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What do we use the social network
for?
Share
Learn
Interact
Social networking enhances user interactions by breaking the barriers of time and distance.
pursue curiosity and learn, pick up hobbies, and develop new skills.
share ideas and information without having to be physically present.
What will Mark say about the social network?
What is his relationships with others?
Mark never stops socialising with his friends online.
But he's also never felt more alone.
Read the first sentence of each paragraph.
Where am I? what am I doing?
I live in a university dorm with a couple of great roommates.
I’m barely the only person who feels this way.
Social networking dominates my life in so many ways.
I constantly feel depressed, dissatisfied and alone.
A few days ago, I went out for a dinner get-together with some friends.
What is really worrying is that no one I know, including myself, could go
cold turkey.
So, that’s the problem with social networking.
story
Read the first sentence of each paragraph.
Where am I? what am I doing? I live in a university dorm with a couple of great roommates. I feel lonely. I’m barely the only person who feels this way. Social networking dominates my life in so many ways. I constantly feel depressed, dissatisfied and alone. A few days ago, I went out for a dinner get-together with some friends. Something bad happened. Everyone just sunk into their phones. What is really worrying is that no one I know, including myself, could go cold turkey. So, that’s the problem with social networking.
story
Read the first sentence of each paragraph.
Where am I? what am I doing? I live in a university dorm with a couple of great roommates. I feel lonely. I’m barely the only person who feels this way. Social networking dominates my life in so many ways. I constantly feel depressed, dissatisfied and alone. A few days ago, I went out for a dinner get-together with some friends. Something bad happened. Everyone just sunk into their phones. What is really worrying is that no one I know, including myself, could go cold turkey. So, that’s the problem with social networking.
story
General idea
Detailing his story with
the social networking
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Reminder
Your existence will now be erased.
Finally I’ll be free
What does Mark often do online?
How is life affected by social networking?
Why Mark can’t drop his mobile phone?
Para 1-3
Para 4-6
Para 7-8
How many parts can we divide the text into?
7
My behaviors
Life seemed great but I fell lonely
I’m not the only person.
Para 1-3
What does Mark often do online?
Where am I? What am I doing? If you're one of my 500 friends online, you'll always be the first to know. My phone and laptop are never out of touching distance, so l'm constantly posting updates on social media — whether I'm having a coffee, on my way to school, watching TV ... even when I'm in the shower. As soon as I open my eyes in the morning, I check through all my social networking apps, read my emails and answer text messages. I do the same thing all over again while I'm having breakfast.
My behaviors
Para 1
post updates on social media
check through all my social networking apps
read my emails
answer text messages
My behaviors
Para 1
when
on my way to school
having a coffee
watching TV
in the shower
having breakfast
Where am I? What am I doing? If you're one of my 500 friends online, you'll always be the first to know. My phone and laptop are never out of touching distance, so l'm constantly posting updates on social media — whether I'm having a coffee, on my way to school, watching TV ... even when I'm in the shower. As soon as I open my eyes in the morning, I check through all my social networking apps, read my emails and answer text messages. I do the same thing all over again while I'm having breakfast.
My behaviors
Para 1
My behaviors
Life seemed great but I fell lonely
I’m not the only person.
Para 1-3
What does Mark often do online?
I'm barely the only person who feels this way. According to research, over two-thirds of young people find it easier to make friends online than it is "in real life". I'm way beyond a shy or reserved person, but I'm wired up every day, like most of my friends. On the surface, I have an active social life. I attend parties and play sports but l'm always distracted. They say that phones bring people closer together but in reality, my mind is always a million miles away. 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.
I’m not the only person.
Para 3
I'm way beyond a shy or reserved person, but I'm wired up every day, like most of my friends.
On the surface, I have an active social life. I attend parties and play sports but l'm always distracted.
They say that phones bring people closer together but in reality, my mind is always a million miles away.
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.
I’m not the only person.
Para 3
I'm barely the only person who feels this way. According to research, over two-thirds of young people find it easier to make friends online than it is "in real life". I'm way beyond a shy or reserved person, but I'm wired up every day, like most of my friends. On the surface, I have an active social life. I attend parties and play sports but l’m always distracted. They say that phones bring people closer together but in reality, my mind is always a million miles away. 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.
I’m not the only person.
Para 3
What does Mark often do online?
How is life affected by social networking?
Why Mark can’t drop his mobile phone?
Para 1-3
Para 4-6
Para 7-8
How many parts can we divide the text into?
