1. Unit 3 Reading

3. Write out the words you know about computers and answer questions. computer monitor click software search …… downloa d Internet keyboard

4. 1. What is PC? Speak the name on the whole. Personal computer. 2. What is IT? Information Technology. 4. What is CD-ROM? Compact disc read-only memory. 3. What is DVD? Digital Video Disc.

5. 5. What is W.W.W? World wide web. 6. 科学技术。 Science and technology. 7. 人工智能。 Artificial intelligence. 8. 笔记本电脑。 Notebook computer.

6. 9. Who was the first person to build the first computer? Charles Babbage. 10. Who was the real father of the computer? Alan Turing.

7. Task 1 Skimming 1. Who is the speaker in this story? A computer. 2. Find out three sentences from the story to support your idea. 1) Then in 1822 I was built as an Analytical machine by Charles Babbage.

8. 2) My real father was Alan Turing, who in 1936 wrote a book to describe how computers could be made to work, …… 3) However, people thought I was simple-minded until they discovered I had “artificial intelligence.” People have ________intelligence.natural

9. The machine is introducing itself mainly according to _______. A. function ( 作用 ) B. time C. size B How does the machine introduce himself?

10. Time A _____________machine An _____________machine A _____________machine A machine with ___________intelligence A machine with _____________________ A machine given a family connected by________________ A group of machines connected by ________________ calculating analytical universal artificial new transistors a network the internet 1642 1936 1822 then 1960s Early 1960s 1970s Changes of machines

11. Time Changes of machines 1642A calculating machine can only ______________________ 1822An analytical machine can follow _____________________ 1936A universal machine can solve any _______________problems thenA machine with artificial intelligence is not _____________ but quite _____________. 1960s A machine with new transistors is getting _________________ early 1960s A machine given a family connected by a network can talk to ___________using BASIC 1970s A group of machines connected by the internet can ________people who aren’t close enough to speak to each other at home. calculate instructions from cards with holes mathematical intelligent quicker and cleverer humans connect and changes of its functions simple-minded

12.  simple-minded: showing very little intelligence 头脑简单的 ; 笨的 Richard is smart but he has a lot of simple-minded friends ． 理查德很聪明, 可是他有许多头脑简单的朋 友。 simple-minded 是一个复合形容词, 与它 结构相同的复合形容词还有：

13. absent-minded quick-minded narrow-minded single-minded strong-minded weak-minded 心不在焉的 思维敏捷的 心胸狭窄的 一心一意的 意志坚强的 低能的, 意志不强的

14. How useful computers are!

15. How do you use computers and the Internet? use computer for school work play games on the computer send emails to friends surf the Web for fun download music and films chat online search for information do shopping online …..

16. 1.Read the passage aloud after class and fill in the timeline on P19. 2. Finish the Ex1.Ex2 and Ex3 in Learning about Language on page19. Homework