课件20张PPT。Module 4 School lifeOxford EnglishUnit
7MemoryPeriod 2Reading (II)1VocabularyC2 Complete the conversations below with the words from the box.sillyspellingtroubleworthlist*D2 Make pictures of the words below in your mind. Then close your book and write down as many words as you can remember. Compare the result with the one from A1 on page 98. Has your memory improved?ComprehensionRead the three articles and complete the table.HenryPaulaMillieA great way to help you remember something is to of it in your mind.A good method for remembering the spelling of a word is to _______________________________ of the word.You will forget something very quickly unless you
.imagine a picturemake a short sentence with each letterunderstand it wellWhat do the three articles consist of?
a Only ideas.
b Only examples.
c Both ideas and examples. Think and say
What kind of picture should we make when we want to remember a word?
What is a picture worth?
What kind of sentence should we make when we want to remember the spelling of a word?
Can we remember something easily if we don’t understand it?
Read the three articles and answer the questions.We should make a big, strange or silly picture.A picture is worth a thousand words.A short sentence.No, we can’t.Method 1: ... Method 2: ... Method 3: ... Work in groups. Choose one method for remembering something and give your own example of how it can be used. 2Grammar A Conditional sentences (2)Read the sentence below to review the use of conditional sentences.If you make the picture big, strange or silly, you will remember it better.the simple present tensethe simple future tenseI was away from school today. I don’t know what homework I should do.
If ____________________, they will tell you what homework you should do.
I sometimes forget what things to buy at the supermarket.
If , you will remember what things to buy.
I don’t know what this word means.
If , you will find out its meaning.
I hate getting up! I always feel tired in the morning.
If , you won’t feel tired.Some students are asking for advice for their problems. Discuss their problems in pairs and give your suggestions. you telephone your friendsA1 Read these if-clause and draw lines to match them with the results.A2 In pairs, make conversations about the sentences in A1 on page 103. Follow the example.heatit turns intocoolit turns intofloats if you pour it onboils if you heatA3 Complete these sentences with the words in brackets.3Grammar B if …not and unless The word unless can mean if ... not B1 Draw lines to match the beginnings of the sentences in Column A with the endings in Column B.B2 Rewrite the following sentences with unless.Unless you brush your teeth every day, you will get a toothache./
You will get a toothache unless you brush your teeth every day. Unless the waiter comes soon, I will leave this restaurant./
I will leave this restaurant unless the waiter comes soon.Unless you open the window, this room will get very hot./
This room will get very hot unless you open the window.Unless you close that window, flies will get in./
Flies will get in unless you close that window.You will not remember these steps _________________.
Students will not learn English well _________________.
The environment will get worse ____________________.
We will not be successful _________________________.
HHomework用unless引导的条件状语从句完成下面的句子，并用if … not结构改写。
2. 完成《综合练习册》第111至113页Grammar和第118页Reading B的练习。
课件12张PPT。Module 4 School LifeOxford EnglishUnit
7MemoryPeriod 3Listening
Study skills1GameTry to memorize the numbers.4786512318238697How do you memorize numbers?Read this top tip to learn how to memorize numbers.2ListeningA You are going to take two memory tests. Listen to the first test and follow the instructions.9754743186262B Listen to the second test and follow the instructions.sit, day, pen, cow, sitman, cat, fat, hat, manC Listen to the recording again and circle the correct answers.3Study skillsMake a note from the sentence below. Note:Read the introduction on page 110 and answer the questions.What should we write down when we make notes?
Do we need to write complete sentences?
In what way are diagrams sometimes useful when
making notes?
We should write down the most important words.No, we don’t.They can show the connection between the paragraphs.Read the article on pages 110-111. Then complete the table.Type of memoryExplanationExample memory memory memoryhold information for less than a secondthe name of a road you have just seenhold about seven items of information at a time, and hold them for about 30 secondstelephone numbershold information for the whole of our lives events, e.g. the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games
knowledge, e.g. the names of countries or the meanings of wordsimmediate short-termlong-termRead the passage on page 110-111. Then complete the diagram on page 111 with the information from the passage. ForgetShort-termLong-term the whole of our liveseventsknowledge30Retell the passage using information from the diagram.HHomework抄写单词及短语：similar，complete，believe，immediate，short-term，long-term，event，knowledge，make notes，either … or …等。
口头准备一种提高记忆力的方法。
完成《综合练习册》第114至115页Listening and speaking A，B， C 的练习。课件13张PPT。Module 4 School lifeOxford EnglishUnit
7MemoryPeriod 5Writing1Show timeWork in pairs and present the dialogue on the topic “How can you remember the content of English articles”.Brainstorm: What do you know about “banks”.2Brainstorm/????//????????r/Match the descriptions with the pictures below.a) come out of the ATM
come out without stopping
give out a loud noise
pour out of the ATM
put the credit card into the ATM
put the money into his wallet
want to take out five hundred dollars
3Writing/??B???/e) put the credit card into the ATM
g) want to take out five hundred dollarsa) come out of the ATM
f) put the money into his walletc) give out a loud noise
b) come out without stoppingd) pour out of the ATMbegin – began
come – came
put – put
stop – stopped
want – wanted Please give the past tense forms of these verbs. A In pairs, discuss what happens in the pictures below. Then complete the following paragraphs. Use the verbs from the box to help you.International Bankwanted500putcameputbegancamestopped4Predict the ending Group work. Discuss what the boy’s father will probably do.What will the boy’s father probably do?counted the moneyLook at the pictures. Fill in the blanks.My dad took a _______.
