Unit 7 The secret of memory Listening & Speaking 课件- 2025-2026学年沪教版八年级英语上册

Unit 7 The secret of memory Listening & Speaking By the end of the lesson, I will be able to... 1 2 4 use words like “fork, onion, ant, context, image” correctly in relevant contexts； improve my listening ability by grasping key information in memory test materials; master the pronunciation skill of "Loss of plosion" and apply it correctly in relevant sentences; Learning objectives enhance my speaking ability through discussions on remembering English words. 3 Listening Review In the last class, we learned methods to improve memory. Let's review them together. How can you improve your memory？ First, live a mentally active life. learn to play a new instrument do some brain games make up a story Review In the last class, we learned methods to improve memory. Let's review them together. How can you improve your memory？ Second ：live a healthy life eat a healthy diet do regular physical exercise Review In the last class, we learned methods to improve memory. Let's review them together. How can you improve your memory？ Last but not least ：get plenty of rest make time to relax get enough sleep Pre-listening 1 Read the words below for 30 seconds. Then close your book and write down as many words as you can remember. fork mountain February onion river ant monkey window computer soldier How can you test your memory? Can you remember all the words? Let’s do more practice to train our memories! While-listening 2 Listen to three memory tests and answer the question below. What do the three memory tests test？ Visual memory Number memory 43251716 43....171.. Word memory Test 1 Test 2 Test 3 man cow coffee They test how well we can remember images, numbers and words. While-listening Visual memory(图像记忆) There are three kinds of memory mentioned, what are they? How do they help us remember things? The ability of your brain to remember what your eyes have seen, like textbook pictures, words on the blackboard, or road signs on your way home. While-listening Number memory(数字记忆) There are three kinds of memory mentioned, what are they? How do they help us remember things? The ability of your brain to remember numbers, like phone numbers, math formulas(数学公式),or the number of classmates in your class. While-listening Word memory(单词记忆) There are three kinds of memory mentioned, what are they? How do they help us remember things? The ability of your brain to remember words, like English vocabulary, Chinese characters, or key words and expressions in textbooks. While-listening 3 Listen again and complete the memory tests. Test 1: What is the first set of numbers? ____________________________ What is the second set of numbers? ____________________________ Test 2: 9-7-5-4-7 4-3-1-8-6-2-6-2 What are the words in list A? ________________________ What are the words in list B? ________________________ Test 3: sit, day, pen, cow, six man, cat, fat, hat, sat Post-listening Script John: Hello everybody! Here are three memory tests. They will test how well you remember images, numbers and words. Test 1: Visual memory test Wendy: For the first test, look at the image for 10 seconds. (pause) Now, cover the first image. Fill in the same pattern in the second image. (pause) Now look at the first picture. Did you do it right? John: Visual memory is the ability to remember pictures, shapes, and so on. Visual memory affects the way we learn as a lot of information we take in is visual in nature. We can improve visual memory through practice and visual games. 影响 视觉记忆 John: Test 2: Number memory test For the second test, Wendy will say two sets of numbers. When she finishes, repeat the numbers after her. Here's the first set. Wendy: Nine-seven-five-four-seven.(pause) John: Write the numbers down now, (pause) Next, the second set. Wendy: Four-three-one-eight-six-two-six-two.(pause) John: Now write it down. (pause) Wendy will read the numbers again. Listen and check your answers. Wendy: Nine-seven-five-four-seven. Four-three-one-eight-six-two-six-two. John: How many numbers did you get right? Most people can remember about six or seven numbers for a short time. Putting the numbers into smaller groups is a good way to remember them. Post-listening Script John: Test 3: Word memory test Here's the third test. Wendy will read out two lists of words. When she finishes, repeat the words after her. Here's list A. Wendy: Sit, day, pen, cow, six.