内容正文:
🤔 Blame them for their behaviors?
or blame their brains?
Author : Nicola Morgan
Her message to teenagers is subtle but clear:
“ You might even decide to respect your brain and treat it a bit better, once you know what's going on inside it.”
Blame your brain
by Nicola Morgan
or not ?
What (problem) Introduction
Why (causes) The “wow” factor
“I just felt like it”
Pressure from friends
How (solutions) What you can do
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The “wow” factor
“I just felt like it”
Pressure from friends
What you can do
Skim the text and identify the text structure
What (problem)
Why (causes)
How (solutions)
Introduction
Para. 1
What’s the problem?
Para. 2
1. What is the “wow” factor?
2. How do teenagers feel when they have taken and survived a risk?
3. Why do teenagers take more risks than children and adults?
dopamine [ˈdəʊpəmiːn]多巴胺
What is dopamine ?
What can dopamine cause?
a brain chemical
the feeling of enjoyment
Will you try to impress your friends by doing something risky?
Para. 3
1.What are teenagers probably thinking of when they take risks?
2. Why does risk-taking happen to teenagers?
Frontal cortex 额叶皮层
/lobe
Precentral gyrus 中央前回
Central sulcus 中央沟
Postcentral gyrus 中央后回
Parietal lobe 顶叶
Olfactory bult 嗅觉布尔特
Sylvian fissure 大脑侧裂
Temporal lobe 颞叶
Brainstem 脑干
Cerebellum 小脑
Occipital lobe 枕叶
Para. 3
1. What is the frontal cortex?
[ˈfrʌntl] [ˈkɔːteks]
2. What are functions
of the frontal cortex?
Para. 4
1.Why do teenagers suddenly take risks?
2. Are there differences between boys and girls in risk-taking?
Para. 4
3.Can you give some examples of boys’ risk-taking behaviors?
Q: How can we distinguish the three causes?
Para. 5
Q: How can teenagers avoid taking risks?
Q: Do you worry about taking risks?
Your bad behaviors Biological factors What can you do?
Food for thought
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