We _______ all the money.
We put the money ___________.We gave the money back to
_______________.
The bank clerk _______________.
The bank manager ____________.basketpicked upin the basketthanked us5A special memorythe bankB Complete the rest of the story. Use the words from the box to help you. We found a basket and put all the money into the basket. Then we gave the basket of money to the bank manager. He was surprised to see so much money. They counted the amount of money. It was exactly $100,000! The manager thanked us a lot.Why is it a special memory?
a. The ATM poured out a large amount of money.
b. The boy’s dad returned all the money to the bank.
c. The boy’s dad was rich for five minutes.Read the story and choose the answer(s).HHomework以“A special memory”为题，根据教材第108页练习C中的问题提示，写一篇作文。
完成《综合练习册》第120页Writing的练习。课件13张PPT。Module 4 School lifeOxford EnglishUnit
7MemoryPeriod 6More practice1Memory testTest your memory. Look at the pictures for one minute. How many of them can you remember?Where did you watch the opening ceremony of the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games？
Whom did you watch the opening ceremony with？
What did you think of the opening ceremony？Do you remember the opening ceremony of the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games?2More practiceRead the passage on page 109 and complete the table.Memory is very importantHow can you improve your memoryexercise your brainA healthy lifework wellexercise your brain, live a healthy lifestay relaxedRead the first paragraph and then answer the question.What does memory help you do?Memory is very important. It helps you remember who you are, where you live, what you have learnt and what you plan to do in the future.It helps you remember who you are, where you live, what you have learnt and what you plan to do in the future.So, how can you improve your memory?
It is important to exercise your brain. For example, you can do new things and change your daily habits. If you walk a different way to school or take a different bus, you will keep your brain active. You can try to memorize something new. You can try a Maths puzzle. You can also try to learn new skills or study a foreign language. Your brain gets lots of regular exercise if you do any of these things.Read the second and third paragraphs. Decide on the way of exercising your brain according to the situations in the table.Linda is interested in learning languages. Recently, she has started to learn French. She recites at least 30 new words every day.Henry is good at Maths. He usually does some Maths exercises after school.Nancy usually took the No.46 bus to school. However, for a change she has decided to take another bus. It seems that she is arriving at school much faster than before. Study a foreign language. Do Maths puzzles.Change daily habits.If you live a healthy life, your memory will work better. You must have a balanced diet. You must give your brain enough time to rest. Unless you get enough sleep every night, you will not remember things well.Read the fourth paragraph and answer the question.How can you live a healthy life? You must have a balanced diet and give your brain enough time to rest.If you want your brain to work well, you also need to relax. If you get too worried, your brain will slow down, and your memory will become less sharp.
So, to improve your memory, you should exercise your brain, live a healthy life and stay relaxed.Read the fifth and sixth paragraphs and decide whether the following sentences are T(True) or F(False ).Relaxation can help your brain work well.
If you get too worried, your brain will work faster.
Your memory will become sharper if you are nervous. TFFRead the whole passage and then complete the table.new thingsyour daily habitsa balanced dietyour brain enough time to restworriedB What do you do to improve your memory? Do you have any good suggestions? Discuss these with your classmates.3Self-assessmentHHomework挑选一种提高记忆力的方法（exercise your brain，live a healthy life或stay relaxed），结合自己学习和生活中的实例，写一段话进行说明。
完成《综合练习册》第119页Reading C的练习；选择性完成第121至124页Integration的练习。课件21张PPT。Module 4 School lifeOxford EnglishUnit
7MemoryPeriod 1Getting ready
Reading (I)1Getting readyLook at the cartoon and answer the questions.What kind of course did Lo take?
What does Lo think of the course?
What does Hi want to do?
What does Hi want to know?
Can Lo help him? Why or why not?
He took a memory course.He thinks it is very good.He wants to take the course too.How much the course costs.No, he can’t. Because he can’t remember the cost of the course.
2What do you know about …?A1 Read the words in the list below for 30 seconds. Then close your book and write down as many words as you can remember. memory/3??????/A2 How much do you know about human memory? Decide whether the following sentences are T (True) or F (False).T / F/lu:z/T / FT / FT / F3Before you readLook at the introduction, the title and the first sentence of each article on page 99. Then circle the correct answers.Who wrote these articles?
