1、To read and talk about social networking To read for general understandingTo read for specific information and understand words in contextWhat is your typical day with a cellphone?1. What roles do social networking and the Internet play in your daily life? What do you use them for? Social networking
2、 and the Internet play an important part in my daily life. I chat with friends and watch videos.2. How many online friends do you have? Do social networking and the Internet help improve your relationships with others? Give some examples.Guess. What do these words refer to?Mark has 500 friends onlin
3、e and he spends a lot of time on the Internet. Predict what Mark will say about social networking and his relationships with others. Then read and check.Suggested answersHe spends a lot of time chatting to his friends online.He posts updates on social media.He is always checking his phone when he is
4、 with other people.He has too many friends to know them all well.Read the text. Complete the information about Mark. Then use examples to talk about how social networking has a affected Marks life. Marks routine activities online check through his social networking apps read his emails and answer te
5、xt messages scroll through his friends posts and photos download song after song, video after videoWhat social networking has done to Mark and Markss friendsReasons Mark cant drop social networking afraid to miss some important notices, deadlines, appointments and invitations his classmates and teac
6、hers may need to contact him at any time drive them awayRead the text again and complete the following chart.Facts about lonely Mark Living in a(n) 1. _ dorm with a couple of great roommatesHaving 500 friends onlinePhone and laptop always within 2. _ distanceAlways posting updates on social media 3.
7、 _ through all his social networking apps after waking up in the morning university touching CheckingMarks trouble broughtby social mediaDistracted though attending 4. _ and playing sportsObsessing over how many 5. _ he has on his account, he can hardly remember the birthdays of some of his oldest m
8、ates.6. _ song after song, video after video, but not paying attention Eager to get back to the 7. _ world when feeling alone againKeeping delaying important things parties followers Downloading onlineThe negative effects ofsocial media on Marksbest friend and sister During a dinner get-together, hi
9、s 8. _ soon left the table because of a phone call, some spent the dinner using their phones, ignoring the ones sitting right in front of them.On a family holiday, his sister managed to charge her phone and spend hours reading about her favorite 9. _, ignoring the view outside. best friend popstarWh
10、y cant Mark stopusing social media Afraid of missing all the important appointments, 10. _ and news updatesNeeding it for his studies invitationsImpactsDominatedDepressed, dissatisfied, aloneTogether? physically mentally Find evidence!What social networking has done to Mark and Markss friendsImpacts
11、DominatedDepressed, dissatisfied, aloneTogether? physically mentally set deadlines: 8 pm-10 pm for homework 7.50 pm: scroll through posts and photos 9.30 pm: download song after song, video after videoImpactsDominatedDepressed, dissatisfied, aloneTogether? physically mentally keep delaying important
12、 things in my real life: homework, tasks, connecting with my friends and family members in a meaningful way have nothing to say when we meetImpactsDominatedDepressed, dissatisfied, aloneTogether? physically mentally a dinner get-together: my best friend took a call for 30 minutes; some kept texting
13、friends online a family holiday: my sister spent hours reading about her favourite popstarFind the expressions or sentences in the text that tell you the information.1. Mark is always close to his phone and laptop.“My phone and laptop are never out of touching distance.”2. He receives news from his
14、friends online throughout the day.“I have a never-ending flow of messages and updates from all the people I associate with online.”3. His phone is not helping his relationships with his friends.“They say that phone bring people closer together but in reality, my mind is always a million miles away.”
15、4. He has friends that he has known for years.“but I cant remember that birthdays of some of my oldest mates.”5. He is addicted to the Internet because it makes him feel excited and active.“I will start doing my homework at 8 pm, and aim to finish in two hours. At 7.50 pm, Im still scrolling through
16、 my friends silly posts and photos. 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 truly enjoying it.”6. His friends did not concentrate fully when they were having dinner together.“Some spent the dinne
17、r bent over their phones, texting friends online but ignoring the ones who sat right in front of them.”7. He and his friends cant give up social networking.“I need it for my studies because my teachers and classmates need to contact me at any time.Suppose you are Mark. Talk about your life with your
18、 partner. How does the cellphone impact Marks life? Why cant he drop his cellphone?Read the text again. Choose the correct meaning of the colloquial phrases.Guessing the Meaning of Unfamiliar Words from the ContextWhen you come across a difficult word / phrase in a text, try to guess what it means f
19、irst before looking it up. decide what type of word it is, e.g. noun, verb. try to work out the meaning from the context. use a dictionary to check the exact meaning of the word.Skill Builder1 way beyond (line 13) = a short way past / a long way past2 go cold turkey (lines 43 -44) = do something les
20、s frequently / stop doing something completely3 booze (line 47) = alcoholic drinks / soft drinks4 be hard-wired in (line 49) = be born with the character / work like a computer1. Why does Mark say “They say that phones bring people closer together but in reality, my mind is always a million miles aw
21、ay.”? Find examples from the text to illustrate how phones drive people further away.Because he does not talk to his friends face-to-face when he attends parties or plays sports. Examples: I obsess over exactly how many followers I have on my account, but I cantremember the birthdays of some of my o
22、ldest mates. /His friends spent the dinner bent over their phones, texting friends online but ignoring the ones who sat right in front of them.2. How do you understand “We are hard-wired in, but were more disconnected than ever.”? Why does Mark say we are more disconnected than ever?Mark suggests th
23、at young people today have been brought up with social networks and that they are an important part of our lives which 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-face contact in real life.Decide wh
24、at text type this piece of writing is. What is its communicative purpose?What impresses you the most about Marks use of language? Find examples from the text to support your idea.The text type of this piece of writing is a web blog, which uses a mixture of exposition and description. Its purpose is
25、to tell young readers that social networking on the Internet is causing distance and disconnection in real life relationships through the detailed description of Marks experience and feelings.Marks use of language could be: 1) asking rhetorical questions, e. g. “Where am I? What am I doing?” 2) iron
26、y, e.g. most of the words in the second paragraph describe how busy he is but then he ends the paragraph with the truth of being lonely, which is a sharp contrast. 3) using examples to support his ideas, like the dinner get-together to show that friends say nothing in real life. 4) the use of “I” to start a sentence, which is typical of personal blogs.What have you learned from the story?Reflection Write a short summary about Marks social life.
