内容正文:
学习目标
1. Learn and use the chunks like:
words: addict; WiFi; battery; quit; scary; somehow; journal; reveal; appreciate; wideranging; opera
phrases: be glued to sth; shoot past; knock sb off one's feet; be lost in; cut back on
sentence patterns:
My eyes were glued to the little screen whenever I walked down the street, had dinner with friends or lay in bed at night.
The first thing I did when I woke up in the morning was reach for my phone.
Then the day came when I finally realized I had to make a change.
I was used to checking the news and my friends' social media updates every few minutes, but now I did not know what to do with myself.
The empty hours stretched out in front of me, and I felt disconnected from everyone and everything.
The details of the scene were revealed in front of me: the soft sunlight, a bird singing from a high tree branch, the rich and earthy smell of the soil after the rain.
Best of all, I began to appreciate the beauty in life with my own eyes, instead of through my smartphone camera.
I brought them up to date with what was going on in my life.
We had never felt closer to each other.
2. Learn to hold a debate about bringing mobile phones to school.
活动方案
Review the text of “Smartphone: a smart choice?” by retelling it in your own words. You may begin like this:
The text is mainly about …, which …
From the text, we may learn that …
Ⅰ. Read the words in the word bank and figure out the meanings of them.
Word bank:
名词:addict; WiFi; battery; journal; opera
动词:quit; reveal; appreciate
形容词&副词:scary; somehow; wideranging
Ⅱ. Match the words on the left with the explanations on the right.
( ) 1. addict A. a system for sending data over computer networks using radio waves instead of wires
( ) 2. quit B. a written record of the things you do, see, etc. every day
( ) 3. scary C. a device that is placed inside a car engine, clock, radio, etc. and that produces the electricity that makes it work
( ) 4. opera