to phone or not to phone? m7u1 project. questionnaire: 1. do you have a mobile phone? 2. when do you...
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To phone or not to phone?
M7U1 Project
Questionnaire:1. Do you have a mobile phone?2. When do you use it? A. In the evening B. At weekends C. During holidays D. In summer and winter vacation 3. What do you mainly use it for? A. Making calls B. Sending text messages C. Playing games D. Chatting on line E. Listening to music F. Alarm clock G. Other usages4. Are you for or against students’
using it?
be addicted to
the Amish
1.How are the Amish different from regular people?
2.What do the Amish value?
They drive carriages instead of cars, do not use TVs or refrigerators, and do not have personal telephones.
They value seeing each other face to face.
Para 1-2
Structure of the passage
an ___________to the Amish way of life
Part One( )
Part Two( )
Part Three( )
Para1-2 introduction
…
…
Structure of the passage
an ___________to the Amish way of life
___________of using telephone and mobilephones
Part One( )
Part Two( )
Part Three( ) __________of the
passage
Para1-2
Para3-6
Para7-8
introduction
Disadvantages
Conclusion
Para 3-6
There is something important about being together and sharing life that cannot be found over a telephone wire.
No matter what the circumstances, when the phone rings, everything stops so that the call can be answered
Text messages sent by mobile phones are shallow.
List the disadvantages of using telephones and mobile phones according to the passage.
Detailed reading:
1.What do you think the writer means
in the three sentences begin with
“maybe”?
Para7-8
He is doubtful about the Amish’s behaviors and the solutions he raised.
2.What is the tone of the last sentence?
A. Hopeful. B. Humorous. C. Depressed. D. Surprising
B
3. What on earth is writer’s
attitude towards using
phones?
A. positiveB. negativeC. uncertainD. indiffernt
To phone or not to phone?
C
Consolidation:Task based reading :_______of the telephone
The phone is convenient for communication, which peopleare __________ to.
A phone call plays an important role in a(n)_______
______ of the telephone
The phone leads to people having ______ chances of being together and sharing their life.The ringing of the phone interrupts what people are doing and destroys their________ lives
As a matter of fact, most phone calls are not really of great _______as people think they are.
Though seemingly important at the time, text messages are hard to be _______ in mind.
Relationships based on phone calls and text message tend to be very___________.
Answering too many phone calls often contributes to people __________ real relationships.
Advantagesused/accustomed
emergency
Disadvantages
fewer
peaceful
shallow
sacrificing
importance
kept
Free debate:
Pros Cons
Mobile phone is necessary in our daily life.
Mobile phone is harmful and unnecessary.
To phone or not to phone?
1. 事实上2. 投票决定3. 与陌生人打交道4. 重视彼此面对面的
交往5. 紧急电话6. 便于沟通7. 合理的观点
in truth
vote on
deal with strangers
value seeing each other faceto face
be convenient for communication
a valid point
a telephone for emergencies
8. 更大程度上的9. 专注于10. 在电话中与某谈11. 中断交谈12. 由于某种原因13. 而不是14. 有更高的心理健
康程度15. 稳定的生活16. 去除，摆脱17. 回到更为简单的
时代
be absorbed in talk to sb over the phone
rather than
have a higher degree of mental health
rid … of
return to simpler times
stable lives
interrupt the conversation
for some reason
more of
1.Many people assume the Amish must have religious reasons for their many rules, but this is not true.
假定；假设；认为assume
许多人认为阿曼门诺派有这么多规矩，肯定是因为宗教原因，但事实并非如此。
2.Since the Amish value seeing each other face to face, they oppose having telephones in their houses.
由于阿曼门诺派教徒重视面对面的交流，所以他们反对在家里安装电话。
value vt 重视，珍视，看重
value sb /sth as 把…重视、珍视为…That watch was valued at $100.
value sth at 估价为
value n. 价值
value doing
3.For example, no matter what the circumstances, when the telephone rings, everything stops so that the call can be answered.
例如，无论在什么情况下，当电话铃声响起时，为了接听电话，一切都得安静下来。
No matter what the circumstances are,
Whatever the circumstances are,
引导让步状语从句
5.… the phone always seems to be ringing, destroying whatever peace you might have.
4.…whatever personal peace one has is destroyed whenever the phone rings.
whatever 引导主语从句
whenever 引导让步壮语从句
Whatever 引导宾语从句
destroying 结果状语
4.I rushed to the station in a hurry, only_____ (find) the train already gone.
5.Her father disappeared, never ________(hear) again.
1.A big earthquake hit Yushu, _________(cause) a lot of damage.
2.The storm left, _________ （ cause ） a lot of damage.
3.Carbon burns in oxygen or air, thus/therefore ________(form) carbon dioxide.
Practice:causing
Having caused
forming
to find
to be heard
6.…why was it so important as to interrupt your conversation and waste your precious time?
… 它为什么如此重要以致于打断你们的交谈，浪费你们宝贵的时间。
他跑得如此的快以致于赶上末班车了。He run so fast as to catch the last bus.= He ran _____ fast _______ he caught the
last bus.
so…. as to do So…. that…
so as to do so that
so that
Written expression:随着社会的发展，手机的使用越来越广泛，并已成为人们离不开的必需品。但是手机的使用有优点也有缺点，有的人认为青少年使用手机应节制，请根据下列提示，写一篇题为“ Mobile phones” 的小短文。
优点 缺点 你的观点（青少年是否该用手机）
1. 使生活更方便 1. 朋友间见面交流变少
……
2. 能经常保持与朋友的联系
2. 干扰工作和学习；开车时用手机导致事故
3. 有多种功能，如：听音乐、看电影、上网、打游戏、 GPS 等
3. 手机辐射影响身体健康
注意： 1. 对所给要点不要简单翻译，要有适当发挥。 2. 词数： 150左右。
Assignment:
Thank you, Bye!
Para 3-6
There is something important about being together and sharing life that cannot be found over a telephone wire.
No matter what the circumstances, when the phone rings, everything stops so that the call can be answered
Text messages sent by mobile phones are shallow.
List the disadvantages of using telephones and mobile phones according to the passage.
Detailed reading:
destroy the peace one has
waste one’s precious time
How can we use mobile phone properly?