Module 2 Unit 5 The human brain.

课件21张PPT。Oxford Shanghai Edition9AU5 The human brainMemoryReadingHave a daily talkPlay a memory game123451234123123123Guess and choosememoryA. the ability to remember thingsB. things you rememberedC. a part of a computer which holds information/'mem?r?/ n.memorize/'mem?ra?z/ v.Joyce wanted to have a feature about memory in the school newspaper. She and her editors all agreed to write short articles on this topic.I read in a book that we have a short-term memory and a long-term memory. When people get old, their short-term memory becomes weaker, but they can still remember things that happened a long time ago.
My grandad told me a joke about memory. He said, ‘When you get old, three things start togo wrong. First, you start to lose your memory. And I can’t remember what the other two things are!’Memory is essential for life. I saw a programme on television about a man who had had an accident and injured his brain. Afterwards, he could not remember anything for longer than a few minutes.
His wife visited him in hospital every day, but he forgot her visits a few minutes after she left. He was often angry with her because he thought that she never visited him. It was very sad.One basic way of improving your memory is to use the link method. If you want to memorize something, you should make a picture in your mind. If the picture is silly, strange and colourful, you will remember it better. For example, I am In the Guinness Book of Records, we can find some amazing stories about memory. For example, Gou Yanling from Harbin in China has memorized more than 15,000 telephone numbers. And Dave Farrow from America remembered the correct order of 2,704 playing cards, after seeing them just once.Memory is connected with our feelings. For example,
if someone says ‘This is a spider’, and then puts a large spider on your hand, you will probably remember the word ‘spider’! When something dramatic happens, we usually remember it well, and we also remember where we were and what we were doing. For example, most people in China can remember where they were when the opening ceremony of the 29th Olympic Games was held in Beijing in 2008.ARTHURJOYCEPANSYTONYtrying to remember the word ‘smiles’. An easy way to do this is to imagine there is a ‘mile’ between the first letter and the last letter. This makes it the longest word in the world!MILLIEa featureJoyce wanted to have a feature about memory in the school newspaper. She and her editors all agreed to write short articles on this topic.Who is in charge of the feature?
How many editors shared their ideas in the feature?
Who else are they, besides Joyce?Read and answerJoyce.Five.Arthur, Pansy, Tony and Millie.Read the introduction and subtitles and answer the questions.Skim and findArthurJoycePansyTonyMillieOne basic way of improving your memory is to use the link method. In the Guinness Book of Records, we can find some amazing stories about memory. Memory is connected with our feelings. Joyce wanted to have a feature about memory in the school newspaper. She and her editors all agreed to write short articles on this topic.I read in a book that we have a short-term memory and a long-term memory. When people get old, their short-term memory becomes weaker, but they can still remember things that happened a long time ago.
My grandad told me a joke about memory. He said, ‘When you get old, three things start togo wrong. First, you start to lose your memory. And I can’t remember what the other two things are!’Memory is essential for life. I saw a programme on television about a man who had had an accident and injured his brain. Afterwards, he could not remember anything for longer than a few minutes.
His wife visited him in hospital every day, but he forgot her visits a few minutes after she left. He was often angry with her because he thought that she never visited him. It was very sad.One basic way of improving your memory is to use the link method. If you want to memorize something, you should make a picture in your mind. If the picture is silly, strange and colourful, you will remember it better. For example, I am In the Guinness Book of Records, we can find some amazing stories about memory. For example, Gou Yanling from Harbin in China has memorized more than 15,000 telephone numbers. And Dave Farrow from America remembered the correct order of 2,704 playing cards, after seeing them just once.Memory is connected with our feelings. For example,
if someone says ‘This is a spider’, and then puts a large spider on your hand, you will probably remember the word ‘spider’! When something dramatic happens, we usually remember it well, and we also remember where we were and what we were doing. For example, most people in China can remember where they were when the opening ceremony of the 29th Olympic Games was held in Beijing in 2008.ARTHURJOYCEPANSYTONYtrying to remember the word ‘smiles’. An easy way to do this is to imagine there is a ‘mile’ between the first letter and the last letter. This makes it the longest word in the world!MILLIEa featureS: Hi, Joyce. I’ve learnt that we have a short-term memory
and a long- term memory. However, I don’t quite
understand the grandpa’s joke in the feature.
J: It simply shows that people begin to ___________________
as they get old.
S: I see. And I feel so sorry about the man who ________
his brain after the car accident.
lose their memoryinjuredJ: Yeah, one can never realize how __________ memory is
until he loses it.
S: Of course. You never know how I like people with
__________ memories like Dave Farrow.
J: Practice makes perfect. Try harder and don’t give up too
easily, and your memory will surely improve.essentialamazingamazing lose their memory essential injured Discuss like thisGuessa basic way of
improving memoryfootballWhat way has Pansy recommended(推荐)?Read and answerThe link methodIf you want to memorize something, you should make a ________ in your mind. If the picture is ________, ________ and ________, you will remember it better.picturesillystrangecolourfulHow do you memorize the word “smiles”?By imagining there is a ________ between
_______________ and ________________.milethe first letterthe last letterThink and sayWhich way do you think is the most effective way?A.
spider
B. spider: a small creature with
eight thin legs.
C. put a large spider on your handMemory is connected with our feelings.Read and sayfrighteningdramatic=exciting, unusualIf someone says ‘This is a spider’, and then puts a large spider on your hand, you will probably remember the word ‘spider’.Most people in China can remember where they were when the opening ceremony of the 29th Olympic Games was held in Beijing in 2008.untoothbrushhappy, lucky, usual
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By imagining ... in our mind, ...Assignment1. Read the text aloud and review the new words.
2. Write about your favourite way of memorizing things at least 30 words. You can use following structures to help you.
One basic/ efficient/ ... way of improving our memory is to do ...
be connected with/ link ... with
3. Think of more ways of memorizing things and give at least one example.