1、Moderator: Today marks the last day of the Social Media Detox, Brenton Highs fundraising campaign for new sports equipment. At the start of the detox, over 100 students had been persuaded to stop using social media, in ANY form, for seven days. This meant no messaging friends, no posting photos, no
2、blogging- nothing. They had been promised money by family and friends for each day spent without using social media. They were excited. They were nervous. But could they do it? With the detox now finished, theyve switched on their devices and theyre back online. I bet youre as eager as I am to find
3、out just how many have been motivated enough to last the full seven days! And what, if anything, has been learnt from the experience?Anna: I lasted two days. The detox was more difficult to tolerate than I had expected. I felt like I had lost an arm! Not eating for two days would have been easier! B
4、ut on reflection, I can see how much of my time had been occupied with checking my phone. Im now trying to spend less time online and more time picking up my hobbies.Devon: I lasted four days. On Monday, my classmate and I spoke about what we did at the weekend- it felt really strange not to already
5、 know what he had done. We would usually have posted pictures and updated our profiles. Doing the detox meant we had to talk and explain what we were doing and thinking! It made me realise the value of real contact that I had forgotten. Cindy: I managed the whole week! At first, I really felt I was
6、missing out. Then, instead of messaging my friend, I went round to her house. Without our phones, we had a proper conversation for over two hours, without being distracted by messages from other people. It felt so good! Then I decided to visit a different friend every day. By the fifth day, I wonder
7、ed- was I really missing out by not constantly checking my phone to see what everyone else was up to? George: I did all seven days, too! To be honest, I didnt find the detox too difficult, but I did give my phone to my dad to avoid giving in! My brother thought I should make full use of the time wit
8、hout my phone, so he took me to check out our local sports centre. An hours sport each day left me tired out and wanting to go to bed early. The detox made me healthier!Max: Im embarrassea to say that I threw in the towel on the first day: I knew there was a party happening that evening, but without
9、 access to social media I couldnt remember where it was! In the end, I turned on my phone to check, but couldnt resist having a quick look at my social media accounts. Whats worse, I then spent so much time catching up on news, I almost missed the party!Moderator: The detox raised a total of 1,632.8
10、2 for new school sports equipment! Well done, everyone who took part! After reading the posts on this forum, it seems that 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 oth
11、er better. Unit 2 Social Media Detox 主课文精读Learning aims:1. By analyzing the important sentences to master some important language points;2. Through group discussion to solve the personal understanding problems;3. Through the relative exercises to further understand specific language points.Teaching
12、processesStep1 Pre-Class check1.a fundraising campaign 2.persuade sb. to so sth. = persuade sb into doing sth .3.be motivated enough to do sth. 4.on reflection 5.be occupied with /in doing sth. 6.miss out 7.update the profiles 8.be distracted by 9.be up to sth. 10. to be honest 11. make full /good u
13、se of 12. check out 13. without / have /get access to 14. catch up on 15. other than 16. awareness of 17. step away from Step 2Filling-inModerator: Today marks the last day of the Social Media Detox, Brenton Highs fundraising campaign for new sports equipment. At the start of the detox, over 100 stu
14、dents _ (persuade) to stop using social media, in ANY form, for seven days. This _ (mean) no messaging friends, no posting photos, no blogging- nothing. They had been promised money by family and friends for each day spent without using social media. They were excited. They were nervous. But could t
15、hey do it? With the detox now _ (finish), theyve_ (打开) their devices and theyre back online. I bet youre as eager as I am to find out just how many have been motivated enough _(last) the full seven days! And _, if anything, has been learnt from the experience? Anna: I lasted two days. The detox was
16、more difficult to tolerate than I _(expect). I felt like I had lost an arm! Not eating for two days would have been _(easy)! But _(经过仔细考虑后), I can see how much of my time _ (忙于做某事)checking my phone. Im now trying to spend less time online and more time picking up (意思：_) my hobbies. Devon: I lasted f
