人教版高中英语 必修二 Unit3 《Computers ---Warming up &Reading》 课件 (共26张PPT)
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人教版高中英语 必修二 Unit3 《Computers ---Warming up》 课件 (2)(共24张PPT)
Put the pictures in correct order according to the development of the computer?
?
English computer
Team Work
2
What English words do you know about the computer?
Advantages ?
Disadvantages ?
Team Work
4 The advantages and disadvantages of the computer.
Advantages ?
Disadvantages ?
In my opinion / As far as I am concerned / I think (I believe) that the computer has advantages/disadvantages, because…
3 The ways to use the computer
What do you do by using the computer in your daily life?
I often use the computer to… I sometimes make use of the computer to…
computer
speaker host monitor keyboard mouse screen
virus hardware software program homepage password hacker user name
click download upload
Individual Work
Most importantly, the future of technology is in your hands!
?
English computer
Team Work
2
What English words do you know about the computer?
Advantages ?
Disadvantages ?
Team Work
4 The advantages and disadvantages of the computer.
Advantages ?
Disadvantages ?
In my opinion / As far as I am concerned / I think (I believe) that the computer has advantages/disadvantages, because…
3 The ways to use the computer
What do you do by using the computer in your daily life?
I often use the computer to… I sometimes make use of the computer to…
computer
speaker host monitor keyboard mouse screen
virus hardware software program homepage password hacker user name
click download upload
Individual Work
Most importantly, the future of technology is in your hands!
人教版高中英语 必修二 Unit3 《Computers ---Warming up》 课件 (2)(共24张PPT)
With the development of science and technology, great advances have been made in artificial intelligence.
Robots will get into our daily life in the future and the functions of them will increase with time.
…
people easily
5.to look up
information directly…
5 The computer in the future
Robot!!
a sweeping robot
Team Work
5 The computer in the future
Design your dreaming robot.
Advantages ?
Disadvantages ?
Team Work
4 The advantages and disadvantages of the computer.
Advantages ?
Disadvantages ?
In my opinion / As far as I am concerned / I think (I believe) that the computer has advantages/disadvantages, because…
If you have a chance to own a dreaming robot, how will it look like? What will your robots can do? Work in groups, and then introduce it to us. (appearance & functions)
人教版高中英语 必修二 Unit3 《Computers ---Warming up》 课件 (2)
4
Individual Work 1 The development of the computer
Tell the names of the pictures.
PC
laptop
tablet
“all in one”
huge computer
AIO Computer
5
Pair Work 1 The development of the computer Put the pictures in correct order according to the development of the computer?
21
With the development of science and technology, great advances have been made in artificial intelligence.
watch movies
…
listen to music
play computer games
search for information
communicate with friends
14
Team Work
4 The advantages and disadvantages of the computer.
• The computer can be used to …
13
Individual Work
3 The ways to use the computer
ቤተ መጻሕፍቲ ባይዱ
What do you do by using the computer in
your daily life?
type
Individual Work 1 The development of the computer
Tell the names of the pictures.
PC
laptop
tablet
“all in one”
huge computer
AIO Computer
5
Pair Work 1 The development of the computer Put the pictures in correct order according to the development of the computer?
21
With the development of science and technology, great advances have been made in artificial intelligence.
watch movies
…
listen to music
play computer games
search for information
communicate with friends
14
Team Work
4 The advantages and disadvantages of the computer.
• The computer can be used to …
13
Individual Work
3 The ways to use the computer
ቤተ መጻሕፍቲ ባይዱ
What do you do by using the computer in
your daily life?
type
人教版高中英语 必修二 Unit3 《Computers ---Warming up》 课件 (共29张PPT)
7. When was the universal machine built? A. In 1822. B. In 1642. C C. In 1936 . D. In 1940.
8. What happened to the computer in the 1960s? B
A. It was put into robots and used to make mobile phone.
Discuss what they have in common? You are asked to use the following expressions in your discussion.
• I think that … •In my opinion… •I believe that…
Comprehending 1. Read the passage and finish the timeline below. The computer began as a calculating machine．
The computer grew rapidly both in size and in brainpower.
The computers had grown as a room.
1960s
Computers were used in offices and homes.
Computers connect people all over the world together.
2. Read the passage again and complete the chart below.
6. Who was the next important person to design computers? Alan Turing was the next important person to design computers.
8. What happened to the computer in the 1960s? B
A. It was put into robots and used to make mobile phone.
Discuss what they have in common? You are asked to use the following expressions in your discussion.
