Unit 1 Living with technology Project(1) Making a list of advantages and disadvantages 课件（20张PPT）

(共20张PPT)
Reading：
To phone or not to phone
牛津高中英语 M7U1 Project （Ⅰ）
1. How many of you have a mobile phone?
2. Can you list some functions of mobile phones?
Free-talk
Different functions of mobile phones
making a phone call
taking photos
listening to music
surfing the Internet
sending text messages
playing games
Title:__________________
To phone or not to phone?
Pre-reading
Features of the title of a newspaper article
√ ※creative
√※attractive
√※interesting
√※to the point
√※to be brief
What will be talked about in the passage???
Read the new words on P.76
Words learning
Reading strategy
How to read a newspaper article?
To phone or not to phone?
When read the title, what do you think of?
1.If the writer is likely to lay emphasis on
_________, he will give examples about _________________________________.
“to phone”
the possible advantages of phones.
2.If the writer is likely to lay emphasis on
____________, he will give examples about _________________________________.
“not to phone”
the possible disadvantages of phones.
Turn to P.14
Read the whole passage then write an outline and report it to the class.
Reading &Listening
Structure of the passage
I __________ to the Amish way of life.
Possible s________ to the problem.
ntroduction
olution
Fast-reading
isadvantages
Part One
( )

Part Two
( )

Part Three
( )
D_______________ of the telephone.
Para1-2
Para3-6
Para7-8
Pare 1-2

1. What group of people are talked about?

2. Why do they reject most modern technology ?
The Amish in the USA.
…having tight communities
…have no electricity
… dislike dealing with strangers
…value seeing each other face to face
Careful-reading
Which is more of a friend, someone______ or someone________?
If you need help, who can help you better, someone_______ or someone_________?
There is something important about being together and sharing life that cannot be found over a telephone wire.
Para 3:
Main point Supporting details

No matter what the circumstances, when the phone_______, everything stops so that the call can be_________ .
★ When the family are_______ dinner or________ together.
★When one is _________ in a book or tries to rest.
★When ________ a face-to-face talk with a friend.
_______ family time
________ the peace one has
_______ your precious time.
eating
absorbed
Para 4-5:
destroy
waste
chatting
having
answered
rings
disturb
Main points Supporting Details

Using the mobile phone for text messages is the worst.
★Relationships are often quite________.
★Real relationships are often_________, and personal peace is_________.
Para 6:
shallow
sacrificed
destroyed
Main points Supporting Details

Disturb family time;
Destroy their peace;
Waste precious time;
Relationships are shallow；
Sacrifice the real relationship



To phone or not to phone?
Q: According to the main points, what conclusion
can you draw?
Maybe the writer wants to encourage people to learn
from the Amish.
Summary
Read the last two paragraph, and discuss the following in groups.
What might be the writer’s attitude towards mobile phone use? Why do you think so?
He can not avoid using the mobile phones in such a society.
What is the tone of the last sentence?
Hopeful. B. Humorous. C. Depressed.
B
The telephone is very c _________ for communication, and most people in the world today can’t l_________ it,
But the Amish r ______ cars because they like having t____communities. They do not think it is necessary and dislike d_________ strangers. They v _____seeing each other face to face and o______ having telephones in their houses.
In generral they ____________________ mental health than most people and have very calm and s_______ lives because they value community and living __________ above all else, especially new technology.
onvenient
ive without
eject
ight
ealing with
alue
ppose
have a higher degree of
table
in peace
Use key words to fill in the blanks:
Make a list:
advantages and disadvantages?
Group work
Group work
Discussion and writing
Do you think our high school students should use mobile phones in school?
Why or why not?
advantages
disadvantages
·keep in touch
with others
·a way to be
cool/fashion
·in case of
emergencies
·search for
information
...
·affect study and
sleeping
·damage eyesight
·cause health
problems ·waste time and
money
·cheat in exams
·vie with each
other ...
Try to write a report about the advantages and disadvantages of high school students carrying smart phones to school. Remember to show your own opinions.
Homework

Some inventions have changed our lives, especially smart phones. Nowadays many high school students carry mobile phones during school hours. Is it necessary? Different people have different opinions on them.
Some people agree that smart phones have made our lives more convenient….because…
On the contrary, some people hold the opinion that cellphones have some disadvantages. For one thing,…for another,…
In my opinion,…