17、our days. On Monday, my classmate and I spoke about what we did at the weekend- it felt really strange not to already know what he had done. We would usually have posted pictures and updated our profiles. Doing the detox meant we had to talk and explain what we were doing and thinking!It made me rea
18、lise the value of real contact _ I had forgotten. Cindy: I managed the whole week! At first, I really felt I was missing out. Then, instead of messaging my friend, I went round to her house. Without our phones, we had a proper conversation for over two hours, without _(被.弄得心烦意乱) messages from other
19、people. It felt so good! Then I decided to visit a different friend every day. By the fifth day, I wondered- was I really missing out by not _ (constant) checking my phone to see what everyone else was up to (意思_)? George: I did all seven days, too! _ (说实话), I didnt find the detox too difficult, but
20、 I _ (do)give my phone to my dad to avoid giving in! My brother thought I should _ (充分利用) the time without my phone, so he took me to check out our local sports centre. _ hours sport each day left me tired out and wanting to go to bed early. The detox made me _(healthy)! Max: Im embarrassed to say t
21、hat I _(认输) on the first day: I knew there was a party _(happen) that evening, but without access _ social media I couldnt remember where it was! In the end, I turned on my phone to check, but couldnt resist _ (have) a quick look at my social media accounts. Whats _ (bad), I then spent so much time
22、_ (得到.的消息) news, I almost missed the party! Moderator: The detox raised a total of 1,632.82 for new school sports equipment! Well done, everyone who took part! After reading the posts on this forum, _ seems that something other than money has also been raised through the detox. _ (aware) of just how
23、 much we rely on social media can help us step away from it and communicate with each other better. Step3Important language points1.This meant no messaging friends, no posting photos, no blogging - nothing.Paraphrase: This meant that the students could not do anything on social media.Q1：This 指代什么？_
24、Q2：整句话的翻译？_mean 作动词时的其他几种常见用法：作动词时的其他几种常见用法：1)意为意为 “打算，意欲打算，意欲” 。例如：。例如：I mean to read this book if I have enough time this weekend.（我打算这周未如果有足够的时间就读一读这本书。（我打算这周未如果有足够的时间就读一读这本书。 ）2）意为）意为“产生产生结果；意味着结果；意味着” 。例如：。例如：Dont let him see you. It will only mean trouble.（别让他见你。那只会造成麻烦。（别让他见你。那只会造成麻烦。 ）接动词用）接
25、动词用 mean doing3）意为）意为 “重要重要” 。例如：。例如：Time meant nothing to me while I was travelling.（旅行时，时（旅行时，时间对我就不重要了。间对我就不重要了。 ） Translation exercise:1.) 他爸爸想让他当律师。 （mean）_2.) 我觉得我已经足够成熟，明白开车也意味着要对自己和他人对生命负责。 （mean）_2 .I bet youre as eager as I am to find out just how many have been motivated enough to last th
26、e full seven days!paraphrase: I believe that all of us are eager to know the number of students who have been determined enough so as not to use social media for the full seven days!词汇拓展词汇拓展 motivate v.激励激励 motivated adj. 有积极性的有积极性的 motivation n. 动机动机 motivator 意为意为“动力；促进因素动力；促进因素”Translation exerci
27、se:1.) 老师如何激历学生努力并有效地学习？_2.) 他们是积极性很高的员工。_3. ) 成功可以成为一个重要的动力_3. By the fifth day, I wondered - was I really missing out by not constantly checking my phone to see what everyone else was up to?Paraphrase: By the fifth day, I realised that I didnt really miss out, although I didnt always get to know w
28、hat others were busy with through my phone.语点语点 constantly 作为副词，在句中意为作为副词，在句中意为 “经常地；持线不断地经常地；持线不断地”。 up to sth 意为意为“正在做正在做”。be up to sb 意为意为“由某人决定由某人决定Translation exercise:1.) 时尚总是日新月异。_2.)如果爸爸知道我在忙什么，他会生气的。_3.)我如何做工作不是由你决定的。_4. After reading the posts on this forum, it seems that something other t
29、han money has also been raised through the detox.Awareness of just how much people rely on social media can help them step way from it and communicate with each other better. Q1:After reading the posts on this forum，现在分词短语在句子中作 ；it seems that -从句中，it 为 ，真正主语是 。 how much 引导了一个 Q2：整句话的翻译？_5. With the
30、detox finished, theyve switched on their devices and they are back online.Q1 with 的复合结构with 的复合结构是由 “with + + ”构成，with 的复合结构中的宾语补足语通常有 , , , , , . 1.) Chinas image is improving steadily, with more countries _ (recognize) its role in international affairs.2. ) With the stadium _(build), a wide range
31、of sports events are to be held.3. ) With all the things she needed _(buy), she went home.4. ) On the first day, I stood by the door _. (心里很紧张) Q2：整句话的翻译？_Step4 Group discussionThrough group discussion to solve the personal understanding problems and translations, you can also turn to teacher for help.Step5 Put the expressions into writing 最近我一直忙于一个筹款活动，但我发现我遗漏了很多信息，学业又让我心烦意乱。因此，经过慎重考虑以后，我决定说服我的朋友 Jack 帮助我。 Step6Listen, repeat and try to translate the whole passage.Step7Conclusion1. Concerning important language points, got it?2. About personal understanding problems, no problem?
