Book2Unit3Computers-Reading[阅读课件].pptVIP

Android football match Scanning 1642: 1822: 1936: 1940s: 1960s: 1970s: Now: Intensive reading: find out the topic sentence of each para. and supporting details Para.1 details: Para.2 Details: Para.3 Details: * Unit 3 Computers By Zhang Li What do they have in common? An abacus A calculator A desktop digital camera a laptop Palmtop/PDA keyboard mouse monitor screen speaker host computer Reading: Who am I? Listen to the tape and answer these questions. 2 Who was the first person to invent the earliest computer? 3 Who was the next important person to design computers? Charles Babbage Alan Turing 1 Who am I? A computer. timeline The computer began as a calculating machine. The Analytical Machine was built by Charles Babbage. Alan Turing wrote a book to describe how a computer could be made. Computers grew as large as a room The first family of computers was connected. Computers were used in offices and homes. Computers connect people all over the world together. Useful phrases calculating machine Analytical machine card with holes technological revolution universal machine artificial intelligence go by by internet human race 计算器 分析机 穿孔卡 技术革命 万能机,通用机器 人工智能 走过，过去 通过网络 人类 Calculating machine Computer Internet Analytical machine Artificial intelligence Universal machine The development of computers: The development of computers: Calculating machine Analytical machine Universal machine Artificial intelligence Computer Internet Over time I have been changed quite a lot. calculating machine analytical machine universal machine PC/laptop These changes only became possible as my memory improved. tubes/transistors/chips/network/world wide web Since the 1970s many new applications have been found for me. communications/finance/trade/robots/mobile phones/medicine operations/space rockets/providing a life of high quality Summary: what have we learned? 1The development of computers 2 The applications of