1、选择性必修一 Unit 1 Relationships (4) 高一年级 英语 So close, yet so far Reading (1) Prediction Read the title and try to predict the topic of this passage “So close, yet so far”. What can make people far away stay close? What can make close friends become unfamiliar? The Internet! Mark never stops socializing
2、with his friends online. But he has also never felt more alone. Vocabulary 1. Im way beyond a shy or reserved person. reserved: adj. shy, unwilling to express your emotions or talk about your problems Vocabulary 2. Im still scrolling through my friends silly posts and photos. scroll vi. to move info
3、rmation on a computer screen up and down so that you can read it Vocabulary 3. The stimulation is in chasing after the next song rather than enjoying it. stimulate vt. to encourage or help an activity to begin or develop further 1st Reading Read the passage and finish Exercise 4 on Page 16 in the te
4、xtbook. Marks routine activities online: As soon as he opens his eyes in the morning, he checks through all his social networking apps, reads his emails and answers text messages. He scrolls through his friends silly posts and photos. He downloads song after song, video after video. 1st Reading Read
5、 the passage and finish Exercise 4 on Page 16 in the textbook. What social networking has done to Mark and his friends: Social networking has driven them away from each other. 1st Reading Read the passage and finish Exercise 4 on Page 16 in the textbook. Reasons Mark cant drop social networking: 1.
6、He is afraid of missing important appointments, invitations and news. 2. He needs the phone for his studies, because his teachers and classmates need to contact him at any time. 2nd Reading Read the passage again and try to find out about what phenomena show social-networking makes the peoples relat
7、ionships close / far-away. 2nd Reading Phenomena that show people close: 1. If you are one of my 500 friends online, youll be the first to know. 2. I have a never-ending flow of messages from all the people online. 3. 2/3 of young people find it easier to make friends online. 2nd Reading Phenomena t
8、hat show people close: 4. It is funny that my friends and I chatter away online so much. 5. When we get together sb. take a call for 30 minutes; some text friends online 2nd Reading Phenomena that show people far-away: 1. I attend parties and play sports, but I am always distracted. 2. I cant rememb
9、er the birthdays of some of my old mates. 3. But we end up having nothing to say when we meet. 4. When we get together ignore the ones who sit in front of them. 2nd Reading Why does social networking that intended to bring people close actually drive close friends away? Because social networking kee
10、ps you always online. You focus on online world, and finally ignore people around you. Besides, you are used to chatting with friends online instead of meeting them in real world, which drives each other apart. 3rd Reading Read the passage and try to find the expressions or sentences in the text tha
11、t mean the same (Exercise 5, Page 16). 1. Mark is always close to his phone and laptop. 2. He receives news form his friends online throughout the day. 3. His phone is not helping his relationships with his friends. 3rd Reading Read the passage and try to find the expressions or sentences in the tex
12、t that mean the same (Exercise 5, Page 16). 4. He has friends that he has known for years. 5. He is addicted to the Internet because it makes him feel excited. 3rd Reading Read the passage and try to find the expressions or sentences in the text that mean the same (Exercise 5, Page 16). 6. His frien
13、ds did not concentrate fully when they were having dinner together. 7. He and his friends cant give up social networking. 3rd Reading Answers: 1. My phone and my laptop are never out of touching distance. 2. I have a never-ending flow of massages and updates. 3. They say that phones bring people clo
14、ser together, but in reality, my mind is always a million miles away. 4. But I cant remember the birthdays of some of my oldest mates. 3rd Reading Answers: 5. I will start doing my homework at 8 pm, and aim to finish in 2 hours. At 7:50 pm, Im still scrolling through my friends silly posts and photo
15、s. I download song after song, video after video, but Im not really paying attention. The stimulation is in chasing after the next song rather than enjoying it. 3rd Reading Answers: 6. Some spent the dinner bent over their phones, texting friends online but ignoring the ones that sat right in front
16、of them. 7. I need it for my studies because my teachers and classmates need to contact me at any time. Review Finish the Exercise 3 on Page 79 in the textbook. Complete the paragraph with the correct form of the expressions. be wired up, social networking site, go cold turkey constant flow, drop so
17、cial networking, in spirit Review Finish the Exercise 3 on Page 79 in the textbook. Complete the paragraph with the correct form of the expressions. At the moment I am trying to go cold turkey on using my mobile phone and computer but it is so difficult. I am wired up most of the day. I can hear the
18、 constant flow of alerts from my social networking site. Review Finish the Exercise 3 on Page 79 in the textbook. Complete the paragraph with the correct form of the expressions. If I can see pictures of friends at parties and on social occasions, I feel like Im at least there in spirit. I think you
19、ng peoples brains are hard-wired now to expect to be connected to the Internet. Wish me luck as I try to drop social networking for one week! Reflection How do you understand “We are hard-wired in, but we are more disconnected than ever.”? Why does Mark say we are more disconnected than ever? Reflec
20、tion A possible answer: Mark suggests that young people have been brought up with social networks and that they are an important part of our lives that we cant live without. However, our addiction to social networks can lead to a loss of friendships or meaningful relationships due to less face-to-fa
21、ce contact in real life. Homework 1. Why does Mark feel lonely and depressed? A. Because he is a shy and reserved person. B. Because he lives alone. C. Because he spends so much time online that he delays things that are important in real life. D. Because other people focus on their phones instead o
22、f talking to each other face to face. Homework 2. How many young people feel the same? A. More than 2/3. B. More than 1/2. C. Less than 1/3. D. Less than 1/2. Homework 3. How does Mark feel about social networking? A. It helps us stay in touch. B. We are more disconnected. C. He wants to stop using it. D. Not mentioned. Homework 4. Why does Mark say “They say that phones bring people closer together but in reality, my mind is always a million miles away.”? Thank you!
