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课件网) (Period 4~5) The art of having fun Lead-in 1.What activities can you see in the pictures They are spending time on social media and watching TV show. 2. How much time do you spend on these activities each week I usually spend _____on it. 3.Are you have fun in a balanced way How may they affect your life Maybe it will eat away our time and make us get lost in it and miss out on important moments. social media社交媒体 TV show电视节目 miss out 错过 get lost in 迷失于... eat away one’s time吞噬某人的时间 Task 1 (1) What is boy doing He is watching TV. (2) What does he look like He is overweight and lazy, like a couch potato. (3)What problems will he meet if he does it every day He might have bad eyesight and other health problems. 1.Get ready for reading through pictures and title. (4) What does a monster look like in your mind A monster is big, scary, and dangerous. Could you guess whether the time-eating monster is good or bad Task 1 2. Skim the passage and answer the questions. (1) What is the time-eating monster according to the writer (2) Is the time-eating monster good or bad for us according to the writer Fun activities like games, social media and TV shows. It’s bad for us. How many parts can we divide the passage into Task 1 Part 1 (para ___) Part 2 (para ____) Part 3 (para ____) (3) Divide the passage into parts and summarize the main idea of each part. _____ is it like _____ is it a monster _____ do you deal with the monster 1 2-3 4-5 What Why How Task 1 3. Read carefully and find out more details. What does the “time-eating monster” refer to This monster comes in many forms--games, _____ and _____. How do we get lost in the monster’s world We turn on the computer and start a game. But soon the monster takes over. It _____, minute by minute. But we just sit there and look at the screen without _____ at all. TIPS: Match the headings with the paragraphs first. social media TV shows starts to eat away our time noticing it What does “take over” mean It means the monster eats away our time and we don’t notice it. Task 1 How does this affect our life Too much fun also makes Jack a dull boy! We become couch _____ with sore necks and dry eyes. We _____ on sweet moments with loved ones. We are deaf to _____. What can we do to fight the monster _____ the screens. Go outside, feel the sun on your face, and jog in the fresh air. Play tennis or go hiking with _____. Talk about your day with your family. potatoes miss out the real world Stand up and leave your friends What do you think of this sentence We should have fun in a balanced way! Task 1 4. Retell the passage based on the hints. What does the “time-eating monster” refer to How do we get lost in the monster’s world How does this affect our life What can we do to fight the monster This monster comes in many forms like...... ... eat away... and we don’t notice it... We become couch potatoes. We miss out... We are deaf to. ... ...
