1、Extended Reading Smartphone:Smartphone: a smart choice?a smart choice? Teacher: Date: Watch the video and then answer the question: 1. Whats the video about? 2. Are you one of them? Question: 1. Whats the video about? 2. Are you one of them? Read the blog quickly and divide it into three parts Part
2、1: Para. 1-2 Para. 3-5 Para. 6 Part 2: Part 3: Read the blog and complete the chart Introduction: Para.1 and 2: (1) _ _ Main body: Para.3 - 5: (2) _ _ Conclusion: Para. 6: Life beyond smartphones is richer and more beautiful. (3) _ _ _ _ (4) _ _ _ _ (5) _ _ _ _ I was a smartphone addict and I wanted
3、 to make a change What happened during the week without my smartphone. The first day was the hardest and I felt disconnected from everyone and everything I began to feel free to do lots of things and was able to appreciate the beauty in life with my own eyes. My offline realationship benefited as we
4、ll. Read each paragraph again find the supporting details Topic sentences Supporting details I was a smartphone addict. My eyes were glued to the little screen whenever I walked down the street, had dinner with friends or lay in bed at night. 1 2 3 The first day was the hardest. 4 5 The first thing
5、I did when I woke up in the morning was reach for my phone. I always asked for Wi-Fi connections when I went to a new restaurant or coffee shop. A dead battery in my smartphone would make me feel stressed. I did not know what to do with myself because I couldnt check the news and my friends social m
6、edia updates every few minutes. I kept reaching for my pocket, for my smartphone that was not there. Read each paragraph again find the supporting details Topic sentences Supporting details The first day was the hardest. 6 I felt disconnected from everyone and everything. It was scary at first. Then
7、 somehow I began to feel free. 7 8 9 10 I began to appreciate the beauty in life with my own eyes. My offline relationship benefited as well. 11 12 I felt lost and anxious, as if I had missed something of value. I finally picked up the classic novel had always wanted to read. I kept a journal of my
8、feelings, thoughts and daily activities. I went out for a run and felt more alive than I had in days. The details of the scene were revealed in front of me. My relationship with an old friend improved. I also made sure to spend more time with my parents. Find sentences in the blog that show what Ala
9、n learned from his experience of quitting using his smartphone for a week. Those seven days have given me a great appreciation for life beyond the screen. Real lifeand real relationshipsare more important to me now. I cannot escape from the modern world, but I can cut back on the amount of time I sp
10、end on my smartphone every day, and I do. Life beyond smartphones is richer and more beautiful, and I am going to take advantage of it. Detail reading Write a summary of the blog Summary writing Sample answer: Part1: Alan used to be a smartphone addict. He was addicted to his smartphone so much that
11、 made him stressed and uncomfortable. He finally determined to spend a whole week without his smartphone after he narrowly escaped a traffic accident. Part2: The first day was the hardest. He felt confused, lost, anxious, scared and disconnected from the world. However, he began to feel free because
12、 he could have time for many things he couldnt have done before, like reading, keeping journals, exercising, getting close to nature, spending time with friends and families. Sample answer: Part3: As a result, he began to appreciate the beauty in life with his own eyes and enjoyed company of his fri
13、ends and families. He decided to cut back on the time spent on his smartphone to enjoy the richer and more beautiful life beyond his smartphone. 1. What would you do if you had to live without a smartphone for a week? Thinking B 2. Give some suggestions to those smartphone addicts. Thinking Apprecia
14、ting Can you find the adjectives Alan used in his blog to show the changes in his feelings? In Paragraph 1, “glued, stressed, uncomfortable, difficult” were used. In Paragraph 3, “hardest, lost, anxious, empty, disconnected” were used. In Paragraph 4, “scare, free, lost, beautiful, alive, soft, rich
15、, earthy” were used. In paragraph 5, “ long, deeper, brief, closer” were used. In Paragraph 6, “real, more important, richer, more beautiful” were used. Appreciating Which adjective do you think is the most impressive when it comes to showing positive changes in Alan? How do you understand it? Why?
16、The adjective “ free” in Line 19 on Page 40. The adjective “free” here is used to perfectly show how Alan enjoyed himself after he quit using his smartphone for some time. Actually its a pun. It means Alan began to enjoy not only his physical freedom but also his mental freedom. Homework 1. Write a speech to call on people to cut back on smartphone use, including a story of a smartphone addict, why we should cut back on smartphone use and how to make it. 2. Finish the workbook.
