高一英语必修2 Unit3 reading.ppt

Look up the words below: in common, go by, anyway, so...that, in a way, watch over. * * Task 1 Skimming reading 1 Who is the speaker in this story? 2 Write down three sentences from the story to support your idea. A computer. 1 Then in 1822 I was built as an Analytical machine by Charles Babbage. 2 My real father was Alan Turing, … 3 However, people thought I was simple-minded until they discovered I had “artifical intelligence.” Task 2 Fast reading: 1 Where were you in 1642? 2 What happened to you in 1822? 3 What were you called in 1936? 4 What happened to you in the 1970s? In France. I was built as an Analytical Machine by Babbage. A universal machine. I was brought into people’s homes. now 1970s The first family of computers was connected to each other. 1960s 1936 The Analytical Machine was made by Charles Babbage 1642 Task 3 Careful reading Timeline The computer began as a calculating machine． 1822 Alan Turing wrote a book to describe how computers could be made to work． Computers had new transistors and became smaller 1960s Computers were brought into peoples homes． Computers connect people all over the world together. anyhow 10 indeed 9 linked computer system 8 take correct action for 7 pass 6 unable to understand difficulties 5 Being born 4 The study of how to make computers do intelligent things. 3 Complete change 2 completely 1 totally revolution Artificial intelligence birth Simple-minded go by deal with network truly anyway Task 4 Fill in the blanks. 1.What is PC? Speak the name on the whole. It means : personal computer. 2.What is IT? Information Technology 3.What is CD-ROM? Compact Disc Read-only Memory 4.What is DVD? Digital Video Discs 5.What is W.W.W? World wide web 6.科学技术。 Science and technology 7.人工智能。 Artificial intelligence 8.笔记本电脑。 Notebook computer. 9.Who was the first person to devise the first computer? Charles Babbage invented an Analytical machine in 1822. 10. Who was