1. 新课标人教版课件系列
《高中英语》
必修2-3.10

2. Unit 3 Computers
Period 2 Reading

3. Answer for EX1& Ex2 on P56 1.printer 1.floppy disc 2.hard disc
3.monitor
4.keyboard
5.modem
6.floppy disc
7.CD-ROM
1.floppy disc
2. chips
3. monitor
4. modem
5.CD-ROM
6.scanner
7. keyboard
8. printer

4. Information Technology
words and expression
数学的
计算器
信息技术
个人电脑
依...看,据...认为 优点 缺点 算盘
掌上电脑
Mathematical
Vt.
Calculate
Calculator (n.) IT
Information Technology PC
Personal Computer
In one’s opinion
advantage
disadvantage
abacus
palmtop

5. New Words and Expressions智力
分析机
通用机
晶体管
人工智能
科技革命 功能
Intelligence
Analytical machine
Universal machine
Transistor
Artificial intelligence
Technological revolution
function

6. How does it change? Earliest computer Nowadays computer
Analytical Machine

7. Who am I ?

8. Skimming: 1.who is the speaker ? It is a computer.
2.What’s the passage about?
It’s about the history of computer.

9. Scanning: Time 1642 1822 1960s What is the order of the text? 1970s
The Analytical Machine was made by Charles Babbage.
1936
1960s
The first family of computers was connected by a network.
1970s
now
The computer began as a calculating machine．
1822
What is the order of the text?
Alan Turing wrote a book to describe how computers could be made to work and built a “universal machine”．
Computers had new transistors and became
Small and thin.
1960s
Computers were brought into people's homes．
Computers connect people all over the world
together.

10. completing the chart below.
The history of computer
analytical
machine
calculating machine
universal
machine
The “father” (inventor)
Charles Babbage
Alan Turing
Internet
artificial
intelligence
PC (desktop
/notebook)

11. Charles Babbage
Alan Turing

12. 2. Questions Q1: How did the computer work as an Analytical Machine?
The computer followed instructions
from cards with holes.
Q2: What makes the computer totally change his size.
New transistors
Q3: In which way did computers talk to
humans?
Using BASIC.

13. Q4: how did computer change in its size, intelligence, speed, function
Q4: how did computer change in its size, intelligence, speed, function? And how about people’s opinion?
Size:
Intelligence:
Speed:
Function:
People’s opinion:
smaller
cleverer
quicker
dealing with …, communicating with…
calculating
clever
& useful
simple-minded

14. correct the wrong sentences
True or False
correct the wrong sentences
Alan Turing built an Analytical Machine to solve any mathematical problems.
People began to realize that the computer got cleverer and quicker with time passing.
The computer began to serve the human race since it was brought into people’s homes.
Since the 1970s, the computer was used by people around the world through the Internet.
5. The larger the computer is, the more memory
it has.
a universal machine F T
its birth F T
I became small and thin but I got cleverer and cleverer, quicker and quicker. And my memory became so large that I couldn’t believe it! F

15. Group work
You are given a chance to design a future computer for yourself.
Draw a picture about it and describe(描述) what does it look like.
You will be asked to introduce(介绍) your computer. (appearance &functions)

16. Discussion
What can the future computer be like?
What can we do by computer in the future?
virtual keyboards
虚拟键盘
Nose-top
keyboard-vest

17. Homework: 1.熟读课文,按时间顺序复述课文,记住文中的黑体字. 2.做书上P19EX1和P20EX2 3.看报纸的B2版面
4.阅读导测P19 A篇

18. What about in the future?
robot

20. Consolidation: Retelling
1642
began … calculating …France
1822
The Analytical Machine … Charles Babbage
1936
Alan Turing … wrote … built …
1960s
transistors … smaller
connected … share … talk …
1970s
brought into …
now
deal with … communicate …
1960s

21. What are today's smaller computers like?
convenient laptop
smaller desktop
What are today's smaller computers like?
palmtop

23. Role-play
Suppose you are a reporter. Now you are interviewing Mr. / Miss Computer. Sample questions:
… …
What do you like to eat?
What are your hobbies?
What is your newest
function(功能)?
Can you say something
about your future plan? etc.

24. I began as a _______ ________ in
Fill in the 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___ ___, I have been made
___ ___ ____ but I got ____ ____ ___,
____ __ ____. In the 1960s they gave me a family____ __ __ _____. Now people call it
the Internet. I was _____ ____ ____ ___ in
the 1970s.So I became PC. Since my birth I
have truly been built to serve the human race.
calculating machine
Analytical Machine
universal machine
gone by
smaller and smaller
cleverer and cleverer
quicker and quicker
connected by a network
brought into people’s homes

25. 1.What can the computer be used for?
Discussion
Internet

26. Our life has changed! school work games emails music and films chat
information
photos
shopping
Our life has changed!