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Unit 7
The secret of memory
Speak
Wri
Key question
What does it take to remember something?
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Secion 3 Expressing and communicating ideas
Warm up
football
used to sit down
Read these words and try to figure
foo(t)ball /'futbo:1/
use(d)
Loss of plosion
Speaking
out the pronunciation rule.
to /"ju:st tu/
si(t)down /'sIt daon/
Improving your pronunciation
1.Listen to the audio and read the following sentence.Pay
attention to the pronunciation of the letters in brackets.
(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.
2.Summarize the rule of loss of plosion.
Loss of plosion
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.
Improving your pronunciation
3.Let's play a game!
Mark the missing letters:
Read the words below aloud.When you c
(e.g.the G in“bi(g)dog”),make a“Stop!
Now,let's play!
blackboard
sit down
good boy
red car
bedtime
doctor
ome to a sound that loses it plosion
”sign with your hand.
act
picture
Improving your pronunciation
4.Work in groups of four.Take turns reading the fifth paragraph of
the main reading passage on page 101 ("Last but not least,...")
Listen to each other's pronunciation.Did you use loss of plosion
correctly?
Last but not least,it is important to get plenty of rest.Unless you take
time to relax,your brain will find it hard to remember things.Besides,if
you get too stressed or worried,your memory will become less sharp.
Section 3 Expressing and communicating ideas
Speaking
Brainstorming
1.Can you think of some words related to memory?
improve,forgetful,decline,active,brain,stressed,recall,
remind,short-term memory,long-term memory ..
2.How do you remember English words in your daily study?
keep a notebook,learn words in context,make a word
web,use flash cards,use images,review words regularly,
use apps and games,group words by theme ..
Speaking
There are many fun and effective ways to help you remember
English words.Discuss your ideas with your classmates
Work in pairs and practise.
Ways to remember English words
·keep a notebook
Example:
learn words in context
·nake a word web
·use flash cards
S1:How do you remember English words?
·use images
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.
improve
C active
S1:I see!Can we make the web bigger?
S2:Definitely.You can continue adding words to the web.For example,you can write
brain
“active"and“stressed'around the word“brain”.
stressed
decline
Section 3 Expressing and communicating ideas
Writing
Writing tips for remembering things
Pre-writing
1.What are some effective ways to remember what we have learnt?
2.How does a mind map help us remember things?
Make summaries
Use mind maps
Teach someone else
Create rhymes
Ways to remember
Retell it to
what we have learnt
someone
Stay organized
Activate
our five
Connect to real life
senses
Writing
Writing tips for remembering things
Teen Post wants students to share their advice.Read the text below and answer the
questions
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目
Teen Post
Many of us find it hard to remember what we have learnt in class.What can
we do to make sure we remember these things later?Please send us your
brilliantideas!
1.
What is "Teen Post"?
It's the name of an online magazine newspaper for teens.
2.
Where can you see the text above?
On a website.
3.What is the writing task?
Writing tips for remembering things.
4.
What can you write about this topic?
Section 3 Expressing and communicating ideas
Writing tips for remembering things
Pre-writing
Here is one student's reply.Read the text and answer the questions.
Using mind maps is one of the best ways to remember
things.[WHAT]A mind map is a visual summary of
Tip
Remember
what we have learnt.It shows us the connections
that besides
between things or ideas.By looking at the mind map,
introducing what the
we can see all the key points together in one place.As
tip is,you also need
a result,it helps us remember them better.[WHY]To
to explain why it is
make a mind map,we can set a central topic,and then
helpful and how to
we use tree-like branches to build around the central
do it.
topic.Remember to use key words and phrases in the
mind map.This is a good way to help us review what
we have learnt.[HOW]
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