1、Unit 2 Improving yourself Understanding ideas 新标准新标准英语英语高中选择性必修第二册高中选择性必修第二册 Activity 1 1. What conclusions can you draw from the facts? 2. How much time do you spend on social media each day? What negative efffects does this have on you? Read the facts and answer the questions. Activity 1 1. We can
2、 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. Read the facts and answer the questions. Activity 2 Look at the title o
3、f the passage and the pictures. Predict what the passage is about. Now read the passage and check your prediction. Activity 3 Choose the benefits of the social media detox and find evidence to support your choices. 1. It helps students learn how to best communicate using social media. 2. It raised m
4、oney 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. Key words persuadepersuade Zhaobensh
5、an persuaded fanwei Zhaobenshan persuaded fanwei to buy sticksto buy sticks（拐杖）（拐杖） At the start of the detox , At the start of the detox , over 100 students had been over 100 students had been persuaded to stop using social persuaded to stop using social mediamedia 说服说服 Succeed to urge sb to do sth
6、= persuade sb to do sthSucceed to urge sb to do sth= persuade sb to do sth Switch onSwitch on We can see the scene when we We can see the scene when we switch on our cellphonesswitch on our cellphones With the detox now finishedWith the detox now finished， they have switched on their they have switc
7、hed on their devices and they are backdevices and they are back online.online. 打开打开 Turn on= switch onTurn on= switch on eagereager Facing his eager eyesFacing his eager eyes， I was I was persuaded to forgive himpersuaded to forgive him I bet you are as eager as I am I bet you are as eager as I am t
8、o find out.to find out. 热切的热切的 motivate He inspired his friend to cheer up = encourage = inspire = spark= stimulate. 激励，鼓励 I bet you are as eager as I am I bet you are as eager as I am to find out just how many have to find out just how many have been motivated enough to last been motivated enough t
9、o last the full seven days.the full seven days. 金版教程金版教程 24页页 深入探究深入探究 tolerate My uncle can tolerate it while my aunt can not 容忍 The detox was more difficult to The detox was more difficult to tolerate than I had expected.tolerate than I had expected. 单词高中化：单词高中化：bear stand = tolerate endure live w
10、ithbear stand = tolerate endure live with Occupy Germany occupied France during the world war II 占据 I can see how much of my time I can see how much of my time had been occupied with checking had been occupied with checking my phonemy phone 单词高中化：单词高中化：take up= occupytake up= occupy 金版教程金版教程 24页页 深入
11、探究深入探究 Pick up Pick up a new skill 捡起，学会 I am now spend less time online I am now spend less time online and more time picking up my and more time picking up my hobbies.hobbies. persuadepersuade Pick up tolerate motivate eagereager Switch onSwitch on Occupy persuade Pick up tolerate motivate eager S
12、witch on Occupy 说服 学会 容忍 激励，鼓励 热切的 打开 占据 I _ (I _ (说服）说服）Tim to devote himself to Tim to devote himself to contributing the societycontributing the society Tim is obsessed with cars. He is _ to get the Tim is obsessed with cars. He is _ to get the driving licence when he turns 18.driving licence whe
13、n he turns 18. We have to _ the skill: distinguish good We have to _ the skill: distinguish good behaviors and bad behaviors. behaviors and bad behaviors. His intimate friend _ (His intimate friend _ (鼓励）鼓励） him not to be him not to be dishearteneddisheartened I can not _ I can not _ （容忍）（容忍）his com
14、mitting thefthis committing theft I eager to_ (I eager to_ (打开打开)my)my phone once it has powerphone once it has power As a teacherAs a teacher，I _ (occupy) in I _ (occupy) in preparing lessonspreparing lessons persuaded pick up tolerate motivated eager switch on am occupied update It is a picture of
15、 updated Wangzhaojun against original one. 更新 I can see how much of my time I can see how much of my time had been occupied with checking had been occupied with checking my phonemy phone 单词高中化：单词高中化：take up= occupytake up= occupy distract We had a proper conversation ,without being distracted by mes
16、sages from other people 分心 constant Lee SinLee Sin（盲僧）（盲僧） killed three killed three enemies in a row.enemies in a row. 连续的 单词高中化：单词高中化：again and again= constantlyagain and again= constantly I wondered- was I really I wondered- was I really missing out by not constantly missing out by not constantly
17、 checking my phone to see what checking my phone to see what everyone else was up toeveryone else was up to access接触的机会，通路，通道 金版教程第金版教程第2525页页 get access to： 有接近的机会 resist抵制 But I could not resist having a But I could not resist having a quick look at my social media quick look at my social media ac
18、counts.accounts. account We should be careful with We should be careful with our account when the double our account when the double 11 approaches11 approaches 账户 But I could not resist having a But I could not resist having a quick look at my social media quick look at my social media accounts.acco
19、unts. update account resist constant distract update account resist constant distract access 更新 账户 抵制 连续的 分心 有接近的机会 In the past three months，he has _(更新） his names constantly You can open a bank _ when you are mature enough. I am occupied with job, so I hate anything that _(分心） me The poor village h
20、as no _ (通路) to big city. I can not _(抵制） having a credit card ,because it can give me more freedom on money My classmates talks _(连续地 , which makes distracted updated account resist constantly distracts access Key sentences 金版教程 26页 Activity 3 Choose the benefits of the social media detox and find
21、evidence to support your choices. 1. It helps 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.
22、 5. It encouraged students to find new ways to communicate and try new activities. Activity 4 Organise information from the passage and complete the summaries. 1. she had lost an arm 2. picking up her hobbies 3. really strange 4. the value of real contact that he had forgotten 5. she was missing out
23、 6. had a proper conversation 7. giving in 8. healthier 9. threw in the towel 10. catch up on news Activity 4 Now work in pairs. Choose the person that you most identity and give advice on what they should do next. Think & Share 1. What is your understanding of “something” in “After reading the post
24、s on this forum, it seems that something other than money has also been raised through the detox”？ 2. Do you think the detox was worthwhile? Why? 3. What would you do if you had to give up social media for a week? 4. Have you encountered any difficulties in understanding the main idea of the passage? Share them with the class and ask for advice.
