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I am very old now. I was born in China. Many people used me for calculating in the past, but now I am a bit lonely because they don’t like me now. Do you know who I am? I am very small. I can be used for calculating. In China, a lot of students use me when solving mathematical problems. Do you know who I am? Read the passage again and complete the chart below. Consolidation: Fill in the blanks according to what we have learned. I began as a _______ _____ in 1642 in France. In 1822 I was built as an _____ ______ . Then in 1936 Alan Turing wrote a book and built a ______ ______. As time ____ _____, I was made ____. These changes became possible as my_______ improved. In the 1960s they gave me a family connected by______ ______. Now people call it the World Wide Web. I have been used in ________ _____and_______ since the 1970s. So I became PC. I am happy to become a devoted friend and helper of the human race. * * 临朐实验中学 田瑞雪 abacus Guess: calculator I can be used for calculating. Besides, I can also be used for watching DVD, sending e-mails and communicating through the Internet, etc. computer Do you know who I am? notebook computer/ laptop huge computer PDA robot PC In what order do computers develop ? abacus calculator laptop calculator robot laptop huge computer PDA abacus ? Check the homework: Answer the following questions: 1. Who is telling the story? 5.In what order does the computer tell the story ? 3.Who built the first analytical machine? 4.Who was my real father ? A computer. Time. Charles Babbagge Alan Turing. 2.What’s the main idea of the text? The development / history of computers Task 3 Look at the timeline below. Fill in the blanks with Information from the passage. 1642: _______________________________________ 1822: The Analytical Machine was made by Charles Babbage. 1936: _____________________________________________ 1940s: __________