(共16张PPT)
Unit 3 Computers
mouse
keyboard
printer
speaker
scanner
monitor
main board
CPU
(Center processing unit)
hard disc
floppy disc
Reading:
Who am I?
Reading comprehension
Fast reading:
---Get the main idea.
---Find out “Who am I?”
The main idea of the Reading:
It tells us the ________ and __________of computers.
history
development
I am _____________.
a computer
Careful reading
---Finish the following timeline
1642
1822
1936
The computer began as
a calculating machine.
The analytical machine was
made by Charles Babbage.
The computer grew rapidly both
in size and in brainpower.
1940s
Computers had grown as large
as a room.
1960s
The first family of computers was
connected to each other
1970s
Computers were used in offices
and homes.
now
Computers connect people
all over the world together.
1642
1822
1936
1960s
1970s
now
What will the computers be like in the future?
The Development Of Computers
A toy?
A handbag?
True or False?
In 1642 I began as a calculating machine and could solve any mathematical problem.
My real father was Charles Babbage, who wrote a book and built me in 1936.
After I got my new transistors in the 1960s, I became smaller but cleverer and quicker.
I was brought into people’s homes in the 1970s.
Since my birth I have been built to take the place of the human race.
F
F
T
T
F
What can we do on a computer and through the Internet?
Computer and Internet
type my work
draw pictures
play games
communicate with my friends.
gather information for my lessons
listen to music
watch movies
……
Computers have great power.
They make our lives more colorful and more convenient.
BUT
Don’t forget that computers are modern tools
which can’t take the place of real people.
Never ignore the people beside you or even far away.
1. Prepare language points.
2. Try to retell the passage according to the timeline.
Thank you! Bye bye !