Intelligence
Analytical machine
Universal machine
Transistor
Artificial intelligence
Technological revolution
function
智力分析机通用机晶体管人工智能科技革命功能
New Words and Expressions
Look at these inventions. Can you put them
in an order according to the time when they
appeared? After reading the passage, check
to see if you were right.
( ) analytical machine ( ) laptop
( ) calculating machine
( ) robot
( ) PC
( ) universal machine
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5
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This is a short ________ of the ______________ of computers.
The main idea of the passage:
historydevelopment
True or False?1. In 1642 I began as a calculating machine a
nd could solve any mathematical problem.
2. My real father was Charles Babbage, who
wrote a book and build me in 1936.
3. After I got my new transistors in the 1960s,
I became smaller but cleverer and quicker.
4. I was brought into people’s homes in the 19
70s.
5. Since my birth I have been built to
take the place of human race.
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Consolidation
1. “I” in the passage refers to _______.
A.A TVset
B. A computer
C. A radio
D. The internet
2.When was the computer the biggest?
A.In 1642
B.In 1936
C.In the 1940s
D.In the 1970s
3.How old is the computer?
A.About 370 years old
B About 270 years old.
C.About 70 years old.
D.About 470 years old.
A. Charles Babbage built an Analytical Machine in 1642.
B. A “universal machine” was built to solve any difficult mathematical problem in 1936.
C. The computers were connected by a network in the late 1960s.
D. Computers were used in offices and homes since the 1970s.
4. Which of the following statements is TRUE?
5. What can we infer from the text ?
A. A computer can take the place of the hu
man race to do any work in the future.
B. The smaller a computer is, the faster it ca
lculates.
C. Computers can solve all the problems of t
he human race.
D. People can benefit more from computers
in the future.
1642
1822 The analytical machine was made by Charles Babbage.
1936
The computer began as a calculating machine.
The computer grew rapidly both in size and in brainpower.
Finish the timeline below1
Comprehending
1940s
The first family of computers was
connected to each other.
1970s
now
Computers had grown as large as a room.
1960s
Computers were used in offices and homes.
Computers connect people all over the world together.
Paragraph1 Paragraph2 Paragraph3
Topic sentence
Support-
ing details
calculating machine
tubes communications
financeanalytical machine
universal machine
PC
laptop
transistors
chips
network
World Wide Web
trade robots mobile phones medical operations space robots
Over time I have been changed quite a lot.
These changes only … as my memory improved.
Since the 1970s many new applications…for me.
Complete the chart below2
Develop-ment
Early days
Name Function Poor
Strong
A _________ machine
Simplify difficult sums
An ________ machine
Think logically and produce an answer quickly
A _________ machine
Solve difficult ______________________
calculating
analytical
universal mathematical problems
Development
Develop-ment
Network times_________ stored in
Tubes Large
Small____________Small chips
______ __________ Narrow
Wide
Finance________RobotsMobile phones___________Space rocketsMedical operations
MemoryTransistors
Applications Communication
Trade
Changes of the machine
Calculating machine
Analytical machine
Universal machine
Machine with artificial intelligence
Machine with new transistor
A family connected by a network
A family used by the Internet
In 1642 In 1822 In 1936
In the 1960s
Nowadays
Alan TuringCharles Babbage
In 1642, a calculating machine was used in France.
Then in 1822, the Analytical Machine was made by Ch
arles Babbage. It could follow instructions from cards
with holes. In 1963, Alan Turing, the real father of co
mputers, wrote a book about how the computers could
be made to work as a “universal machine” to solve any
difficult mathematical problem. Later, people discover
ed the computer had “artificial intelligence”. In the 19
60s, the computer had his new transistors.
Its size was totally changed at that time. And in the earl
y1960s, the first family of computers were connected to
each other. In 1970s computers have brought into peop
le’s homes. Now computers have been used by billions
of people to deal with information and communicate wi
th each other around the world by the Internet.
palmtop
smaller desktop
convenient laptop
virtual keyboards 虚拟键盘
Nose-topkeyboard-vest
1.What can the future computer be like?2.What can we do by computer in the future?
Discussion
You are given a chance to design a computer for yourself.
Draw a picture about it and describe(描述 ) what functions it has.
You will be asked to introduce(介绍 ) your computer. (appearance &functions)
1.Read and review the text.
2.Get the language points f
or the next class.
Homework:
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