1、Unit 1 RelationshipsLesson 3 So Close, Yet So Far(1-2)What is your typical day with a cellphone ?Marks routine activities onlineMarks routine activities online post updates on social media check through all his social networking apps read his emails answer text messagesMy phone and laptop are never
2、out of touching distance, so Im constantly posting updates on social media.I have a never-ending flow of messages and updates from all the people I associate with online.According to research, over two-thirds of young people find it easier to make friends online than it is “in real life”. Im way bey
3、ond a shy or reserved person, but Im wired up every day, like most of my friends.I obsess over exactly how many followers I have on my account, but I cant remember the birthdays of some of my oldest mates. Suppose you are Mark. Talk about your life with your partner. Pair WorkHow does the cellphone
4、impact Marks life?What social networking has done to Mark and Marks friendsImpactsDominatedDepressed, dissatisfied, aloneTogether? physically mentally Find evidence!set deadlines：8pm-10pm for homework7.50 pm: scroll through posts and photos9.30 pm: download song after song, video after videoImpactsD
5、ominatedDepressed, dissatisfied, aloneTogether?physically mentally The stimulation is in chasing after the next song rather than truly enjoying it. My friends try to drag me away from my phone, but as soon as Im alone again, Im desperate to get back to the online world and the intense activity that
6、it provides. set deadlines：8pm-10pm for homework7.50 pm: scroll through posts and photos9.30 pm: download song after song, video after videoImpactsDominatedDepressed, dissatisfied, aloneTogether?physically mentally keep delaying important things in my real life: homework, tasks, connecting with my f
7、riends and family members in a meaningful wayhave nothing to say when we meetSince I spend so much time socialising online, I keep delaying things that are important in my real lifeIts funny that my friends and I chatter away online so much, but we end up having nothing to say when we meet.set deadl
8、ines：8pm-10pm for homework7.50 pm: scroll through posts and photos9.30 pm: download song after song, video after videoImpactsDominatedDepressed, dissatisfied, aloneTogether?physically mentally keep delaying important things in my real life: homework, tasks, connecting with my friends and family memb
9、ers in a meaningful wayhave nothing to say when we meeta dinner get-together: my best friend took a call for 30 minutes; Some kept texting friends onlinea family holiday: my sister spent hours reading about her favourite popstarSome spent the dinner bent over their phones, texting friends online but
10、 ignoring the ones who sat right in front of them.On a family holiday last summer, my sister spent all her time complaining that she needed to charge her phone. set deadlines：8pm-10pm for homework7.50 pm: scroll through posts and photos9.30 pm: download song after song, video after videoImpactsDomin
11、atedDepressed, dissatisfied, aloneTogether?physically mentally keep delaying important things in my real life: homework, tasks, connecting with my friends and family members in a meaningful wayhave nothing to say when we meeta dinner get-together: my best friend took a call for 30 minutes; Some kept
12、 texting friends onlinea family holiday: my sister spent hours reading about her favourite popstarWhy cant he drop his cellphone?What is really worrying is that no one I know, including myself, could go cold turkey. I cant even imagine going without social networking for a weekAlcoholics who want to
13、 quit drinking can avoid booze, but how do we give up our phones?SO CLOSE, YET SO FAR“We are hard-wired in, but were more disconnected than ever.”“They say that phones bring people closer together but in reality, my mind is always a million miles away.”I have a never-ending flow of messages and upda
14、tesIm way beyond a shy or reserved person, but Im wired up every day, like most of my friends.Im desperate to get back to the online worldno one I know, including myself, could go cold turkey.Alcoholics who want to quit drinking can avoid booze.Were hard-wired in, but were more disconnected than eve
15、r.I have a never-ending flow of messages and updatesIm way beyond a shy or reserved person, but Im wired up every day, like most of my friends.Im desperate to get back to the online worldno one I know, including myself, could go cold turkey.Alcoholics who want to quit drinking can avoid booze.Were hard-wired in, but were more disconnected than ever.HomeworkRetell Marks story1.Finish Ex. 5 &6