• I think that … •In my opinion… •I believe that…
Comprehending 1. Read the passage and finish the timeline below. The computer began as a calculating machine．
The computer grew rapidly both in size and in brainpower.
The computers had grown as a room.
1960s
Computers were used in offices and homes.
Computers connect people all over the world together.
2. Read the passage again and complete the chart below.
6. Who was the next important person to design computers? Alan Turing was the next important person to design computers.
人教版高中英语 必修二 Unit3 《Computers ---Warming up and reading》 课件 (共24张PPT)
1960s
Computers were used in offices and homes． Computers connect people all over the world together.
True or False
1. Alan Turing built an Analytical Machine to
(b) the part of the computer that you type on.
(c) the part of the computer that looks like a television
(d) something you use to click on things (files, etc.).
1960s
Match the words with their meanings.
1 A monitor is 2 The screen is 3 A keyboard is 4 A mouse is 5 A CD-ROM is 6 A hard disk is
(a) the part of a computer that stores information.
Guess!
A handbag?
A toy?
Guess more:
I am very old now. I was born in China. Many people used me for calculating in the past, but now I am a bit lonely because they don’t like me now.
Nose-top keyboard-vest
What about in the future?
Computers were used in offices and homes． Computers connect people all over the world together.
True or False
1. Alan Turing built an Analytical Machine to
(b) the part of the computer that you type on.
(c) the part of the computer that looks like a television
(d) something you use to click on things (files, etc.).
1960s
Match the words with their meanings.
1 A monitor is 2 The screen is 3 A keyboard is 4 A mouse is 5 A CD-ROM is 6 A hard disk is
(a) the part of a computer that stores information.
Guess!
A handbag?
A toy?
Guess more:
I am very old now. I was born in China. Many people used me for calculating in the past, but now I am a bit lonely because they don’t like me now.
Nose-top keyboard-vest
What about in the future?
人教版高中英语 必修二 Unit3 《Computers ---Warming up 》 课件 (
Disadvantages
We may…, 1. get too addicted (沉溺于)to it 2.abandon (沉迷于) themselves to the
computer games 3. waste too much time in playing computer
games 4. be cheated (欺骗)by someone on line 5. leak our private information
…
Every coin has two sides. We should make good use of it to
bring us benefits instead of something bad.
Thank you for your listening!
A laptop can be taken conveniently like a
notebook.
laptop
PDA
Personal digital assistant. ['dɪdʒɪt(ə)l]
PDAs can store information , send and receive emails, and connect to the Internet.
So the whole passage is mainly about ___t_h_e_d_e_v_e_lo_p_m_e_n_t_o_f__c_om__pu_t_e_r_s.___.
step 2 careful-reading
Scan the text and find more information about computers. Then fill in the two forms below.
人教版高中英语 必修二 Unit3 《Computers ---Warming up and reading》 课件 (共24张PPT)
● I was built as an Analytical Machine by Charles Babbage.”
●”My real father was Alan Turing ....”
● I was able to share my knowledge with others through the World Wide Web.
1. Review the passage 2. Do Ex. 1-3 on P19-20. 3. Read the story about
Bill Gates.
……
➢ What do you like to eat? ➢ What are your hobbies? ➢ What is your newest
function(功能)? ➢ Can you say something
about your future plan? etc.
Homeatical problems.
F
2. People began to realize that the computer got
cleverer and quicker with time passing. T
3. The computer began to serve the human race
Nose-top keyboard-vest
What about in the future?
robot
Task 3. Role-play
Suppose you are a reporter. Now you are interviewing Mr. / Miss Computer.
Sample questions:
●”My real father was Alan Turing ....”
● I was able to share my knowledge with others through the World Wide Web.
1. Review the passage 2. Do Ex. 1-3 on P19-20. 3. Read the story about
Bill Gates.
……
➢ What do you like to eat? ➢ What are your hobbies? ➢ What is your newest
function(功能)? ➢ Can you say something
about your future plan? etc.
Homeatical problems.
F
2. People began to realize that the computer got
cleverer and quicker with time passing. T
3. The computer began to serve the human race
Nose-top keyboard-vest
What about in the future?
robot
Task 3. Role-play
Suppose you are a reporter. Now you are interviewing Mr. / Miss Computer.
Sample questions:
人教版高中英语 必修二 Unit3 《Computers ---Warming up and reading》 课件 (共24张PPT)
• Intelligence: cleverer
• Speed: quicker
• Function: calculating----dealing with …, communicating with…
• People’ opinion: clever & useful
Consolidation: Retelling
2) What can you infer from the text? A. The computer has artificial intelligence. B. The computer changes a lot over the years. C. The computer was not connected by a network until in the early 1960s. D. Now the computer can only be used to deal with information.
it has.
