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1、-Reading Unit 3 computersMedical operationstypeDo shoppingControl space rocketsDo businessSearch informationDO office workEducation CommunicationEntertainmentWhat can computers be used to do in our daily life?What is the writing style of the passage?narration(記敘文） B. argumentation (議論文）C. exposition

2、(說明文）It is a computer.Skimming:Who Am I?Read for structure Find out the topic sentence in each paragraph.Over time I have been changed quite a lot.These changes only became possible as my memory improved.Since the 1970s many new applications have been found for me.Para 1Para 2Para 3Supporting detail

3、sPara 1：Over time I have been changed quite a lot.timechanged1642:_1822:_ :_1940s:_ The first family of computers was connected to each other.1970s:_Now: Computers connect people all over the world together.The computer began as a calculating machine.The analytical machine was made by Charles Babbag

4、e.Alan Turing wrote a book about how computers could be made to work as a universal machine.The computer had grown as large as a room.1960sComputers were used in offices and homes.1936numbers facts1. Over time my memory became so much that, like an elephant, I never forget anything I have been told!

5、 tubesPara 2：These changes only became possible as my memory improved.transistorschips2. And my memory became so large that even I couldnt believe it! simile (明喻）Jiuzhaigou is so beautiful that, like a paradise, I never forget anything I have seen! 九寨溝如此漂亮，就像天堂一樣，我絕不會忘記任何看到的。Supporting details:Para

6、3: Since the 1970s many new applications have been found for me.become important in: have also been put into: have even been put into: communication, finance and trade robots, mobile phone, medical operation space rockets, explore the Moon and Mars give examplesWho am I ?I am a devoted friend and he

7、lper of the human race.Who am I ?Para 1: Over time I have been changed quite a lot.Para 2:These changes only became possible as my memory improved.Para 3:Since the 1970s many new applications have been found for me.Supporting details:numbers factssimilegive examplesMake a summaryOver time computer has been changed quite a lot because of the improvement of its memory. Computer, a devoted friend and helper of the human race, has been used in many new applications. 1642began calculating France1822The Analytical Machine Charles Babbage 1936Alan Turing wrote bui