1、Wang WeiPre-readingabacus/bks/My grandpa plays the very well, but I can not play the abacus at all.abacuscalculator/klkjlet/This is a CASIO electronic.calculatorhuge computerlaptopPCPDArobot/rbt /Whats next?to make these intellectual machines have feelingsTask1 Look at the pictures and the title of
2、the reading passage. Predict what it is going to be about.Task2 Look at these inventions. Put them in order according to the time when they appeared. After reading the passage, check to see if you were right.() analytical machine () laptop() calculating machine () robot() PC() universal machine21456
3、3While-readingParagraph 1Paragraph 2Paragraph 3Topic sentenceOver time I have been changed quite a lot.These changes only became possible as my memory improved.Since the 1970s many new applications have been found for me.Supporting detailsl calculating machinel analytical machinel universal machinel
4、 PCl tubesl transistorsl small chipsl communicationsl financel tradel robotsl mobile phones l Medical operationsl space rocketStep3 Make a timeline1642:1822: The analytical machine was made by Charles Babbage.:1940s: : The first family of computers was connected to each other.1970s:Now: Calculating
5、machine was made in France.Calculating machine was made in France.19361960Huge computers were made.Many new applications have been found.It will be more and more advanced to provide humans with a life of high quality.l Brainstorm a list of things that you, your school and your family use computers for.l Think abut what you would have to do if you could not use computers any more.Post-readingTask DiscussionQuestion: how computers have changed our lives?TipsHomework Finish Learning about language on page20.
