1、Unit 3 The world onlineExtended readingSmartphone: a smart choice? What do you use your smartphone for?Lead-inPredictionSmartphone: a smart choice? Whats your answer?PredictionCan you predict what will be talked in the passage and what opinion the writer would hold?SkimmingBefore AfterA smartphone _
2、 for his smartphone first in the morningAlways ask for _ in a new placeFeel it _ to make a change but do not know howBefore AfterA smartphone _ for his smartphone first in the morningAlways ask for _ in a new placeFeel it _ to make a change but do not know howaddictReachWi-Fi connectionsnecessarySki
3、mmingThe first dayFeel lost and _Feel _ from everyone and everythingGraduallyBegin to feel _ and have time for _,_ and_ the beauty in life with his own eyesIn the endDo not want to turn his phone _ _010203AfterSkimmingThe first dayFeel lost and _Feel _ from everyone and everythingGraduallyBegin to f
4、eel _ and have time for _,_ and_ the beauty in life with his own eyesIn the endDo not want to turn his phone _ _010203Afteranxiousdisconnectedfreereading writingexercisingAppreciateback onSkimmingWrite a summary of the blogSummarizeAppreciateThose seven days have given me a great appreciation for li
5、fe 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 time 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 i
6、t.Find sentences in the blog that show what Alan learned from his experience of quitting using his smartphone for a week.ReadingRead the title of the blog again and answer the following question.AppreciatingWhy did Alan use a title in the format of a question? Whats the function of such a title?To a
7、rouse readers concern about the addiction to smartphones and enable them to reflect on how they can use the smartphone smartly.Explore the writing techniques1. In which person is the blog written? Why?2. What are the first sentences of each paragraph?3. What do all the above sentences mean to Alan?
8、How are they presented?task 1 Pair work1. In which person is the blog written? Why?In the first person. To make the story more authentic and convincing. Explore the writing techniquestask 1 Pair work2. What are the first sentences of each paragraph?I was a smartphone addict.Then the day came when I
9、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.Explore the writing techniquestask 1 Pair work3. What do all the above sentences mean to Al
10、an? How are they presented?They show the positive change in him after he decided to quit using his smartphone for a week. They are presented in the order of time. Explore the writing techniquestask 1 Pair work4. In what way did Alan show readers the changes in him after quitting using his smartphone
11、 for a week?By giving examples, adopting the rhetorical device “comparison” and using a lot of adjectives. Explore the writing techniquestask 2 Group work5. Can you find the adjectives Alan used in his blog to show the changes in his feelings? In Paragraph 1, “glued, stressed, uncomfortable, difficu
12、lt” were used. In Paragraph 3, “hardest, lost, anxious, empty, disconnected” were used.In Paragraph 4, “scare, free, lost, beautiful, 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 use
13、d. Explore the writing techniquestask 2 Group work6. Which adjective do you think is the most impressive when it comes to showing positive changes in Alan? How do you understand it? Why?The adjective “ free” in Line 19 on Page 40. The adjective “free” here is used to perfectly show how Alan enjoyed
14、himself after he quit using his smartphone for some time. Actually its a pun. It means Alan began to enjoy not only his physical freedom but also his mental freedom.Explore the writing techniquestask 2 Group work Writing a story by using action description and psychological description Explore the w
15、riting techniquestask 3 writingStep 1 Analysing Analysing related descriptions inrelated descriptions in the text the text Paragraph 1I was a smartphone addict. My eyes were glued to the little screen whenever I walked down the street, had dinner with friends or lay in bed at night. The first thing
16、I did when I woke up in the morning was reach for my phone. I always asked for Wi-Fi connections when I went to a new restaurant or coffee shop. A dead battery in my smartphone would make me feel stressed. Sometimes I had the uncomfortable feeling that this little machine had taken up too much of my
17、 time, and that I could have done something more meaningful than just looking at a tiny screen all day. Sliding into the habit was easy, but it was difficult to quit the habit.Action descriptionPsychological descriptionParagraph 2Then the day came when I finally realized I had to make a change. Head
18、 down, eyes on my smartphone, I stepped into the road and a car shot past, nearly knocking me off my feet!At that very moment, I made up my mind to spend a whole week without my smartphone.Turning pointPlease read from paragraph 3 to paragraph 6, find out the action description and psychological des
19、cription in each paragraph and think about what benefits the descriptions can bring to the development of the story.The first day was the hardest. I was used to checking the news and my friends social media updates every few minutes, but now I did not know what to do with myself. I kept reaching for