F
Comprehending:
1. Choose the best answers
1) What’s the main idea of the text? A. The computer wants to find “who he is”. B. The functional change of the computer. C. The computer becomes popular around the world. D. The history of the computer.
school work games emails music and films chat information photos shopping
• Speed: quicker
• Function: calculating----dealing with …, communicating with…
• People’ opinion: clever & useful
Consolidation: Retelling
2) What can you infer from the text? A. The computer has artificial intelligence. B. The computer changes a lot over the years. C. The computer was not connected by a network until in the early 1960s. D. Now the computer can only be used to deal with information.
it has.
F
Comprehending:
1. Choose the best answers
1) What’s the main idea of the text? A. The computer wants to find “who he is”. B. The functional change of the computer. C. The computer becomes popular around the world. D. The history of the computer.
school work games emails music and films chat information photos shopping
人教版高中英语 必修二 Unit3 《Computers ---Warming up and reading》 课件 (共24张PPT)
1960s
Computers were used in offices and homes． Computers connect people all over thee or False
1. Alan Turing built an Analytical Machine to
it has.
F
Comprehending:
1. Choose the best answers
1) What’s the main idea of the text? A. The computer wants to find “who he is”. B. The functional change of the computer. C. The computer becomes popular around the world. D. The history of the computer.
calculator
I can be used for calculating. Besides, I can also be used for watching DVD, sending e-mail and communicating through the Internet. However, I am not a PC, because I’m small enough for you to take me with you.
……
➢ What do you like to eat? ➢ What are your hobbies? ➢ What is your newest
function(功能)? ➢ Can you say something
about your future plan? etc.
Computers were used in offices and homes． Computers connect people all over thee or False
1. Alan Turing built an Analytical Machine to
it has.
F
Comprehending:
1. Choose the best answers
1) What’s the main idea of the text? A. The computer wants to find “who he is”. B. The functional change of the computer. C. The computer becomes popular around the world. D. The history of the computer.
calculator
I can be used for calculating. Besides, I can also be used for watching DVD, sending e-mail and communicating through the Internet. However, I am not a PC, because I’m small enough for you to take me with you.
……
➢ What do you like to eat? ➢ What are your hobbies? ➢ What is your newest
function(功能)? ➢ Can you say something
about your future plan? etc.
人教版高中英语 必修二 Unit3 《Computers ---Warming up and reading》 课件 (共24张PPT)
(e) the part of the monitor that you look at.
(f) a separate disk that contains lots of information.
Task 2. Discussion
1.What can the computer be used for?
Nose-top keyboard-vest
What about in the future?
robot
Task 3. Role-play
Suppose you are a reporter. Now you are interviewing Mr. / Miss Computer.
Sample questions:
Do you know who I am?
notebook computer
Who am I ?
Skimming: Go over the story to find out
who the speaker is. Write down 3 sentences to support your idea. It is a computer.
since it was brought into people’s homes. F
4. Spienocpelethaero1u9n7d0st,htehewcoormldptuhtreoruwghasthueseIdntbeyrneTt.
5. The larger the computer is, the more memory
1960s
Match the words with their meanings.
1 A monitor is 2 The screen is 3 A keyboard is 4 A mouse is 5 A CD-ROM is 6 A hard disk is
(f) a separate disk that contains lots of information.
Task 2. Discussion
1.What can the computer be used for?
Nose-top keyboard-vest
What about in the future?
robot
Task 3. Role-play
Suppose you are a reporter. Now you are interviewing Mr. / Miss Computer.
Sample questions:
Do you know who I am?
notebook computer
Who am I ?
Skimming: Go over the story to find out
who the speaker is. Write down 3 sentences to support your idea. It is a computer.
since it was brought into people’s homes. F
4. Spienocpelethaero1u9n7d0st,htehewcoormldptuhtreoruwghasthueseIdntbeyrneTt.
5. The larger the computer is, the more memory
1960s
Match the words with their meanings.
1 A monitor is 2 The screen is 3 A keyboard is 4 A mouse is 5 A CD-ROM is 6 A hard disk is
人教版高中英语 必修二 Unit3 《Computers ---Warming up》 课件 (2)(共24张PPT)
2.to promote the
2.To make students
working efficiency
give up study
3.to save us a lot of 3.To make more people
money
lose jobs in society
4.to eaker host monitor keyboard mouse screen
virus hardware software program homepage password hacker user name
click download upload
Individual Work
Individual Work 1 The development of the computer
Answer the question.
