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课件网) Reading for writing Unit4 The art of having fun In this lesson you will: 1. talk about the “time-eating monsters” in your life, such as video games, social media, and TV shows; 2. know how the time-eating monster affect people’s lives; 3. write a short paragraph about having fun in a balanced way. Objectives Free Talk What activities do you usually do in your spare time How often do you do them Look at the pictures below and answer the questions. Use the expressions to help you. social media TV shows miss out get lost in eat away one’s time The boy is looking at pictures on social media. The man and the woman are watching TV shows. We call them time-eating monsters! How may they affect our lives We often _____the monster’s world. It starts to _____our time, minute by minute. We _____ with loved ones. We are deaf to the real world. get lost in eat away miss out on sweet moments Look and talk. 1.What is the boy doing 2.Do you think it is good for him to do so 3. How may the activity affect his life He’s watching TV on the couch and eating snacks. It’s not good for him to do so. It wastes too much of his time. A "couch potato" means a person who spends a lot of time sitting on the couch, usually watching TV and doing very little physical activities. They are often lazy and don't like to move around much. Are you a couch potato Now read the passage and get the main idea of each paragraph. Para.1 Lead in the topic by asking the two questions. Para.2-3 Analyze how these things affect our lives negatively. Read and answer. Read the passage and answer the question. How does the time-eating monster affect people’s lives People often get lost in the time-eating monster’s world. Complete the notes with the words and expressions from the passage. What does the time-eating monster refer to This monster comes in many forms———games, 1._____ and 2._____. How do we 3._____the monster’s world We turn on the computer and start a game. But soon the monster takes over. It 4._____, minute by minute.But we just sit there and look at the screen without 5._____at all. social media TV shows get lost in starts to eat away our time noticing it How does this affect our life We become couch 6._____with sore necks and dry eyes. We 7._____on sweet moments with loved ones. We are deaf to 8._____. What can we do to fight the monster 9._____the screens. Go outside, feel the sun on your face, and jog in the fresh air. Play tennis or go hiking with 10._____. Talk about your day with your family. potatoes miss out the real world Stand up and leave your friends Think and Share 1.Which “time-eating monsters” might be in people’s pockets, in their living rooms, or on their desks Learning to think for question 1 While reading a passage, we can connect our own life experiences to the ideas in it. Think about some similar situations,events or emotions. This helps us understand the theme better. They might be m ... ...
