高一英语人教版必修二unit 3 reading computer.pptVIP

杨帆 Unit3 Computers Pre-reading What do you think is the greatest invention in the world? Computers! Let’s have a test to see how many words of the peripherals you know. Peripheral：different parts of computer mouse Key-board monitor microphone Speaker earphone modem Hard disc printer USB flash disc Turn to page 18 Task1 Who is the speaker in the passage? Fast-reading （1min） How can we find the correct answer quickly? Let’s try to find some clues. Line 2 as a calculating machine line 14 as a PC（personal computer) So the speaker is computer! Para.1 over time 1642,nearly two hundred years, in 1936, from then on ,by the 1940s as time went by, first and then, since the 1970s Task 2: Try to get the main idea of the passage Para.2 evidence to support the main idea of the second paragraph change; grow ; develop ; become improved para.3 topic sentence Since the 1970s many new applications have been found for me. Para.3 communication; finance; trade; mobile phones; medical operations; space rockets the applications about the computers Task 2: Try to get the main idea of the passage The passage is mainly about the development of the computer and its new applications. Task 3 Read para 1 and fill in the chart. (2 mins) Time Machine Applications In 1642 A __________ machine ________difficult sums About in _____ An analytical machine Think_________ In 1936 A ________ machine Solve any difficult problem By the 1940s A larger machine ______worried the designers ____________ Personal computer/ Laptop ______________________________ calculating Simplify 1840s logically universal Reality Since the 1970s Used in offices and homes According to the facts we have found, can you conclude how the writer develops the passage? The writer follows the timeline. Do you wonder what the old fashioned computers look like? a calculating machine an analytical machine universal machine a personal computer Task 4 Questions and Answers Answ