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Teaching Plan for Unit 3 Computers Period 2 Reading (Who Am I ?) ●The General Idea of This Period：

This period we are going to deal with Reading and Comprehending of Unit 3.It introduces the history and development of computers. From this period the students will learn more about computers.

Meanwhile they can learn some reading strategies such as skimming and scanning. ●Teaching Objectives: Knowledge Objectives 1.To make the students learn some useful words and expressions. 2. To make the students learn about the history and development of computers. Ability Objects

1. To improve their reading comprehension ability through some reading steps. 2. To help students identify examples of “the present perfect passive voice” in the text

Moral Objects

1. Enable the students to find out what an important role computers play in our daily lives. and be determined to learn the knowledge of IT.well..

2. Develop the students’ desire for exploring, the qualities of courage, cooperation, confidence and so on

●Teaching Important Points：

1.Help the students to understand the passage better. 2.Learn how to use some important words and phrases in this passage. ●Teaching Difficult Points：

1.How to help the students improve their reading ability and understand the passage better. 2.Learn how to use some important words and phrases in this passage. ●Teaching Methods：

1. Skimming, and careful reading. 2. Asking-and-answering activity to check students’ understanding of the content. 3. Task-based teaching methods. 4. Cooperative learning 5. Group discussion to make every student take an active part in class. ●Teaching Aids:

Multi-media facilities

●Teaching procedures:

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Part 1 Lead-in

(3 minutes)

1.Greeting the students as usual. 2.Introduce the topic of computers Part 2 Reading comprehension Task 1.

Pre-reading (5 minutes)

Step 1.discussion

How do you use the computers in daily life？

(1). play computer games

(2). listen to music or watch movies (3). buy the things I like

(4). QQ（chat on line）

(5). search for information

(6). send emails to friends

(7). do business or work

…

Step 2

Preview some difficult words about the development of computers

Calculating machine

analytical machine

universal machine

PC (personal computer)

laptop

robot

tube

transistor

chip

network

mobile phone

space

rocket

Task 2 While-reading(14 minutes) Step 1 Skimming(3 minutes) Skim the text and answer the following two questions. (1). Who is the speaker in this story?

It’s a computer.

(2). What’s the main idea of the text?

A. The computer wants to find “who he is”.

B. The function(功能) of the computer.

C. The computer becomes popular around the world.

D. The change (development) and the applications of the computer Step 2 Scanning (5 minutes)

Read the passage again and finish the following timetable

The history of computers

1642 1822 1936 1940s

1960s

1970s

now

The computer began as a calculating machine.

The analytical machine was made by Charles Babbage.

The computer grew rapidly both in size and in brainpower. The computer had grown as large as a room. The first family of computers was connected to each other. Computers were used in offices and homes. Computers connect the people all over the world together.

Step 3 Careful reading (6 minutes)

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Read the passage carefully and complete the chart below.

sentence

Supporting

Paragraph 1 Over time I have

been changed quite a lot. Paragraph 2 These changes only became possible as my memory improved. Paragraph 3 Since the 1970s

many new applications

have been found for me. Topic 

Calculating machine 

tubes



Analytical machine 

Universal machine 

PC 

laptop 

transistors



chips



network



world wide web



communications 

finance 

trade 

robots



mobile phones 

space rockets 

providing a life of

high quality

details

Task 3

Post-reading

(17minutes)

Step 1 Fill in the blanks (5 minutes)

Who am I ?

Name : computer

Born : (time) 1642

(place) France

My father: Alan Turing

My size: 1.not very large (earlier)

2. larger ( in the past)

3. smaller (modern)

My history: 1. 1642

calculating

machine

2. 1822 analytical machine

3. 1936

universal

machine

4. 1960s computers with transistors

5. 1970s PC and

laptop computers.

My usage:

1. share knowledge

with others through the World Wide Web.

2. become very important in communication ,

finance ,

trade and medical

operations.

3. be used to make robots

,

mobile phones

and

space rockets .

4. provide humans with a life of high quality.

Step 2Read aloud and then retell the text according to the key words.(10 minutes)

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1)Over time I have been changed a lot. (12 minutes) 

In 1642, begin as, …



two hundred years later, build as

…at that time it was considered …



In 1936, make to work as,

…



As time went by,

.make small, PC, laptop. 2) These changes only became possible as my memory improved. 

First, memory store in , …



Then on , …



Later on,…



In the early 1960s, give family, connect, share, www…..

3)Since the 1970s, I have been used in many ways. 

Become important in …



Put into…



Used to make…



Help with…



Put into rockets, explore…..



Anyhow, my goal is to …

Part 3

Homework ( 1 minutes) (1) .Write a summary of WHO AM I . (2). Finish the exercises on page 20. Appendix:

1.

The design of the writing on the blackboard

Unit 3

Computers

Period 2

Who am I?

change .

Para. 1st

1. 1642 calculating

2. 1882 analytical

3 1936

universal

4 1970’s PC and laptop Para. 2nd

memory

1. tubes

2

transistors

3 chips

4 networks

5 .World Wide Web Para. 3rd

applications

1 communication

finance

trade

medical operation

2 . robots

mobile phones

space rockets

3. anyhow,

goal 2. Record after teaching

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