深圳牛津英语7年级Chapter4课件.pptVIP

Chapter 4;A What do you know about…?;Numbers, Everyones Language;245×619÷35－891＋521=?;Calculating Machine;Calculating Machine;Calculating Machine;Calculating Machine;Calculating Machine;Calculating Machine;Calculating Machine;Read the text;Competition;Answer the questions;Why do people still use abacuses today?;What can an electronic calculator do?;How fast can Shakuntala Devi calculate?;How long can a computer do a calculation?;How long did the computer take to solve the difficult problem?;What should people do to make computers calculate?;What do the beads on the wires represent?;How many languages do you know? Everyone knows at least two – his or her own language and the international language of numbers.; Ancient numbers In ancient times, people wrote numbers in many different ways. However, they nearly all counted in tens.; Zero The system of numbers today consists of the numbers from 1 to 9 and 0(zero). The Indians first invented and developed the 1 to 9 system of numbers. They then invented the zero. The invention of the zero helped people write big numbers and calculate more easily. Now use each of these ten numbers once to write the biggest number. What is it?;1 ancient: many many years ago (a) 2 consists of: includes (b) 3 invented: made for the first time (b) 4 accurate: without mistakes (a) 5 percentages: amounts out of a hundred (a) ; A B 1 international a grew bigger or stronger 2 system b a group of things working together 3 developed c count with numbers 4 calculate d strong 5 bottom e used by more than one country or nation 6 powerful f in the lowest place;1 A calculating machine using wires and heads. An ___________ 2 A small machine using electronic power to do calculations. A ___________ 3 A very powerful m