Period 1 warming up Reading Guess A

Period 1 warming up &Reading

Guess! A handbag? A toy?

Guess more: 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

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

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? notebook computer

A huge computer Palmtop A PC

Answer for EX 1& Ex 2 on P 56 1. floppy disc v 2. chips v 3. monitor v 4. modem v 5. CD-ROM v 6. scanner v 7. keyboard v 8. printer v 1. printer 2. hard disc 3. monitor 4. keyboard 5. modem 6. floppy disc 7. CD-ROM

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

Who am I ?

Skimming: Go over the story to find out who the speaker is. Write down 3 sentences to support your idea. It is a computer. ● I was built as an Analytical Machine by Charles Babbage. ” ●”My real father was Alan Turing. . ” ● I was able to share my knowledge with others through the World Wide Web.

Scanning: Timeline 1642 The computer began as a calculating machine． The Analytical Machine was made by 1822 Charles Babbage. In which order is book text organized? Alan Turing wrote a the to describe how 1936 computers could be made to work． 1940 Computers had grown as large as a room. s 1960 s The first family of computers was connected to Computers were used in offices and homes． each other. Computers connect people all over the world 1970 together.

True or False 1. Alan Turing built an universal machine to a Analytical Machine solve any mathematical problems. F 2. People began to realize that the computer got T cleverer and quicker with time passing. 3. The computer began to serve the human race since it was brought into people’s homes. F its birth 4. Since the 1970 s, the computer was used by T people around the world through the Internet. 5. 5. became small and thin but I the more and I The larger the computer is, got cleverer F memory quicker and quicker. And my memory cleverer, 6. became so large that I couldn’t believe it! it has.

Comprehending: 1. Choose the best answers 1) What’s the main idea of the text? A. The computer wants to find “who he is”. B. The functional change of the computer. C. The computer becomes popular around the world. D. The history of the computer.

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

Charles Babbage Alan Turing

2. Questions Q 1: How did the computer work as an Analytical Machine? The computer followed instructions from cards with holes. Q 2: What makes the computer totally change his size. New transistors Q 3: In which way did computers talk to humans? Using BASIC.

2) What can you infer from the text? A. The computer has artificial intelligence. B. The computer changes a lot over the years. C. The computer was not connected by a network until in the early 1960 s. D. Now the computer can only be used to deal with information.

2. Questions Q 1: How did the computer work as an Analytical Machine? The computer followed instructions from cards with holes.

Q 2: In how many ways do we say the computer changed? What are they? • Size: smaller • Intelligence: cleverer • Speed: quicker • Function: calculating----dealing with …, communicating with… • People’ opinion: clever & useful

Consolidation: Retelling 1936 began … calculating …France The Analytical Machine … Charles Babbage Alan Turing … wrote … built … 1940 s As large as 1960 s connected … share … talk … 1970 s now Become very important in … deal with … communicate … 1642 1822

that their meanings. stores Match the words with information. 1 A monitor is (b) the part of the computer that you type 2 The screen is on. (c) the part of the 3 A keyboard is computer that looks like a television 4 A mouse is (d) something you use to click on things (files, 5 A CD-ROM is etc. ). (e) the part of the monitor 6 A hard disk is that you look at. (f) a separate disk that

Task 2. Discussion 1. What can the computer be used for?

school work games emails music and films chat information photos shopping

convenient laptop smaller desktop palmtop

2. What about in the future? virtual keyboards 虚拟键盘 Nose-top keyboard-vest

What about in the future? robot

Task 3. Role-play Suppose you are a reporter. Now you are interviewing Mr. / Miss Computer. Sample questions: …… Ø What do you like to eat? Ø What are your hobbies? Ø What is your newest function(功能)? Ø Can you say something about your future plan? etc.

Homework: 1. Review the passage 2. Do Ex. 1 -3 on P 19 -20. 3. Read the story about Bill Gates.