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Lesson 3 The Secrets of Your Memory
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Unit 9 Learning
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新 课 导 入
Let’s talk
Do you still remember the events in your childhood?
Do you still remember what you did last Sunday?
Do you still remember the English words that you learnt a few days ago?
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Which of the following things do you find easy to remember? Why?
names and faces
facts and arrangements
stories
things that happened long ago
things that happened recently
numbers: telephone numbers, passwords...
Think and Talk
Pre-reading
Which of the following things do you find easy to remember?
Can you expalin why?
names and faces
numbers: telephone numbers, passwords, etc.
stories
facts and arrangements
things that happened long ago
things that happened recently
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Memory expert Jemima Gryaznov answers some of the most common questions about memory.
1. Why can I remember events in my childhood but not what happened last week?
2. Do some people really have a photographic memory?
3. Why do I forget the new words that I learnt yesterday?
4. I’m 16, but I sometimes forget things. Is my memory getting worse?
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Why can I remember events in my childhood but not what happened last week?
Do some people really have a photographic memory?
Why do I forget the new words that I learnt yesterday?
I’m 16, but I sometimes forget things. Is my memory getting worse?
What can I 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 learned to a few others.
Therefore, one of the golden rules to increase how much we remember is to review the material periodically, especially during the first day after learning. This “spaced review” soon after learning helps build stronger memories and it is more effective than waiting to review everything before exams.
So take it easy. You are at a good age in terms