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•Integrated Course 2

Unit 4

Text A A Virtual Life Maia Szalavitz

Chatting onlinePlaying g

ames

Watching movies

Searching for information

problems

ShoppingListening to music

Sending Emails

A Virtual Life Maia Szalavitz

This text was written in 1996 by an American writer who lived in New York City.

Maia’s welcoming speech---

“Hi! I am Maia Szalavitz. Today, I will take you to my vi

rtual world. There is so much I want you to see, and he

ar and feel. I know there are a lot of problems. That’s w

hy I have tried to return to the real life. But it just does

n’t work. I think I’d rather stay with my computer. I feel

much safer there.”

Outline of Maia’s Story

1. Maia’s self-introduction (paragraphs 2 - 3)

2. Maia’s virtual life in detail (paragraphs 1,4 – 10)

3. Maia’s efforts to return to the real life

(paragraphs11 -12)

4. Maia’s choice of the virtual life in the end

(paragraph 13)

Part 1 Maia’s Self-introduction

1. My job a. England

2. Where I work b. Writer

3. How I work c. New York City

4. How I live d. submit articles via Email

5. My boyfriend e. Order food and

manage money online

Part 2 Maia’s Virtual Life In Detail

1. How does she respond to the sounds of daily life and how does she feel about time ?

2. What are the changes in her personality?

3. How does she get along with people online?

Scan paragraphs 1, 6, 8 and 9 and see if you can find the answer.

Pair work: fill in the following blanks

“After staying online for too long, even a phone

call can be a . My boyfriend’s Liverpool

suddenly becomes impossible to inter

pret. itself becomes fluid. There are cha

nges in my . I find myself shyer, mo

re cautious, more . I have become ba

d tempered and easily angered. I everyo

ne in sight, including my . What a cra

zy life!” boyfriendattack

anxious

personalityTime

shock

accent

Part 3 Returning to the Real Life

“Being face to face is too much.”

Part 4 Maia’s Final Choice of the Virtual Life

“I run to the computer as though it were a place of safety…I enter my password. The real world disappears.”

Warning: More and more people are

getting addicted to the Internet!

Please help my friend!

“Happily Addicted to the Web”

Happily Addicted to the Web

Group Discussion:

If you have a friend who is addicted to the Internet, what will you do to help him or her?

conclusionconclusion

Maia’s story is not over. We are faced with more and more Internet problems. Guard against Internet addiction. That's everyone’s job. So next time when you switch on the computer, remind yourself of Maia’s lesson.