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课件网) Unit 1 Life Choices Lesson 1 Lifestyles What activities are a big part of your life to surf the internet to go running to read books to do voluntary work to find information on a search engine to chat with friends online to do schoolwork to play sports to play computer games … It’s September, a new start for every student. Teens has invited two students to write about their daily life in senior secondary school. Joe Li Ying I’m Joe, a student from London. You’ll often find me sitting in front of my laptop. I’m Li Ying. I like to set goals for myself. I’m a “go-getter” – when I set out to do something, I do my best to achieve it. Read Joe’s article and answer the following questions. What does he do online Why does he like to shop online How does he contact friends What are his parents worried about What does he think of his mother’s advice 1. What does he do online do a wide range of things online: do all his schoolwork chat with his friends watch films read the daily news and other interesting articles shop for various things play computer games 2. Why does he like to shop online It’s so convenient to be able to compare the quality and prices from different online shops. 3. How does he contact friends Chat with friends online 4. What are his parents worried about His parents are worried that he may become an “Internet addict”. There is a danger that I may not be able to tell whether these friends are real friends. 5. What does he think of his mother’s advice Maybe she is right. It’s important to meet friends in person from time to time, not just on social media. Complete the mind map of Joe’s article. behaviour attitude parents: Joe: digital native go-getter What does a digital native or a go-getter do have specific goals use time well do homework in spare time revise new things learnt during the day after school watch films online read news and articles online shop online play computer games online post status updates While-reading List the positive and negative aspects of their lifestyles. Joe Li Ying P N Internet addict, danger, leak information does a wide range of things, helps study, compares prices, updates information has a definite goal and determines to achieve it take study too seriously, not an all-rounded student, may develop more potentials Work in pairs to make suggestions to help Joe and Li Ying improve their lifestyles. Post-reading Post-reading Suggested answers: I would tell Joe that he should spend more time offline and in the real world. He might want to consider playing sports or reading more in his free time. I would tell Li Ying that she should have more fun. Life doesn’t only mean “goals” but also many other enjoyable things. Post-reading How has he organized his introduction What do you think of this structure Are there other ways to introduce oneself Read Joe’s introduction again. Structure of Text a Para.1 General and brief introduct ... ...
