2016人教版高中英语必修2Unit 3“Computers”（Warming up and reading）课件.pptVIP

中小学课件站 Teaching aims and demands: This unit is concerned with teaching students a little more of the history and development of computers and their applications. Help students to express their own opinions in English. Teach them how to make decisions and reasoning. Learn to introduce something in time sequence. Teach them how to use some of the words and expressions in the unit. Learn to use The Present Perfect Passive Voice. Look at the pictures. Talk about each of them. Discuss what they have in common by using the following expression in your discussion. I think that … In my opinion… I believe that… Why do you think so? What’s your reason? An abacus is an old calculating machine used in China until now. A huge computer is built to solve some mathematical problems. But it is too big. A calculator is a new calculating machine which can solve a large number of mathematical problems. A PC is a personal computer which can solve all kinds of problems and is widely used now. A notebook computer is a kind of useful computer which can be taken conveniently like a notebook. Conclusion of the text 1.What’s the main idea of the text? 2. How did computers develop? 中小学课件站 abacus huge computer calculator personal computer notebook computer 中小学课件站 Pre-reading 中小学课件站 What do you know about computers? 2. How have computers changed our lives? Thinking 中小学课件站 中小学课件站 中小学课件站 中小学课件站 中小学课件站 中小学课件站 How was so much information given in such a short space? What do you think is the tone of the writing? Discussion 中小学课件站 How was so much information given in such a short space? The writing is clear and does not waste words. There are no descriptions. It just gives us facts. It uses names but it only tells us about people’s work with computers. It is written in the first person but it keeps with the facts. It is written as if the writer was a computer with no feelings. Suggested answer: 中小学课件站 2. What do you think is the tone of the writing?