them better. 重点 Learn and master the important

language points in the two passages 难点 教法及教具 A recorder, a projector and some slides．

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教 学 内 容 教师主导活动 Step 1 Pre-reading

Where can you see such a article?

Title__________________

Q1:What do you think of the title?

Q2:Can you predict what will be talked about in the passage?

Features(特点) of the title of a newspaper article

creative

attractive

to be brief(简洁)

interesting

to the point(切题)

(main idea) the 1st paragraph

Step 2 Fast-reading

The 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 ____________to the problem of using phones

Step 3 Questionnaire

Q1:Which is more of a friend, someone you often talk to over the phone or someone you often talk to face to face?

Q2:If you need help, who can help you better, someone far away or someone far away or someone in the room with you?

Disadvantage :_______________________

Mobile phone on campus: Yes or No?

Advantages Disadvantages

1. 1.

2. 2.

3. 3.

Writing: suggested structure

Some inventions have changed our lives, especially ---.

There is no doubt that ---brings about many benefits. Above all, (好处一）. Further more,(好处二）.

As every coin has two sides,---also has some disadvantages. ---is also harmful. For one thing, (坏处一)For another(坏处二).

Weighing up the advantages and disadvantages, I think that undoubtedly---(理由).