Unit9 Period Three Lesson 2 & Lesson 3—Comprehending（word教参)-【状元桥·优质课堂】2023-2024学年新教材高中英语必修第三册（北师大版2019）

Period Three　Lesson 2 & Lesson 3—Comprehending [教材原文] THE SECRETS OF YOUR MEMORY Memory expert Jemima Gryaznov<1> answers some of the most common questions about memory. 1　Why can I remember events in my childhood<2> but not what happened last week? We remember things that have strong connections in our mind, especially emotional<3> connections.Childhood memories are often very emotional.①This is because when we experience things for the first time, we often have strong feelings of fear or excitement<4>.Also, interesting or funny stories from our childhood are often told again and again.As a result<5>， we remember them much better, as retelling events helps fix experiences in our memories.What can we learn from all this？When remembering something new, try to connect it to our emotions.It is important to connect it with what we already know.Also, we can try to retell what we have learnt to a few others. 2　Do some people really have a photographic<6> memory? A person with a photographic memory could remember every detail of a picture, a book or an event many years later, but no one has proved that there are people who really have photographic memories.Yet, there are some people who do have amazing memories.For example, Daniel Tammet<7> can remember the first 22,514 digits<8> of pi (π)<9> and Stephen Wiltshire<10> can draw a detailed picture of a city from memory after flying over it in a helicopter<11>．They are both good at remembering particular things for a limited time.As most of us do not have amazing memories like them, when memorising detailed learning materials, we simply need to focus on the important ideas and be curious about what we learn.Asking questions about what we learn also helps with memorisation<12>．②Another effective technique<13> to remember things is to group similar ideas or information together so that they can be easily connected to things that are already known. 3　Why do I forget the new words that I learnt yesterday? Don't worry.This is na