20、 my pocket, for my smartphone that was not there. I felt lost and anxious, as if I had missed something of value. Very soon, time slowed down. The empty hours stretched out in front of me, and I felt disconnected from everyone and everything.Paragraph 3Action descriptionPsychological descriptionShow
21、ing his great anxiety without his smartphone on the first day.Paragraph 4It was scary at first. Then somehow I began to feel free. The things that I had time for! I finally picked up the classic novel I had always wanted to read and was soon lost in the beautiful language. I kept a journal of my fee
22、lings, thoughts and daily activities to see how much progress I was making. I went out for a run and felt more alive than I had in days. The details of the scene were revealed in front of me: the soft sunlight, a bird singing from a high tree branch, the rich and earthy smell of the soil after the r
23、ain. Best of all, I began to appreciate the beauty in life with my own eyes, instead of through my smartphone camera.Action descriptionPsychological descriptionPresenting his daily life full of colour. My offline relationships benefited as well. I went for a long walk with an old friend. Our wide-ra
24、nging conversation went so much deeper than brief texts ever could. With eyes no longer fixed on our phones, we had a chance to really enjoy each others company. I also made sure to spend more time with my parents. We went to the opera, played badminton, and visited museums. One night, my mother too
25、k out some family photos and we laughed about old times. I brought them up to date with what was going on in my life. We had never felt closer to each other.Paragraph 5Showing his relationships with friends and families were strengthened.Psychological descriptionAction descriptionParagraph 6By the e
26、nd of the week, I almost did not want to turn my phone back on. 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 backon the amount of time I spend on my sm
27、artphone every day, and I do. Life beyond smartphones is richer and more beautiful, and I am going to take advantage of it.Psychological descriptionAction descriptionShowing he would not be so crazy about his smartphone.Alan was a smartphone addict.He was almost knocked down by a car.He didnt know w
28、hat to do with himself without his smartphone.stressed or uncomfortablelost and anxious; disconnected from allHe lived a life full of colour.scary first, then free and more aliveHis offline relationships benefited.closer to friends and familiesHe is going to take advantage of his phone.richer and mo
29、re beautifulStep 2 BrainstormBrainstormi ing and thinkingng and thinkingCan you think of some other action description and psychological description to describe a smartphone addict?A smartphone addictlistening to musicwatching filmsordering foodbuying clothesquite happy dizzy. Nowadays many teenager
30、s are addicted to their smartphones, which even has side effects on their normal life. Please come up with a story that you think could encourage them to put down their smartphones. Remember to use the action description and psychological description properly and write it of about 150 words.WritinWr
31、iting g a storya storyStep 3 Step 4 EnjoyinEnjoying g one possible version one possible version I was really addicted to my smartphone.When finishing school, I always took it out of my pocket every several seconds, even though it didnt ring at all. Especially on weekends, lowering my head, I was bus
32、y in playing mini-games, and I felt that a wild joy took hold of me. However, one day my eyes felt so dry that I even couldnt see things clearly. I realized I must make some changes, so I locked my smartphone in the drawer. At first, I felt blank in my mind, but on seeing the drawer, I couldnt help
33、desiring to reach for the phone. Then I made a practical plan about what I should do every day. I got down to learning how to cook, and gradually I fell in love with it. Besides, I volunteered to help the disabled every weekend and shared joys and sorrows with them. Without the smartphone, I felt th
34、at the closer I got to real life, the more real joy I could get. If I had to live without my smartphone for a week, I would spend more time doing physical activities. For example, I could take my camera, go for a walk to my local park and take photos of interesting things. If the weather is not good
35、, I will stay indoors and play some board games with my family. I could probably also spend more time studying or tidying up my bedroom. I might help my mother cook dinner too.What would you do if you had to live without a smartphone for a week? DiscusssionBDesign a public service advertisement call
36、ing for people to reduce their use of smartphones. How to design?Critical thinkingCCome up with a story about a person who has cut back on the use of a smartphone, using the order of time, comparison, a title in the format of a question and giving examples.Example1. 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.2. Finish the workbook.Homework
