1、Warming up and readingUnit 3Look at the following pictures and say their English names.abacuscalculatorhuge computerPC(personal computer)laptopPDA(personal digitalassistant)What do you think the future computer development will be?robot I think that In my opinion I believe that Whats your reason?Why
2、 do you think so?1.They can be used for calculating.2.They can deal with maths problems.3.They are our friends.4.They are useful and helpful.What do they have in common?keyboardmousemonitorscreenspeaker host computerWhat English words do you know about a computer?What can computers be used to do in
3、daily life?DiscussionHow do you use computers and the Internet?1.Help to do homework2.Play computer games3.Send e-mails4.Listen to music5.See movies6.Chat 7.Search for information8.Do shopping 9.Learn computer skillsYesNoI often use a computer to I sometimes use it to and I never use it to orDebateI
4、s computers good or bad for human beings?Forhave great power;make our lives more colorful and more convenient;Againstmake people lazy;unhealthy information;pollute the environment;Read and answer the questions.1.Who is the speaker in this story?2.Write down three sentences from the story to support
5、your idea.1.Who is the speaker in this story?A computer.2.Write down three sentences from the story to support your idea.1)I was built as an Analytical machine by Charles Babbage.2)My real father,Alan Turing,3)I was always lonely standing there by myself,until in early 1960s they gave me a family co
6、nnected by a network.Listen again and answer the questions.1.Where was the speaker born in 1642?In France.2.What happened to the speaker after nearly two hundred years?He was built as an Analytical Machine by Babbage.3.What was the speaker called in 1936?A universal machine.4.What happened to the sp
7、eaker in the 1970s?He was used in offices and homes.Find the word or expression for each of the following meanings from the plete change in ways of thinking,working,etcrevolutionconnected computer systemnetworkto make things easierto find the answer using numbersas a resultsimplifycalculateso;theref
8、orecan be moved easily from place to placemobileto work out the answer to a problemsolveones aim or purposegoalto travel around an area to find out about itexplorecompletelytotallyanywayanyhowfinanceactivity of managing money1.In 1642 I began as a calculating machine and could solve any mathematical
9、 problem.2.My real father was Charles Babbage,who wrote a book and build me in 1936.3.After I got my new transistors in the 1960s,I became smaller but cleverer and quicker.4.I was brought into peoples homes in the 1970s.5.Since my birth I have been built to take the place of human race.FFTTFCheck th
10、e sentences are true or false.16421822 The analytical machine was made by Charles Babbage.1936The computer began as a calculating machineThe computer grew rapidly both in size and in brainpower.Read the text carefully and fill in the tables.1940s The first family of computers was connected to each o
11、ther.1970s nowComputers had grown as large as a room.1960sComputers were used in offices and homes.Computers connect people all over the world together.Develop-mentEarly daysNameFunction PoorStrongA _ machineSimplify difficult sumsAn _ machineThink logically and produce an answer quicklyA _ machineS
12、olve difficult _calculatinganalytical universal mathematical problemsDevelop-mentNetwork times_ stored in Tubes Large Small_ Small chips _ Narrow WideFinance_RobotsMobile phones_Space rocketsMedical operations MemoryTransistorsApplications CommunicationTradeParagraph 1Paragraph 2Paragraph 3Topic sen
13、tenceOver time I have been changed quite a lot.These changes only became possible as my memory improvedSince the 1970s many new applications have been found for me.Complete the chart below.Supporting detailsCalculating machineAnalytical machine Universal machinePClaptopTubesTransistorsChipsNetworkWo
14、rld wide webCommunicationsFinanceTradeRobotsMobile phonesMedical operationsSpace rocketsProviding a life of high qualityParagraph 1Paragraph 2Paragraph 3DiscussionIs it very important to learn computer skills for us?Why or why not?Use the following expression in your discussion.I think that In my op
15、inion I believe that Whats your reason?Why do you think so?Retell the text according to the following clues and then write down your retelling.Changes of the machineCalculating machineAnalytical machineUniversal machineMachine with artificial intelligenceMachine with new transistorA family connected by a networkA family used by the Internet
