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Lesson 1
Active Learning
reflect
reflect on
argue
argue with
assume
automatic
vi.&vt. 仔细思考;表达(意见);反映
思考
vi. 争论,争吵
争吵
vt. 认为;假定,假设
adj. 自动的;无意识的
Read after the tape and speak out the Chinese immediately.
inner
outer
flexible
end up doing
promote
work out
in short
attempt to
at the heart of …
adj. 内部的
adj. 外部的,外面的
adj. 灵活的,可变通的
最后;最终
vt. 促进,增进
弄懂某事物;计算出
总而言之;简单地说
尝试
在……的中心
unlikely
be based on …
dinosaur
exist
data
ignore
impression
adj. 不大可能的
以……为根据
n. 恐龙
vi. 存在;实际上有
n. 资料;数据
vt. 忽视;置之不理
n. 印象;感想
Lesson 1
Active Learning
a method of learning that is not only about listening to lectures and trying to remember what the teacher has said
(The opposite method is
“passive learning”.)
Are you an active learner or a passive learner?
What do active learners do?
Think about who may be an active learner in your class.
Use the phrases below to help you.
· to take notes
· to reflect on
· to be open-minded
· to focus on
· to pay attention to
· to listen to a different point of view
· to ask questions
· to be curious
P52 1
Do our brains learn by themselves?
How can we become active learners?
Let's read the text to learn more about it.
Read and finish the tasks as quickly as possible.
第一步 速读课文 理清脉络
Activity 1 What does the text mainly tell us?
A.Accept everything.
B.Suggestions of active learning.
C.Two kinds of voices.
D.Asking questions.
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3.What is the structure of the passage?
√
Task 1
Read the first paragraph and answer the questions.
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1. What do most people believe about the human brain?
2. What is active learning?
3. What is Kevin Daum going to talk about in the article?
Task 2
Read the text quickly. Write the subheadings before the corresponding paragraphs.
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Listen to the outer voice
Argue with your inner voice
Ask questions
Get to the truth
Focus on the message
· Ask questions
· Get to the truth
· Listen to the outer voice
· Focus on the message
· Argue with your inner voice
Activity 2 Skim for the main structure.
Suggestions Learning process
Listen to the
outer voice The outer voice tells you about opinions from
1. .
Active learners are open-minded and 2. what the speaker/writer is saying,not on what their brain is saying in the background.
Argue with
your inner
voice When your inner voice tells you a speaker/writer is wrong,
3. why the speaker/writer may be right.Be flexible in your opinions and you might end up 4. the speaker/writer after all.If not,at least you have “listened to” another point of view.
what you hear or read
focus on
think about
agreeing with
Check your answers.
1. Listen to the outer voice
Learning actions
Reasons
Learning effects
· be open-minded
· focus on what the
speaker/writer is saying
If you keep paying too much attention to inner voice, you risk missing important information.
be in a better position to make decisions
2. Argue with your inner voice
Learning actions
Reasons
Learning effects
Think about why the speaker/ writer may be right, if your inner voice tells you a speaker/ writer is wrong. Be flexible in your opinions.
If you find your inner voice difficult to control, you can argue with it.
end up agreeing with the speaker / writer or at least “listen to” another point of view
Suggestions Learning process
Ask
questions When you 5. from someone,from books or the Internet,ask two,three,even five questions about the topic.The very act of 6. will help you to achieve a higher level of understanding about the topic.
Get to the
truth Active learners don’t accept everything they learn.They
7. find the truth 8. each idea.Even when an idea sounds entirely unlikely,there may be an aspect of it that is based on truth.
Focus on
the message Active learners do not judge people based on
9. or personal feelings.Instead,they separate the message 10. the messenger.
get information
working out questions
attempt to
at the heart of
first impressions
from
3. Ask questions
Learning actions
Reasons
Learning effects
ask questions about the topic you get
It is the easiest way to promote active learning.
lead you to further learning, and help you to achieve a higher level of understanding about the topic
4. Get to
the truth
Learning actions
Reasons
Learning effects
find the truth at the heart of each idea
Even when an idea sounds entirely unlikely, there may be an aspect of it that is based on truth.
increase your chance of learning something
5. Focus on
the message
Learning actions
Reasons
Learning effects
separate the message from the messenger
You may miss out on learning opportunities
if you let your feelings get in the way.
learn something from people you dislike
Read the first suggestion. Identify the learning actions, reasons and learning effects in the diagram. Then, do the same for the other four suggestions.
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Summary
analysing, summary
第三步 深读课文 融会提能
Activity 6 课文语篇填空
Most people assume that the human brain learns all by 1. (it).
But this isn’t always true.We need to train ourselves to be better learners
— to actively take part in the learning process and to reflect on 2.__________
we have learnt.These kinds of learning behaviours are called “active learning”. I suggest doing five things to take an active role in your learning.
itself
what
First,listen to the outer voice.Although your inner voice can be useful,it can also get in 3. way of learning.Active learners are open-minded and tend to focus 4. the outer voice.Second,argue with your inner voice.If you find your inner voice difficult 5. (control),you can argue with it as most active learners do.Be flexible in your opinions and you might end up 6. (agree) with the speaker/writer after all.Third,ask questions.Asking questions is the 7. (easy) way to promote active learning.The answers will lead you to further learning,and the very act of working out questions will help you to achieve a higher level of understanding about the topic.Fourth,get to the truth.Active learners do not accept everything they learn.They attempt to find the 8. (true) at the heart of each idea.
the
on
tocontrol
agreeing
easiest
truth
Finally,focus on the message.Many people refuse to learn or ignore what 9. (say) because of who the speaker/writer is.Active learners do not judge people 10. (base) on first impressions or personal feelings.Instead,they separate the message from the messenger.
is said
based
1. reflect on
2. get in the way of sth.
3. pay attention to
4. focus on
5. argue with
6. end up doing sth.
7. in short
8. attempt to
9. be based on
10. at the heart of …
11. first impression
沉思,思考
注意
关注/专注于
争吵
最后,最终做某事
总而言之;简单地说
尝试
妨碍某事
在……的核心
第一印象
以……为基础
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Read the summary. Use the phrases below to replace the underlined parts.
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In short based on at the heart of attempt to argue with achieve a higher level of understanding get in the way of learning
There are many things we can do to become better learners. We all have two voices. Our inner voice tells us personal opinions and our outer voice deals with others' opinions and things we have heard. If we listen to our inner voice too much,
it can 1 block us from learning. If your inner voice is difficult to control, you can 2 disagree with it. One of the best ways to
promote active learning is to ask questions.
get in the way of learning
argue with
This helps you 3 gain more knowledge about a topic.
4 In a word, we should never stop being curious. Active learners also 5 try to question the world around them and understand the truth 6 deep within every idea. Finally, as active learners, we should never form opinions about people 7 on the basis of first impressions.
In short based on at the heart of attempt to argue with achieve a higher level of understanding get in the way of learning
achieve a higher level of understanding
In short
attempt
to
at the heart of
based on
1. What is active learning? Are you an active learner?
2. Do you agree with the suggestions about active learning in the text? Why?
3. How do you plan to take an active role
in learning?
4. Can you introduce some other ways of active learning?
1. Finish the exercises in
Learning English.
2. Preview Focus on language part on page 55.
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