内容正文:
B3U3 Extended reading
Smartphone: a smart choice?
Learning objectives:
By the end of this section, students will be able to:
1. find out how Alan’s life changed after he stopped using his smartphone;
2. understand the value behind the text: stop being glued to smartphone and enjoy real life;
3. identify the advantages and disadvantages of bringing smartphone to school.
Learning procedures:
Step 1 Lead-in
Task 1: Watch a video and answer the questions.
1.What are these people doing in the video?
2.Do you also do the same thing in your life?
Task 2: Have students do a free talk.
Can you live without a smartphone during holidays? Why?
Step 2 Pre-reading
1. Basic information
Title:
Author:
Writing type:
Main content:
Step 3 While-reading
Fast-reading
Task 1 Read Alan’s experience and find the topic sentence for each paragraph.
Para1
Para2
Para3
Para4
Para5
Para6
Task 2: Skim the text and find the right structure.
Figure out the structure by the order of time.
Introduction: paras.( )
I was a smartphone addict and I wanted to make a change.
Main body: paras. ( )
What happened during the week without my smartphone?
Conclusion: para. ( )
Life beyond smartphones is richer and more beautiful.
Detailed reading
Task 1: Read Paras. 1~2 and answer the following questions.
1. Why did Alan say he was a smartphone addict?(list some facts)
2. What was Alan’s feeling?
3.What made Alan decide to quit the bad habit?
Task 2: Read Paras. 3~5 and finish the tasks.
1. Read Para. 3 and fill in the blanks.
2. What did he do after he stopped using his smartphone?(Para.4)
3. What did Alan do without the smartphone and how he felt in Para. 5?
Action description:
with an old friend
go for a long _______________
have a wide-ranging ______________
enjoy each other’s __________
with his parents
go to the _________
play ___________
visit _________
laugh about __________
bring them up to date with what was going on in his ____
Psychological description:
Feel _______ and _______ to each other
Task 3: Read Para. 6 and answer the questions.
1. What was the result of Alan’s quitting the smartphone for a week?
Step4 Post-reading
Task 1: Group discussion
Should students be allowed to bring mobile phones to school?
Recommended expressions:
· I agree with (approve of/ am for/ am in favor of/ support) it.
(disagree with/disapprove of/am against/am opposed to)
· In my opinion/ As for me/ As far as I’m concerned/ From my point of view,...
· I think ... does more good than harm/does more harm than good
· Its advantages outweigh its disadvantages/its disadvantages outweigh its advantages.
Step5 Summary
Step6 Assignment
假如你是李华,你的朋友Peter 因沉溺于手机,生活受到影响而感到烦恼,为此特写信向你求助。请你给他回一封信,对他的情况表示理解,并提出切实可行的具体做法(至少两点)。
要求:80词以内,可参考blog内容,但至少有一点自己的看法。开头结尾已提供。
Dear Peter,
I am sorry to hear that you are addicted to the smartphone and influenced by it. As a teenager of your age, I can totally understand how you feel. Here are some suggestions that can help you.
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I hope my suggestions can be helpful to you. Wish you all the best.
Yours,
Li Hua
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