Who did they write these articles for?
What are their articles about?
Why did they write these articles? Read the title and the introduction on page 99 again. Then answer the questions.Henry, Paula and Millie.The school newspaper.Memory.To help students improve their memory./??????(r)/SkimSkim the passage and complete the table below.HenryPaulaMillieTo remember somethingTo remember To remember the spelling of a wordsomething more easily Brainstorm: How do you remember the word “smiles”?/w???/4MemoryRead the first article and find out how Henry remembers things.Henry
A great way to help you remember something is to imagine a picture of it in your mind. If you make the picture big, strange or silly, you will remember it better. For example, to remember the word “smiles”, we can imagine there is a “mile” between the first letter and the last letter. This makes it the longest word in the world. Remember: a picture is worth a thousand words. Read the first article and fill in the blanks.picturestrangesillyThere is a “mile” between the first letter and the last letterTopic sentence: A great way to help you remember something is to imagine a picture of it in your mind. Paula
A good method for remembering the spelling of a word is to make a short sentence with each letter of the word. For example, if you want to remember how to spell the word “because”, you can use the sentence “Big elephants can always understand small elephants”. Read the second article and find out how Paula remembers the spelling of a word. each letter of the wordBig elephants can always understand small elephantsTopic sentence: A good method for remembering the spelling of a word is to make a short sentence with each letter of the word. Read the second article and fill in the blanks.Brainstorm: How do you remember the steps for using an encyclopaedia?Millie
You will forget something very quickly unless you understand it well. For example, you may have trouble remembering the list of steps in the water cycle. However, it is easier to remember these steps if you understand how the water cycle works. Read the third article and find out how to remember something more easily.understandHow the water cycle worksRead the third article and fill in the blanks.Topic sentence: You will forget something very quickly unless you understand it well. Read the articles together.Henry
A great way to help you remember something is to imagine a picture of it in your mind. If you make the picture big, strange or silly, you will remember it better. For example, to remember the word “smiles”, we can imagine there is a “mile” between the first letter and the last letter. This makes it the longest word in the world. Remember: a picture is worth a thousand words. 5Read the articlesPaula
A good method for remembering the spelling of a word is to make a short sentence with each letter of the word. For example, if you want to remember how to spell the word “because”, you can use the sentence “Big elephants can always understand small elephants”. Millie
You will forget something very quickly unless you understand it well. For example, you may have trouble remembering the list of steps in the water cycle. However, it is easier to remember these steps if you understand how the water cycle works. mindssillymethodtroublestepsC1 The words in italics explain the meanings of some words on page 99. Find these words to complete the sentences. Change their forms if necessary.VocabularyRetell the three articles using these notes.HHomework模仿录音的语音、语调，朗读课文。
抄写单词memory，corner，lose，improve，mention，method，spelling，mind，silly，mile，letter，worth，spell，unless，trouble，list，step，cycle等。
选择主阅读篇章中介绍的一种记忆方法，举例说明。
完成《综合练习册》第110页Vocabulary和第117页Reading A的练习。课件11张PPT。Module 4 School lifeOxford EnglishUnit
7MemoryPeriod 4Speaking
Culture cornerHow to improve your memory1Show timeTalk about how to improve your memory.2Talk timeRead the following words.football
used to
sit down/????????//?????? ??//???? ????/A1 Practise saying these words.A2 Read these sentences.S1: Hello, Simon. Long time no see.
S2: Hello, Joe. Good to see you again.
S1: Have you left school?
S2: Yes. I have had a job for the last two years.
S1: What time do you usually get up at the weekend?
S2: I usually get up at half past ten at the weekend.
S1: When did you use to get up when you were a student?
S2: I used to get up at half past seven. I often went climbing at the weekend.
S1: That sounds great!
S2: Yes, that was the best time of my life！Practise the dialogue in pairs.3Culture cornerRead the article on page 112 and answer the questions.When and where did the World Memory Championships
first take place?
What do people have to do at the championships?
What’s the record for memorizing 52 playing cards in
the correct order?
They first took place in London in 1991. They have to memorize long lists of numbers, names,
dates, words and also packs of playing cards.21.19 seconds.How good is your memory? Look at these numbers for one minute. Then close your eyes. How many did you remember correctly? How did you remember them?5 6 1 9 3 7 4 4 8 2 6 5 1 3 24Speak upDo you have any special methods for remembering English words? Do they work? In pairs, talk about your experience. Follow the example. S1: Do you have any special methods for remembering English words?
S2: Yes. You can ...
S1: Can you give me an example?
S2: If you want to remember the word ...
S1: That’s a good idea.HHomework两人一组，讨论“如何巧背英语文章”。
完成《综合练习册》第115至116页Listening and speaking D，E1，E2，F的练习。
