Unit 4 Our Memory第七课时 Reading Plus 课件 2026-2027学年人教版英语九年级上册

Reading Plus Brain Sports Do you have a good memory? What is the video about? How many words can you memorise in 1 minute? let’s have a memory challenge! Watch and think Reading can improve your memory. sentence deaf bridge university spread grape narrow fox Shakespeare grass fork weak feed universe business Look and think Do you think good memory is born or trained? Read and answer Where can we read the passage? A. In a diary B. In a story book C. In a sports magazine D. In a science magazine ① ② ③ ④ ⑤ Match each paragraph(1-5)with its main idea (A-E): A.Memory competitions exist (Para.______) B. Memory techniques: HOMES (Para._____) C.Memory techniques: Memory Palace (Para.____) D.Amazing memory examples (Para. ______) E.Try memory techniques in studies (Para.______) expository writing 说明文 Brain Sports 1 2 3 4 5 examples competitions techniques techniques Try in studies Part 1: The _____________ of the topic. Part 2: The __________________ . Part 3: Try memory techniques in studies. introduction memory techniques Read and answer Tip 1: Use numbers to make the idea clearer. ① ② How good is your memory? How many words can you memorize in 15 minutes? Well, some people can memorize 335 words. Some people are even more amazing. For example, someone once memorized the order of 2,530 playing cards in just one hour! Just as there are sports competitions using our bodies, there are also sports competitions using our minds, such as the World Memory Championships. These were held in Wuhan, China, in 2019. There were many different events. For instance the "brain athletes" had to remember as many names and faces as they could or as many words as possible in 15 minutes. How does the writer introduce the topic？(Choose more than one answer) A. By listing numbers B. By telling stories C. by giving a definition D. by giving examples What do you think of their memory? amazing How do “numbers” help the writer explain the topic？ Read and answer Why does the writer mention "the World Memory Championships" as an example? To show _______________ What are two events in the World Memory Championships? The competitors in memory competitions are called_____________ Tip 2: Use examples to make the ideas more believable. ① ② How good is your memory? How many words can you memorize in 15 minutes? Well, some people can memorize 335 words. Some people are even moreamazing. For example, someone once memorized the order of 2,530 playing cards in just one hour! Just as there are sports competitions using our bodies, there are also sports competitions using our minds, such as the World Memory Championships. These were held in Wuhan, China, in 2019. There were many different events. For instance the "brain athletes" had to remember as many names and faces as they could or as many words as possible in 15 minutes. Find out the phrases that introduce examples. brain athletes Read and tick ③ ⑤ ④ How can they have so amazing memories? We can infer from the text that memory athletes _________ A. are all born with excellent memories B. must use the "memory palace" technique C. train their memories through specific methods D.only compete in the World MemoryChampionships ③ ④ 8 Read and fill a strong memory It’ s ________ that these competitors were all born with a strong memory. A champion _______________ memory __________ . He thinks of ________ to remember the names of _______________ in the US. not true the Great Lakes makes full use of techniques HOMES While you might think that these competitors were all born with a strong memory, this is often not true. For example, one champion has an average memory, but he makes full use of memory techniques. So, if he wants to remember the names of the Great Lakes in the US, he thinks of HOMES, because each letter in HOMES stands for a different lake. Why？ 9 Read and answer People who are good at__________________________ remembering where things are ④ Many competitors use what is called a “memory palace" to remember things. While most people are terrible at remembering lists, they are quite good at remembering where things are. Think about your bedroom. You can probably picture in your mind where everything in your bedroom is. Now, picture in your mind the things on the list in different places in your bedroom. Later, if you want to remember the words, all you need to do is to remember the picture. memory palace __________ your bedroom _____________ on the list in your bedroom __________ the picture think about Picture things remember (any other places you are familiar with such as school, street...) 10 The author probably agrees that__________ A. everyone can become a brain athlete B. memory techniques are helpful for students C. the World Memory Championships are too difficult D. traditional memory methods are better thannew ones Read and answer ⑤ Memory competitions are not for everyone, and not everyone is a brain athlete. On the other hand, some of their memory techniques may be useful for you in your studies. You should give them a try! Why does the writer write the passage? To ask people to try memory techniques in studies. Tip 3: we can get the writer’s opinion from the last paragraph. 11 Write and share sentence deaf bridge university spread grape narrow fox Shakespeare grass fork weak feed universe business 1. Work in groups of four. 2. Use memory techniques, such as Memory Palace, to remember as many words in the word list as possible. 3. 30 seconds to show how you remember words. Let’s Be Brain Athletes ---Group Memory Game 12 What other ways can you use to remember words? "Brain sports start now! Use the tricks, beat your yesterday self—you’re much stronger than you think!" Must do: Choose to do: Use memory techniques to remember words of Unit 4 . Interview your friends or families to find out more memory techniques. Lavf59.14.100 Lavf59.14.100 Lavf59.14.100 Lavf59.14.100 $