Unit 1 Relationships Lesson 3 So Close, Yet So Far 课件-2024-2025学年高中英语北师大版（2019）选择性必修第一册

Lesson 3 So Close, Yet So Far Unit 1 Relationships READ AND EXPLORE Impacts Dominated Depressed, dissatisfied, alone Together? √ × physically mentally Find evidence! READ AND EXPLORE Dominated · set deadlines: 8 pm-10 pm for homework · 7.50 pm: scroll through posts and photos · 9.30 pm: download song after song, video after video READ AND EXPLORE The stimulation is in chasing after the next song rather than truly enjoying it. My friends try to drag me away from my phone, but as soon as I'm alone again, I'm desperate to get back to the online world and the intense activity that it provides. READ AND EXPLORE Depressed, dissatisfied, alone · keep delaying important things in my real life: homework, tasks, connecting with my friends and family members in a meaningful way · have nothing to say when we meet READ AND EXPLORE Since I spend so much time socialising online, I keep delaying things that are important in my real life… It's funny that my friends and I chatter away online so much, but we end up having nothing to say when we meet. READ AND EXPLORE Together? physically mentally · a dinner get-together: my best friend took a call for 30 minutes; some kept texting friends online · a family holiday: my sister spent hours reading about her favourite popstar READ AND EXPLORE Some spent the dinner bent over their phones, texting friends online but ignoring the ones who sat right in front of them. On a family holiday last summer, my sister spent all her time complaining that she needed to charge her phone. READ AND EXPLORE Impacts Dominated Depressed, dissatisfied, alone Together? physically √ mentally × set deadlines: I will start doing my homework at 8 pm, and aim to finish in two hours. At 7.50 pm: I’m scrolling through posts and photos. At 9.30 pm: I download song after song, video after video. keep delaying important things in my real life: homework, tasks, connecting with my friends and family members in a meaningful way Chatter away online so much but have nothing to say when we meet a dinner get-together: my best friend took a call for 30 minutes; Some kept texting friends online a family holiday: my sister spent hours reading about her favourite popstar READ AND EXPLORE Why can't he drop social networking? What is really worrying is that no one I know, including myself, could go cold turkey. I can't even imagine going without social networking for a week… After all, I need it for my studies because … We are hard-wired in, but we're more disconnected ever. READ AND EXPLORE Facts about lonely Mark · Living in a(n) 1. __________ dorm with a couple of great roommates · Having 500 friends online · Phone and laptop always within 2. __________ distance · Always posting updates on social media · 3. __________ through all his social networking apps after waking up in the morning university touching Checking READ AND EXPLORE Mark's trouble brought by social media · Distracted though attending 4. ________ and playing sports · Obsessing over how many 5. ___________ he has on his account, he can hardly remember the birthdays of some of his oldest mates. · 6. ______________ song after song, video after video, but not paying attention · Eager to get back to the 7. ________ world when feeling alone again · Keeping delaying important things parties followers Downloading online READ AND EXPLORE The negative effects of social media on Mark's best friend and sister · During a dinner get-together, his 8. ___________ soon left the table because of a phone call, some spent the dinner using their phones, ignoring the ones sitting right in front of them. · On a family holiday, his sister managed to charge her phone and spend hours reading about her favorite 9. ________, ignoring the view outside. best friend popstar READ AND EXPLORE Why can't Mark stop using social media · Afraid of missing all the important appointments, 10. ____________ and news updates · Needing it for his studies invitations READ AND EXPLORE Find the expressions or sentences in the text that tell you the information. 1. Mark is always close to his phone and laptop. "My phone and my laptop are never out of touching distance." 2. He receives news from his friends online throughout the day. "I have a never-ending flow of messages and updates from all the people I associate with online." READ AND EXPLORE 3. His phone is not helping his relationships with his friends. "They say that phone bring people closer together but in reality, my mind is always a million miles away." 4. He has friends that he has known for years. "…but I can't remember the birthdays of some of my oldest mates." READ AND EXPLORE 5. He is addicted to the Internet because it makes him feel excited and active. "I will start doing my homework at 8 pm, and aim to finish in two hours. At 7.50 pm, I'm still scrolling through my friends' silly posts and photos. I download song after song, video after video, but I'm not really paying attention. The stimulation is in chasing after the next song rather than truly enjoying it." READ AND EXPLORE 6. His friends did not concentrate fully when they were having dinner together. "Some spent the dinner bent over their phones, texting friends online but ignoring the ones who sat right in front of them." READ AND EXPLORE 7. He and his friends can't give up social networking. "I need it for my studies because my teachers and classmates need to contact me at any time." READ AND EXPLORE Skill Builder Guessing the Meaning of Unfamiliar Words from the Context When you come across a difficult word / phrase in a text, try to guess what it means first before looking it up. Read the sentence the word is in and decide what type of word it is, e.g. noun, verb. Read the paragraph the word is in and try to work out the meaning from the context. Then use a dictionary to check the exact meaning of the word. Read the text again. Choose the correct meaning of the colloquial phrases. READ AND EXPLORE 1. way beyond (line 13) = a short way past/ a long way past 2. go cold turkey (line 43-44) = do something less frequently/ stop doing something completely 3. booze (line 47) = alcoholic drinks/ soft drinks 4. be hard-wired in (line 49) = be born with the character/ work like a computer __________ ____________________ __________ ________________ Group Work Think and share 1. Why does Mark say "They say that phones bring people closer together but in reality, my mind is always a million miles away."? Find examples from the text to illustrate how phones drive people further away. Group Work Think and share Because he does not talk to his friends face-to-face when he attends parties or plays sports. Examples: I obsess over exactly how many followers I have on my account, but I can't remember the birthdays of some of my oldest mates. /His friends spent the dinner bent over their phones, texting friends online but ignoring the ones who sat right in front of them. Group Work Think and share 2. How do you understand "We are hard-wired in, but we're more disconnected than ever."? Why does Mark say we are more connected than ever? Group Work Think and share Mark suggests that young people today have been brought up with social networks and that they are an important part of our lives which we can't live without. However, our addiction to social networks can lead to a loss of friendships or meaningful relationships due to less face-to-face contact in real life. READ AND EXPLORE What text type this piece of writing is? The text type of this piece of writing is a web blog, which uses a mixture of exposition and description. READ AND EXPLORE What is its communicative purpose? Its purpose is to tell young readers that social networking on the Internet is causing distance and disconnection in real life relationships through the detailed description of Mark's experience and feelings. READ AND EXPLORE What impresses you the most about Mark's use of language? Mark's use of language could be: · asking rhetorical questions, e.g. "Where am I? What am I doing? " · irony, e.g. most of the words in the second paragraph describe how busy he is but then he ends the paragraph with the truth of being lonely, which is a sharp contrast. · using examples to support his ideas, like the dinner get-together to show that friends say nothing in real life. · the use of "I" to start a sentence, which is typical of personal blogs. ENGAGE AND EXPAND Group Work Work in groups of four. Choose a role and complete the task independently. Then share your work with the other members of your group before sharing in class. Discussion leader Word master Summariser Student adviser Thank you $$