Author: Аникиев

NEW ADDICTION
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Task1. Are you dependent on the computer? Complete this table and show what you wrote to your partner(s).
To my surprise …
After filling in the questionnaire I have found out that …
I didn’t expect that…
As a matter of fact it turned out that (на самом деле оказалось, что …)
Task 2. Draw your hand and write down on each finger what you want to do at the lesson.
To make a list of symptoms of computer addiction
To learn topic vocabulary
To practice giving opinions and advice
To practice listening
To find the facts of computer addiction
To work in a team

Task 3. p. 134, Ex. 2A. Learn new words. Which of the words means “people” and which “state”? Underline the stressed syllable.
Addict-addiction
Sufferer- suffering
Divorcee-divorce
Sufferer – suffering
Disorder – Does it mean here:
- a situation in which things are untidy and disorganized;
- an illness;
Translate the highlighted phrases in the article.
1)____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
2)______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
1111, 1112, 1113, 1114, 1115, 1116, 1117,| 1118, 1119.
1120, 1121, 1122, 1123, 1124,| 1125, 1126, 1127, 1128, 1129, 1130, 1131,| 1132, 1133, 1134, 1135, 1136, 1137, 1138,1139, 1140, 1141, 1142, 1143, 1144, 1145,| 1146, 1147, 1148, 1149, 1150, 1151, 1152,| 1153, 1154, 1155, 1156, 1157, 1158, 1159.
1160, 1161, 1162, 1163, 1164, 1165, 1166,| 1167, 1168, 1169, 1170, 1171, 1172, 1173,| 1174, 1175, 1176, 1177, 1181, 1182, 1184,| 1185, 1186, 1187, 1188, 1189, 1190, 1191,| 1192, 1193, 1194.
Срок сдачи:_____________

We’ve come to an agreement that…
All our members think…
To sum it up we ‘d like to say….

Task 4. Make a list of symptoms of computer addiction mentioned in the article. Add your own variants.
Symptoms of Computer Addiction
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Task 5. Make a list of symptoms of computer addiction. Listen to a radio program, in which John(16) and Dave (29) describe their relationships with computers to a psychologist. Write down the numbers of the symptoms which each speaker mentions.

List of symptoms of computer addiction.	John	Dave
Using a computer for pleasure, relief from stress
Feeling out of control or depressed when not using it
Spending increasing amounts of time and money on hardware, software, magazines, and computer related activities
Neglecting work, school or family obligations
Failing to control computer use
Having irregular meals, repetitive strain injuries, backache, dry eyes, headaches, and loss of sleep

Task 6. Homework.
Workbook, p. 81-82
Using your Lesson program check if somebody in your family has computer or TV addiction. Prepare a short letter about it.

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Name:

Task 7. Reflection.
Now look at your drawing in the program and put marks on each finger.

	John	Dave
Failing to control computer use

How often do you…	Answer
check your profiles in vkontakte, twitter, myspace, facebook?
check your e-mail before doing other things?
really want to get online?
say “just a few more minutes” when online?
lie about how long you spend online?
choose the Net to going out with friends?
feel much happier after logging on?

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