1、选择性必修二 Unit 2 Improving Yourself (1) 高二年级 英语 Understanding ideas Social Media Detox Reading Lead-in self-control Lead-in Complete the questionnaire and find out how good your self-control is. Lead-in Facts Lead-in Q: What conclusions can you draw from the facts? We can infer from the facts that Chin
2、ese Internet users spend a lot of time on social media, negatively affecting different aspects of their lives, and that the average age of social media users in China has risen during recent years. Read for prediction. Predict what the passage is about according to the title and the pictures, and re
3、ad the passage to check your prediction. Read for prediction. Social Media Detox detox (tox: poison; de-: away from) a treatment given to stop people from being addicted to drugs or alcohol （脱瘾治疗） 戒网瘾 Read for prediction. Moderator Moderator = moderate + or the person who is in charge of the discuss
4、ion and makes sure that it is conducted in a fair and organized way （主持人） Read for prediction. An online forum talking about stopping using social media Read for details. Activity 1. Please read the words from the moderator to get the main idea of the forum. After participating a fundraising campaig
5、n, five students talk about their experience and what they learned from it. Read for details. Activity 2: Please find out each students reaction and result. Anna: difficult to tolerate, felt like she had lost an arm spent more time picking up her hobbies Devon: felt really strange realized the value
6、 of real contact Read for details. Activity 2: Please find out each students reaction and result. Cindy: felt missing out had a proper conversation for two hours, didnt miss anything Read for details. Activity 2: Please find out each students reaction and result. George: didnt find the detox too dif
7、ficult, gave my phone to dad an hours sports each day, made him healthier Max: threw in the towel, used phone to check spent so much time checking news, almost missed the party Read for details. Activity 3: Please get the benefits of social media detox and find evidence. 1. It makes students realise
8、 how much time theyve spent on social media. 2. It encourages students to pick up their hobbies and do sports to keep healthy. 3. It leads students to have real contact with others. Read for application. Activity 1: Compare the advantages of social media detox with the disadvantages of social media
9、intoxication. time for reading, sleeping, doing sports, and contacting with friends and families concerns for security and privacy . Read for application. Activity 2: Talk about what your attitude towards social media detox is. Read for application. Lets share. Conclusion 1.Predict what the passage
10、is about according to the title and the pictures. 2.Get the reaction and result for each students experience. 3.Acquire benefits of social media detox and find evidence. 4.Talk about their attitude towards social media detox. Homework Option 1: Write a report on this forum about social media detox. Option 2: Write an essay to persuade people to practice social media detox.
