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Unit 3 Times change! Developing ideas 新标准《英语》高中选择性必修第二册 Activity 1 Look at the messages and answer the questions. 1 Which message is easier to understand? Which message do you prefer? Why? 2 Which way do you use to send messages? How do you understand them? I will being running late and will be there soon. OK, do not rush. para1 What does “while” lead? 时间状语 What is the subject of “waiting” ? I Why? While waiting outside the cafeteria, I received the following message from my friend. para5 Please analyze the sentence structure. Now there are more than 3,000 emojis that expand upon the way in which we communicate. para6 Please analyze the sentence structure. Be adj to do 表被动 People like them because they add emotional meaning, and are quick and easy to use. para8 Please analyze the sentence structure. Make sb (to) do sth But this makes others, especially educators, worry that we are losing the ability to communicate properly using the written word, or even the spoken word. Activity 2 Look at the title of the passage and predict the author’s attitude towards emojis. Now read the passage and check your prediction. Activity 3 Choose the author’s purpose in writing the passage and give your reasons. 1 To guide readers to use emojis properly. 2 To discuss the development and influence of emojis. 3 To criticise the increased use of emojis. 4 To entertain readers with examples of how emojis have been used. Think & Share 1 Do you think the Shakespeare series with emojis is an effective way to encourage young readers to read the classics? Give your reasons. 2 What do you think about the way people use emojis? 3 What lifestyle changes does each reading passage in this unit focus on? What is the common message conveyed in both passages? Think & Share 3 The first passage focuses on changes of people’s reading habits, while the second passage focuses on changes of the way we communicate. Both passages convey changes of our lives and society in which we live. Activity 4 Work in gr