课件25张PPT。WelcomeA memory quizListen and say it again.Memory is essential for life.In the , we can find some amazing stories about memory. And Dave Farrow from ________ remembered the _______________ of 2,704 playing cards, after ____________________./?'sen?l/ adj.important;
necessary扑克牌Guinness Book of RecordsAmerica correct order seeing them just once Everyone has his own memory. Some people have a good one, while others have a poor one.ReadingModule2Computers vs humansUnit 5The human brainRead the introduction and answer the questions.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.1. What is a feature?
A special picture
A special article2. Who wrote the articles in the feature?Joyce and her editors.1. What kind of passage is it?
Narration (记叙文)
Argumentation (议论文)
Exposition (说明文)
Practical writing (应用文)2. What is the exposition
object(说明对象)?Memory.Scan the whole passage and tell who wrote about Facts and who wrote about Ways? ArthurJoyce Tony Pansy Millie Read the articles written by Arthur, Joyce and Tony and finish the table.a short-term memorya long-term memoryshort-term memoryhappened a long time agojokeessentialprogrammeaccidentamazingrecordsxamplesTask 1Task 2Task 3offerE_________Task 1
‘When you get old, three things start to go wrong. First, you start to lose your memory. And I can’t remember what the other two things are!’
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?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.Task 2For example, Gou Yanling from Harbin in China has memorized more than 5,000 telephone numbers. And Dave Farrow from America remembered the correct order of 2,407 playing cards, after seeing them just once.Task 215,0002,704N____offerumbersTask 3Wife: How are you feeling today? My dear.
Husband: (a little angry) Why didn’t you come to see me for such a long time?
Wife: In fact, I come here to take care of you every day.
Husband: (angrier) Really? I don’t believe! You have never visited me since I was hurt in the accident.
Wife: I’m so sad to hear that. You lost your short-term memory. You couldn’t remember anything for longer than a few minutes.
Husband: (feeling sorry) Oh, dear. I’m sorry to break your heart. How _________ memory is for our life!essential/
important
necessary/
……The man needs some ways to improve his memory.What is the longest English word?smilesWe can imagine there is a mile between the first letter and last letter.Link methodFeeling methodMemory is connected with our _________. When something ________ happens, we usually remember it well. And we also remember ______ we were and ______ we were doing.We can remember ‘_____’ by imagining there is a mile between the two ‘s’.We can remember ‘_______’ when a ______ one is put on our _________. We can remember our situation clearly when the opening ceremony of __________________ was held.If you make a _______ which is _______, _______ and _______ in your mind, you will remember it better.Feeling methodpicturesillystrangecolourfulsmilesbasic
way/'be?s?k/ adj.most simple
most difficultHow feelingsspiderlargehanddramaticwherewhatdrama n.?dramatic adj./dr?'m?t?k/ adj.exciting; unusualthe 29th Olympic GamesWhy If you make a picture which is silly, strange and colourful in your mind, you will remember it better.Memory is connected with our feelings. When something dramatic happens, we usually remember it well. And we also remember where we were and what we were doing.We can remember ‘smiles’ by imagining there is a mile between the two ‘s’.We can remember ‘spider’ when a large one is put on our hand. We can remember our situation clearly when the opening ceremony of the 29th Olympic Games was held.xplanationsFeeling methodHow Why offer Which way do you prefer to improve memory? Why?The link method.
The feeling method.
The mind map.
The word cards.
Making stories.
Keeping diaries.
Other ways: ____________.
A surveyGroup discussionHere are four people who have trouble in memorizing things. In groups, please help them by telling them some facts about memory and giving them your advice.No.1 The man who had an accident and injured his brain
No.2 An old man who couldn’t remember things that happened a long time ago
No.3 A student who can’t memorize English words well
No.4 A student who always forgets to do his homeworkStep 1: Choose one of the four people your group wants to help.Group discussionHere are four people who have trouble in memorizing things. In groups, please help them by telling them some facts about memory and giving them your advice.Requirements:
? S1&S2 may tell him some facts about memory.
??S3&S4 may give him some advice on the ways to improve his memory by offering explanations, examples or numbers. Step 2: Discuss in groups.Group discussionHere are four people who have trouble in memorizing things. In groups, please help them by telling them some facts about memory and giving them your advice.Our group is going to help ____________.
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……Step 3: Make a short report in groups.Memory is e______ for our life.It is better for us to have a g_____ memory.It is possible to improve our memory through different w_____.ssentialoodaysHomework Oral work: Read the text aloud and review the new words
Written work:
1) Review the text and then draw a mind map to help yourself memorize the text.
2)Read More Practice “How to improve your memory” on page 83, look for more ways of improving memory and write about your favourite one.Thank you! Worksheet for 9A Unit 5 Reading
I. Read the articles written by Arthur, Joyce and Tony and finish the table.
Editors
Facts
E___________
Arthur
We have two kinds of memory: _____________________ and _____________________. When people get older, their ___________________ becomes weaker, but they can still remember things that _____________________.
A _______ told by his grandad.
Joyce
Memory is ___________ for life.
A _________ on TV about an _________ happened to a man.
Tony
We can find some _________ stories about memory.
Two world ___________.
II. Act out a dialogue between the man and his wife.
Wife: How are you feeling today? My dear.
Husband: (a little angry) Why didn’t you come to see me for such a long time?
Wife: In fact, I come here to take care of you every day.
Husband: (angrier) Really? I don’t believe! You have never visited me since I was hurt
in the accident.
Wife: I’m so sad to hear that. You lost your short-term memory. You couldn’t remember anything for longer than a few minutes.
Husband: (feeling sorry) Oh, dear. I’m sorry to break your heart. How _________ memory is for our life!
III. Read the articles written by Pansy and Millie and finish the table.
Editors
Ways
E__________
Examples
Pansy
________
________
If you make a _______ which is _______, _______ and _______ in your mind, you will remember it better.
We can remember ‘_____’ by imagining there is a mile between the two ‘s’.
Millie
________
________
Memory is connected with our _________.
We can remember ‘_______’ when a ______ one is put on our _________.
When something ________ happens, we usually remember it well. And we also remember ______ we were and ______ we were doing.
We can remember our situation clearly when the opening ceremony of ______________________ was held.
IV. Group work:
Here are four people who have trouble in memorizing things. In groups, please help them by telling them some facts about memory and giving them your advice.
Step 1: Choose one of the four people your group wants to help.
Step 2: Discuss in groups.
Requirements:
( S1&S2 may tell him some facts about memory.
((S3&S4 may give him some advice on the ways to improve his memory by offering explanations, examples or numbers.
References:
We have learnt that…….from a feature in our school newspaper.
It is true that…….
We should know that……
One basic/useful/efficient way of improving your memory is to ……
……be connected with……
He had better…….
He needs to…… because……
It is+adj.+for sb. to do……
For example/For instance,……
When ……
We hope that ……
Step 3: Make a short report in groups:
Our group is going to help __________________________________________.
……
……
IV. Homework (written work):
Review the text and then draw a mind map to help yourself memorize the text.
Read More Practice “How to improve your memory” on page 83, look for more ways of improving memory and write about your favourite one.
There are a lot of ways of improving our memory, such as _____________________________________________________________________. (you can list as many as possible) Among all of the ways, I like ________________ best.
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(introduce it by offering explanations, examples or numbers in 4-6 sentences)
