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Unit 4
Our Memory
How can we improve our memory?
Section B (3a-3c Writing)
What is the girl doing?
Free Talk
She is giving a speech.
Are you good at giving a speech in public?
Read Billy's diary entry about his memory challenge. Then complete the table.
3a
Friday, 20 November
In the past, I always felt stressed when I had to give a speech. I used to spend lots of time trying to memorize my speech, but I still forgot some parts. Last week, I decided to find out what the right way is to memorize a speech. I looked online and asked friends, and I found many useful methods.
I learnt how to create a speech outline. Instead of trying to remember every word of my speech, I remembered the key words first. Then I formed images of these key words in my mind, and linked them in order.
Another method is to divide the speech into short sections. I practised the first section until I could fully recall it. Then I moved on to the next. This helped me to find out which parts of the speech I needed to work on the most.
Finally, a friend told me that I should have confidence in myself. Nobody knows my speech except me. If I do forget some words, I shouldn’t panic. Just remember the key words and continue!
I followed all these great methods and my speech today was a great success!
What type of passage is it?
date
Content:
daily events
(real life, troubles, gains...)
personal true feelings
personal thoughts
Friday, 20 November
In the past, I always felt stressed when I had to give a speech. I used to spend lots of time trying to memorize my speech, but I still forgot some parts. Last week, I decided to find out what the right way is to memorize a speech. I looked online and asked friends, and I found many useful methods.
I learnt how to create a speech outline. Instead of trying to remember every word of my speech, I remembered the key words first. Then I formed images of these key words in my mind, and linked them in order.
Another method is to divide the speech into short sections. I practised the first section until I could fully recall it. Then I moved on to the next. This helped me to find out which parts of the speech I needed to work on the most.
Finally, a friend told me that I should have confidence in myself. Nobody knows my speech except me. If I do forget some words, I shouldn’t panic. Just remember the key words and continue!
I followed all these great methods and my speech today was a great success!
What is Billy's diary entry mainly about?
challenge and goals
3 methods
result (conclusion)
Read Billy's diary entry about his memory challenge. Then complete the table.
3a
Challenge
Goal
Method
Conclusion
Para.1
Para.2-4
Para.5
Challenge
Goal
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Task 1: Read and complete the table.
felt stressed; spend lots of time memorizing but still forgot
Friday, 20 November
In the past, I always felt stressed when I had to give a speech. I used to spend lots of time trying to memorize my speech, but I still forgot some parts. Last week, I decided to find out what the right way is to memorize a speech. I looked online and asked friends, and I found many useful methods.
To find out what the right way is to memorize a speech.
chanllenge and goals
01
Task 1: Read and complete the table.
3 methods
Method
I learnt how to create a speech outline. Instead of trying to remember every word of my speech, I remembered the key words first. Then I formed images of these key words in my mind, and linked them in order.
Another method is to divide the speech into short sections. I practised the first section until I could fully recall it. Then I moved on to the next. This helped me to find out which parts of the speech I needed to work on the most.
Finally, a friend told me that I should have confidence in myself. Nobody knows my speech except me. If I do forget some words, I shouldn’t panic. Just remember the key words and continue!
Create a speech outline with key words and images and link together.
Divide the speech into short sections and practise one by one.
Have confidence in yourself. Don’t panic if you forget — just remember the key words and continue!
01
Task 1: Read and complete the table.
result (conclusion)
Result/
Conclusion
Finally, a friend told me that I should have confidence in myself. Nobody knows my speech except me. If I do forget some words, I shouldn’t panic. Just remember the key words and continue!
I followed all these great methods and my speech today was a great success!
Today’s speech was a great success!
Read Billy's diary entry about his memory challenge. Then complete the table.
3a
Chanllenge
Goal
Method
Conclusion
felt stressed; spend lots of time memorizing but still forgot
To find out what the right way is to memorize a speech.
Create a speech outline with key words and images and link together.
Divide the speech into short sections and practise one by one.
Have confidence in yourself. Don’t panic if you forget — just remember the key words and continue!
Today’s speech was a great success
02
Task 2: Take notes about yourself.
What is your biggest memory challenge?
02
Task 2: Take notes about yourself.
What is your biggest memory challenge? Use the table in 3a to create a plan to overcome the challenge. Here are some tips.
3b
Divide your goal into smaller ones if it is difficult.
List three methods to improve your memory.
There is no one-size-fits-all method. Practise to find out what works best for you.
Chanllenge
Goal
Method
Conclusion
What is your biggest memory challenge? Use the table in 3a to create a plan to overcome the challenge. Here are some tips.
3b
Chanllenge
Goal
Method
Conclusion
Forget new English words. Repeating them doesn‘t work well.
To remember words for a long time and use them confidently.
Group words by topic with mind maps.
Create stories with new words.
Review regularly (1, 3, 7 days).
The methods worked! I learned that memory can be trained with the right strategies.
What is your biggest memory challenge? Use the table in 3a to create a plan to overcome the challenge. Here are some tips.
3b
Chanllenge
Goal
Method
Conclusion
Forgot new English words. Repeating them didn’t work well.
