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Section A
1a-1d
Unit 4
Our Memory
Learning Aims
语言能力
文化意识
思维品质
学习能力
1. Master phrases: run out, mix up, link...with..., pay attention to, details, stable.2. Catch detailed information about memory Problems and solutions from listening.3. Talk about memory Problems and give advice with clear and complete sentences.
1. Take notes while listening to improve listening skills.
2. Communicate in groups to improve cooperative learning.
1. Summarize useful memory tips to improve reflective thinking.
2. Organize listening information to enhance logical thinking.
1. Learn scientific memory strategies and form good study habits.
2. Understand that forgetting is normal and we can improve memory with
Why do I forget new words quickly?
How can I stop mixing up similar words?
How can I improve my memory?
...
2a
Imagine you are attending Professor Green’s lecture too. What questions do you want to ask?
1. Will I be more forgetful if I am tired or don’t sleep well?
2. Does repeating something out loud make it easier to remember?
3. What kinds of food are
good for improving memory?
2b
Listen to the conversation between some students and Professor Green. Tick the topics they are talking about.
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 brain to good use?
混淆,弄乱,混合……
脑,智力
put sth to good use 有效使用(或利用)某物
Listen & answer.
1. How many students is Professor Green talking to?
2. What is the main topic of the conversation?
Three students.
How memory works and how to improve it.
Listen to the whole conversation for the first time. Then answer these questions.
Billy: Professor, I don’t quite understand what you said about linking knowledge.
Professor: Well, knowledge is like____________, and new knowledge is best remembered ___________ it with old knowledge. The more links you create, the more you remember.
Fu Xing: Professor, I often get some words mixed up, like “kitchen”and “chicken”.
Listen again and fill in the blanks.
a chain
by linking
Professor: Pay attention to details. Study how they are different from each other. You can also _____________ for each word in your mind.
Peter: Hello, Professor, could you tell me why it is much easier to forget things to buy than to forget how to ______________?
Professor: 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 _______________.
create a picture
our brain
ride a bike
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.
knowledge
linking
details
different
picture
mystery
stored
注意;关注
做;从事
链条;链子
稳定的;稳固的
Listen and repeat.
Section A, 2b and 2c
Billy: Professor, I don't quite understand what you said
about linking knowledge.
Professor: 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.
Fu Xing: Professor, I often get some words mixed up, like
“kitchen” and "chicken".
Professor: Pay attention to details. Study how they are different
from each other. You can also create a picture for each
word in your mind.
Peter: Hello, Professor, could you tell me why it is much easier
to forget things to buy than to forget how to ride a bike?
Professor: 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.
Peter: There are so many mysteries about our brain!
Professor: Exactly! And at your age, your brain is developing
fast, so put it to good use!
2d
Work in groups. Discuss the questions.
1. How can you link new knowledge with old
knowledge? Give an example.
I can link new knowledge with old knowledge by finding their similarities and differences.
For example, I already know the word “big”. When I learn the new word “huge”, I can link it with “big”. They are very similar.
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
记录;记下
复述
记住;记忆
3. Why should students put their brain to good use? What is your opinion?
In my opinion, students should put their brain to good use because their brain is developing fast at this age. And using the brain well can help students improve memory and learn better.
Language points
Point 1
get/be mixed up 被弄混; 糊涂
mix up 混合, 搅匀; 弄混, 搞错, 混淆
mix up A and B 把A和B弄混
mix A up with B 把 A 误认为是 B; 把 A 和 B 搞混
1. Don’t mix up the names of the students.(改为被动语态)
2. The names of the students must not ______ ______ ______.
3. He often mixes me ______ ______ my twin sister.
4. I got ______ (mix) up with the directions and took the wrong turn.
be mixed up
up with
mixed
Point 2
be used to doing sth. 习惯于做某事
use v. 使用 n. 用途, 用处
useful adj. 有用的
useless adj. 无用的
used adj. 用过的; 习惯于
use sth. to do sth. 用某物做某事
= use sth. for doing sth.
make use of 利用
used to do sth. 过去常常做某事
be used to do sth. 被用来做某事
填空题
1. We use knives _________ (cut) things.
2. My father ______________ (smoke) a lot, but now he has given it up.
3. The machine is used _________ (wash) clothes quickly.
4. She has lived in the city for five years, so she is used to _________ (live) here.
to cut
used to smoke
to wash
living
Point 3
enough adj. 足够的 adv. 足够地 pron. 足够, 充分
易错点: 1. enough +名词
enough time 足够的时间
2. 修饰形容词/副词: 形副后 adj./adv. + enough
old enough 足够大
There ______ enough water in the bottle for us all to drink.
