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课件网) Unit 3 The world online Extended reading - Smartphone: a smart choice P39-40 1 手机上瘾者 2 全神贯注看某物；离某物很近 3 伸手拿手机 4 占据很多时间 5 逐渐养成 / 改掉习惯 6 简单地说 7 飞驰而过 8 撞倒某人，使某人双脚离地 9 朋友圈的更新 a smartphone addict be glued to sth reach for the phone take up too much time slide into / quit a habit shoot past Important words & phrases knock sb off one’s feet the friends’ social media updates simply put / put simply 10 延伸，展开 11 感到与世隔绝 12 记日志 13 欣赏生活中的美 14 享受彼此的陪伴 15 全神贯注；沉浸于 16 逃避现代世界 17 减少；削减 18 利用 19 想出，提出 stretch out feel disconnected from the outside world keep a journal of sth appreciate the beauty in life Important words & phrases enjoy each other’s company be lost in escape from the modern world cut back on take advantage of come up with Do you have a smartphone How long do you use your smartphone every day What time do you use your smartphone What do you usually do with your smartphone Do you use your smartphone as you walk Do you use your smartphone before you go to bed Do you use your smartphone in class Do you use your smartphone when you are learning Do you tend to play smartphone when others play with smartphone Do you think your use of a smartphone will affect someone else What would you do if you had to live without a smartphone for a day Now, let's read the blog post written by Alan about living without a smartphone for a week. a piece of writing or other item of content posted on a blog Read and finish the tasks as quickly as possible. Para 1: The author _____ a smartphone. Para 2: _____ for leaving phones behind. Para 3: _____ at the first day. Para 4: The things that _____. Para 5: Benefits from _____. Para 6: The author's _____ towards smartphone. Task 1 Skim the blog post and find out main idea for each paragraph. was addicted to Reasons The hardest time I'm free to do offline relationships attitude Task 2 P40 A What was Alan's life like before and after he stopped using his smartphone Make a list of these differences. Before After Look at his smartphone all the time Reached for his smartphone first in the morning Always asked for Wi-Fi connections in a new place Felt it necessary to make a change but did not know how He had time for reading, writing and exercise Appreciated the beauty in life with his own eyes Maintained offline relationships with both friends and family Task 3 Read the blog post again and finish the following questions. 1. Why did Alan want to drop using smartphone 2. What is Alan's attitude to using smartphone Sometimes he had the uncomfortable feeling that this little machine had taken up too much of his time. One day, he stepped into the road and a car shot past, nearly knocking him off his feet. He cannot escape from the modern world, but he can cut back on the amount of time he spends on his smartphone every day, and he does. analysing, mindmap, s ... ...
