牛津上海英语九年级上册 Unit4 reading.pptVIP

* At the end of this period, students are expected to 1.understand the key words: calculator、electronic、calculate、nearly、 invent、develop、invention、accurate、powerful、 （in a flash、like lightning） 2.know about the history of numbers and obtain the detailed information about numbers. 3.stimulate students’ interest in other inventions. Teaching focus: To enable students to understand the article based on grasping the new words. Difficult point: To describe the history of numbers. Individual Objectives: Level A: To read and understand the words correctly. To understand the article well. Level B: To learn and use the words fluently. To understand the numbers logically. Level C: To learn and use the words fluently. To introduce the history of numbers. Ten Little Indians One little Two little Three little Indians Four little Five little Six little Indians Seven little Eight little Nine little Indians Ten little Indians boys Ten little Nine little Eight little Indians Seven little Six little Five little Indians Four little Three little Two little Indians One little Indians boys One little Two little Three little Indians Four little Five little Six little Indians Seven little Eight little Nine little Indians Ten little Indians boys numbers Numbers Long ago, there were different ways of writing numbers. Zero is not a number. Zero is an especially important number. Machines make it easier for us to calculate. Your brain may calculate better than a computer. Your brain is an important part of your body. ? ? ? ? ? ? look at the title, the introduction, the headings and the pictutes, tick (?) the things you think the article may tell you. an an People wrote in different ways. They nearly counted in the same way-in tens. A______ numbers  numbers ncient Write down the questions you want to ask: Question 1: Question 2: Question 3: Question 4: ...... . inventi