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Learning plan for reading Book2 Unit3 Computers Reading

预习: Preparing the lessons before class. 1.Find the word which is difficult for you to read or understand. Learn the new words in the text according to the knowledge of word formation

before class. Read the words in bold.

v. 1.Calculate_____

Operate apply design analyse/analyze

n. calculator calculation Operator designer

adj. calculating

simple

universe 4.happiness______ 5.reality_______ person

mathematics technology

2. Read the useful phrases in bold in the passage.

1.calculating machine 2.analytical machine 3.technological revolution4.universal machine 5.artificial intelligence 6.go by [来源学科网ZXXK]

adv.

simply

happily really 11.personally_____

3.application_____

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2.simplify________

8.universal_______

happy real personal 9.mathematical__ 10.technological__

logical total[来源学_科_网]6.intelligence_____

intelligent

total 12.logically______ totally

a.计算机器

b.分析机

d.技术革命

e.万能机,通用机器

f.人工智能

g.走过，过去

7.by Internet 8.human race 9.from…on

10.as a result 11.anyhow 12.the World Wide Web h.通过网络

i.人类

j.从……时起

k.结果

l.无论如何，即使如此

M.全球信息网，万维网

新授Reading

Skimming

Task1 :

Choose the best answer (1 .Each team has one)

1.

What does “I”

refer to in the title?

A. It refers to a computer.

B.

It refers to Charles Babbage

C. It refers to Alan Turing

2.

When have computers been used in offices and homes?

A. 1940s

B. 1960s

C. 1970s

3.

The main idea of the whole text is about_______

A. the applications of computers.

B. the development of computers

C. the computers become popular all over the world

4.

What does WWW stand for ?

A. a network

B. a web

C. the World Wide Web

Task2:

Match the topic sentence with each paragraph

. ( 2.Each group has one)

Para.1

1. These changes only became possible as my memory improved

Para2.

2.Over time I have been changed quite a lot.

Para3.

3.I have been used in offices and homes since the 1970s.

4..Since the 1970’s many new applications have been found for me.

Discussing:

Where is the topic sentence in the passage ? (The first letter has been given)

1. The topic sentence is often the m____4

idea of the paragraph. 2. The topic sentence is usually the f____5 or the l____6 sentence of the paragraph.

It often contains(包含) the main idea of the paragraph. Scanning

Task3.

Comprehending on page19 of the textbook

1. Read the passage and finish the chart below

(3. Each team has two)

timeline

1._____ 2.1822 3.1936 4.1940s 5.______ 6.1970s 7.Now

important events

The computer began as a calculating machine. The ____________ Machine was made by Charles Babbage

The computer grew rapidly both in ______ and brainpower

The computer had grown as large as a _______.

The first

family of computers was connected to each other.

Computers were used in _______ and homes . Computers _______ people all over the world together 2. Find the supporting details and complete the chart :

( 4. Each team has two )

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Paragraph 1 Over times I have been changed a lot I began as a calculating machine in 1642 in France. 1. c_______machine 2. a_______machine 4. PC= personal computer Paragraph 2 These changes only become possible as my memory improved . 1.tubes 2.transistors 3.c____ 4.n_____ Web Paragraph 3 Since the 1970s many new applications have been found for me.

Topic sentence

details 1.communications 2.fanance 3.trade 4.robots 5.m______phone 6.space r_______ 7.medical operations 8.providing a life of high quality Supporting

3. universal machine

5.laptop/note book computer) 5.the World Wide

Task4

Discussing and making a summary:

What have we learned from the passage ?

1.We have known the d_____________of computers and love science and admire

scientists.

2.we have learned to use the basic reading skills:

Skimming, scanning, finding the t______sentense, following (按照）the t_______.

3.We also have learned some ways to learn the new words, such as:

Guess the meaning according to the context(上下文）.

Guess the meaning according to the word formation（构词法）. Task5. Checking exercise

1. Give the right order : (the development of computers)

1.Analytical machine

2.Universal machine

3.Internet

4.Artificial intelligene

5.Computer

6.Calculating machine

2 .Fill in the blanks: (It may be the homework if time is up)

As we all know,Computer is one of the most important inventions in the 20th

century.

But it was a c________ 1.machine in 1642 in France. Then it was built as an a________2 .machine in 1822.

At that time it was a technological

revolution. It became a “ u_________3.machine” in 1936 to s________ 4.

any mathematical problem.Since the 1970s It has been used in offices and homes. It also has many new a___________5 in people’s life. It has been a devoted friend and helper of h_______6 race.

Homework 1.Find the sentence that you don’t understand. 2.In pairs discuss: how computers have changed our lives ? 3. Undestanding the sentences . (1). As time had gone by, I have been made smaller and smaller.

(2). I have been used in offices and homes since the 1970s.

(3). Since the 1970s many new applications have been found for me.

(4). I have also been put into robots and used to make mobile phones as well as help with medical operations.

(5). I have even been put into space rockets and sent to explore the Moon and Mars.