1. What do these pictures have in
common?

2. Does this picture ring a bell?
Listen to “Rehab”,
What's the main theme
Of the song?

3. REHAB- AMY WINEHOUSE The man said, "Why do you think you here?"
I said, "I got no idea
They tried to make me go to rehab, I said, I'm gonna, I'm gonna lose my baby
"No, no, no" So I always keep a bottle near"
Yes, I've been black but when I come back
you'll know, know, know He said, "I just think you're depressed"
I ain't got the time and if my daddy thinks I'm This me, "Yeah baby, and the rest"
fine They tried to make me go to rehab, I said, "No, no,
He's tried to make me go to rehab, I won't go, no"
go, go Yes, I've been black but when I come back you'll
know, know, know
I'd rather be at home with Ray
I ain't got seventy days I don't ever wanna drink again
'Cause there's nothing, there's nothing you I just, ooh, I just need a friend
can teach me I'm not gonna spend ten weeks
That I can't learn from Mr. Hathaway Have everyone think I'm on the mend
Didn't get a lot in class And it's not just my pride
But I know it don't come in a shot glass It's just 'til these tears have dried
They tried to make me go to rehab, I said, They tried to make me go to rehab, I said, "No, no,
"No, no, no" no"
Yes, I've been black but when I come back Yes, I've been black but when I come back you'll
you'll know know know know, know, know
I ain't got the time and if my daddy thinks I'm I ain't got the time and if my daddy thinks I'm fine
fine He's tried to make me go to rehab, I won't go, go,
He's tried to make me go to rehab, I won't go, go
go, go

5. A new addiction

6. Listening Activity
 Cultural Note: College and
university students often stop by
their professors’ offices to ask
questions about or get help with
assignments that they are working
on.

7.  Read the questions.
 Listen to the conversation between
a
student and a professor.
 Take notes as you listen.
 Share your notes with a partner.
 Then use your notes to answer the
questions.

8.  1. What are the student and
professor
discussing?
 2. What does the student want?
 3. What is the professor’s main
concern?

9. Read the questions. Listen to the
conversation again. Add
details to your notes. Then use your notes
 to answer the
1 . Why does the student go to see her professor?
questions. Work with a partner and
 2. What does the your answers about using
compare professor imply
the Internet to do research?
 3. What does the professor consider an essential skill
for his students to develop?
 4. How does the professor suggest the student use her
newly acquired knowledge?
 5. What does the professor mean when he says,
‘ Honestly’?

10. Do any of these stories sound
familiar to you?
At Home:
 A mother has difficulty getting her child to do
chores when computer games occupy all after
school time.
 A husband finds his wife increasingly neglects
family duties, is irritable at family gatherings, and
the phone bill has risen astronomically to an on-
line service number.
 Someone connects to the Internet at 9:00 PM
and suddenly discovers it is dawn and he has not
left the computer.

11. At School:
 A child's grades fall and the teacher notes that
he/she is falling asleep in class.
 A college freshman gets a mid-term warning
because he is not keeping up with course work.
Instead, he is spending every evening on the
Internet communicating with all his family and
former high school classmates, and rarely joins in
social activities on campus.

12. At Work:
 An employee starts to fall behind at work and a
rising number of sick days raises questions about
usefulness to his/her employer.
 A corporate department head stays late each
night to meet deadlines. In-house monitoring of
computer use reveals he frequently accesses
inappropriate sites, including gambling and
pornography.
 An office supervisor suddently resigns from her
job. A lot of work is unfinished and the company
asks her family to encourage her to return. They
find her at home, hunched over a computer and
out cold completely oblivious to her surroundings.

13.  THESE ARE ALL EXAMPLES of a condition called
Computer Addiction, Internet Addictive Disorder
or Cyberaddiction. It is a problem very similar to
Pathological Gambling or Compulsive Shopping.
Like other addictions, it affects other people --
family, friends, and co-workers. Spouses
complain that their loved ones neglect them.
Couples separate when one of the partners finds
someone else on the Internet and leaves home.
Like gamblers they compulsively keep investing
time and money. They fantasize that the next
connection they make will solve all their
problems.

14. INTERNET
ADDICTION

15. Cyber Seduction
 In just a few mouse clicks, good-natured student and athlete Justin
Peterson (Jeremy Sumpter) went from an average hormonally
charged teen to an Internet porn addict. He puts his future and
family into total turmoil by letting curiosity turn into obsession. "This
is an important topic because online porn addiction can affect all
ages," says "Cyber Seduction" executive producer Michael Bremer.
In fact, according to a recent survey, 90% of eight- to 16-year-olds
with Internet access have viewed porn online, mostly while doing
homework. "Addicts blur the lines between fiction and fantasy,
creating devastating effects on relationships," adds executive
producer Paul Goff. Can Justin kick this self-destructive habit?

16. Watch the following video clip and
find out:
 1. Is the Internet
good in this
particular case?
 2. Which are the
uses of the
Internet in the
video clip?
 3. How good or
bad can the
Internet be?

17. What is internet addiction?
 Listen to Dr. David Greenfield speak about
it
 What are the other names internet
addiction receives?
 Why is the internet a ‘slot machine’?
 How has the internet changed society?
 What does Dr. David Greenfield say about
sexuality?
video3.mpg

18. Interview with an Internet
Addiction Counselor
 Interviewer: What are the symptoms? How do I know when my Internet
compulsiveness is turning into an Internet addiction?
 Counselor: I’m not sure the exact amount of time is really the issue, but I
think when it becomes something that really begins to affect other areas of
your life- for instance, your work performance or your school performance or
relationships with other people. One of the problems I see with the Internet,
especially the chat rooms, is that people start developing relationships over
the Net and they are very different from relationships that you have on a
face-to-face basis, and you start losing some of the skills that make
relationships successful. So that’s certainly a warning signal. I think if people
are beginning to say something to you like, ‘You seem to be spending a lot
of time online,’ that’s probably a good indicator as well.
But, I think, a real important thing is to examine what’s going on with you
when you are not on the Net. If you are beginning to feel anxious or
depressed or feeling empty and lonely, and you know you really look
forward to those times when you can be online to be connected with other
people in that way, then, I think, a serious issue is starting to happen.

19. Internet Addiction Disorder (IAD)
THE SYMPTOMS OF COMPUTER
ADDICTION ARE QUITE SPECIFIC:
 Psychological Symptoms
• Having a sense of well-being or euphoria while
at the computer
• Inability to stop the activity
• Craving more and more time at the computer
• Neglect of family and friends
• Feeling empty, depressed, irritable when not at
the computer
• Lying to employers and family about activities
• Problems with school or job

20.  Physical Symptoms
• Carpal tunnel syndrome
• Dry eyes
• Migraine headaches
• Back aches
• Eating irregularities, such as skipping
meals
• Failure to attend to personal hygiene
• Sleep disturbances, change in sleep
pattern

21. Can Internet addiction be
cured?
LIKE ANY ADDICTION THIS ONE
CAN BE TREATED.
 Read about (or listen to) what they
do in China to help youngsters
addicted to the Internet.

22. Answer the following questions
 What kind of treatment do Internet
addicts receive in China?
 What measures is the government
taking to prevent Internet addiction?
 Is military training beneficial for the
treatment?
 What consequences does Internet
addiction bring about among
individuals?

23. Are you addicted to facebook?
 Watch the following videoclip and
find out.
video4.mpg

24. Writing
 Write an argumentative essay arguing
whether the use of the Internet among
Mendocinian EFL students at our Teacher
Training College is detrimental or
beneficial to their academic success.
 Word limit: 600 words
 Font: Times New Roman
 Size: 12