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The Secrets
of Your Memories
Book 3 Unit 9 Learning
READING & WRITING
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01 | Memory Challenges
Read each of the following information for 10 seconds.
Then check your memory!
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Why did the math book look sad? Because it had too many problems! And why did the student eat his homework? Because the teacher said it was a piece of cake!
Which one do you find easier to remember? Do you know why?
Let’s explore
the secrets of our memory!
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02 | Explore the Secrets
Notes for the interview
Our school’s English Club once interviewed a memory expert, Jemima Gryaznov.
02 | Explore the Secrets
Figure out the memory secrets
Listen to the answers to Question 1 & 3. Find out the missing information.
02 | Explore the Secrets
strong connections
emotional
emotional
for the first time
fear or excitement
again and again
retelling
Figure out the memory secrets
Listen to the answers to Question 1 & 3.
___________________ and _______________ help memorise things better.
Methods for explaining ideas
□ Explanation □ Giving Examples □ Using Data □ Quoting Experts
Emotional connections
retelling
02 | Explore the Secrets
Figure out the memory secrets
Listen to the answers to Question 1 & 3.
forgetting curve
early period after learning
The sharpest loss of memory occurs during the very early period after learning.
Methods for explaining ideas
□ Explanation □ Giving Examples □ Using Data □ Quoting Experts
02 | Explore the Secrets
Figure out the memory secrets
Read the answers to Question 2 & 4
Try to figure out the memory secrets.
02 | Explore the Secrets
Figure out the memory secrets
Read the answers to Question 2 & 4.
Try to figure out the memory secrets.
No one has proved that there are people who really have photographic memories, yet someone does have amazing memories.
Methods for explaining ideas
□ Explanation □ Giving Examples □ Using Data □ Quoting Experts
02 | Explore the Secrets
Figure out the memory secrets
Our memory reaches its full power at the age of 25.
Read the answers to Question 2 & 4.
Try to figure out the memory secrets.
Methods for explaining ideas
□ Explanation □ Giving Examples □ Using Data □ Quoting Experts
Emotional connections and retelling help memorise things better.
No one has proved that there are people who really have photographic memories. Yet, someone does have amazing memories.
The sharpest loss of memory occurs during the very early period after learning.
Our memory reaches its full power at the age of 25.
03 | Compare & Think
Why did the expert use the following methods in her answers?
Q1
Q2
Q3
Q4
Quoting Experts
Explanation
Using Data
Explanation
Giving Examples
Explanation
Using Data
03 | Compare & Think
Why did the expert use the following methods in her answers?
Emotional connections and retelling help memorise things better.
Q1
Q2
Q3
Q4
No one has proved that there are people who really have photographic memories. Yet, someone does have amazing memories.
The sharpest loss of memory occurs during the very early period after learning.
Our memory reaches its full power at the age of 25.
Quoting Experts
Explanation
Using Data
Explanation
Giving Examples
Explanation
Using Data
To better explain her ideas
Emotional connections and retelling help memorise things better.
No one has proved that there are people who really have photographic memories. Yet, someone does have amazing memories.
The sharpest loss of memory occurs during the very early period after learning.
Our memory reaches its full power at the age of 25.
03 | Compare & Think
Why did the expert use the following methods in her answers?
Why can I remember events in my childhood but not what happened last week?
Q1
Q2
Q3
Q4
Why do I forget the new words that I learnt yesterday?
I’m 16, but I sometimes forget things. Is my memory getting worse?
Do some people really have a photographic memory?
The audience’s questions!
“So take it easy.”
“Don’t worry. This is natural for many people”
Quoting Experts
Explanation
Using Data
Explanation
Giving Examples
Explanation
Using Data
To better explain her ideas
03 | Compare & Think
We remember things that have strong connections in our mind, especially emotional connections. Retelling events helps fix experiences in our memories.
Why can I remember events in my childhood but not what happened last week?
Q1
Q2
Q3
Q4
No one has proved that there are people who really have photographic memories. Yet, there are some people who do have amazing memories.
The sharpest loss of memory occurs during the very early period after learning.
Our memory reaches its full power at the age of 25.
Why do I forget the new words that I learnt yesterday?
I’m 16, but I sometimes forget things. Is my memory getting worse?
Do some people really have a photographic memory?
Compare the first two questions with the last two questions.
What is the emotional drive of asking the questions?
Curiosity
Curiosity
Anxiety
Curiosity
Anxiety
Curiosity
“Don’t worry. This is natural for many people”
“So take it easy.”
How to respond to others’ inquiry?
Use various methods to better explain ideas
Relate to the audience’s feelings
03 | Compare & Think
Methods for explaining ideas
□ Explanation □ Giving Examples □ Using Data □ Quoting Experts
Don’t worry. It’s natural for many people./ So take it easy. ...
04 | Further Exploration
According to the Notes for the Interview,
the expert has already clearly explained the four memory secrets.
04 | Further Exploration
Match the additional information with the four Q&As.
Discuss: Why did the expert continue to add information?
Q1
Q2
Q3
Q4
match
04 | Further Exploration
Q1
Q2
Q3
Q4
Suggestions
Suggestions
Suggestions
Encouragement
Match the additional information with the four Q&As.
Discuss: Why did the expert continue to add information?
What to say/ write when answering inquiry?
Notes
Additional information
Relate to the audience’s needs
Jemima Gryaznov
Contents
Scientific knowledge
To spread knowledge
Suggestions & Encouragement
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Memory Expert
Be invited to a school
for an interview
04 | Further Exploration
Why did the expert continue to add information?
To benefit the audience
Suggestions/Encouragement
What to say/ write when answering inquiry?
Relate to the audience’s needs
How to respond to others’ inquiry?
Use various methods to better explain ideas
Relate to the audience’s feelings
04 | Further Exploration
Methods for explaining ideas
□ Explanation □ Giving Examples □ Using Data □ Quoting Experts
Don’t worry. It’s natural for many people./ So take it easy. ...
05 | Apply & Share
Here are some messages on English Club’s message board.
Write a short paragraph to reply to one of your fellow students.
Choose the best one in groups of six and post it on the message board.
best around 25—is that true? Just curious!
it’s like they never existed.
There will never be a perfect or 100% effective method for memory.
The longer you stick with a method and the better it suits you, the more beneficial it will be for you.
Assignments
What have you learned from the four secrets of the memory? How do they help you with your English Learning?
Make a plan to effectively remember the words in Unit 9 Lesson 3.
Write a short passage (at least 100 words) reflecting on what you learned in today’s lesson and how you plan to apply this knowledge to your future learning in detail.
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