at doing their job.
be good at doing sth 擅长做某事
be better at doing sth 比……更加擅长做某事
Computers are better at calculating than humans .
电脑比人类计算的更好。
12. What will happen to us if computers can do all our jobs
happen to 发生
What happened to him last night
昨晚他发生什么事了？
13. Will we have nothing to do
have nothing to do 无所事事
have something to do 有事要做
C. Vocabulary
C1. Fill in the blanks with the right words. Change their forms if necessary.
1. If something is very small, it is ______(line 5)
2. Some young people always need help from their parents. They should learn to__________
themselves. (line 8)
3. We had fun and learnt something new as well. We had a good time.________, we learnt a lot (line 14)
tiny
depend on
However
4. When we make a machine work, we _________it.(line16)
C2. Complete the conversation below with the words from the box.
Mark:I bought a new computer.
Helen: Why
Mark: I bought my first computer five years
ago. I used it almost every day,
and it became really slow.
Helen: I see. So how’s your new computer
operate
depend on , expensive, in addition, speed
Mark: It was really __________, but it works at a much faster _________ than my old one. ___________, it has a larger monitor.
Helen: I also ___________my computer a lot these days. I use it to write reports, and to get on the Internet too. My computer works well, so I am not going to buy a new one
expensive
speed
In addition
depend on
D. Comprehension
D1 Read the article on Page 35 and complete the answers with the example from the article.
1. S1: There may be tiny computers in your
home.
S2: Where , for example
S1：Inside your TV or washing machine.
2. S1: We can do many things with
computers in our daily life.
S2: For example
S1: We can ________, ________and
_________with them.
3. S1: Computers can do some important
jobs.
S2: For example
S2: They can _________________and ____________________
calculate
type
draw things
operate railways
flying planes and spaceships
4. S1: One day, computers may be able to do
a better job than human beings .
S2: For example
S1: They _________________________
___________________
may be better than doctors at
doing their job.
D2 Read the article again and answer the questions below in complete sentences.
1. What were the first computers like
_____________________________
2. Why are we unaware of some computers
_______________________________
3. Are computers clever than you and me Why or why not
__________________________________
They were bigger than cars.
Some computers are tiny.
No, because computers can’t produce
new ideas ,but we can.
Discussion
How do computers help us in our daily life
短语集中营
1. be unaware of 没有意识到
2. depend on 依靠
3. more than 超过
4. do with 处理
5. use sth to do sth 用某物去做某事
6. at a faster speed 以更快的速度
7. in addition 另外
8. operate railways 操控火车
9. produce new ideas 产生新的主意
10. be better at doing 更好的做某事
11. happen to 发生
12. have nothing to do 无所事事
13. change our lives 改变我们的生活
In the 1940s, the first computers were bigger than cars. Now computers are becoming smaller and ______ (good).
Some computers are tiny and you may be _______ (aware) of them. There is probably one inside your TV or ________ (wash) machine. You depend ______ computers more than you realize. We can use computers _________ (calculate). They can calculate ______ a faster speed than we can and seldom give wrong answers.
better
unaware
washing
on
to calculate
at
We can also type and draw things with them. Besides, computers can do important jobs like _________ (operate) railways and flying planes and spaceships. However, computers aren’t as clever as us. Our brain can produce new ideas. But computers may be able to do _____ better job than _______ (human).
What will happen to us _____ computers can do all our jobs Will we have nothing to do Computers may change our lives, but will they make them better
operating
a
humans
if
Thank you !