Lesson3Soclose,yetsofarRelationshipsUnit1Pre-reading:ActivateandshareCellphonesAreEverywhere!P14

1WhatrolesdosocialnetworkingandtheInternetplayinyourdailylife?Whatdoyouusethemfor?chatwithfriendslistentomusicsearchforinformationstudy…watchvideosHowmanyonlinefriendsdoyouhave?DosocialnetworkingandtheInternethelpimproveyourrelationshipswithothers?Givesomeexamples.P14

2Possibleanswer:Ihavemorethan300onlinefriends.IthinkthatsocialnetworkingandtheInternethelpimprovemyrelationshipswithmyfriends.Forexample,oneofmybestfriendswentabroadwhenIwasinjuniorsecondaryschool.TheonlywaythatIcancontactheristheInternet.Ialwayschatwithherandwetalkaboutourliveswitheachother.Markhas500friendsonlineandhespendsalotoftimeontheInternet.PredictwhatMarkwillsayaboutsocialnetworkingandhisrelationshipswithothers.Now,let'sreadthetexttocheckyouranswers.P16

4Readthetext.CompletetheinformationaboutMark.ThenuseexamplestotalkabouthowsocialnetworkinghasaffectedMark'slife.Mark'sroutineactivitiesonlineWhatsocialnetworkinghasdonetoMarkandMark'sfriendsReasonsMarkcan'tdropsocialnetworking

routinescheckthroughhissocialnetworkingappsreadhisemailsandanswertextmessagesscrollthroughhisfriends’postsandphotosdownloadsongaftersong,videoaftervideoMark'sroutineactivitiesonlineCarefulreadingWhatsocialnetworkinghasdonetoMarkandMark’sfriends.Readandfindtheimpacts.ImpactSocialnetworkingdominatesmylifeinsomanywaysIconstantlyfeeldepressed,dissatisfiedandalonewhetheronfriends’get-togetherorafamilyholiday,wearetogetherphysicallybutnotmentally

reasonsadinnerget-together:mybestfriendtookacallfor30minutes;Somekepttextingfriendsonline.hisclassmatesandteachersmayneedtocontacthimatanytimeReasonsMarkcan'tdropsocialnetworkingP16

6Task4Readthetextagain.Choosethecorrectmeaningofthecolloquialphrases.1.waybeyond(line13)=ashortwaypast/alongwaypast2.gocoldturkey(lines43-44)=dosomethinglessfrequently/stopdoingsomethingcompletely3.booze(line47)=alcoholicdrinks/softdrinks4.behard-wiredin(line49)=bebornwiththecharacter/worklikeacomputer超越；遠遠超出放棄做某件事，戒掉壞習慣酒天生的SkillBuilderGuessingtheMeaningofUnfamiliarWordsfromtheContextWhenyoucomeacrossadifficultword/phraseinatext,trytoguesswhatitmeansfirstbeforelookingitup.·Readthesentencethewordisinand

decidewhattypeofworditis,e.g.noun,verb.·Readtheparagraphthewordisinandtrytoworkoutthemeaningfromthecontext.·Thenuseadictionarytochecktheexactmeaningoftheword.1.WhydoesMarksay“Theysaythatphonesbringpeopleclosertogetherbutinreality,mymindisalwaysamillionmilesaway.”?Findexamplesfromthetexttoillustratehowphonesdrivepeoplefurtheraway.2.Howdoyouunderstand“Wearehard-wiredin,butwe'remoredisconnectedthanever”?WhydoesMarksaywearemoredisconnectedthanever?Task51.WhydoesMarksay“Theysaythatphonesbringpeopleclosertogetherbutinreality,mymindisalwaysamillionmilesaway.”?Findexamplesfromthetexttoillustratehowphonesdrivepeoplefurtheraway.Becausehedoesnottalktohisfriendsface-to-facewhenheattendspartiesorplayssports.Example1Example22.Howdoyouunderstand“Wearehard-wiredin,butwe'remoredisconnectedthanever”?WhydoesMarksaywearemoredisconnectedthanever?Marksuggeststhatyoungpeopletodayhavebeenbroughtupwithsocialnetworksandthattheyareanimportantpartofourliveswhichwecan’tlivewithout.However,ouraddictiontosocialnetworkscanleadtoalossoffriendshipsormeaningfulrelationshipsduetolessface-to-facecontactinreallife.P16

6Readthetextagain.Answerthefollowingquestions.·Decidewhattexttypethispieceofwritingis.·Whatisitscommunicativepurpose?·WhatimpressesyouthemostaboutMark'suseoflanguage?Findexamplesfromthetextto

supportyouridea.Checkyouranswers.·Decidewhattexttypethispieceofwritingis.Thetexttypeofthispieceofwritingisawebblog,whichusesamixtureofexpositionanddescription.·

Whatisitscommunicativepurpose?ItspurposeistotellyoungreadersthatsocialnetworkingontheInternetiscausingdistanceanddisconnectioninrealliferelationshipsthroughthedetaileddescriptionofhisexperienceandfeelings.·WhatimpressesyouthemostaboutMark'suseoflanguage?Findexamplesfromthetexttosupportyouridea.1askingrhetoricalquestions2irony3usingexamplestosupporthisideasMark'suseoflanguagecouldbe:(1)askingrhetoricalquestions,e.g.“WhereamI?WhatamIdoing?”(2)irony,e.g.mostofthewordsinthesecondparagraphdescribehowbusyheisbutthenheendstheparagraphwiththetruthofbeinglonely,whichisasharpcon