Unit 2 Improving Yourself Understanding ideas 课件-2024-2025学年高二英语外研版（2019）选择性必修第二册

P2 Understanding ideas Can you control the time of playing with cell phone? How much time do you spend on social media each day? How about others? Activity 1 Read the facts and answer the question.(page 18) What conclusions can you draw from the facts? We can infer from the facts that Chinese Internet users spend a lot of time on social media, negatively affecting different aspects of their lives, and that the average age of social media users in China has risen during recent years. What can you do to stop yourself from being addicted to social media? Activity 2 Look at the title and pictures of the passage. Predict what it is about. The main idea of the passage is ( ). A. students learn how to communicate using social media B. an online forum(论坛) talking about stopping using social media C. the effects of spending much time on social media B Now let’s read the passage and check your prediction. 1. Where was the Social Media Detox organized? 2. What is the purpose of the campaign? 3. Who has participated in the campaign? 4. Who managed the whole week in the campaign? 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 To collect money for new sports equipment. Cindy and George. Brenton High. Activity 3 Read paras 1-2 and answer the questions. Over 100 students. Read Paras. 3-7 and complete the summaries and know about the experiences and feelings.(P 21) Activity 4 Anna Reaction: It was more difficult than she had expected. She felt like __________________! Results: She can now see how much time had been taken up with checking her phone. She is now trying to spend more time ______ ____________________. 2 Days she had lost an arm up her hobbies picking Devon Reaction: When he saw a classmate on Monday, he felt _________ not to already know what his classmate had done at the weekend. Results: They had to talk and explain what they were doing and thinking! It made him realise __________________ __________________________. 4 Days really strange the value of real contact that he had forgotten Cindy Reaction: At first, she really felt _____ ________________________. Results: Without their phones, she and her friend ________________________ for over two hours. By the fifth day, she realised that she hadn't been missing out on anything. she was missing out had a proper conversation 7 Days George Reaction: He didn’t find the detox too difficult, but he did give his phone to his dad to avoid _________________. Results: An hour’s sport each day left him tired out and ready for bed early. The detox made him ______________! giving in healthier 7 Days Max Reaction: He ___________________ on the first day. He used his phone to check where a party was. Results: He spent so much time using his phone to ______________ on social media, and he almost missed the party. Less than 1 Day catch up on news threw in the towel Activity 5 Choose the benefits of the social media detox. 1. It helped students learn how to best communicate using social media. 2. It raised money for school sports equipment. 3. It made students want to spend even more time on social media. 4. It made students realise how much time they had been spending on social media. 5. It encouraged students to find new ways to communicate and try new activities. Evidences for 2 Evidences for 4 Evidences for 5 Check your answers! 2 It raised money for school sports equipment. 4 It made students realise how much time they had been spending on social media. 5. It encouraged students to find new ways to communicate and try new activities. What the "something" in "After reading the posts on this forum, it seems that something other than money has also been raised through the detox" means? Something other than money has also been raised through the detox. Awareness of just how much we rely on social media can help us step away from it and communicate with each other better. concluding sentences Activity 6 Read Para. 8 and answer the question. A fundraising campaign — the Social Media Detox has been launched to persuade over 100 students to stop 1__________ (rely) on social media for seven days. Five of the students shared what they 2__________ (learn) from the experience. Anna said the campaign was 3______________ (difficult) than she had expected. She can now see how much of her time had been 4__________ (occupy) with checking her phone. She’s now trying to spend more time picking 5__________ her hobbies. Devon said it felt strange not to already know 6__________ his classmate had done at the weekend. They talked and explained what they were doing and thinking, 7__________ made him realise the value of real contact. relying Activity 7 Fill in the blanks and try to retell the passage. had learnt more difficult up occupied what which Without phones, Cindy and her friend had a proper conversation for over two hours, without being distracted by 8__________ (message). She said it felt good. George didn’t find 9__________ campaign too difficult. An hour’s sport each day left him tired out and wanting to go to bed early. The campaign made him healthier. Max threw in the towel on the first day. He switched 10__________ his phone to check where a party was. He couldn’t resist having a quick look at his social media accounts. messages Fill in the blanks and try to retell the passage. the on I count him braver who overcomes his desires than him who conquers his enemies; for the hardest victory is the victory over self. ----- Aristotle 在我看来，能够战胜自己欲望的人比征服敌人的人更为勇敢；因为最艰难的胜利是战胜自我 ------ 亚里士多德 $$