Unit-6-Going-Offline

1全新版大学进阶英语：综合教程1NEWPROGRESSIVECOLLEGEENGLISH16GoingOfflineContentsPartOneOpenerPairWorkPartTwoReading&InteractingGettingPreparedTextStudyFocusingonLanguageinContextPartThreeIntegratedSkillsPracticingListeningSpeakingWritingUnitGoalsPairWorkPairWork:Describethetwocartoonsbelow.Thenworkwithyourpartnerandanswerthequestionsthatfollow.PairWork1Canyousayafewwordsaboutthepeopleinthepicturesabove?2IfyouforgottobringyoursmartphonewithyouoryouhadnoWi-Fiservice,howwouldyoufeel?3Doyousleepwithyoursmartphoneunderyourpillowornexttoyourbed?Ifyourphonebeeps,willyougetupandcheckit?4Howwouldyoufeelifallofyourfriendsburiedtheirheadsincellphoneswhenyouhadamealwiththem?发短信text;sendatextmessage网上冲浪surftheInternet分散注意力takeyourattentionawayfromwhatyouaredoing（电话）铃响/发哔哔声/发嗞嗞声(phone)ring/beep/buzz查看电邮/微信/微博checkemail/WeChat/micro-blog忍不住不时查看邮件can’thelpcheckingemailsfromtimetotimeHelpfulWords&ExpressionsGettingPreparedNotesWarm-upVideoWatchthevideoclipabout“Phubbing(低头族现象)”anddiscussthefollowingquestionswithyourclassmates.1.Atthebeginningofthevideoclip,whydoesthemansaythatthathehassomanyfriendsbuthe’sstilllonely?2.Accordingtotheman,howdoestheInternetdoharmtoourkids?3.Whatdoesthemanwanttoexpressbytellingadifferentimaginarylifestorywithoutphubbing?4.Whatarewesuggestedtodoto“livelifeinarealway”?GettingPreparedNotesWarm-upVideoApopularfreeonlinesocialnetworkingserviceheadquarteredinMenloPark,California.Itallowsregistereduserstocreateprofiles,uploadphotosandvideos,sendmessagesandkeepintouchwithfriends,familyandcolleagues.脸书，一家总部位于美国加州门洛帕克的社交服务网站。FacebookGettingPreparedNotesWarm-upVideoAbusiness-andemployment-orientedsocialnetworkingserviceandtheworld’slargestprofessionalnetwork.LinkedInisstrictlyusedforexchangingknowledge,ideas,andopportunitiesandhasincreasinglybecomealeaderinhelpingindividualsfindgroupsofinterestaswellasjobsintheirfield.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。LinkedInGettingPreparedNotesWarm-upVideoFormedin2011,TheVergeisanAmericantechnologynewsandmedianetworkoperatedbyVoxMedia.ItsofficesarelocatedinManhattan,NewYorkCity.Itpublishesnewsitems,productreviews,long-formfeaturestories,podcasts,andentertainmentshows.TheVerge成立于2011年，是一家美国科技媒体网站，属于新媒体公司VoxMedia，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。TheVergeTextStudyTextTextTextAnalysisQuestionsforDiscussionUnderstandingtheTextTEXTHowlongcouldyousurvivewithouttheInternet?Days,weeks,months?RyanHolmestrieditforafortnight(两周)andcameupwithsomeinterestingconclusions.RyanHolmes14Dayswith(Almost)NoInternet:DidMyDigitalDetoxPayOff?TextStudyTextTextTextAnalysisQuestionsforDiscussionUnderstandingtheText1Lastyear,PaulMillermadewavesonlinewhenTheVergepublishedhisarticledetailingauniquepersonalexperiment:goingonefullyearwithabsolutelynointernet.2Ofcourse,atthetime,whatweallwantedtoknowwaswhatamazingdiscoveriesMillerhadmadefromhis365daysoffline.3Asitturnsout,despiteapromisingfirstfewmonthsoftheexperiment(duringwhichhelostweight,tooktimetosmelltheflowersandwrotealotofstuff),whatMillerdiscoveredintheendwasthattheverytechnologyhe’dbeguntocriticizeactuallyhadverylittle,ifanything,todowithhislife’sproblems.Infact,Millerrealizedthatwithoutthenethehadstartedbecomingevenmore“outoftouchwithlife.”4Lastmonth,Iwentonmyowndigitaldetox.Itwasonlytwoweeks,butitwasthelongestI’vegoneofflinein13years.TextStudyTextTextTextAnalysisQuestionsforDiscussionUnderstandingtheText5WhydidIdoit?Throughoutthelastdecade,I’vebeenpluggedin24-7,livinginaworldwherethelinebetweendigitalandrealgetsabitblurredattimes.ForawhileI’dfelttheurgetofreemyselffromitall,andwantedtoseewhatwouldhappenthen.6Ihaven’tofcourseforgottenthatI’mCEOofasocialmediacompany.Mylife’sworkisbuiltaroundthebeliefthatbeingconnectedmakesourlivesricherandmorerewarding.Still,I’dforgottenonekeylessonalongtheway:moderation.Asmoreandmoreofmylifewasspentscanningsocialfeeds,IrealizedthatIneededtostepbackandgetsomeperspective.7SoonmywintervacationtoMexico,Itookabreakfrombeingactiveontheinternetfortheentiretrip.Forawhole14days,Iatealotofdeliciousseafood,surfedandfixedupmyhutonthebeach.Ididn’tgoonlineexcepttocheckmyemailperiodically—justtomakesureanemergencywasn’tunfoldingwhileIwasaway.TextStudyTextTextTextAnalysisQuestionsforDiscussionUnderstandingtheText8WhatIlearnedfrommyshortexperimentwasactuallynottoounlikewhatMillerlearned.Ididn’tendupdiscoveringthattechnologyisevil.Infact,Ifoundmyselfreflectingonhowlivingandbreathingtechhasletmeexperiencesomeofthemostrewardingmomentsofmylife:I’veseenworldeventsunfoldbeforemyeyesoversocialnetworks;I’veseenpeopleusingnewtechnologiestostayintouchwiththeirlovedones.I’vealsoseenbusinessesfindingnewandinnovativemethodstoconnectwiththeirclientsthroughchannelslikeFacebookorLinkedIn.9Theironyisthatbysteppingawayfromallthingsdigitalforawhile,Iactuallyfeltevenmoreappreciativeofit.Afterall,technologyisapartofmenowandit’showIinteractwithmanyofthemostimportantpeopleinmylife;it’salsomademewhoIambothprofessionallyandpersonally.TextStudyTextTextTextAnalysisQuestionsforDiscussionUnderstandingtheText10Ilearnedafewotherlessonsfrommyshortdigitaldetox,which—a