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M7 U1 ProjectTo phone or not to phone?Step 1 Lead in1. How many of you have a mobile phone?2. Why do you use mobile phones?3. Can you list some functions of mobile phones?Step 2 Reading Read the text quickly and choose the best answers1. Who are the Amish?A. A Christian group who have the same way of life as other groups.B. A Christian group who are famous for rejecting most modern technology.C. A religious group who have introduced into their life all modern technology available.D. A religious group who have more serious mental problems.2. Which of the following is true according to the article?A. The Amish have no telephones in their communitiesB. The Amish welcome modern technology willinglyC. The Amish discuss before voting on whether or not to accept a new technologyD. The Amish reject all the modern electronic devices3. Why do the Amish reject most modern technology?A. Because they live very far away from modern society.B. Because they can not afford to buy any.C. Because they think modern technology is rubbish.D. Because they enjoy their own way of life. 4. The Three Maybes used in Paragragh 7 show that the writer is _.A. optimistic B. pessimisticC. doubtful D. uncertain Read the text again carefully and try to finish the chart with no more than three words1. _to the Amish way of lifeCauses3._6._Enjoying tight communities of everyone 2._having no electricityvaluing seeing each other face to face4. _having no TVs or refrigerators 5_in the houses7.being_than most peopleliving calm and stable lives8. _of the telephone Something important about being together and sharing life cannot be found over a telephone wine Destroy the peace one has or waste ones precious time Using the mobile phone for text message may contribute to 9. _10. throw phones , cars and TVs into the dustbin rid ourselves of modern technology return to simpler times Step 3 Language pointsImportant Phrases1.宗教原因(L6) 2. 事实上(L8)3. 对进行投票(L11) 4. 与打交道(L18)5. 电力公司(L20)6. 重视彼此面对面的交往(L21)7. 反对在住宅里装电话(L22)8. 便于(L27) 9. 生活离不开它(L29)10. 一个合理的观点，看法 (L31)11. 无论在什么情况下(L47)12. 全神贯注于(L56) 13. 由于某种原因(L68)14. 被赋予比更多的重要性(L69)15. 浪费你的宝贵时间(L79)16. 与许多人建立感情关系(L89)17. 一般来说，大体上(L101) 18. 心理健康(L102)19. 平静而稳定的生活(L103)20. 高于其他的一切(L105) 21. 使免除(L111) Language points1. They then vote on whether they will accept it.(L11) 然后，他们投票决定是否接受它。 vote vi.&vt. _ n. _vote for vote againstvote out vote downvote on/upon vote sth. throughEx. 用适当的介词填空：(1) I shall vote _ Bert because I think hes the best man.(2) We voted _ Henry, for he was often late for school.(3) As we cant reach an agreement on this matter, lets vote _ it.2. The Amish reject cars because they like having tight communities where everyone lives close together.(L12)阿曼门诺派教徒拒绝汽车，因为他们喜欢享有关系紧密的社区，在这里大家一起住得很近。 reject vt. _reject a gift/a possibility/an opinion/ a request _妙辨异同：reject, refuse与decline单词用法reject常用于正式场合，如外交或商业条款之类，另外还有“抛弃、剔除”之意，后接名词；refuse普通用词，后接双宾语、名词或不定式；decline表示“谢绝”，用于婉转的拒绝，后接名词、动名词、不定式。Ex. 用reject, refuse和decline填空：(1) The brave soldier _ to tell the secret to the enemies and was killed.(2) He was _ for the army because of his poor eyesight.(3) To my regret, I must _ your invitation because I already have an appointment.3. While these messages always seem important at the time, most people cannot really remember them the next day.(L85)尽管这些短信在当时总是看似重要，但第二天大多数人并不能真的记得他们。此句是复合句。while引导_, 意为_。Ex. 尽管我愿意帮忙，但是我没有太多空闲时间。while 还有如下用法：引导时间状语从句，意为“在期间；当时候”；引导条件状语从句，意为“只要”；对比两件事物，意为“而，然而”。Translation:(1) We must strike while the iron is hot.(2) While there is life there is hope.(3) Some people waste food while others dont have enough.4. Meanwhile, real relationships are often sacrificed, and whatever personal peace one has is destroyed whenever the phone rings.(L97)同时，真正的关系往往被牺牲了，而且每当电话铃声响起时，个人所拥有的任何宁静都会被打破sacrifice vt. _ n. _sacrificefor _ sacrifice to _at the sacrifice of _ make sacrifices to do sth _Complete the sentences:(1) A mother will _ her children.为了孩子，一个母亲可以献出她自己的生命。(2) They _ the gods. 他们以羔羊祭祀众神。(3) His parents _ to make sure he got a good education. 他的父母为确保他得到良好的教育而做了很多牺牲。Step 4 ConsolidationMultiple choices(见PPT)Fill in the blanksface to face be convenient for in truth focus onbe absorbed in once again for good measure rather than in general above all else1. She is a career woman _ a house wife.2. The old man _ his own work, so he didnt notice his wife coming in.3. He sold me the car at a cheap price and included the radio _.4. He said he had no time to go to the meeting. But _, he didnt like to attend it.5. It never occurred to me that he was a man who put personal gain _.6. I found myself _ wit