英语必修二 unit3 computer who am i reading.ppt

4. What can you infer from the text ? （ ） A. The computer has artificial intelligence. B. The computer changes a lot over the years. C. The computer can do more things for the human race(人类) in the future. D. The computer can control people in the future. Fill in the blanks: I began as a ________ machine in 1642 in France. In 1822 I was built as an ________ machine. Then in 1936 Alan Turing wrote a book and built a ________ machine. As the years have___ ___, I have been made ______ . There were times when my size ______ changed. And my memory became _____ large _____ I couldn’t believe it. In the 1960s they gave me a family_________ by a network. I was able to _________________with others through the World Wide Web. Since the 1970s many new applications ______________ for me. Homework Unit 3 Computers Reading keyboard mouse monitor screen speaker host computer The Development of Computers I. Warming up abacus算盘 calculator计算器 Warming up huge computer 大型计算机 PC个人电脑 Warming up laptop 笔记本电脑 PDA个人数字助理 Warming up robot 机器人 ？ What do you think will be the next development? work for us in Mars(火星) What’s next? Do house work Fight in wars (战斗) 仿真机器人 entertainment 娱乐 What do these pictures have in common? Of course, the machines in them can all do calculation(计算). Warming up 2. This passage is mainly about( ) The development of computers What computers can do Advantage and disadvantages of computers A Skimming for Main ideas Who am I? A computer now 1970s The first family of computers was connected to each other. 1940s 1936 The Analytical Machine was made by Charles Babbage. 1642 The computer began as a calculating machine． 1822 Alan Turing wrote a book to describe how computers could be made to work． Computer had grown as large as a room. 1960s Computers were used in offices and homes． Computers connect the people all over the world together. Task 4 Rea