新视野大学英语（第四版）读写教程1（思政智慧版）课件 Unit4 Social media matters Section C + Project.pptx

Unit4Social media mattersThe advantages of a new medium will become such as to lead to the emergence of a new civilization.— Harold Innis(Canadian professor of political economy)读写教程 1 Section CStories of China新视野大学英语（第四版）读写教程 1Chinese people love their social media APPsAccording to a statistical report on Internet development, the number of Internet users in China surpassed 1 billion and the Internet penetration rate (普及率) reached 74.4 percent in the country as of June 2022. The increasing Internet access has contributed to the formation of the largest digital society in the world, the report said. Section CStories of China新视野大学英语（第四版）读写教程 1It is said that Chinese people regard smartphone social media apps as a daily requirement, and most of them spend about two hours a day using the apps.Jia Zhu, 31, who works for a fashion company in Beijing, told China Daily that she uses her smartphone almost 18 hours a day. “Honestly, I have to say sometimes I can only put my phone down when I’m sleeping,” she said. She uses social media apps mainly Section CStories of China新视野大学英语（第四版）读写教程 1to contact family, colleagues, and clients (客户). “I once thought I could leave social media apps at some point, but I found it so hard,” she said. “Most of the information I get is from the apps. If I give them up, I may miss what’s going on.”Kong Yiying, a 30-year-old lady from a fishing company in Guangzhou, Guangdong Province, said she could control her time online, especially on social media apps. “I surf the Internet on the Section CStories of China新视野大学英语（第四版）读写教程 1computer for a limited time, and spend less than an hour on my smartphone. I use my smartphone to order food and buy some other daily necessities (必需品), which doesn’t take much time online,” she said. She added that self-discipline helped her avoid addiction to the social media apps.Social media is popular not only among Chinese city dwellers but also among farmers. They use social media apps to sell their Section CStories