(pause) John: Now write the words down. (pause) Here's list B. Wendy: Man, cat, fat, hat, sat. (pause) John: Now write those words down. (pause) Which list was easier to remember? (pause) Yes, list A is easier. Scientists think that list B is harder because the words in list B sound similar. Post-listening Script Post-listening 4 Share your answers in groups and complete the table. Which test was the easiest, and which was the most difficult? How would you explain the results? Group work Student A Student B Student C Student D Test 1 Test 2 Test 3 Speaking What are some effective ways to remember things? Think Remembering English words There are many fun and effective ways to help you remember English words. Discuss your ideas with your classmates. 在上下文语境中学习单词 制作单词网 S1: How do you remember English words? S2: Well, one way to remember English words is to make a word web. For example, if you want to remember words related with “memory”, you can write “memory” in the centre. Then draw lines outward from the centre and connect other words with it, such as “forgetful”, “improve”, “decline” and “brain”. S1: I see! Can we make the web bigger? S2: Definitely. You can continue adding words to the web. For example, you can write “active” and “stressed” around the word “brain”. Speaking v. 下降；衰退 adv. 肯定地；当然 与……有关 向外；朝外 Please find some related words and remember, then report your findings to the class. Tip One way to remember English words is to make a word web. If you want to remember words related with “...”You can write “...”in the centre.Then draw lines outward from the centre and connect other words with it, such as “A”, “B” and “C”. Loud 大声 Correct 描述正确 Complete 描述完整 checklist Free talk Speaking Pronunciation foot(t)ball /ˈfʊtbɔːl/ use(d) to /ˈjuːst tu/ si(t) down /ˈsɪt daʊn/ Loss of plosion(失去爆破) When two plosive consonants (e.g. /t/, /d/, /p/, /b/, /k/ or /g/) are next to each other, we do not pronounce the first one, and there is usually a short pause between them. We call this the loss of plosion. The following are some examples: Listen and repeat. (1) Gla(d) to meet you. (2) This is a goo(d) book about memory tips. (3) That was the bes(t) day of my life! (4) I fel(t) bad about what happened. (5) Mos(t) people have moments of forgetfulness. Pronunciation 06 Group work. Read sentences in Loss of Plosion on Page 107 aloud. Student 1 Student 2 Work in groups of 2. Our group can get ______ . Loud, fluent and correct With clear stress Without book (声音洪亮，对话流利，内容正确) （有清晰的重音） （脱离课本） Deep thinking Let's watch and think. Q: Challenge yourself to memorize the 15 decimal places of PI in one minute. Summary The words we have learned 1. My mother cut up a(n) ______ and added it to the vegetable salad to enhance the flavor. 2. You should use a(n) ______ to eat Western food like steak or pasta instead of chopsticks. 3. A small ______ crawled across the table, carrying a piece of bread crumb that was bigger than itself. 4. To understand the true meaning of this sentence, you need to consider its _________ in the whole passage. 5. The artist spent three months creating a beautiful ______ of the sunset over the ocean. 用方框中所给单词的适当形式填空（每个单词限用一次）。 onion fork image context onion ant fork ant context image Summary Translate the following expressions into Englsih 1. 图像记忆 visual memory 2. 数字记忆 number memory 3. 单词记忆 word memory 4.一会儿;短暂地 for a short time fill in be related with 5.填写 6.与……有关 read out sound similar 7.读出 8.听起来相似 Assessment Self-assessment I can use words like “fork, onion, ant, context, image” correctly in relevant contexts. I can improve my listening ability by grasping key information in memory test materials. I can master the pronunciation skill of "Loss of plosion" and apply it correctly in relevant sentences. I can enhance my speaking ability through discussions on remembering English words. Basic (基础) Improving(提升) Extend (拓展) Homework 从课本中挑选 10 个新学的英语单词，使用 “制作单词卡片（use flash cards）” 的方法来记忆，在卡片正面写单词，背面写中文释义，然后进行自测，能准确说出中文释义的为掌握。 自己设计一个简单的记忆测试，比如列出 10 个物品的名称，让家人或朋友在 30 秒内记忆，之后说出能记住的物品，再和他们交流记忆的感受和方法。 以 “daily life（日常生活）” 为中心，制作一个单词网，尽可能多地连接相关的英语单词，并用简单的英语句子描述这些单词之间的联系。 null 577459.1 null 142321.17 $