To remember words for a long time and use them confidently.
Group words by topic with mind maps.
Create stories with new words.
Review regularly (1, 3, 7 days).
The methods worked! I learned that memory can be trained with the right strategies.
chanllenge and goals
3 methods
result (conclusion)
03
Task 3: Clear the structure.
The structure of today’s writing:
A diary entry
Date
Content
04
Task 4: Clear the tense and the person.
tense
person
Challenges in the past:
First person:
I, my, me
Introduction of the person:
he/she, his/her
Simple past tense
Comment/feeling/lesson:
Simple present tense
05
Task 5: Write down some useful sentence patterns.
Sentence patterns
In the past, I always felt ... when I had to ...
I used to ... but I still ...
My biggest memory challenge is ...
What used to trouble me most was ... because ...
No matter how hard I tried, I always seemed to ...
There was a time when I really struggled with ...
Write yours with the help of the sentence patterns here.
chanllenge
05
Task 5: Write down some useful sentence patterns.
Sentence patterns
I decided to find out what the right way is to ...
I wanted to ...
My goal was to ...
I made up my mind to ... and I was determined to ...
What I really wanted was to ... rather than just ...
My aim was not only to ..., but also to ...
Write yours with the help of the sentence patterns here.
Goals
05
Task 5: Write down some useful sentence patterns.
Sentence patterns
I learnt how to ...
First, I ... Then, I ... Finally, I ...
Another method is to ...
One effective method I tried was ..., which helped me ...
Not only did I ..., but I also ...
In addition to ..., I also found it helpful to ...
Write yours with the help of the sentence patterns here.
3 methods
05
Task 5: Write down some useful sentence patterns.
Sentence patterns
I followed all these methods and
... was a great success!
I feel more confident now because ...
Thanks to these methods, I ... which I never
thought possible before.
This experience taught me that ... and I believe ...
Write yours with the help of the sentence patterns here.
result (conclusion)
06
Task 6: Write a diary about your biggest memory challenge.
Checklist Self-evaluation Peer-evaluation Teacher-evaluation
Clear structure
Topic sentence
More relative information
Right linking words
Right grammar
Right spelling
Good handwriting
Read and check, then exchange and check!
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Friday, 25 November
In the past, I always felt nervous when I had to remember new English words. I used to repeat them again and again, but I still forgot them the next day.
I decided to find out what the right way is to remember words. First, I grouped words by topics with mind maps. Then, I created short stories with the new words. Finally, I reviewed them regularly.
I followed all these methods and my vocabulary test was a great success! I learned that memory is not about talent — it‘s about using the right methods.
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Friday, 25 November
What used to trouble me most was remembering new English words. No matter how hard I tried, I always seemed to forget them the next day.
I made up my mind to find an effective way. First, I grouped words by topics using mind maps. Not only did I create stories with new words, but I also reviewed them regularly using the spaced repetition method.
Thanks to these methods, I can now remember more words confidently. What I have learned from this experience is that memory can be trained with the right strategies. This experience taught me that challenges are not the end — they are the beginning of growth, and I believe I can become a better learner!
1. I always felt stressed when I had to give a speech.
stress n. 压力;紧张 v. 强调;使承受压力
under stress = under pressure 在压力下
reduce stress 缓解压力
put pressure on sb. 给某人施压
mental pressure 精神压力
adj.
stressed 焦虑的;有压力的(修饰sb.)
stressful 令人有压力的(修饰sth.)
stress
sth. 强调某事
+ that 从句 强调.....
2. I learnt how to create a speech outline.
outline cn. 纲要; v. 概述
make an outline / outlines 列提纲
the outline(s) of... ......的提纲
outline sth to sb 向某人概述某事
It's a good habit to make an outline first. 先列提纲是个好习惯。
With clear outlines, we can write more easily.
有了清晰的提纲,我们写作会更轻松。
The report outlines the problems clearly.这份报告清晰地概述了这些问题。
3. ...and linked them in order.
order n. 顺序; 秩序; 命令;订单 v. 命令; 点餐;订购
in order 按顺序;整齐
out of order 混乱;(机器)出故障
keep order 维持秩序
order sb. to do sth. 命令某人做某事
order sb. sth. = order sth. for sb. 为某人点 / 订某物
in order to do sth. 为了做某事
in order that + 从句 为了……
4. Another method is to divide the speech into short sections.
She divided the cake into six equal pieces. 她把蛋糕分成了6等份。
The teacher divided the class into four groups. 老师把班级分成了4个小组。
We need to separate the recyclables from the trash.
我们需要把可回收物从垃圾中分离出来。
divide...into... 把......分为...... (整体分部分)
separate... from... 把……和……分开 ( 混合一分离)
1. Dad will divide the watermelon eight slices for the picnic.
2. It's easy to separate the red beans the white rice with a small sieve.
3.被分成小团队后,我们开始开心地探索森林小径。
small teams, we started exploring the forest paths happily.
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from
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Unit 4
Our Memory
How can we improve our memory?
Section B (3a-3c Writing)
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