Unit3ComputersReading綦江中学易亿LearningGoals:1.Tolearnthehistoryofcomputer.2.Toimprovethereadingskills.3.Toexpresspersonalideasonatopic.Pre-readingPastNowRecorder&tapeMusicPlayersClickme!Howtoplaymusic?Clickme!Pre-readingPastNowDVD&CDMediaPlayersHowtoplayvideos?Pre-readingWhatmakesithappen?Thisrobotcanwalkanddancelikearealperson.ComputerPre-readingComputerscancontroltherobot.WhoamI?While-reading1.Whoisthespeakerofthetext?2.Wherewasthespeakerbornin1642?3.Whatwasthespeakercalledin1936?4.Whathappenedtothespeakerinthe1970s?Task1FastreadingReadthepassagewiththefollowingquestions.Figureoutthebriefanswers.WhoamI?While-readingItisacomputer.ItwasborninFrance.1.Whoisthespeakerofthetext?2.Wherewasthespeakerbornin1642?Task1FastreadingWhoamI?While-readingItwasusedinofficesandhomes.Itwascalledauniversalmachine.3.Whatwasthespeakercalledin1936?4.Whathappenedtothespeakerinthe1970s?Task1FastreadingParagraph1TopicsentenceSupportingdetailsOvertimeIhavebeenchangedalot.Para1Task2CarefulreadingReadthepara1andfindoutthetopicsentenceofpara1,anditsthesupportingdetails.1.calculatingmachineanalyticalmachineuniversalmachinelaptop2.3.4.5.PC(personalcomputer)Paragraph2TopicsentenceSupportingdetailsThesechangesonlybecamepossibleasmymemoryimproved.Para2While-reading1.tubestransistorschipsnetworkWorldWideWeb2.3.4.5.Paragraph3TopicsentenceSupportingdetailsSincethe1970smanynewapplicationshavebeenfoundforme.While-readingPara31.communications2.financetraderobotsmobilephonesmedicaloperationsspacerocketsprovidingalifeofhighquality8.7.6.5.4.3.1.What’sthemainideaofthetext?A.Thecomputerwantstofind“whoheis”.B.Thefunctionalchangeofthecomputer.C.Thecomputerbecomespopulararoundtheworld.D.Thehistoryofthecomputer.2.Thispassageisprobablytakenfrom________.A.anadvertisementB.anoticeC.aposterD.amagazineQuestions3.Whatdoestheword“rapidly”meaninparagraphone?A.quicklyB.slowlyC.largelyD.mostly4.Accordingtothepassage,computerinthefuturewill________.A.becomebiggerandbiggerB.developwithlowspeedC.becomethehelperofmankindD.disappearPost-readingSummaryItbeganasain1642inFrance.AftertwohundredyearsitwasbuiltasanbyCharlesBabbage.Afterprogrammedbyanoperator,itcould“”logically.In1936,itworkedasa“”.Asitgrewolder,ithasgrown.Itwasusedinofficesandhomessincethe1970s.Overtimeitshasbeendevelopedsomuchthatitneverforgetsanything.Untiltheearly1960sitwasgivenafamilyconnectedbyasothatitsharesthewithothersthroughtheWorldWideWeb.Sincethe1970smanynewhavebeenfoundforit.Anditsistoimprovethelifequalityofhumanrace.calculatingmachineanalyticalmachinethinkuniversalmachinesmallermemorynetworkapplicationsknowledgegoalWhatcancomputersbeusedtodoinourdailylife?Discussion•Writedownyourideasonapieceofpaper.•Sentenceshouldbeginwith“Computerscanbeusedto…..”•Makealistof3–5sentences.Topic:DiscussionSearchforsomeinformationEnjoymoviesDiscussionListentomusicSende-mailstofriendsDiscussionBuythingsonlinePlaycomputergamesDiscussionDrawpicturesCommunicatewithfriendsComputersmakeourdailylifeconvenientandcolorful.Homework1.Learnthenewwordswiththehelpofdictionary.2.Underlinethesentencesthatyoudonotunderstand.3.Organizeyourideasandwriteashortpassagetohandinafterclass.