Unit 3 ComputersReading (1) Getting Getting readyready • Q1: What’s “ATM”?•A: Automatic Teller Machine ---- a modern machine which is used to help people desposit and draw money. • Q2: What’s the relationship between Lo and the ATM?• a. teacher and student • b. doctor and patient• c. shop assistant and customer• d. relatives• Q3: What are they in common?• a. They are both driven by people• b. They are both driven by computers Watch and ThinkWatch and Thinkd. relativesb. They are both driven by computers ??????What can we What can we do do with with computers?computers?????????????play gamesplay gamescalculatecalculatetypetypedraw picturesdraw pictureswatch moviewatch movieplay musicplay musicBrainstormingBrainstorming Let’s know more about a Let’s know more about a computer!computer!monitorspeakers main unitmousekeyboard monitorspeakersmain unitmousekeyboard• 1. The _________ shows words and pictures.• 2. We use the _________ for typing.• 3. The “brain” of a computer is in the ________ .• 4. We move the _________ to control the computer.• 5. We hear sound from the____________. Group-Group-discussiondiscussion• Discussion 1: Do computers change our life?• Discussion 2: Are computers cleverer than people?• Discussion 3: Do you benefit more or get bad influence more from computers? Pre-Pre-readingreadingLook at the pictures, the title and the sub-headings of the article on page 35. Then tick (√) the facts that the article probably talks about.• 1. Computers are getting smaller and better.• 2. Computers can do important jobs like flying planes.• 3. Computers may work as doctors.• 4. Computers are expensive.□□□□ Sub-headings• Sometimes a long passage has several small parts. Each part h...
