Part One  

Teaching Goals 

Upon completion of this unit, teachers are expected to have enabled students to:

■ have a thorough understanding of the text contextually and linguistically;

■ expand their vocabulary about the digital world and learn how to use the key words and expressions in context properly;

■ talk about their own life in the virtual world and, if any, their digital detox experience;

■ discuss whether smartphones should or should not be banned in class;

■ get familiar with the writing of an opinion paragraph in support of or against an argument.

Part Two : Opener

Watch the video clip about “Phubbing (低头族现象)” and discuss the following questions in your textbook. 

Helpful Words & Expressions

发短信 text; send a text message

网上冲浪 surf the Internet

分散注意力 take your attention away from what you are doing

（电话）铃响/发哔哔声/发嗞嗞声 (phone) ring/beep/buzz

查看电邮/微信/微博 check email/WeChat/micro-blog

忍不住不时查看邮件 can’t help checking emails from time to time

1 Can you say a few words about the people in the pictures （textbook-p119）?

2 If you forgot to bring your smartphone with you or you had no Wi-Fi service, how would you feel?

3 Do you sleep with your smartphone under your pillow or next to your bed? If your phone beeps,  will you get up and check it?

4 How would you feel if all of your friends buried their heads in cellphones when you had a meal with them?

Part three: Culture Notes

LinkedIn 

A business- and employment-oriented social networking service and the world's largest professional network. LinkedIn is strictly used for exchanging knowledge, ideas, and opportunities and has increasingly become a leader in helping individuals find groups of interest as well as jobs in their field. 

         领英，一家面向职场和就业的社交服务网站，也是全球最大的职业社交网站。

The Verge

Formed in 2011, The Verge is an American technology news and media network operated by Vox Media. Its offices are located in Manhattan, New York City. It publishes news items, product reviews, long-form feature stories, podcasts, and entertainment shows.

         The Verge成立于2011年，是一家美国科技媒体网站，属于新媒体公司Vox Media，办公地点位于纽约曼哈顿。网站发布新闻、产品评论、长篇专题、播客及娱乐节目。

Task: 

While you enjoy the assigned video or read the assigned passage, try to figure out the key words related to the Internet to form Word Clouds. 

Chinese farmer learns to sell oranges via live-streaming

The rapid growth of the Chinese internet

IN REAL LIFE— An Offline Experiment

Task1: Watch the music video “Put Down Your Phone” and complete the lyrics with what you’ve heard.

What will you be missing? A video of strangers kissing

Or another list of places that everyone must see

You’ll feel so free and happy

No Candy Crush or Flappy Bird will ever screw your life up

You can hopefully just be

And it’s such a 1) ________ to get run over as you cross the street

Just to take that perfect selfie or read your own latest tweet

Put down your phone, there’s a world flying by

There’s a million wondrous 2) ________ if you’d only shut your iPhone

Put down your phone and just walk away

There’s nothing Buzzfeed can do for you today

Those who were in 3) ________ when the world was run on pistons (活塞)

Scratch their heads and sit while lit up by the 4) ________ of their screens

Is it really that important to keep up with James Corden

To the point your wife has left you and your friends are all machines?

You’re 5) ________ to your tablets, so stop feeding your desire

Get your phone, your pad and phablet (平板手机), and then start a 6) ________ fire

Burn down your phone, run around in a field

Look at some moss, 7) ________ the possibility our fate’s not sealed

Destroy your phone, 8) ________ it up with your fist

It won’t be missed, it’s just a phone — put down your phone

Put down your phone with a gun or by injection

Don’t think that they have made an App called I-Resurrection

Put down your phone and send it to 9) ________

Pick up a book and read it and 10) ________

Have faith in life, don’t let it dwindle

Oh I’m so sorry, I’ve just seen it’s a Kindle.

Words for references：

1.  Candy Crush: a mobile game involving matching colored sweets.

2.  Flappy Bird: a mobile game where the player controls a bird, attempting to fly between columns of green pipes without hitting them.

3.  Buzzfeed: an American Internet media, news and entertainment company based in New York City.

4.  James Corden: an English actor, comedian, singer, writer, producer, and television host.

5.  Kindle: a small hand-held electronic device for reading books, which has been developed by online retailer Amazon.