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Extended reading
Smartphone:
a smart choice?
2026.03.31
By the end of this section, you will be able to:
analyze the structure and key details of Alan’s blog;
learn about five other students’ 7-day no-phone experiences;
evaluate your own self-management through reflecting on your smartphone use.
Learning objectives
Lead-in
What makes a person tough in today’s world?
Lead-in
The toughest person enters the elevator and doesn’t turn around.
The toughest person gets up as soon as the alarm rings.
The toughest person doesn’t check their phone right after waking up.
Find the topic sentence of each paragraph.
Para.1
Para.2
Para.3
Para.4
Para.5
Para.6
I was a smartphone addict.
Then the day came when I finally realized I had to make a change.
The first day was the hardest.
It was scary at first. Then somehow I began to feel free.
My offline relationships benefited as well.
By the end of the week, I almost did not want to turn my phone back on.
Reading for structures
How many parts can this passage be divided into?
1
2
3
4
5
6
I was a smartphone addict.
Then the day came when I finally realized I had to make a change.
The first day was the hardest.
It was scary at first. Then somehow I began to feel free.
My offline relationships benefited as well.
By the end of the week, I almost did not want to turn my phone back on.
Before
While
After
Time order
Reading for structures
5
Before
The first day
Then
By the end of the week
Feelings
Behaviours
Reading for details
What was Alan’s life like?
Read Paras. 1-2 carefully
Before he stopped using his smartphone
Before
The first day
Then
By the end of the week
Reading for details
My eyes were glued to the little screen whenever I was.
The first thing I did when I woke up in the morning was reach for it.
Behaviours
I always asked for Wi-Fi connections when I went to a new restaurant or coffee shop.
Faced with his addiction to the smartphone, what feelings did Alan have?
He had the uncomfortable feeling that his smartphone had taken up too much of his time, and that he could have done something more meaningful than just
looking at a tiny screen all day.
Reading for details
A dead battery would make me feel stressed.
8
Before
The first day
Then
By the end of the week
glued to the screen
reached for my phone
asked for Wi-Fi connections
stressed
uncomfortable
lost/anxious/
disconnected
kept reaching for my smartphone
Reading for details
Reading for details
What did Alan do to overcome these challenges?
Read Paras. 4-5
Reading for details
What was the result of Alan’s smartphone detox for a week?
1.Alan almost did not want to turn his phone back on...
2. ____________________________are more important to me now
3.He feels life beyond smartphone is__________________________
Real life and real relationship
richer and more beautiful
Supporting text
Alan’s friends had different experiences.
Let’s read and find out what happened to them.
Group Discussion
High self-management
Medium self-management
Low self-management
1
2
3
Discuss in groups, then classify the five students’ experiences according to self-management level and explain your reasons.
Self-assessment
Reflect on your own phone use during winter break and assess your level of self-management
Homework:
Writing a Letter
Based on your group discussion in Task 3, choose the student with the weakest self-management. Write a short letter to him (about 80 words). In your letter:
Analyze the problems he had during the detox.
Give at least two practical suggestions to help him improve.
Use a friendly and encouraging tone.
Homework
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