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Section a activity one d listen to the second conversation. Take the things Billy forgot conversation too. Morning fishing. Sorry, I forgot your birthday yesterday. Oh, that's OK ability. But you're forgetting quite a lot recently, is . everything okay? Yes, fine. thanks. I don't know why I am so forgetful. Maybe you're too busy. Can I help you with anything? thanks. You are a good friend. Oh, no. I left my homework at home. I need to go back. go. I'll meet you at the school. School then. right? Professor Greens lecture on how to improve your memory. You'd Better hurry up. IT will begin at nine o'clock. Oh, no, I thought I was nine thirty. Oh, Billy, you really should go to that lecture on time.
Section a activity to b. Listen to the conversation between some students and professor agreeing. Take the topics they are talking about. Professor, I don't quite understand what you said about linking knowledge. Well, knowledge is like a chain, and new knowledge is best remembered by linking IT with old knowledge. The more links you create, the more you remember. Professor, I often get some words mixed up like kitchen and chicken. Pay attention to details, study how they are different from each other. You can also create a picture for each word in your mind. Hello, professor. Could you tell me why IT is much easier to forget things to buy than to forget how to ride a bike? Scientists are still working on this mystery. For one thing, the memory of how to by the bike is probably stored in a more stable . area of our brain. There are so many mysteries about our brain exactly. And at your age, your brain is developing fast. So put IT to good use.
Section A 1a—2d
Unit 4
Our Memory
Objectives
◆ To learn to understand and use key vocabulary about life experiences and memory.
◆ To learn to listen for specific information about past events.
◆ To learn to talk about personal experiences and feelings.
1a Which of the following are easy for you to
remember? Which are hard?
Study
numbers words
rules speeches
poems stories
Life
names ages
appearances dates
positions events
Moment
happiness sadness fear
surprise anger peace
1b Listen to the first conversation. Circle the
things Peter needs to buy.
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1c 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, so Peter has to buy
_____________.
3. Mum advises Peter to take a ___________ next time.
sugar
strawberries
shopping list
□Fu Xing’s birthday
□to bring his homework to school
□to attend a lecture
□the time of the lecture
1d
Listen to the second conversation. Tick the things Billy forgot.
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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?
1e
Listen again and answer the questions.
Fu Xing reacted by saying, “Oh, that’s OK,” but then mentioned that Billy has been forgetting quite a lot recently and asked if everything was okay.
In Fu Xing’s opinion, Billy is so forgetful recently because he might be too busy.
Fu Xing advised him to go to Professor Green’s lecture and to be on time.
1. What can you do to avoid Peter’s and Billy’s mistakes?
2. Do you have any memory problems? If yes, what are they?
1f
Discuss the questions.
Discuss with your partner using the words below.
对话示例:
A: What can we do to keep our memory strong?
B: We can try to memorize new words every day.
A: How does it work?
B: It helps to put our brain to good use. We can also retell stories to our friends.
What can we do to keep our memory strong?
Discussion
2a
Imagine you are attending Professor Green’s lecture too. What questions do you want to ask?
Tick the things that can help you when you learn something new.
You can add more ideas.
参考词汇:
take notes in a notebook draw a graph or a chain of ideas
discuss with classmates listen to a lecture
go through the passage carefully
organize the information create a mental image
react to the teacher's questions
Listen to the conversation between some students and Professor Green. Tick the topics they are talking about.
2b
□What does linking knowledge mean?
□Why do we get some words mixed up?
□Why is riding a bike not so easy to forget?
□How can we put our brains to good use?
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2c
Listen again. Complete the sentences based on Professor Green’s answers.
1. __________ is like a chain, and new knowledge is best remembered by _______ it with old knowledge.
2. Pay attention to _______. Study how they are _______ from each other. Create a _______ for each word in your mind.
3. Scientists are still working on this _______. Such kind of memory is probably _______ in a more stable area of our brain.
picture
different
details
linking
Knowledge
mystery
stored
2d
Work in groups. Discuss the questions.
1. How can you link new knowledge with old knowledge?
Give an example.
2. When should you pay attention to details?
·studying how two words are different
·noting down the main points of a lecture
·retelling a story well
·remembering what someone looks like
·memorizing a rule exactly
2d
Work in groups. Discuss the questions.
3. Why should students put their brain to good use? What
is your opinion?
4. Here are some tips for developing your brain. Tick what
works for you and add more.
□exercise your memory □do something creative
□learn something new □get enough sleep
□reduce stress □stay confident
□_________________
Talk about a memorable experience.
说明: List some of your memorable experiences. Choose one and talk about it with your partner.
对话示例:
A: What's your most memorable experience?
B: I remember a picnic with my family. It was a happy day.
A: What happened?
B: We went to a park. But suddenly, it started to rain!
A: That sounds memorable! How did you react?
