1、Unit 2 Improving yourselfUnit 2 Improving yourself【版本：外研册别：选择性必修二】【版本：外研册别：选择性必修二】Understanding ideasLearning Objectivesu Figure out the main idea of the passage;u Get the reaction and result for each students experience of social media detox;u Acquire benefits of social media detox and find evidenc
2、e;u Talk about your attitude towards social media detox.2IPre-readingIn what areas do you think you can improve yourself?social skills?.learning efficiency?physical quality?time management?4 time management tips focus your effortscreate a scheduleset small goalsmake the most of every secondidentify
3、your productive timewear a watch What other tips are there to make full use of your time?What other tips are there to make full use of your time?Some tips to make full use of your time：Understand how youre currently spending your time(and where youre losing it).Break large projects into small,action
4、able(可执行的可执行的)tasks.Take breaks at the right time.Build better habits and routines for long-term success.Do you think it is easy for you to do these things?Is your self-control good?He who abandons time,time abandons him.He who abandons time,time abandons him.Shakespeare抛弃抛弃时间时间的人，的人，时间时间也抛弃他。也抛弃他。C
5、an you control the time of playing with cell phone?How much time do you spend on social media each day?How about others?Now read the facts on page 14 and answer the questions.Chinese Internet users spend a lot of time on social media.The average age of social media users in China has risen during re
6、cent years.Social media negatively affect different aspects of peoples lives.Q1:What conclusions can you draw from the facts?(P14)Look at the title of the passage and the pictures.Predict what the passage is about.(P14)detox:de-(off)+tox(poison)Lets read the passage and check your prediction.(P14P15
7、)detox:treatment given to people to help them stop drinking alcohol or taking drugs.(戒酒，戒酒，戒毒，也可延伸脱瘾戒毒，也可延伸脱瘾)IIFast reading1.Whats the structure of the passage?Read and ThinkRead and ThinkTask1:Whats the structure of the passage?The introduction of the social media detox.The reaction and results of
8、 five students.Para.1 Para.2 Para.3 Para.4 The effect of the social media detox.Para.5 Part 1Part 2Part 3Para.6 Para.7 Para.8 Check the answersCheck the answersIIICareful reading Today marks the last day of the Social Media Detox,Brenton Highs fundraising campaign for new sports equipment.At the sta
9、rt of the detox,over 100 students had been persuaded to stop using social media,in ANY form,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 wer
10、e nervous.But could they do it?With the detox now finished,theyve switched on their devices 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?timeorganiseraimpa
11、rticipantformcontentPara.1&2Brenton High School_To collect money for new sports equipment.Seven daysIn any formOver 100 students_ No messaging friends,no posting photos,no blogging nothing._Read to fill out the chart.Read Para.3 to 7 and complete the summaries.(P16)I lasted two days.The detox was mo
12、re 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 with checking my phone.Im now trying to spend less time online and more time picking up my hobbies.NameReflectio
13、nResultCheck the answersCheck the answersPara.3 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 e
14、xplain what we were doing and thinking!It made me realise the value of real contact that I had forgotten.Para.4 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
15、much of my time had been occupied with checking my phone.Im now trying to spend less time online and more time picking up my hobbies.NameReflectionResultAnna(2 days)It was more difficult than she had expected.She felt like 1._!She can now see how much time had been taken up with checking her phone.S
16、he is now trying to spend more time 2._.Check the answersCheck the answersPara.3 she had lost an armpicking up her hobbiesNameReflectionResultDevon(4 days)W h e n h e s a w a classmate on Monday,he felt 3._ not to already know what his classmate had done at the weekend.They had to talk and explain w
17、hat they were doing and thinking!It made him realise 4._ _.Para.4really strange t h e value of real contact that he had forgotten 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 p
18、osted pictures and updated our profiles.Doing the detox meant we had to talk and explain what we were doing and thinking!It made me realise the value of real contact that I had forgotten.21NameReflectionResultPara.5 I managed the whole week!At first,I really felt I was missing out.Then,instead of me
19、ssaging 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 const
20、antly checking my phone to see what everyone else was up to?22 I 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 s
21、ports centre.An hours sport each day left me tired out and wanting to go to bed early.The detox made me healthier!Para.6NameReflectionResultCindy(7 days)At first,she really felt 5._.Without their phones,she and her friend 6._ for over two hours.By the fifth day,she realised that she hadnt been missi
22、ng out on anything.Para.5 she was missing out had a proper conversation I managed the whole week!At first,I really felt I was missing out.Then,instead of messaging my friend,I went round to her house.Without our phones,we had a proper conversation for over two hours,without being distracted by messa
23、ges 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 constantly checking my phone to see what everyone else was up to?miss out:to lose an opportunity to do or have something23NameReflectionResultGeorge(
24、7 days)He didnt find the detox too difficult,but he did give his phone to his dad to avoid 7._.An hours sport each day left him tired out and ready for bed early.The detox made him 8._!Para.6giving in healthier I did all seven days,too!To be honest,I didnt find the detox too difficult,but I did give
25、 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 tired out and wanting to go to bed early.The detox made me healthier!give in:to accept that you are defeate
26、d in a game or fight24NameReflectionResultPara.7 Im embarrassed to say that 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 qu
27、ick look at my social media accounts.Whats worse,I then spent so much time catching up on news,I almost missed the party!25 The detox raised a total of 1,632.82 for new school sports equipment!Well done,everyone who took part!After reading the posts on this forum,it seems that something other than m
28、oney 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.Para.8NameReflectionResult Max(Less than 1 day)He 9._ on the first day.He used his phone to check where a party was.He spent so much tim
29、e using his phone to 10._on social media,and he almost missed the party.Para.7 threw in the towelcatch up on news Im embarrassed to say that 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
30、 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 catching up on news,I almost missed the party!throw in the towel:to stop trying to do something because you think you cannot win26 The detox raised a total of 1
31、,632.82 for new school sports equipment!Well done,everyone who took part!After reading 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 ot
32、her better.Para.8Whats your understanding of “something”in the text?“Something”here refers to awareness of our addiction to social media and awareness of the importance of other things like hobbies,real contact,etc.Read to answer the question:IVPost-reading1.It helped students learn how to best comm
33、unicate using social media.2.It raised money for school sports equipment.3.It made students want to spend even more time on social 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.Tas
34、k 2:Choose the benefits of the social media detox and find evidence to support your choices.evidenceNameNamebenefits from the detox(evidence)benefits from the detox(evidence)ModeratorThe detox raised a total of 1,632.82 for new school sports equipment!evidenceNameNamebenefits from the detox(evidence
35、)benefits from the detox(evidence)AnnaBut on reflection,I can see how much of my time had been occupied with checking my phone.evidenceNameNamebenefits from the detox(evidence)benefits from the detox(evidence)DevonDoing the detox meant!It made me realise the value of real contact that I had forgotten.CindyThen,instead of messaging my friend,from other people.It felt so good!GeorgeAn hours sport each day The detox made me healthier!(P16)ThanksThanks
