八年级Module二AmazingthingsUnit四NumbersReading牛津上海版.pptVIP

* In these two pictures, Grandad is helping Billy with his homework. Billy is using a calculator and Grandad is using an abacus. Mum and Dad are watching. Can you find 15 differences between the pictures? Say and write a sentence about each of the differences. Example: In Picture A there are four sweets, but in Picture B there are five sweets. A1 We are going to read about an international language – numbers. Do you remember what ‘international’ means? A2 Do you know what ‘language’ means? Do you know any international languages? A3 The word digit has two meanings, a number(1, 2, 3, etc.) and a finger. The words calculator and calculate came from a word that meant a stone. Guess the connections between number and finger and between stone and calculator. Can you calculate how much the holiday will cost? A4 Can you give the largest number that exists? A5 Think of the jobs that use numbers a lot and the jobs that do not use numbers often. Jobs that use numbers a lot Jobs that do not use numbers often B1 Use your dictionary to look up these wordsand phrases. B2 We all use numbers in our daily life. Numbersare an international language. What do you know about the language of numbers? Try this quiz. Match the words with the signs and numbers. 1 a decimal number 7 add; plus 2 equals 8 subtract; minus 3 a pair of odd numbers 9 multiply 4 a pair of even numbers 10 divide 5 a fraction 11 a number showing degrees 6 zero 12 a percentage A Before you read the passage, look at the following pictures first. Put them in the order of the history of numbers. Then look at the headings on page 57 and check your answers. B Now, look at the title, the introduction, theheadings and the pictures. Then on the list below, tick (?) the things you think the article may tell you. Long ago, there were different ways of writing numbers. Zero is not a number. Zero is an especially important number. Machines make it easier for us to cal