Who invented the first computer?(Z1) A. Howard Aiken in 1944 B. Konrad Zuse in 1936 C. Wiliam Shockley in 1944 D. Grace Hopper in 1936
3 The ways to use the computer
What do you do by using the computer in your daily life?
I often use the computer to… I sometimes make use of the computer to…
With the development of science and technology, great advances have been made in artificial intelligence.
人教版高中英语 必修二 Unit3 《Computers ---Warming up》 课件 (2)(共24张PPT)
3 The ways to use the computer
What do you do by using the computer in your daily life?
I often use the computer to… I sometimes make use of the computer to…
• The computer can be used to …
Individual Work
3 The ways to use the computer
What do you do by using the computer in
your daily life?
type
shop
study
calculate
Individual Work 1 The development of the computer
Answer the question.
Who invented the first computer?(Z1) A. Howard Aiken in 1944 B. Konrad Zuse in 1936 C. Wiliam Shockley in 1944 D. Grace Hopper in 1936
watch movies
…
listen to music
play computer games
search for information
communicate with friends
Team Work
4 The advantages and disadvantages of the computer.
Team Work
4 The advantages and disadvantages of the computer.
What do you do by using the computer in your daily life?
I often use the computer to… I sometimes make use of the computer to…
• The computer can be used to …
Individual Work
3 The ways to use the computer
What do you do by using the computer in
your daily life?
type
shop
study
calculate
Individual Work 1 The development of the computer
Answer the question.
Who invented the first computer?(Z1) A. Howard Aiken in 1944 B. Konrad Zuse in 1936 C. Wiliam Shockley in 1944 D. Grace Hopper in 1936
watch movies
…
listen to music
play computer games
search for information
communicate with friends
Team Work
4 The advantages and disadvantages of the computer.
Team Work
4 The advantages and disadvantages of the computer.
人教版高中英语 必修二 Unit3 《Computers ---Warming up》 课件 (2)(共24张PPT)
Advantages ?
Disadvantages ?
Team Work
4 The advantages and disadvantages of the computer.
Advantages ?
Disadvantages ?
In my opinion / As far as I am concerned / I think (I believe) that the computer has advantages/disadvantages, because…
the computer;
5.D_e_s_ig_n___ your dreaming robot.
6 Homework
Preview the reading: WHO AM I?
Thank you for listening!
Team Work
4 The advantages and disadvantages of the computer.
Advantages ?
Disadvantages ?
1.to perform different 1.To make people become
tasks quickly
lazy and unhealthy
network download
keyboard
2 Useful English words about the computer.
Make a list of the words about theish words about the computer.
Tablet Computer/Tablet
Unit 3 Computers
Warming up
人教版高中英语 必修二 Unit3 《Computers ---Warming up》 课件 (2)(共24张PPT)
Put the pictures in correct order according to the development of the computer?
?
English computer
Team Work
2
What English words do you know about the computer?
computer
speaker host monitor keyboard mouse screen
virus hardware software program homepage password hacker user name
click download upload
Individual Work
…
people easily
5.to look up
information directly…
5 The computer in the future
Robot!!
a sweeping robot
Team Work
5 The computer in the future
Design your dreaming robot.
2.to promote the
2.To make students
working efficiency
give up study
3.to save us a lot of 3.To make more people
money
lose jobs in society
4.to communicate with
3 The ways to use the computer
What do you do by using the computer in your daily life?
?
English computer
Team Work
2
What English words do you know about the computer?
computer
speaker host monitor keyboard mouse screen
virus hardware software program homepage password hacker user name
click download upload
Individual Work
…
people easily
5.to look up
information directly…
5 The computer in the future
Robot!!
a sweeping robot
Team Work
5 The computer in the future
Design your dreaming robot.
2.to promote the
2.To make students
working efficiency
give up study
3.to save us a lot of 3.To make more people
money
lose jobs in society
4.to communicate with
3 The ways to use the computer
What do you do by using the computer in your daily life?
人教版高中英语 必修二 Unit3 《Computers ---Warming up》 课件 (2)(共24张PPT)
watch movies
…
listen to music
play computer games
search for information
communicate with friends
Team Work
4 The advantages and disadvantages of the computer.
…
people easily
5.to look up
information directly…
5 The computer in the future
Robot!!
a sweeping robot
Team Work
5 The computer in the future
Design your dreaming robot.
