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Unit1Livingwithtechnology-ProjectProjectMakingalistofprosandconsPartA:Reading1.Mobilephoneshavebecomepartofpeople’slifeandtherehavebeenanargumentaboutthesafetyofusingthemformanyyears.What’syouropinion?Todaywe’llreadanewspaperarticleaboutthepossiblenegativeeffectsofmobilephoneuseonpeople’shealth.2.Groupwork:Ithasbeenarguedthatmobilephonesmaybeharmfultous.Whatisyourideaonthisissue?Doyouthinkthattheuseofmobilephonesisdangerousornot?Let’sconductasurveyabouthowmanyofyouthinkitisdangeroustousemobilephones.It’sbestforyoutogivereasonstosupportyourideas.3.Whenwe’rereadinganewsreport,whatshallwepayspecialattentionto?Boththetitleandthefirstparagraph,whichiscalledtheleadparagraph,playakeyroleintheunderstandingofanewspaperarticle.Now,pleasereadthetitleandthefirstparagraphcarefullyandanswerthefollowingquestions:Whatmightbethewriter’sattitudetowardsmobilephoneuse?Whydoyouthinkso?(Hemightbeworriedabouttheuseofmobilephonesbecausehesays,‘Scientistshaverecentlyprovideuswithsomeworryingfindings.’)4.Readthepassageagainandfillintheformbelow:MainpointsSupportingdetailsUsingamobilephonedoublestheriskofdevelopingbraincancer.ThereportisbasedonthefindingsofresearchthatwascarriedoutinSweden,comparing1,617patientsfoundtohavebraintumorsbetween1997and2003withthesamenumberofhealthypeople.Digitalmobilephonesareanactualdanger.Thestudy,conductedwith200mice,ofwhichhalfwereexposedtoradiationwhiletheotherhalfdidnotreceiveanyradiation,showsthatthefirsthalfwerefoundtohavemorethantwicethecancerrateofthesecondhalfaftereighteenmonths.Thereasonswhythereisnodefinitescientificevidenceavailablenowabouttheeffectsofmobilephonesonpeople’shealth.Enormousprofitfromthetelecommunicationsindustrypreventsthebadresultsoffindingsfrombeingrevealed.5.Discussion:Isthereanythingyoucandotominimizeanypossiblehealthrisks?ForreferenceLimitingtheamountoftimeyouspendonyourmobilephoneTakingyourphoneoutofyourpocketandputtingitonanearbysurfacewhenyou’reathomeoratworkMovingthephoneawayfromthebodybyusingahandsfreekitorloudspeakingmodeifavailableorwhynotconsidertextingasanalternative用心爱心专心116号编辑CheckingtheSARofaphonebeforeyoubuyit,althoughthepowerwhichaphonetransmitsiscontrolledbythenetworkandinmanysituationsisfarlowerthanitsmaximumpowerTurningyourphoneoffwhenyoudon’tneedtouseitPartB:1.Besidesmobilephones,manyotherelectricalandelectronicdevicesthatarewidelyusednowadays.Ofcourse,webenefitalotfromthem.Theysavealotoftimeandenergy,butareanypotentialproblemsofthemintermsofhealthandsociety?Let’shaveadiscussionaboutthequestionsonPage15.2.Writealistoftheadvantagesanddisadvantagesofelectronicdevices.Homework:ReadPartAandthendoPartonpage109oftheWorkbook.用心爱心专心116号编辑