2015汕头市高一英语unit3computers市级公开课.ppt

★ Let’s play a guessing game! I was born in China. ● I am made of wood or plastics. ● Many people used me for calculating(计算) in the past. ● But now I am a bit lonely because they don’t like me any more. ● abacus ● I am very small and clever. ● At school, a lot of students use me when solving mathematical(数学的) problems. I can work out difficult sums(总数) quickly. ● calculator ● I have a screen with pictures and sounds. ● I’m made to work with my “artificial intelligence(人工智能)”. ● You can also get information all over the world from me. ● I was born as a result of the technological revolution(技术革命). computer (laptop) ● I’m a machine. ● I can do many things for people and even finish jobs that people are not able to. ● I was once sent to explore the moon and Mars. ● I look like a human. robot （ ）1642 （A）1822 （ ）1936 （ ）the 1940s （ ）the 1970s Match the time with correct information: analytical machine “universal machine” as large as a room appeared in offices and homes calculating machine C E D B Over time I have been changed quite a lot. I began as a ____________ machine in 1642 in France. Nearly 200 years later, I was built as an___________ machine. Then in 1936, a book about how I could be made to work as a “__________ machine” was written. By the _________, I was as large as a room. As time went by, I was made ________. Since the 1970s, I have been used in offices and homes, first as a ______ and then as a laptop. calculating PC 1940s analytical universal smaller 1642 1822 1936 1940s 1970s I began as a… , and as time went by, I developed into a…in 1822; Then… calculating analytical universal large offices and homes The first paragraph tells us the changes/ development of computers. What does the first paragraph tell us? Answer the questions: When did these changes become possible? 2. What did the computer change? 3. How did the computer share its knowledge with others? Answer the que