高中英语 uit 3 computers reading课件1 新人教版必修2.ppt

Intelligence Analytical machine Universal machine Transistor Artificial intelligence Technological revolution function Pre-reading: 1. Look at the pictures and the title of the reading passage. Predict what it is going to be about. 2. Look at these inventions. Can you put them in an order according to the time when they appeared? After reading the passage, check to see if you were right. * P18 智力 分析机 通用机 晶体管 人工智能 科技革命 功能 New Words and Expressions ( ) analytical machine ( ) laptop ( ) calculating machine ( ) robot ( ) PC ( ) universal machine 1 2 3 4 5 6 It talks about the ___________ and the ______________ of computers. 2.What does the passage mainly talk about? history development Scanning: Listen to the tape, find out the answers to the following questions: 1. “I” in the passage refers to _______. A. A TV set B. A computer C. A radio D. The internet Skimming: True or False? In 1642 I began as a calculating machine and could solve any mathematical problem. My real father was Charles Babbage, who wrote a book and build me in 1936. After I got my new transistors in the 1960s, I became smaller but cleverer and quicker. I was brought into people’s homes in the 1970s. Since my birth I have been built to take the place of human race. F F T T F calculating Alan Turing serve 1936 The analytical machine was made by__________________. 1822 1642 The computer began as a calculating machine． Alan Turing wrote a book and built a universal machine to solve any mathematical problems. Careful reading: finish the timeline Charles Babbage now 1970s The first family of computers was connected to each other by a network. 1940s Computers had grown as large as a room. 1960s Computers were used in offices and homes. Computers connect people all over the world together by the Internet. Develop-ment Early days (para.1 changes) Name Function Poor Strong A _________