牛津版选修7 Unit 1 Living with technology Project课件

课件24张PPT。M7U1 ProjectMaking a list of advantages and disadvantagesLearning aims:
By the end of this period, Ss will be able to
acquire a deeper understanding of the passage through reading activities
try to see things from different angles and think critically
3. write a paragraph about mobile phone use on campusProjectTo phone or not to phone?What pops up in your mind at the sight of the title?
To be or not to be, that is the question.
Taboo or not taboo----that is the question. (U3M6)
To see, or not to see? That is not the question, because Stratford-upon-Avon is a constant must, ______ the weather.
A. what B. how C. whatever D. however
Q: Can you predict what will be talked about in the passage?PredictionHamletCTo phone or not to phone ?Name some functions of your mobile phone:
Making a phone call
Sending text messages
Playing games
Listening to music
Taking photos
Watching films
Learning English
Surfing the Internet
…
It’s so powerful that most people cannot live without it.AdvantagesAmish peoplePastoral lifeFirst reading1. Now let’s read a newspaper article about the possible negative effects of mobile phone use on people’s health.
2. Try to find out the main ideas of the article. Structure of the passage
Part 1(Para1-2)
_____________to the Amish way of life
Part 2(Para3-6)
_______________of the telephone
Part 3(Para7-8)
Possible ______________IntroductionDisadvantagessolutions
Careful reading
Para 1-2:
1. How are the Amish different from regular people?
drive carriages instead of cars
no TVs, refrigerators, or personal telephones
2. What do they do when a new technology is introduced?
meet and discuss its advantages and disadvantages
vote on whether they will accept it
3. Why do they have no TVs or refrigerators?
have no electricity at home
dislike dealing with strangers
4. What do the Amish value?
seeing each other face to faceCareful reading
Para 3-6:
1. Reading this part carefully and underline the disadvantages of using mobile phones.
2. Work in groups to complete the table below:Disadvantage 1 (Para3):
There is something important about being together and sharing life that cannot be found over a telephone wire.
Supporting details:
Which is more of a fiend, someone you often talk to over the phone or someone you often talk to face to face?
If you need help, who can help you better, someone far away or someone in the room with you?Disadvantage 2 (Para4-5)
___________ the peace one has or _______ one’s
precious time.
Supporting details:
No matter what the circumstances, when the phone rings, everyone stops so that the call can be answered.
When the family are eating or chatting together
When one is absorbed in a book or tries to rest
when having a face to face talk with a friend DestroywasteDisadvantage 3 (Para6)
Using the mobile phone for text messages is the worst.
Supporting details:
Relationships are often quite _________.
Real relationships are often _________, and personal peace is destroyed.
shallowsacrificedCareful reading
Para 7-8:
1. The three Maybes in Para7 show that the writer is _______?
A. optimistic B. pessimistic
C. disapproving D. uncertain
2.What is the tone of the last sentence?
A. Hopeful. B. Humorous.
C. Cautious D. Depressed. DB3. What might be the writer’s attitude towards mobile phone use? Why do you think so?

Cautious. On the one hand, he points out that the Amish have a higher degree of mental health than most people, on the other hand, he is not sure about their behaviors and the solutions he himself raised, as is suggested in the three Maybes.

introductionagainstdiscussiondisadvantagesface-to-facetimely / immediatemattersshallowGenerallymentally Do you think high school students should use mobile phones at school? Why or why not?Writing
★ Your Point of view …
Arguments (advantages / disadvantages):
1.
2.
3.
…
Group work:
one to write up the list
one to present the list to the class
all contribute to the list Mobile phone on campus: Yes or No?Discussion Why is technology limited in Amish communities?
Heads-up: You may refer to the supplementary reading materials.
Why?to preserve the uniqueness of their way of life;
… From True Nobility :
I have always believed that the man who has begun to live more seriously within begins to live more simply without. In an age of extravagance and waste, I wish I could show to the world how few the real wants of humanity are.
------ Hemingway
《真实的高贵》 (海明威散文名篇) :
我始终相信，开始在内心生活得更严肃的人，也会在外表上开始生活得更朴素。在一个奢华浪费的年代，我希望能向世界表明，人类真正需要的的东西是非常之微少的。HomeworkRead the passage again and underline the useful expressions
Polish your writing and share it in your group.