八年级英语上册 Module 2 Amazing things Unit 4 Numbers Reading课件 （新版）牛津上海版.pptVIP

D Complete answers to these questions about Mr Li’s article. Work alone or in pairs. Can you explain why we count in tens?We count in tens because we have __________ fingers. Which did the Indians invent first, the 1 to 9 number system or the zero?They invented the ____________________________ first. Can you complete this sentence with three words to tell us that a computer works very fast?A computer can do a calculation _____________. Can you use two words to tell us that Shakuntala’s brain works very fast?It can do a calculation _____________. Is a human brain a more powerful calculator than a computer? Why?__________________________________________________________________________________________ A Work in pairs. Ask and answer question about Mr Li’s article on numbers. S1 asks the questions and S2 tries to answer his or her questions. B Complete the summary. Ancient numbers — In ancient times, people wrote numbers _______ ____________, but they are nearly counted _____________________. Zero — Everyone uses the __________________ 1 to 9 plus 0 (zero). The __________ invented them. _________ makes it _________ to write big numbers and to calculate. Calculating machines — The three calculating machines: the ____________, the ____________ and the ____________ make our life easier. Brain against computer — There was once a competition between an Indian __________ and a __________ in which the __________ won. Computers cannot do anything by themselves. ___________________ must program them first. C Say something about the history of numbersaccording to the pictures below. Workbook 8A, pages 31, 37 and 38. very; more than usual or more than others He has been especially busy this week. the part inside the head of a person or an animal that thinks and feels That man has a fine brain. Brains are more than just education. some, but not all of something; one of the pieces of something We spent part of the time in the museum. The novel is good in par