unit3 computer阅读1.ppt

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? 1.Who is the speaker? What are the new applications? * * Guess! A toy? A handbag? abacus Guess more: calculator I can be used for calculating. Besides, I can also be used for watching DVD, sending e-mail and communicating through the Internet. However, I am not a PC, because I’m small enough for you to take me with you. notebook computer Do you know who I am? abacus calculator A huge computer PDA laptop A PC PC ( ) analytical machine ( ) calculating machine ( ) laptop ( ) universal machine ( ) robot 1 2 3 4 5 6 the history of the computer 1 2 3 4 5 6 It is a computer. Skimming The main idea of the text The text mainly talks about the ___________ and ______________ of computers . And it is also about the ____________ between computers and humans. history development relationship How did the writer organize the text? According to the time Timeline 1642:The computer began as _____:The Analytical Machine was made by Charles Babbage. : 1940s: _____: The first family of computers was connected to each other. 1970s: Now: a calculating machine 1822 The computer had grown 1960s Computers connect people together. The computer grew rapidly both in and in Computers were used in 1936 size brainpower as large as a room offices and homes all over the world ● What was the computer called in different stages? 1. It began as a(n) _________________ in France in 1642. 2. About 200 years later it was built as a(n) __________________ by Charles Babbage. 3. In 1936 it was made to work as a(n) _________________. 4. Later it was built as a ___________________. 5. As a __________, it