U3-B2Reading.pptVIP

Anyhow, my goal is to _______ _________________________________. Period 1 Reading Who am I ? 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. Who am I? abacus Lead-in Hi! I’m also small and you may find me in your school bag. I ’m a machine that can help you calcullate in maths. calculator Who am I ? Who am I In the 1970s, I was born for helping people in their work. I have a CPU, a mouse and a keyboard . personal computer What do they have in common? I believe that …… I think their similarities are that …… In my opinion, what they have in common is that… Discussion Fast reading 1.The speaker “I” refers to (指) _____________. Para1: Para2: Para3: Over time I have been changed quite a lot. These changes only became possible as my memory improved the computer 2.Find out the topic sentence of each paragraph Many new applications have been found for me. The text is about_____________________ _______________. the development or history of the computer Calculating machine Analytical machine Universal machine Artificial intelligence PC/ LAPTOP Careful Reading: Read Paragraph 1 1.How did computers change? (In 1642) (In1822) (In 1936) (In the 1970s) 2.The size became smaller and smaller. What made it possible? Read Paragraph 2 the second generation (1956-1963) the third generation (1964-1971) the fourth generation (1971- ) The first generation (1945-1956) 电子管数字计算机 晶体管数字计算机 集成电路数字计算机 大规模集成电路数字计算机 tubes transistors chips 电子管 晶体管 芯片 3.What happened in the early 1960s? They gave me a family connected by a net work. I was able to share my knowledge with others through the World Wide Web. Internet communication finance trade robots mobile phones medical operations space rockets to explore the moon and the Mars R