1. Mum reminds Peter about buying by saying,“It’s running out.” 妈妈通过说“它快用完了。”来提醒彼得买_______.
run out (of sth)意为“用完;耗尽”, run out还有“过期;失效”的意思。
They have run out of ideas. 他们已经想不出办法了。
My passport will run out next month. 我的护照下个月要过期了。
run的相关短语
run after 追逐;追赶 run away突然离开;逃离
run into sb 偶然遇见;碰到(某人)
Language points
Language Points
2. Why do we get some words mixed up? 我们为什么会把一些单词混淆?
mix up意为“混淆;弄乱”。
I always mix up the twins because they look so similar.
我总是把这对双胞胎搞混,因为他们长得太像了。
Someone has mixed up all the application forms.
有人把申请表都弄乱了。
mix的相关短语
mix sth into sth 将……混入……;使……与……混合
3. Such kind of memory is probably _______ in a more stable area of our brain. 这种记忆可能_______在我们大脑中一个更稳定的区域。
stable/ˈsteɪbl/作形容词,意为“稳定的;稳固的”,常用来形容状态稳定、物体稳固或人的性格沉稳。
The patient’s condition is now stable.
病人的情况现在稳定了。
The ladder doesn’t feel very stable.
这梯子感觉不太稳。
She is a stable and reliable person.
她是个沉稳可靠的人。
4. memorizing a rule exactly 准确记住一条规则
memorize/ ˈmeməraɪz/作动词,意为“记住;记忆”,
名词形式memory意为“记忆;记忆力”。
She can memorize a whole poem in ten minutes.
她能在十分钟内记住一整首诗。
He has a good memory for names.
他对名字的记忆力很好。
memorize与remember
memorize侧重主动、刻意地去“记忆、背诵”,
强调动作和过程
remember侧重“记得、想起”,
强调结果或状态,不一定是刻意记忆的
I need to memorize this formula for the test.
我需要为考试背下这个公式。
I still remember my first day at school.
我仍然记得我上学的第一天。
注意
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单选。
( ) 1. We need to buy some food because we have
______ it.
A. run out B. run out of C. ran out D. ran out of
( ) 2. Please ______ the report before you hand it in.
A. go through B. look after C. find out D. put on
Exercises
C
A
( ) 3. The teacher asked us to ______ the sentences
with the new words.
A. make up B. mix up C. put up D. take up
( ) 4. A pair of new shoes ______ what I need most
now.
A. is B. are C. were D. be
B
A
Homework
1. Listen to 1b, 1c, 2b and 2c.
2. Finish off the exercises.
3. Write a short passage about a memorable experience using at least 5 new words from this unit.
4. Role-play the conversation in 2d.
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$Unit for our memory. Big . question. How can we have a good memory? Section a what do we remember? Section a, activity one b listen to the first conversation circle of things. Peter needs to buy conversation one. Hi, mom. Hi . Peter. What's up? I can't remember what things you asked me to buy. Okay, so tell me what you've got so far. Let me see buttermilk, eggs, flower. flower. That's not what I asked . you to buy. Oh. okay, i'll put IT back. Did you buy any sugar? It's running out. right. I wonder how I forgot about the sugar. And don't forget to buy store. I'm going to make a strawberry cake. remember? Oh yeah, anything else. mom, one more thing, darling. Next time, take a shopping list.
Section a activity to see, listen again, complete the sentences based on professor Greens answers. Professor, I don't quite understand what you said about linking knowledge. Well, knowledge is like a chain, and new knowledge is best remembered by linking IT with old knowledge. The more links you create, the more you remember. Professor, I often get some words mixed up, like kitchen and chicken. Pay attention to details, study how they are different from each other. You can also create a picture for each word in your mind. Hello, professor, could you tell me why IT is much easier to forget things to buy than to forget how to ride a bike? Scientists are still working on this mystery. For one thing, the memory of how to ride a bike is probably stored in a more stable . area of our brain. There are so many mysteries about our brain exactly. and at your age, your brain is developing fast, so put IT to good use.
Section a activity once, see, listen again and complete the sentences conversation one. Hi, mom. Hi . Peter. What's up? I can't remember what things you asked me to buy. Okay, so tell me what you ve got so far. Let me see buttermilk eggs, flower. flower. That's not what I asked . you to buy. Oh. okay, i'll put IT back. Did you buy any sugar? It's running out. right? I wonder how I forgot about the sugar. And don't forget to buy strawberries. I'm going to make a strawberry cake. remember? Oh yeah, anything else. mom? One more thing, darling. Next time, take a shopping list.
Section a activity one e. Listen again and answer the questions. Conversation two. morning fishing. Sorry, I forgot your birthday yesterday. Oh, that's okay, Billy. But you're forgetting quite a lot recently, is everything okay? Yes, fine. thanks. I don't know why I am so forgetful. Maybe you're too busy. Can I help you with anything? thanks. You are a good friend. Oh, no. I left my homework at home. I need to go back. go. I'll meet you at the school. School then, right? Professor, Greens lecture on how to improve your memory. You'd Better hurry up. IT will begin at nine o'clock. Oh, no, I thought I was nine thirty. Oh, Billy, you really should go to that lecture on time.