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Unit 4
Our Memory
Section A 1a-1f
Ways to keep memories
make a photo album/scrapbook
keep a memory journal
collect keepsakes
share stories regularly
record videos/voice notes
Which of the following are easy for you to remember? Which are hard?
Study
Life
Emotion/Sense
numbers words
rules speeches
poems stories
names ages
appearances dates
positions events
happiness sadness
fear surprise
sound smell
taste
positions
sadness
The words about ...are easy/hard for me to remember because...
1a
What can you see in the picture?
butter
bread
sugar
milk
strawberry(ies)
egg(s)
flour
flower(s)
a bunch of flowers
Listen to the first conversation. Circle the things Peter needs to buy.
Check like this:
Peter needs to buy...
1b
Listen again and complete the sentences.
1. Mum reminds Peter about buying _________ by saying, “It’s running out.”
2. Mum is going to make a strawberry cake. This makes Peter remember to buy _______________.
3. Mum advises Peter to take a _______________ next time.
sugar
strawberries
shopping list
remind:to help sb. remember sth.
run out:If you run out of something, you use all of it
and there is none left.
1c
Peter: Hi, Mum.
Mum: Hi, Peter. __________________?
Peter: I can’t remember what things you asked me to buy.
Mum: OK, so tell me what you’ve got ___________.
Peter: Let me see... butter, milk, eggs, flour,….
Mum: Flour? That’s not what I asked you to buy.
Peter: Oh, OK. I’ll ___________________.
Listen again and complete the conversation.
What’s up
so far
put it back
Mum: Did you buy any sugar? ____________________.
Peter: Right! I wonder how I forgot about the sugar.
Mum: And don’t forget to buy strawberries. I’m going to make a strawberry cake, remember?
Peter: Oh, yeah! ________________, Mum?
Mum: One more thing, darling. Next time, take a shopping list!
It’s running out
Anything else
Role play the conversation.
Peter: Hi, Mum.
Mum: Hi, Peter. What’s up?
Peter: I can’t remember what things you asked me to buy.
Mum: OK, so tell me what you’ve got so far.
Peter: Let me see... butter, milk, eggs, flour,….
Mum: Flour? That’s not what I asked you to buy.
Peter: Oh, OK. I’ll put it back.
Mum: Did you buy any sugar? It’s running out.
Peter: Right! I wonder how I forgot about the sugar.
Mum: And don’t forget to buy strawberries. I’m going to make a strawberry cake, remember?
Peter: Oh, yeah! Anything else, Mum?
Mum: One more thing, darling. Next time, take a shopping list!
Listen to the second conversation. Tick the things Billy forgot.
□ Fu Xing’s birthday
□ bringing homework to school
□ attending a lecture
□ the time of the lecture
1d
Listen again and answer the questions .
1. How did Fu Xing react when Billy said sorry to her?
2. In Fu Xing’s opinion, why has Billy been so forgetful recently?
3. What advice did Fu Xing give him ?
She said that was OK and she worried about Billy.
She thought Billy was too busy recently.
She advised Billy to go to Professor Green’s lecture on how to improve memory.
1e
1e
Listen again and answer the questions.
Billy: Morning, Fu Xing. Sorry __________________ yesterday.
Fu Xing: Oh, that’s OK, Billy. But you’re forgetting quite a lot
recently. Is everything OK?
Billy: Yes, fine, thanks. I don’t know ___________________.
Fu Xing: Maybe you’re too busy. Can I help you with anything?
Billy: Thanks. You are a good friend... Oh, no! I left my
homework at home! I need to go back!
why I am so forgetful
I forgot your birthday
Fu Xing: Go! I’ll meet you at the school hall then.
Billy: Right, Professor Green’s lecture on___________________
_______.
Fu Xing: You’d better hurry up. It will begin at 9:00.
Billy: Oh, no. I thought ____________!
Fu Xing: Oh, Billy, you really should go to that lecture on time!
how to improve your
memory
it was 9:30
1. What can you do to avoid Peter’s and Billy’s mistakes?
Discuss the questions.
Write something important in a notebook.
Make a daily plan.
Review what I have to do tomorrow before going to sleep.
Ask parents or friends to remind me.
........
2. Do you have any memory problems? If yes, what are they?
........
1f
mix up
(1)混淆
搭配: mix sb/sth up with sb/sth 误以为……是……;弄错……
Don’t mix up the letter “o” and the number “0”.
不要把字母“o”和数字“0”弄混。
My neighbour always mixes me up with my sister because we look so similar.
我的邻居总是把我误认成我的姐姐,因为我们看起来太像了。
Why do we get some words mixed up?
(教材P33 2b)
Language points
(2)弄乱
If you mix up the bottles, you’ll repeat the experiment.
如果你弄乱了这些瓶子,你就要重做实验。
(3)混合
Mum asked me to mix up the salt with pepper.
妈妈让我把盐和胡椒粉混合在一起。
拓展: mix-up 〔名词〕 混乱;杂乱
Homework
Review the language points of this lesson.
Talk with your partner and discuss tips for developing your brain and improving your memory.
Do some related exercises.
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