1、选择性必修二 Unit 6 Media(7)高二年级 英语1.Facts and Figures 2.Letters in the Smart Phone Era Reading Club 1.Facts and Figures ActivateLearn some new words1.Check out our marvelous media infographic.Marvelous extremely goodLearn some new words2.Check out our marvelous media infographic.Infographica picture or d
2、iagram or a group of pictures or diagrams showing or explaining informationLearn some new words3.The magazine with the highest circulation in the US is for people over 50.Circulationthe process in which something such as information,money,or goods passes from one person to anotherLearn some new word
3、s4.Scan the media infographic and answer the questions.Scan to look through a text quickly in order to find a piece of information that you want or to get a general idea of what the text containsGeneral understanding1.What kind of newspaper is the most popular in the UK?2.What kind of programme is p
4、robably the most popular in India?3.How much time do teenagers spend in front of a screen?General understanding1.What kind of newspaper is the most popular in the UK?TV listings magazine is the most popular in the UK.General understanding2.What kind of programme is probably the most popular in India
5、?Programmes about sports are the most popular in India.General understanding3.How much time do teenagers spend in front of a screen?Teenagers spend up to 4 hours in front of a screen.Critical thinking1.Why is newspaper circulation declining?What impact will this have?2.What do you learn from the fac
6、ts and figures?What changes have taken place?Critical thinking1.Why is newspaper circulation declining?What impact will this have?Newspaper circulation is declining because it is cheaper for companies to advertise digitally than in newspaper.Without the financial support of companies,newspapers cann
7、ot run.Critical thinking2.What do you learn from the facts and figures?What changes have taken place?The trends are becoming more digital based.In the passage,the way of reading news,watching films and communicating with others all changed greatly.SummaryPlease close your textbook,and try to retell
8、the information that was left in your mind.The newspaper and magazine are declining seriously.People are spending more time on smart phones.Only a few TV programmes were still attractive to people like sports and TV series.2.Letters in the Smart Phone Era ActivateLearn some new words1.It seems that
9、you are constantly checking your phone for notifications or messages.Notificationthe act of telling someone officially about something,or a document that does thisLearn some new words2.And if I ask you to leave your phone at home when we go out,you sulk and get twitchy.Sulkto be silent and refuse to
10、 smile or be pleasant to people because you are angry about something that they have doneLearn some new words3.And if I ask you to leave your phone at home when we go out,you sulk and get twitchy.Twitchynervous and worried,sometimes showing this through sudden movements or movements that do not appe
11、ar smooth or relaxedLearn some new words4.Please dont think I am writing this letter to punish you or to nag you.Nagto criticize or complain often in an annoying wayLearn some new words5.I can try to wean myself off my phones a bit more.Wean offto make someone gradually stop using something that is
12、bad for themGeneral understanding1.Why does Mum write a letter to Max?Where can we find the answer?2.What is“nomophobia”?Why should Mum worry about this?3.What does Max promise to do?General understanding1.Why does Mum write a letter to Max?Where can we find the answer?Mum thinks Max uses his phone
13、too much.At the beginning of the letter.General understanding2.What is“nomophobia”?Why should Mum worry about this?“Nomophobia”is the fear of being without a phone.Its a real illness and Maxs mother concerns her son.General understanding3.What does Max promise to do?Max promises to try to use his ph
14、one less and not to look at it during dinner.Critical thinkingAre phones a drug or a medicine?Give your reasons.DrugsMedicines1.Fear of missing out.2.Nomophobia.3.Decline in many traditional industries.1.The rise of“We Media”.2.Application in education.3.Use in business.SummaryPlease make up a dialo
15、gue according to the letters and what you have learnt this period.Mum:Max,I am worried about you.Because you devoted too much time to your phone.I observed that you had the syndromes of so called“nomophobia”.I hope you can spare more time on your study and family.SummaryMax:I am so sorry,mum.I didnt
16、 notice your concern before.I promise I would change my status.I think I dont have the“nomophobia”because we younger generation prefer to chat on line.I will spend more time off the screen.Please make up a dialogue according to the letters and what you have learnt this period.HomeworkIf your friend,Jim,has a severe“nomophobia”,please write a letter to help him to get rid of it.Try to give him some suggestions or tips in your letter.Thank you!
