Period1Period1GettingreadyGettingreadyReading(I)Reading(I)CulturecornerCulturecornerModule2ScienceandtechnologyOxfordEnglishUnitUnit33ComputersComputers￥12,000￥3,600BrainstormBrainstormComputerComputertypetypecalculatecalculate1The_________showswordsandpictures.2Weusethe_________fortyping.3The“brain”ofacomputerisinthe___________.4Wemovethe_________tocontrolthecomputer.5Wehearsoundfromthe__________.Howmuchdoyouknowaboutcomputers?Lookatthephotobelowandcompletethesentenceswiththecorrectnames.Lookatthepictures,thetitleandthesub-headingsofthearticleonpage35.Thentick()thefactsthatthearticleprobablytalksabout.✓1Computersaregettingsmallerandbetter.2Computerscandoimportantjobslikeflyingplanes.3Computersmayworkasworkasdoctors.4Computersareexpensiveexpensive.BeforeyouBeforeyoureadread3Asub-headingusuallytellsusthetopicoftheparagraph(s)belowit.sub-headingsLookatthepictures,thetitleandthesub-headingsofthearticleonpage35.Thentick()thefactsthatthearticleprobablytalksabout.✓✓✓✓1Computersaregettingsmallerandbetter.2Computerscandoimportantjobslikeflyingplanes.3Computersmayworkasworkasdoctors.4Computersareexpensiveexpensive.SmallerandbetterInthe1940s,thefirstcomputerswerebiggerthancars.Nowcomputersarebecomingsmallerandbetter.Somecomputersaretiny.Youmaybeunawareofthem.ThereisprobablyoneinsideyourTVorwashingmachine.Youdependoncomputersmorethanyourealize.ComputerfactsVocabularyVocabulary4Whatcanwedowithcomputers?Wecanusecomputerstocalculate.Theycancalculateatafasterspeedthanwecanandalmostnevergivewronganswers.Wecanalsotypeanddrawthingswiththem.Inaddition,computerscandoimportantjobslikeoperatingrailwaysandflyingplanesandspaceships.Isacomputerclevererthanme?Theansweris“No”.Yourbraincanproducenewideasbutcomputerscannot.However,onedaycomputersmaybeabletodoabetterjobthanhumanbeings.Forexample,theymaybebetterthandoctorsatdoingtheirjob.Whatwillhappentousifcomputerscandoallourjobs?Willwehavenothingtodo?Computersmaychangeourlives,butwilltheymakethembetter?1Ifsomethingisverysmall,iti...