Individual Work 1 The development of the computer
Tell the names of the pictures.
PC
laptop
tablet
“all in one”
huge computer
AIO Computer
Pair Work 1 The development of the computer
With the development of science and technology, great advances have been made in artificial intelligence.
Robots will get into our daily life in the future and the functions of them will increase with time.
人教版高中英语 必修二 Unit3 《Computers ---Warming up》 课件 (2)(共24张PPT)
network download
keyboard
2 Useful English words about the computer.
Make a list of the words about the computer.ul English words about the computer.
computer
speaker host monitor keyboard mouse screen
virus hardware software program homepage password hacker user name
click download upload
Individual Work
watch movies
…
listen to music
play computer games
search for information
communicate with friends
Team Work
4 The advantages and disadvantages of the computer.
3 The ways to use the computer
What do you do by using the computer in your daily life?
I often use the computer to… I sometimes make use of the computer to…
• The computer can be used to …
Individual Work
3 The ways to use the computer
What do you do by using the computer in
keyboard
2 Useful English words about the computer.
Make a list of the words about the computer.ul English words about the computer.
computer
speaker host monitor keyboard mouse screen
virus hardware software program homepage password hacker user name
click download upload
Individual Work
watch movies
…
listen to music
play computer games
search for information
communicate with friends
Team Work
4 The advantages and disadvantages of the computer.
3 The ways to use the computer
What do you do by using the computer in your daily life?
I often use the computer to… I sometimes make use of the computer to…
• The computer can be used to …
Individual Work
3 The ways to use the computer
What do you do by using the computer in
人教版高中英语 必修二 Unit3 《Computers ---Warming up》 课件 (2)(共24张PPT)
• The computer can be used to …
Individual Work
3 The ways to use the computer
What do you do by using the computer in
your daily life?
type
shop
study
calculate
Put the pictures in correct order according to the development of the computer?
?
English computer
Team Work
2
What English words do you know about the computer?
Most importantly, the future of technology is in your hands!
6 conclusion:
What have we learned today? 1.The d_e_v_e_l_o_p_m_e_n_t__ of the computer ;
2.The E_n_g_li_s_h_w__o_r_d_s about the computer; 3.The w_a_y_s__ to use the computer; 4. The a_d_v_a_n_t_a_g_e_s_ and d_is_a_d_v_a_n_t_a_g_e_sof
computer
speaker host monitor keyboard mouse screen
virus hardware software program homepage password hacker user name
Individual Work
3 The ways to use the computer
What do you do by using the computer in
your daily life?
type
shop
study
calculate
Put the pictures in correct order according to the development of the computer?
?
English computer
Team Work
2
What English words do you know about the computer?
Most importantly, the future of technology is in your hands!
6 conclusion:
What have we learned today? 1.The d_e_v_e_l_o_p_m_e_n_t__ of the computer ;
2.The E_n_g_li_s_h_w__o_r_d_s about the computer; 3.The w_a_y_s__ to use the computer; 4. The a_d_v_a_n_t_a_g_e_s_ and d_is_a_d_v_a_n_t_a_g_e_sof
computer
speaker host monitor keyboard mouse screen
virus hardware software program homepage password hacker user name
人教版高中英语 必修二 Unit3 《Computers ---Warming up》 课件 (2)(共24张PPT)
computer
speaker host monitor keyboard mouse screen
virus hardware software program homepage password hacker user name
click download upload
Individual Work
Individual Work 1 The development of the computer
Answer the question.
Who invented the first computer?(Z1) A. Howard Aiken in 1944 B. Konrad Zuse in 1936 C. Wiliam Shockley in 1944 D. Grace Hopper in 1936
watch movies
…
listen to music
play computer games
search for information
communicate with friends
Team Work
4 The advantages and disadvantages of the computer.
the computer;
5.D_e_s_ig_n___ your dreaming robot.
6 Homework
Preview the reading: WHO AM I?
Thank you for listening!
Advantages ?
Disadvantages ?
Team Work
4 The advantages and disadvantages of the computer.
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T smaller. 3. Over time I have large memory so that I will not forget anything I have been told.
T 4. I was able to share my knowledge with others through the World Wide Web in the early 1960s.
They provide humans with a life of high quality.
They are devoted friends and helpers of the human race.
Timeline: Find out the development of
computers in the following years. (1 min)
Discussion
In what ways computers can be used to do for human race in the future?
