1、What is your typical day with a cellphone?Read the passage on Pages 14-15 and then match the main idea with each paragraph.()Para.1()Para.2()Para.3()Para.4 ()Para.5 ()Para.6()Para.7 ()Para.8 A.Mark feels lonely.B.Social networking dominates Marks life.C.Different feelings about being online and in r
2、eal life.D.Marks social networking every day.E.Phones affect Marks friends and sister.F.The problem with social networking.G.Marks terrible feelings.H.Its hard to give up phones.DGEHFCBARead the passage on Pages 14-15 carefully and choose the best answers.1.Who knows what the author is doing?A.His p
3、arents.B.His schoolmates.C.His teachers.D.His online friends.2.How does the author feel actually?A.Satisfied.B.Fruitful.C.Lonely.D.Friendly.3.What controls the authors life in so many ways?A.Social networking.B.His family.C.His homework.D.His community 4.Why does Mark say“we are more disconnected th
4、an ever”?A.Social networking makes people far from their related people.B.Social networking helps people communicate with each other.C.Social networking makes people related to each other;D.Social networking stops the society advancing.Marks routine activities onlineMarks routine activities online1.
5、check through his social networking apps2.read his emails and answer text messages 3.scroll through his friends posts and photos 4.download song after song,video after video What social networking has done to Mark and Marks friendsWhat social networking has done to Mark and Marks friends drive them
6、awayReasons Mark cant drop social networking Reasons Mark cant drop social networking 1.afraid to miss some important notices,deadlines,appointments and invitations.2.his classmates and teachers may need to contact him at any time.1.a long way past2.stop doing something completely3.alcoholic drinks4
7、.be born with the characterSuppose you are Mark.Talk about your life with your partner.Pair WorkHow does the cellphone impact Marks life?ImpactsDominatedDepressed,dissatisfied,aloneTogether?physically mentally Find evidence!set deadlines:8 pm-10 pm for homework7.50 pm:scroll through posts and photos
8、9.30 pm:download song after song,video after videoImpactsDominatedDepressed,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 ba
9、ck to the online world and the intense activity that it provides.ImpactsDominatedDepressed,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 meetset
10、 deadlines:8 pm-10 pm for homework7.50 pm:scroll through posts and photos9.30 pm:download song after song,video after videoSince 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
11、having nothing to say when we meet.ImpactsDominatedDepressed,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 fri
12、end took a call for 30 minutes;Some kept texting friends onlinea family holiday:my sister spent hours reading about her favourite popstarset deadlines:8 pm-10 pm for homework7.50 pm:scroll through posts and photos9.30 pm:download song after song,video after videoSome spent the dinner bent over their
13、 phones,texting friends online but 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.ImpactsDominatedDepressed,dissatisfied,aloneTogether?physically mentally keep delaying important things in
14、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 texting friends onlinea family holiday:my sister spent hours reading about her favourite popstarset d
15、eadlines:8 pm-10 pm for homework7.50 pm:scroll through posts and photos9.30 pm:download song after song,video after videoWhy 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 quit drinking can avoid booze,but how do we give up our phones?SO CLOSE,YET SO FAR
