U3P2Reading.ppt

1、Unit 3,Computers,calculate universal simplify sum operator logical logically,vt. 计算 adj. 普遍的；宇宙的 vt. 简化 n. 总数；算术题；金额 n.（电脑）操作员； 接线员 adj. 合逻辑的；合情理的 adv. 逻辑上；合逻辑地； 有条理地,technology technological revolution artificial intelligence intelligent solve reality,n. 工艺；科技；技术 adj. 科技的 n. 革命 adj. 人造的；假的 n. 智力；聪明

2、；智能 adj. 智能的；聪明的 vt. 解决；解答 n. 真实；事实；现实,personal personally tube total totally network web,adj. 私人的；个人的； 亲自的 adv. 就个人而言；亲自 n. 管；管子；电子管 adj. 总的；整个的 n. 总数；合计 adv. 完全地；整个地 n. 网络；网状物 n. 网,application finance mobile rocket explore anyhow goal happiness human race,n. 应用；用途；申请 n. 金融；财经 n. 可移动的；机动的 n. 火箭 vt.

3、 谍报员,intelligent adj. 智能的；聪明的 an intelligent reader 理解力强的读者 intelligent reply 巧妙的答复 He is an intelligent person.他是一位有才智的人。,2. solve vt. 解决；解答 (1) I cant solve the problem. 我解答不了这个难题。 (2) Help me to solve my financial troubles. 请帮我解决经济困难。 (3) The greatest scholar cannot solve this difficult problem.

4、再伟大的学者也没有 办法解答这个难题。,3. as a result 结果 He was caught in the traffic jam. As a result, he was late for work. 由于交通阻塞，他上班迟到了。,as a result of 作为.的结果,He was late as a result of the snow. 由于大雪他迟到了。,4. explore vt. & vi. 探索；探测；探究 (1) He had an itch to get away and explore. 他等不及要动身去探险。 (2) Can you explore the

5、 market possibility for us? 您能为我们考察一下市场前景吗？,exploration n. 勘察；考察,These changes only became possible as my memory improved. Since the 1970s many new applications have been found for me. Over time I have been changed quite a lot.,Para 1:,Para 2:,Para 3:,Match the main ideas and the paragraphs.,Scannin

6、g to get detail information,1. My real father was Charles Babbage, who wrote a book and built me in 1936. 2. After I got my new transistors in the 1960s, I became smaller but cleverer and quicker. 3. I was brought into peoples homes in the 1970s. 4. Since my birth I have been built to take the place

7、 of the human race.,True or False,Scanning,Reading Comprehension III,5. I began as a calculating machine in Japan in 1642. 6. In 1936, I grew rapidly both in size and in brainpower. 7. As time went by, I was made bigger. 8. Since the 1970s many new applications have been found for me.,Scanning,1. Wh

8、o was the first person to make the earliest computer? A. Alan Turing. B. Charles Babbage. C. Charles Turing. D. Alan Babbage. 2. When was the “universal machine” built? A. In 1822. B. In 1642. C. In 1936. D. In 1970.,Scanning,Reading Comprehension IV,3. When was the computer the biggest? A. In 1642.

9、 B. In 1936. C. In the 1940s. D. In the 1970s. 4. How old is the computer? A. About 170 years old. B. About 270 years old. C. About 370 years old D. About 470 years old.,Scanning,5. Which of the following is in the right order of time? The computer was connected with other computers. b. Alan Turing

10、wrote a book about the computer. c. The computer has been sent to explore the Moon and Mars. d. The computer began to simplify difficult sums. A. a. b. c. d. B. b. c. a. d. C. d. a. c. b. D. d. b. a. c.,Scanning,The computer began as a calculating machine,1936,The computer grew rapidly both in size

11、and in brainpower.,Finish the timeline below.,Scanning,Reading Comprehension V,1960s,Computers were used in offices and homes.,Computers connect people all over the world together.,The computer had grown as large as a room.,The history of computers,the second generation (1956-1963),the third generat

12、ion (1964-1971),the fourth generation(1971- ),the first generation (1945-1956),Complete the chart below.,Scanning,Reading Comprehension VI,Brainstorm a list of things that you, your school and your family use computers for. Think about what you would have to do if you could not use computers any mor

13、e.,Discussion,palmtop,smaller desktop,convenient laptop,What are todays smaller computers like?,virtual keyboards 虚拟键盘,nose-top keyboard-vest,What can we do by computer in the future? 2. What can the future computer be like?,You are given a chance to design a computer for yourself. Draw a picture ab

14、out it and describe (描述) what functions it has. You will be asked to introduce (介绍) your computer. (appearance &functions),Group work,Debate,What are advantages and disadvantages of computers?,1. Each side has four students (debaters). 2. The first student states your viewpoint. 3. Then move onto th

15、e free talk part. 4. The last student concludes your opinion with some sentences.,Rules for debating,Quiz,Retell the text by filling the following blanks.,I began as a _ _ in 1642 in France. In 1822 I was built as an _ _. Then in 1936 Alan Turing wrote a book and built a _ _. As the years have gone

16、by, I have been made _ and _ but I became _ and _.,Quiz I,In the _ they gave me a family connected by a _. Now people call it the _. I have been used in _ and _ since the 1970s. So I became PC. Since my _ I have truly been built to serve the _ _.,I began as a _ _ in 1642 in France. In 1822 I was bui

17、lt as an _ _. Then in 1936 Alan Turing wrote a book and built a _ _. As the years have gone by, I have been made _ and _ but I became _ and _.,calculating machine,analytical machine,machine,Answer:,universal,smaller,smaller,cleverer,quicker,In the _ they gave me a family connected by a _. Now people

18、 call it the _. I have been used in _ and _ since the 1970s. So I became PC. Since my _ I have truly been built to serve the _ _.,network,1960s,Internet,human,race,offices,homes,birth,Translation,Quiz II,他不用功, 结果考试不及格。 2. 专家们正在勘查这个岛的各个部分。 3. 这种新型的电脑是专为老师和学生设计的。,He didnt work hard, as a result he failed his exam.,The experts are exploring every part of the island.,This new type of computer has been specially designed for teachers and students.,1. I got caught in the rain and my suit_. (2007 北京卷) A. has ruined B. had ruined C. h