16
My life
My friend’s life
My sister’s life
Para 4-6
How is life affected by social networking?
Sometimes I set deadlines for myself: 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. Before I know it, it's 9.30 pm and I still haven't moved an inch from the sofa. I download song after song, video after 25 video, but I'm not really paying attention. 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 l'm alone again, l'm desperate to get back to the online world and the intense activity that it provides.
My life
Para 4
8
7.50
9.30
10
2 hours
Sometimes I set deadlines for myself: 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. Before I know it, it's 9.30 pm and I still haven't moved an inch from the sofa. 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. My friends try to drag me away from my phone, but as soon as l’m alone again, l'm desperate to get back to the online world and the intense activity that it provides.
My life
Para 4
My life
Para 5
I constantly feel depressed, dissatisfied and alone. Since I spend so much time socializing online, I keep delaying things that are important in my real life: homework, tasks, connecting with my friends and family members in a meaningful way. It's funny that my friends and I chatter away online so much, but we end up having nothing to say when we meet.
Why do I keep delaying things?
Why do I keep delaying the important things?
What are the important things for me?
What are the important things for me?
spend
so much time
Socializing online
My friend’s life
Para 6
A few days ago, I went out for a dinner get-together with some friends. My best friend left the table for 30 minutes because he had to take a call. Some spent the dinner bending over their phones, texting friends online but ignoring the ones who sat right in front of them. And the extraordinary thing is nobody thought this was rude; it's just how life is nowadays.
spend
30 minutes
taking a call
the dinner
Bending over their…
My sister’s life
Para 6
On a family holiday last summer, my sister spent all her time complaining that she needed to charge her phone. When it was charged, she just spent hours reading about her favourite popstar; not once did she lift her head to enjoy the view outside her window.
spend
all her time
complaining
hours
reading about her…
How is life affected by social networking?
spend
so much time
Socializing online
30 minutes
taking a call
the dinner
bending over their phones
texting friends online
all her time
complaining
hours
reading about her favorite popstar
INSTEAD
?
My life
Para 5
I constantly feel depressed, dissatisfied and alone. Since I spend so much time socializing online, I keep delaying things that are important in my real life: homework, tasks, connecting with my friends and family members in a meaningful way. It's funny that my friends and I chatter away online so much, but we end up having nothing to say when we meet.
Why do I keep delaying things?
Why do I keep delaying the important things?
What are the important things for me?
What are the important things for me?
spend
so much time
Socializing online
My friend’s life
Para 6
A few days ago, I went out for a dinner get-together with some friends. My best friend left the table for 30 minutes because he had to take a call. Some spent the dinner bending over their phones, texting friends online but ignoring the ones who sat right in front of them. And the extraordinary thing is nobody thought this was rude; it's just how life is nowadays.
spend
30 minutes
taking a call
the dinner
Bending over their…
My sister’s life
Para 6
On a family holiday last summer, my sister spent all her time complaining that she needed to charge her phone. When it was charged, she just spent hours reading about her favourite popstar; not once did she lift her head to enjoy the view outside her window.
spend
all her time
complaining
hours
reading about her…
What does Mark often do online?
How life is affected by social networking?
Why Mark can’t drop his mobile phone?
Para 1-3
Para 4-6
Para 7-8
How many parts can we divide the text into?
27
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 — think of all appointments, invitations and news updates you would miss! Alcoholics who want to quit drinking can avoid booze, but how do we give up our phones? After all, I need it for my studies because my teachers and classmates need to contact me at any time.
Why Mark can’t drop his mobile phone?
miss
contact
Afraid to miss some important notices, deadlines, appointments and invitations;
His classmates and teachers may need to contact him at any time
Para 7-8
Why Mark can’t drop his mobile phone?
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 — think of all appointments, invitations and news updates you would miss! Alcoholics who want to quit drinking can avoid booze, but how do we give up our phones? After all, I need it for my studies because my teachers and classmates need to contact me at any time.
Why Mark can’t drop his mobile phone?
1. Mark is always close to his phone and laptop.
2. He receives news from his friends online throughout the day.
3. His phone is not helping his relationships with his friend.
4. His friends did not concentrate fully when they were having dinner together.
5. He and his friends can't give up social networking.
Find the expressions or sentences in the text that tell you the information.
Think and share
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.
How do you understand “We are hard-wired in, but we’re more disconnected than ever.”? Why does Mark say we are more disconnected than ever?
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