牛津深圳版英语八上Unit 3 Computers.pptxVIP

;Period 1;Getting ready; ;Do you have a computer at home? ;Brainstorm;;1 The _________ shows words and pictures. 2 We use the _________ for typing. 3 The “brain” of a computer is in the ___________. 4 We move the _________ to control the computer. 5 We hear sound from the __________.;Look at the pictures, the title and the sub-headings of the article on page 35. Then tick (?) the facts that the article probably talks about.;A sub-heading usually tells us the topic of the paragraph(s) below it.;Look at the pictures, the title and the sub-headings of the article on page 35. Then tick (?) the facts that the article probably talks about.;Smaller and better In the 1940s, the first computers were bigger than cars. Now computers are becoming smaller and better. Some computers are tiny. You may be unaware of them. There is probably one inside your TV or washing machine. You depend on computers more than you realize.;What can we do with computers? We can use computers to calculate. They can calculate at a faster speed than we can and almost never give wrong answers. We can also type and draw things with them. In addition, computers can do important jobs like operating railways and flying planes and spaceships.;Is a computer cleverer than me? The answer is “No”. Your brain can produce new ideas but computers cannot. However, one day computers may be able to do a better job than human beings. For example, they may be better than doctors at doing their job. What will happen to us if computers can do all our jobs? Will we have nothing to do? Computers may change our lives, but will they make them better?;1 If something is very small, it is _____________. (line 5) Some young people always need help from their parents. They should learn to _____________ themselves. (line 8) We had fun and learnt something new as well. We had a good time. _____________, we learnt a lot. (line 14) When we make a machine work, we _____________ it. (line 16); C2 C