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课件网) Extended reading —Reading comprehension Unit 3 The world online By the end of this class, students will be able to: 1. find out how Alan’s life changed after he stopped using his smartphone; 2. reflect on what you would do if you had to live without a smartphone for a week; 3. realize the benefits of using smartphone less and reduce their use of smartphones. CONTENTS I Pre-reading II While-reading III Post-reading IV Sentences analysis Before reading the blog, answer the questions. 1. Why did Alan use such a title for his blog He might talk about his _____ of using his smartphone and how to rid of smartphone _____. Pre-reading Alan used the title to set readers’ _____whether smartphone is a smart choice so that people will be more careful when it comes to smartphones. 2. Guess what Alan might talk about in his blog thinking experience Is your prediction right or wrong addiction Read the blog post written by Alan about living without a smartphone for a week. While-reading Activity 1 Fast-reading for basic information 1. What’s the main idea of the passage A. Alan’s opinion on using smartphone. B. Using smartphone is a smart choice. C. People should cut back on the amount of time spent on smartphone. D. Alan’s experience of living without his smartphone for a week. √ Introduction Paras.1 &2: I was _____ to my smartphone and wanted to make a _____. Main body Paras. 3 & 5: The process of getting rid of my smartphone Conclusion Paras.6: Life beyond smartphones is r_____ and more b_____. _____ and disconnected feel f___ and appreciate the _____. _____ benefited icher addicted change hardest eautiful ree beauty relationships Alan 2. Fill in the blanks and analyze the structure of the passage. Activity 2 Careful-reading for details 1．What does the phrase “smartphone addict” mean in the first paragraph A．A person who is unable to stop taking harmful drugs. B．A person who spends a lot of free time on playing smartphone. C．A person who is interested in developing smartphone. D．A person who is addicted to playing games. Read Paras. 1-2 carefully and do the following exercises. Part 1: Introduction √ 2. Answer the following questions. Before he stopped using his smartphone Fact 4 Fact 3 Fact 2 Fact 1 What was Alan’s life like Make a list of the facts. My eyes were _____ the little screen all the time. The first thing I did when I woke up in the morning was _____ it. I always asked for _____ when I went to a new restaurant or coffee shop. A dead battery would make me feel _____. A smartphone addict. glued to reach for Wi-Fi connections stressed 3．Faced with his addiction to the smartphone, what feeling did Alan have He had the _____ feeling that his smartphone had _____too much of his time, and that he could have done something more _____ than just looking at a tiny screen all day. addicted stressed uncomfortable a sense of emptyness uncomfortable taken up meaningful 4．What mad ... ...
