（2021新教材）牛津译林版必修第三册英语 unit3 Extended readingppt课件.pptx

1、Extended reading To read a blog post about living without a smartphone for a week; To design a public service advertisement calling for people to reduce their use of smartphones. 1. Do you have your own smartphone? 2. How much time do you spend on it? 3. What do you use your smartphone for? 4. Are y

2、ou an addict? Can you live a life without your smartphone? Why or why not? If you are an addict, can you imagine what your life will be like without a smartphone for a week? An American tries to stay away from his smartphone for 30 days. How did he do it? Lets watch a video. Read the title of the bl

3、og and answer the questions. 1. Do you think smartphone is a smart choice? 2. Why did Alan use such a title for his blog? 3. Guesss what Alan might talk about in his blog. He might talk about his experience of using his smartphone. What was Alans life like before and after he stopped using his smart

4、phone? Make a list of these differences. Before After Eyes were glued to the little screen whenever he walked down the street, had dinner with friends or lay in bed at night. The first thing he did when waking up in the morning was reaching for his phone. Always asked for Wi-Fi connections when he w

5、ent to a new restaurant or coffee shop. A dead battery in his smartphone would make him feel stressed. Had time for reading, writing and exercise. Appreciated the beautiy in life with his own eyes. Maintained offline relationships with both friends and family. Find sentences in the blog that show wh

6、at Alan learned from his experience of quitting using his smartphone for a week. Those seven days have given me a great appreciation for life beyond the screen. Real lifeand real relationshipsare more important to me now. I cannot escape from the modern world, but I can cut back on the amount of tim

7、e I spend on my smartphone every day, and I do. Life beyond smartphones is richer and more beautiful, and I am going to take advantage of it. Discuss the writing techniques of this blog. 1. In which person is the blog written? Why? 2. What are the first sentences of each paragraph? 3. What do all th

8、e above sentences mean to Alan? How are they presented? 4. In what way did Alan show readers the changes in him after quitting using his smartphone for a week? 5. Can you find the adjectives Alan used in his blog to show the changes in his feelings? 6. Which adjective do you think is the most impres

9、sive when it comes to showing positive changes in Alan? How do you understand it? Why? 1. In which person is the blog written? Why? In the first person. To make the story more authentic and convincing. 2. What are the first sentences of each paragraph? I was a smartphone addict. Then the day came wh

10、en I finally realized I had to make a change. The first day was the hardest. It was scary at first. My offline relationships benefited as well. By the end of the week, I almost did not want to turn my phone back on. 3. What do all the above sentences mean to Alan? How are they presented? They show t

11、he positive change in him after he decided to quit using his smartphone for a week. They are presented in the order of time. 4. In what way did Alan show readers the changes in him after quitting using his smartphone for a week? By giving examples, adopting the rhetorical device “comparison” and usi

12、ng a lot of adjectives. 5. Can you find the adjectives Alan used in his blog to show the changes in his feelings? In Paragraph 1, “glued, stressed, uncomfortable, difficult” were used. In Paragraph 3, “hardest, lost, anxious, empty, disconnected” were used. In Paragraph 4, “scary, free, lost, beauti

13、ful, alive, soft, rich, earthy” were used. In paragraph 5, “ long, deeper, brief, closer” were used. In Paragraph 6, “real, more important, richer, more beautiful” were used. 6. Which adjective do you think is the most impressive when it comes to showing positive changes in Alan? How do you understa

14、nd it? Why? The adjective “free” in Line 19 on Page 40. The adjective “free” here is used to perfectly show how Alan enjoyed himself after he quit using his smartphone for some time. Actually its a pun （双关语）（双关语）. It means Alan began to enjoy not only his physical freedom but also his mental freedom

15、. Read the title of the blog again and answer the following question. Why did Alan use a title in the format of a question? Whats the function of such a title? To arouse readers concern about the addiction to smartphones and enable them to reflect on how they can use the smartphone smartly. Do you s

16、till think smartphone is a smart choice after you have finished reading the blog? Why? No. Only when we become smart users of smartphones can we become smart. In this case, smartphone might be a smart choice. What would you do if you had to live without a smartphone for a week? Give some suggestions

17、 to those smartphone addicts. 1. Please be a wise smartphone user. 2. Cut back on the time you spend on your smartphone every day. 3. Join in more physical activities like taking regular exercise. 4. Get close to nature and appreciate the beauty in life. 5. Establish your offline relationships by sp

18、ending more time with your friends and family members. 6. Enjoy your life by travelling, going to the opera, attending concerts and watching films. 7. Read more physical books to broaden your horizons. 8. Get involved in some volunteer activities to make life more meaningful. Extended reading Design

19、 a public service advertisement calling for people to reduce their use of smartphones. You can come up with a story or a slogan that you think could encourage people to put down their smartphones. 1. Write a summary of the blog. 2. Write a speech to call on people to cut back on smartphone use, including a story of a smartphone addict, why we should cut back on smartphone use and how to make it.