1、Unit 2Improving yourself-Understanding ideas1.Students could learn some words and phrases.2.Students could undestand the main idea of this passage.3.Students could write some a passage about this topic.Learning Aims:What is your understanding of this passage？Share you ideas with others提升自己 Improving
2、 yourselfWhat do you see?1.prince2.princess Do you ever lose your temper with your family,friends,or classmates?a Never.b Sometimes.c Always.2 Do you find it difficult to resist temptations such as junk food?a Never.b Sometimes.c Always.3 Do you have any bad habits that you cannot break?a None whats
3、oever!b Some.c Where do I start?two hours a day on social media:a total of 730 hours each year.On average,Chinese Internet users each spend two hours a day on social media:a total of 730 hours each year.The average age of social media users in China in 2017 was 33.1 years old,as against 32.4 in 2016
4、 and 31.2 in 2015.The top four negative aspects of social media as ranked by Chinese users are:reduced time for reading printed books,poorer eyesight,privacy and information security concerns,and reduced sleep time.Take notes quickly！重点词汇On average 平均的;平均而言Internet users 互联网用户 social media 社交网络媒介a t
5、otal of 共;总数为average age 平均年龄printed books 印刷书籍information security 信息 安全;戒酒，戒毒，也可延伸脱瘾 Today marks the last day of the Social Media Detox,Brenton Highs fundraising campaign for new sports equipment.At the start of the detox,over 100 students had been persuaded to stop using social media,in ANY form,
6、for seven days.This meant no messaging friends,no posting photos,no blogging nothing.They had been promised money by family and friends for each day spent without using social media.They were excited.They were nervous.But could they do it?With the detox now finished,theyve switched on their devices
7、and theyre back online.I bet youre as eager as I am to find out just how many have been motivated enough to last the full seven days!And what,if anything,has been learnt from the experience?Take notes quickly！重点词汇Social Media 社交媒体;new sports 新体育;新运动At the start 开始时switched on 对新事物有认识的 find out 找出，查明
8、;It was more difficult than she had expected.She felt like she had lost an arm.I lasted two days.The detox was more difficult to tolerate than I had expected.I felt like I had lost an arm!Not eating for two days would have been easier!But on reflection,I can see how much of my time had been occupied
9、 with checking my phone.Im now trying to spend less time online and more time picking up my hobbies.Take notes quickly！重点词汇lasted 持续;继续;be difficult to 难以tolerate 容许，允许;忍受;reflection 反射;反映;occupied 占用;占领;占据;pick 采摘;掘;撬开;hobbies 业余爱好He felt really strange not to already know what his classmate had do
10、ne at the weekend.I lasted four days.On Monday,my classmate and I spoke about what we did at the weekend it felt really strange not to already know what he had done.We would usually have posted pictures and updated our profiles.Doing the detox meant we had to talk and explain what we were doing and
11、thinking!It made me realise the value of real contact that I had forgotten.Take notes quickly！重点词汇lasted 持续;继续;On Monday 在周一;在星期一;spoke 说话;讲话;profiles 面部的侧影;detox 排毒;使戒去毒瘾meant 原本打算的;realise 意识到;实现;forgotten 忘记;遗忘 I managed the whole week!At first,I really felt I was missing out.Then,instead of mess
12、aging my friend,I went round to her house.Without our phones,we had a proper conversation for over two hours,without being distracted by messages from other people.It felt so good!Then I decided to visit a different friend every day.By the fifth day,I wondered was I really missing out by not constan
13、tly checking my phone to see what everyone else was up to?At first,she really felt she was missing out Take notes quickly！重点词汇At first 起初，起先instead of 而不是 messaging 信息发送，round to 四舍五入distracted 心烦意乱wondered 想知道;up to 一直到;一直到，He didnt find the detox too difficult,but he did give his phone to his dad
14、to avoid giving inI did all seven days,too!To be honest,I didnt find the detox too difficult,but I did give my phone to my dad to avoid giving in!My brother thought I should make full use of the time without my phone,so he took me to check out our local sports centre.An hours sport each day left me
15、tired out and wanting to go to bed early.The detox made me healthier!Take notes quickly！重点词汇honest 诚实;清清白白；平心而论detox 排毒;使戒去毒瘾make full use of 利用check out 退房sports centre 体育中心go to bed 去睡觉吧;就寝He threw in the towel on the first day.He used his phone to check where a party was.Im embarrassed to say tha
16、t I threw in the towel on the first day!I knew there was a party happening that evening,but without access to social media I couldnt remember where it was!In the end,I turned on my phone to check,but couldnt resist having a quick look at my social media accounts.Whats worse,I then spent so much time
17、 catching up on news,I almost missed the party!Take notes quickly！重点词汇embarrassed 尴尬;窘迫的;threw 投;掷;抛;access to 访问;social media 社交网络媒介quick look 飞快的一瞥so much 和一样多;catching 有感染力up on 向上;熟悉The detox raised a total of 1,632.82 for new school sports equipment!Well done,everyone who took part!After readin
18、g the posts on this forum,it seems that something other than money has also been raised through the detox.Awareness of just how much we rely on social media can help us step away from it and communicate with each other better.Take notes quickly！重点词汇a total of 共;总数为new school 新学校Well done 熟透的;煮透了的;烧烂
19、了的it seems that 似乎;看起来;好像other than 除了以外，除外;不同，不同于，不social media 社交网络媒介step away 走开;仅一步之遥;两步之遥communicate with each other 相互沟通;1 It helped students learn how to best communicate using social media.2 It raised money for school sports equipment.3 It made students want to spend even more time on social
20、 media.4 It made students realise how much time they had been spending on social media.5 It encouraged students to find new ways to communicate and try new activities.How much time do you spend on social media each day?What negative effects of it?negative effectsless time to read booksgetting addicted to it less sleep timepoorer eyesightTry to think about othersQuestionTalk with others.1.2.3.Thank you!
