[中学联盟]浙江省杭州市塘栖中学高中英语必修二教学课件：B2U3 Reading.pptVIP

* Unit 3 Reading 1.Who is the speaker in this story? 2.Main idea of the whole passage. Title: who am I? A computer. The development and use of computers. Main idea of each paragraph: Para 1 Para 2 Para 3 Over time I have been changed quite a lot. These changes only became possible as my memory improved. Since the 1970s many new applications have been found for me. The history of computers The improvement of the memory The new functions for computers Supporting details Over time I have been changed quite a lot. Topic sentence Paragraph 1 calculating machine analytical machine universal machine PC laptop Supporting details These changes only became possible as my memory improved. Topic sentence Paragraph 2 tubes transistors chips network World Wide Web What are the new applications for computers? communication finance trade robot mobile phone medical operation space exploration provide humans with a life of high quality Para.3 1 communications 2 finance 3 trade 4 robots 5 mobile phones 6 medical operations 7 space rockets 8 providing a life of high quality Supporting details Since the 1970s many new applications have been found for me. Topic sentence Paragraph 3 The analytical machine was made by Charles Babbage. 1822 1642 The computer began as a calculating machine． 1936 The computer grew rapidly both in size and in brainpower. Read the passage and finish the timeline below. now 1970s The first family of computers was connected to each other. 1940s 1960s Computers were used in office and homes. Computers connect people all over the world together. The computer had grown as large as a room. ( ) analytical machine ( ) calculating machine ( ) PC ( ) robot ( ) laptop ( ) universal machine 1 2 3 4 5 6 1. My real father was Charles Babbage, who wrote a book and built me in 1936. 2. After I got my new transistors in the 1960s, I became smaller but cleverer and quicker. 3. I was brought into