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What do you know about computers? Pre-reading questions 1.What have computers changed our life? 2.What changes will they bring to us in the future? Comprehending Task 1: Go over the story and discuss with your partner who the speaker is in this story. Write down three sentences to support your idea. The history of computers Homework 1. Read the text after class and look for more information about the development of computers and its applications. 2.???Retell the story. 3.???Write down the story. * * New SEFC B2 Unit 3 Computers (Reading) monitor keyboard mouse CD-ROM / DVD-ROM loudspeaker box 　FDD（Floppy Disk Driver CPU hard disc floppy disc USB Flash Disk printer scanner modem Then in 1822 I was built as an Analytical machine by Charles Babbage. 2. My real father was Alan Turing, who in 1936 wrote…solve any mathematical problem. 3.However, people thought I was simple-minded until they discovered I had “artificial intelligence”. It is a computer. Task 2: From the reading passage, find the words and expressions with the following meanings. 1__________ completely 2._________ complete change 3._________ to make something happen 4._________ when a baby or animal is born 5._________ unable to understand difficult things 6._________ pass 7._________ take correct action 8. _________ broadcast on several different channels 9 ._________ indeed 10.__________ used to show that something happens in spite of a problem totally revolution so…that birth simple-minded go by deal with network truely anyway Task 3 Look at the timeline below. Fill in the blanks with Information form the reading above. 1642: _______________________________________ ____: The Analytical Machine was made by Charles Babbage. 1936: _____________________