LearningaboutLanguage (2).pptx

1、Unit 3 Computers,To learn to use some words and expressions in the passage,1. I began as a calculating machine in France in l642 calculate v. to find the answer using numbers 计算，估计，算出,e.g. Let me calculate the cost of the journey. 让我计算一下旅途的费用。 The scientists calculated when the spacecraft would reac

2、h the moon. 科学家推算出了宇宙飞船抵达月球的时间。,be calculated to do sth. 被计划成；打算做某事 e.g. His remark was calculated to hurt her. 他的话是故意要伤害她的。,拓展 calculable adj. 可计算的；可估计的 calculated adj. 精心计划的 calculation n. 计算；估计 calculator n. 计算器,The loss has not yet been _ accurately, but it is believed to be well beyond a hundre

3、d million dollars. A. calculated B. considered C. completed D. controlled 【点拨】 选A。由题意(损失尚未被精确地计算出来，但人们相信会超过一亿美元)可知选calculated。consider认为，考虑；complete完成，结束；control控制。,2. Although I was young I could simplify difficult sums. simplify vt. to make things easier 使简化 e.g. Simplify the instructions so that

4、children can understand them. The application forms have now been simplified.,While intelligent people can often _ the complex, a fool is more likely to complicate the simple. A. sacrifice B. substitute C. simplify D. survive 【点拨】 选C。由While可知，主从句意 思相对照，且结合complicate the simple (使简单的事情复杂化)可知，设空处要用 si

5、mplify。,3. I could be made to work as a “universal machine” to solve any difficult mathematical problem. solve vt. to work out the answer to a problem 解答，解决 e.g. The expert cannot solve this difficult problem. Talk to me about whatever is troubling you. Ill help you solve it.,The clever child solved

6、 the riddle quickly.,solve后跟_或_作宾语。 【拓展】 solution n. 解答，解决办法 e.g. Theres no simple solution to this problem.,名词,代词,翻译下列句子。 1) Just calm down shouting wont solve anything! 2) 我们找不出解决这个问题的办法。,冷静些喊叫解决不了任何问题！,We cant find a solution to this problem.,4. As a result I totally changed my shape. as a result

7、 结果；终于；因此 as a result可用于句首，可用于句中。 e.g. He didnt work hard, as a result he failed the exam. 他学习不努力，结果考试不及格。 He runs every day. _, he has lost weight. 他每天跑步，结果他减肥了。,As a result,as a result of . 意为“由于的结果”，后跟名词或代词。 e.g. Mary was late as a result of the snow.,选用以上合适的短语完成下列句子。 1) Jackson couldnt work any

8、longer _ the car accident. 2) We helped each other in studies, and _ we became good friends.,as a result,as a result of,totally adv. completely 整个地; 完全地 total adj. 完全的; 整个的 e.g. totally blind 全盲 total silence 寂静无声 in total 总共,5. I have even been put into space rockets and sent to explore the Moon an

9、d Mars. explore v. to travel around an area to find out about it 探索；探测；探究 e.g. They explored the land to the south of the Murray river.,给出explore的中文意思。 1) As soon as we arrived on the island, we were eager to explore. 2) Kates father works in a company exploring for oil. 3) We must explore all possi

10、ble ways to increase food production. 4) Lets explore this idea more fully.,考察，勘探,勘探,探索,探讨,【拓展】 explorer n. 勘探者，考察者，探险者；exploration n. 勘探，探索，研究,翻译下列句子。 1) It is worth exploring other ways of dealing with this problem. 2) 你真的考察了离你们那儿最近的城 镇？,其他处理这个问题的方法值得探讨一下。,Have you really explored your nearest tow

11、n?,6. Anyhow, my goal is to provide humans with a life of high quality. anyhow adv. anyway 无论如何；不管怎样；即使如此 e.g. That wasnt my fault anyhow. 反正那不是我的过错。 I dont know if it was lost or stolen, anyhow, its gone. 我不知道它是丢了还是被偷了，不管 怎么说，它不见了。,I dont think they need help, but I think I should offer anyhow. 我认为

12、他们无需帮助，不过我想我应有所表示。,1) 房子锁着, 我无论如何也进不去。 2) 不管怎样, 我们设法得到了我们想要的。,The house is locked and I cannot get in anyhow.,We managed to get what we wanted, anyhow.,goal n. 球门；进球得分；目的，目标 根据句意，写出goal的汉语意思。 1) I wish I could achieve my goal of writing 2,000 poems. 2) He kicked the ball towards the other teams goal

13、. 3) Their team beat us by three goals to one.,目的，目标,球门,进球得分,1. have . in common 2. compare it with your partner 3. put them in an order 4. according to the time 5. a calculating machine 6. an analytical machine 7. a technological revolution 8. artificial intelligence 9. be made to work,10. from the

14、n on 11. grow rapidly in size 12. as large as a room 13. as time goes by 14. as a result 15. over time 16. share my knowledge with others 17. as well as 18. help with medical operations 19. explore the Moon 20. a life of high quality 21. be filled with happiness 22. the human race,_ complete change

15、in ways of thinking, working, etc. _ connected computer system _ to make things easier _ to find the answer using numbers,revolution,network,simplify,calculate,Find the word or expression for each of the following meanings from the text.,5. _ can be moved easily from place to place 6. _ to work out

16、the answer to a problem 7. _ to travel around an area to find out about it 8. _ completely 9. _ anyway 10. _ activity of managing money,mobile,solve,explore,totally,anyhow,finance,I developed very slowly and it took nearly two hundred years before I was built as an analytical machine by Charles Babb

