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12.finance13.explore14.goal15.virus16.signal17.arise18.electronic19.character20.electronic21.totally22.solve
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A toy?A handbag?
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I am very old now. I was born in
China. Many people used me for
calculating in the past, but now I am a
bit lonely because they don’t like me
now.
Do you know who I am?abacus
Riddles (谜语 )
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I can be used for calculating. Besides, I
can also be used for watching DVD,
sending e-mail and communicating
through the Internet. However, I am not
a PC, because I’m small enough for you
to take me with you.
Do you know who I am?
laptop
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PDA Personal Digital Assistant
I am so small in size that I can fit in your hand. I usually have a small screen usually bigger than a digital phone, however smaller than the smallest laptop, I’m a great way to store telephone numbers, access the internet, make calculations, and so on. Do you know who I am?
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I am very small. I can be used for
calculating. In China, a lot of students
use me when solving mathematical
problems.
Do you know who I am?
calculator
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I am very big. Scientists use me to
solve some mathematical problems.
huge computer
Do you know who I am?
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robot
I’m a machine that works automatically. I can do a wide variety of tasks, especially suitable for doing jobs too boring, difficult,or dangerous for human beings.
Do you know who I am?
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PC Personal Computer
I’m a small, relatively inexpensive computer designed for an individual user. I’m based on the microprocessor technology. At home, people use me to surf the Internet and play games.
Do you know who I am?
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PDA
abacus calculator huge computer
PC
laptop
Can you tell the development of computers?
robot
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Can you give us the English names
of a computer components (组件 )?
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keyboard 键盘
mouse 鼠标
monitor 显示器screen 屏幕
speaker 音响
host 主机
components of a computer
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main board
CPU (central processing unit)
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floppy disc
DVD ROM
USB flash disk
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printer scanner
modem
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screen
keyboard
mouse
monitor
DVD-ROM
hard disk
1. the part of the computer that looks like a television
2. the part of the monitor that you look at
3. something you use to click on things (files, etc.)
4. the part of the computer that you type on
5. the part of a computer that stores information
6. the part of computer that we can put a CD in
Match
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WHO AM I?
Reading
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1. Who is the speaker in this story?
2. What’s the main idea of this passage? A. The development of computers. B. The development and use of computers. C. A machine which is simple-minded. D. Computers may replace human beings.
A computer.
Prediction(猜测 )
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Scanning to get
detail information
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Paragraph 1
Topic sentence
Supporting details
Over time I have been
changed quite a lot.
1 calculating machine2 analytical machine3 universal machine4 PC5 laptop
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1642
1822The analytical machine was made by Charles Babbage.
The computer began as a calculating machine.
1936 The computer grew rapidly both in size and in brainpower.
Finish the timeline below.
1940s
1970s
The computer had grown as large as a room.
I have been used in offices and homes.
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Paragraph 2
Topic sentence
Supporting details
These changes only
became possible as my
memory improved.
1 tubes2 transistors3 chips4 network5 World Wide Web
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Paragraph 3
Topic sentence
Supporting details
Since the 1970s many new
applications have been found
for me. 1 communications 2 finance 3 trade 4 robots 5 mobile phones 6 medical operations 7 space rockets
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1. My real father was Charles Babbage, who wrote a book and built me in 1936.
2. I began as a calculating machine in Japan in 1642. 3. After 1936, I grew rapidly both in size and in brainpower.4. As time went by, I was made bigger.
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1. When was the “universal machine” built?
A. In 1822. B. In 1642.
C. In 1936. D. In 1970.
2. When was the computer the biggest?
A. In 1642. B. In 1936.
C. In the 1940s. D. In the 1970s.
(3) Choose the best answer.
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3. Which of the following is in the right order of time?a. The computer was connected with other computers.b. Alan Turing 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.
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Critical thinking
• 1. How was so much information given in such a short space?
• The writing is clear and does not waste words. There are no descriptions.
• 2. What do you think is the tone of the writing?
• It is natural .
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Quiz
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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 by, I
have been made _______ and ________
but I became _________ and _________.
calculating machine
analytical machine
machine
Answer:
universal
smaller smaller
cleverer quicker
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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 _______ ____.
network
1960s
Internet
human race
offices homes
birth
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Do you know in what ways computers
are used today?
Work out a list and compare it with
your partner.
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search for …
see movies
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listen to music
read books and magazines
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send emails to friends
download music
and films
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buy things on line
play games on
the computer
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store information
take part in
chat groups
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