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(共17张PPT)
Relationships
Unit 1
So Close, Yet So Far
1.What do these pictures have in common
People can’t live without mobile phones!
Lead in
2.What do you use a mobile phone for in your daily life
watch videos
study online
play games
shop online
take photos
chatter away online
listen to music
read e-books
search for information
check weather
So Close, Yet So Far
Do you think whether social networking apps bring us closer or keep us farther away Why？
Read for main idea
1. What is the main idea of the passage
A. Mark believes social networking helps him build deep and meaningful relationships with others.
B. Mark thinks social networking makes him feel more connected and less lonely in real life.
C. Mark realizes that despite being active on social networking, he feels lonely and disconnected in reality.
D. Mark considers social networking as the most important part of his life and can't live without it.
Activity 1
Read the plete the information about Mark. Then use examples to talk about how social networking has affected Mark's life.
1. What does Mark do online？ 2. How has Mark’s life been affected by social networking？ 3. Why can’t Mark drop social networking
Read for details
Activity 2
1. What does Mark do online？
2. How has Mark’s life been affected by social networking？
3. Why can’t Mark drop social networking
do something less frequently
VS
stop doing sth completely
Activity 3 Deep thinking
online activities:
posting updates...
answering text messages
chattering away online...
scrolling through silly posts...
downloading songs and videos
reasons:
being afraid of missing important...
needing it for studies...
1. Do you think Mark’ s reasons are convincing(令人信服的) enough for not stopping using social networking Why？
No. He spends too much time on leisure and entertainment, while his reasons are all about important and urgent matters.
2. Why is it so difficult for Mark to make some changes and focus on study
be closely or strongly connected
VS
work like a computer
“We are hard-wired in, but we are more disconnected than ever.”
Activity 3 Deep thinking
online activities:
posting updates...
answering text messages
chattering away online...
scrolling through silly posts...
downloading songs and videos
reasons:
being afraid of missing important...
needing it for studies...
1. Do you think Mark’ s reasons are convincing(令人信服的) Why？
No. He spends too much time on leisure and entertainment, while his reasons are all about important and urgent matters.
2. Why is it so difficult for Mark to make some changes and focus on study
Making some changes is difficult for Mark, because he is so addicted.
Besides, He has been used to this kind of lifestyle and doesn’ t have the determination to step out of the comfort zone.
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e.g: Talk to your friends face-to-face and set time limit for phone use when you meet in parties or play sports together.
Put your phones out of touching distance./ Hide your phone in drawers so that you can’t be bothered to use it.
Reduce post frequency./ Stop posting.
Delete unnecessary social networking apps.
Try to make friends in your real life.
Your phone use can be supervised by your parents until you can use your phone wisely.
Assuming that you were a friend of Mark, could you please offer some practical suggestions to help him out
Activity 4 Engage and expand
Social networking
Face-to-face contact
Keep a balance
Technology should not replace humans’ emotional connection.
Enlightenment(启示）
“I fear the day that technology will surpass（超越） our human interaction. The world will have a generation of idiot（白痴）.”
-Albert Einstein
It is we who should take control of technology and our lives.
to meet a better self
Assignment
Write a letter of advice to Mark.
THANK YOU

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