17、age. (翻译) 我发展缓慢，差不多两百年之后，查尔斯巴比奇才把我制成了一台分析机。 【分析】该句是一个由and连接的并列复合句。and前的分句是一个简单句。and后的分句的结构是：it took . before .。before引导_从句。,时间状语,【仿写】过了两年我们才又见了一次面。 _ _,It took two years before we saw each other again.,2. By the 1940s I had grown as large as a room, and I wondered if I would grow any larger. (翻译) 到二

18、十世纪四十年代，我已经长得像一间屋子那么大，我不知道是否还会长得更大。 【分析】这是一个由and连接的并列复合句。 and前的分句是一个简单句。and后的分句中，wondered后跟if引导的_从句。,宾语,I wonder if .是一个常用句型，意为“我想/不知道是否”。如： As time went on, Mary began to wonder if / whether John had forgotten their date.,【仿写】到去年年底，已经有十座高达百米的大楼在这个小镇建成，我不知道这里是否还会建造更多高楼。 _ _ _ _,By the end of last ye

19、ar ten tall buildings as high as 100 metres had been built in this small town, and I wondered if more tall buildings would be built here.,3. Over time my memory has developed so much that, like an elephant, I never forget anything I have been told! (翻译) 随着时间的推移，我的记忆能力发展得如此之快，就像一头大象一样，我从来不会忘记告诉我的任何事情

20、！ 【分析】此句中包含一个由 _引导的结果状语从句，在该从句中又包含一个省略了关系代词_的定语从句：I have been told, 修饰先行词_。,anything,so . that,that,【仿写】 他在这么短的时间里做了这么多，几乎每个人都认为这是个奇迹。 He has done so much in _ almost everyone thinks that it is a miracle.,so short a time that,4. And my memory became so large that even I couldnt believe it!,句型: so th

21、at 如此 以致于,与too to 句型可相互转换,And my memory became too large for me to believe it.,e.g. He is so old that he cant carry the box. He is too old to carry the box.,此结构中的that从句表示结果。 e.g. The stone is so heavy that no one can lift it.,so . that .结构的so+形容词/副词位于句首时, 句子用倒装结构。 e.g. So hard does he work that he s

22、eldom goes home.,so that既可以表结果, 也可以 表目的。,5. But I was always so lonely standing there by myself, until in the early 1960s they gave me a family connected by a network. 【翻译】但是我总是孤孤单单地站在那里，直到二十世纪六十年代初，人们才给了我一个用网络联成的家庭。 【分析】本句是一个复合句。主句为I was always so lonely standing there by myself，其中standing there by

23、 myself 是动词-ing形式短语作状语；,从句是由_引导的时间状语从句，其中connected by a network是过去分词短语作后置定语，修饰_。,family,until,【仿写】我总是步行上学，直到上个月，爸爸才给我买了一辆电动自行车。 _ _ _,I always went to school on foot, until last month my father bought me a bicycle powered by electricity.,6. I am now truly filled with happiness that I am a devoted fr

24、iend and helper of the human race!,that引导同位语从句，具体说明 happiness的内容。that是连词，在从句中不充当任何成分。英语中用that引导同位语从句的情况比较常见，但有时也可以用连接副(代)词how, when, where, whether等来引导同位语从句。,注意：if, which不能引导同位语从句。,e.g. I had the impression that she chose her words with care. 在我的印象中，她选词很小心。 I heard the news that our team had won. 我听

25、到了我们队获胜的消息。 l have no idea when he will be back. 我不知道他什么时候回来。 He must answer the question whether he agrees to it or not. 他必须回答他是否同意这样一个问题。,artificial technology intelligent applications explore Web reality logically,Complete the passage with the words below.,When my brother was is high school, he w

26、as very interested in computers and enjoyed writing programs of his own.,He used to download information from the Internet and made good use of it. He liked to _ the World Wide _ and used the Internet to communicate with computer programmers all over the world. When he went to university he studied

27、IT (information _) and developed a special interest in _ intelligence.,explore,Web,artificial technology intelligent applications explore web reality logically,technology,artificial,After developing special _ of the computer, he hopes to design an _ robot which can think _ and look like a human bein

28、g, but in _ he has a long way to go.,applications,intelligent,reality,logically,artificial technology intelligent applications explore web reality logically,Read the story below and then use the outline to create one of your own.,My story When I was young I was crazy about radios. At the time my int

29、erest began, I was playing with radios at home. Over time I decided to build my own radio.,As time went by I did research into how to make my radio. By the time I was sixteen, my dream had come true. I made my own radio. As a result I became interested in electronics and computers. From then on I wo

30、rked hard to get into university.,Now I am working in a computer company designing new programs for computers. As I grow older I realize how much my life has been connected with my interest in radios!,I. 根据下面各句句意以及所给单词的首字母或汉语提示词，写出该单词的正确形式（每空一词）。 1. The best way to _ (探索) the countryside is on foot.

31、 2. Have you filled in the _ (申请) form for your passport yet?,explore,application,3. Charlie thought money would s_ all his problems, but he was wrong. 4. Martins been sick, but a_, I think hes hoping to come with us tomorrow. 5. At the last moment of the football match, he kicked the ball into an open g_. 6. Modern _ (科技) makes moving money around much easier than before.,solve,anyhow / anyway,goal,technology,II. 用括号内单词的正确形式填空。 1. Th