For example:
A: What will computers be developed in the future? B: I think computers will be developed to help us …
Unit 3 Computers
Look at the following pictures and tell their English names.
abacus
calculator
huge computer
PC personal computer
laptop
PDA Personal Digital
/ In my opinion, computers can be used to …
carry things
drone work in wars
do space research
Homework
1. Finish exercise 1 on page 20
2. Find out some sentences of the
Para III:
have been found out for me.
Can you find out the main idea of this passage?
A. The development of computers. B. A machine which is simple-minded. C. The development and the applications of computers. D. Computers may replace human beings.
Reading
Who am I?
Can you find out the topic sentence of each paragraph?
Skim the passage and find out the topic sentence in each paragraph. (2 min)
Para I:
What are the new applications of the computer?
Communication
finance
Trade space rockets
mobile phones medical operation robots
What roles do computers play in the life of human beings?
Read Para 3 and then answer the following questions. (1 min)
1
What are the new applications of the computer?
2
What roles do computers play in the life of human s?
The computer began as a calculating machine．
The computer grew rapidly both in size and in brainpower. The computer had grown as large as a room.
Computers were used in offices and homes. Computer is a devoted friend and helper of the human race.
passage you don’t understand. We
will discuss it in next class.
Thank you!
Assistant
robot
Can you tell the development of computers?
abacus
calculator
huge computer
robot
PDA
laptop
PC
Do you know in what ways computers are used today?
Read para 1 and fill in the chart. (2 mins)
calculating 1822
universal
Simplify logically
Since the 1970s
Reality
Used in offices and homes
Read para 2 and then tell the statement true or false. (1 min)
Discuss it with your deskmate.(2 min)
watch movies
search for informatio
n
listen to music
read books and
magazines
play games on the computer
buy things online
F 1. My shape didn’t change even though my memory improved.
F The information was stored in tubes, then 2o.nTthraenoslidsteorrIs aamnd, tlhaetelrarognetrhIehcahvipesb.ecome. As I have grown older I have also grown
Over time I have been changed quite a lot.
Who
am
Para II:
These changes only became
I?
possible as my memory improved.
Since the 1970s many new applications
T 4. I was able to share my knowledge with others through the World Wide Web in the early 1960s.
They provide humans with a life of high quality.
They are devoted friends and helpers of the human race.
Timeline: Find out the development of
computers in the following years. (1 min)
Discussion
In what ways computers can be used to do for human race in the future?
For example:
A: What will computers be developed in the future? B: I think computers will be developed to help us …
Unit 3 Computers
Look at the following pictures and tell their English names.
abacus
calculator
huge computer
PC personal computer
laptop
PDA Personal Digital
/ In my opinion, computers can be used to …
carry things
drone work in wars
do space research
Homework
1. Finish exercise 1 on page 20
2. Find out some sentences of the
Para III:
have been found out for me.
Can you find out the main idea of this passage?
A. The development of computers. B. A machine which is simple-minded. C. The development and the applications of computers. D. Computers may replace human beings.
Reading
Who am I?
Can you find out the topic sentence of each paragraph?
Skim the passage and find out the topic sentence in each paragraph. (2 min)
Para I:
What are the new applications of the computer?
Communication
finance
Trade space rockets
mobile phones medical operation robots
What roles do computers play in the life of human beings?
Read Para 3 and then answer the following questions. (1 min)
1
What are the new applications of the computer?
2
What roles do computers play in the life of human s?
The computer began as a calculating machine．
The computer grew rapidly both in size and in brainpower. The computer had grown as large as a room.
Computers were used in offices and homes. Computer is a devoted friend and helper of the human race.
passage you don’t understand. We
will discuss it in next class.
Thank you!
Assistant
robot
Can you tell the development of computers?
abacus
calculator
huge computer
robot
PDA
laptop
PC
Do you know in what ways computers are used today?
Read para 1 and fill in the chart. (2 mins)
calculating 1822
universal
Simplify logically
Since the 1970s
Reality
Used in offices and homes
Read para 2 and then tell the statement true or false. (1 min)
Discuss it with your deskmate.(2 min)
watch movies
search for informatio
n
listen to music
read books and
magazines
play games on the computer
buy things online
F 1. My shape didn’t change even though my memory improved.
F The information was stored in tubes, then 2o.nTthraenoslidsteorrIs aamnd, tlhaetelrarognetrhIehcahvipesb.ecome. As I have grown older I have also grown
Over time I have been changed quite a lot.
Who
am
Para II:
These changes only became
I?
possible as my memory improved.
Since the 1970s many new applications