A. is B. are C. has D. have
2. He didn’t run ______ to catch the early bus this morning.
fast enough B. enough fast
C. slow enough D. enough slow
A
A
Point 4
Why do we get some words mixed up? (教材P33 2b)
get sth. done 使某事被做
相当于have sth. done,意为“使某事被做;请别人做某事”。其中done是动词的过去分词,作宾语补足语,且sth.与done存在逻辑上的动宾关系。
My bike is broken. I want to get it repaired.
我的自行车坏了,我想找人修一下。
Point 5
Why do we get some words mixed up?
mix up 混淆;弄乱
get sb./sth.mixed up 把某人/某物弄混
mix up A and B 把A和B弄混
mix up sb./sth. 弄混某人/某物
mix up sth. 把某物弄乱
用法拓展 mix v.(使)混合;融合
·mix ... and ... (together)
把······和······混合(在一起)
·mix (...) with ...
(把······)和······混合
·mix ... into ... 把······混入······
当sb./sth.为代词时
应放在mix与up之间
He got the days mixed up and thought the meeting was today.
他把日期弄混了,以为会议是在今天。
I often mix up “affect” and “effect”.
我经常混淆affect 和 effect 这两个词。
I always mix him up with his brother. They look so much alike.
我总是把他和他的弟弟弄混。他们长得太像了。
She mixed up all the papers.
她把所有文件都弄乱了。
Point 6
How can we put our brains to good use?
put sth. to good use 有效使用(或利用)某物
We should put the money to good use to help disabled people.
= We should make good use of the money to help disabled people.
我们应该好好利用这些钱来帮助残疾人。
词块拓展 与use相关的其他常用短语:
make full use of 充分利用
be in use 在使用中
it’s no use doing sth. 做某事没用
use v. 使用;n.用途,用处
useful adj. 有用的
useless adj. 无用的
used adj.用过的;习惯于
put sth to good use = make good use of 有效使用(或利用)某物
use sth. to do sth. 用某物用来做某事
used to do sth. 过去常常做某事
be used to do sth. 被用来做某事
be used to doing sth. 习惯于做某事
【拓展】
Point 7
When should you pay attention to details?
pay-paid-paid v. 支付,付钱
pay attention to doing sth 注意做某事
Pay attention to your handwriting. 注意你的书写。
You must pay attention to protecting the environment.你必须注意保护环境。
pay attention to 注意其中to是介词,后接名词/代词/动词-ing形式,不能接动词原形。
pay attention to doing sth 注意做某事
1.You should pay attention ______ me.
A. listen B. to listen
C. listening D. to
D
following
Exercises
单项选择
一、用括号内所给词的适当形式填空。
B
1. I ______ go to school by bike, but now I take the bus every day.
used to B. am used to
C. use to D. was used to
2. Wood is often used ______ tables and chairs.
make B. making
C. to make D. to making
A
C
2.The teacher stressed again that the students should not __________ any important details while retelling the story.
A.make out B.leave out C.stand out D.bring out
3.—Students shouldn’t just be satisfied with hurrying to write down all the notes in class.
—Exactly! We shouldn’t ________ memorize what we’re taught.
A.especially B.hardly C.simply D.already
1.What matters isn’t what happens to you in life but how you react ________ it.
A.in B.for C.to D.with
C
B
C
二、根据所给汉语意思和句子补全单词。
1. Professor Smith’s __________ on memory taught us how to learn better. (讲座)
2. Try to __________ the story in your own words — it’s a great way to learn. (复述)
3. We can __________ useful knowledge by practicing every day. (记住)
4. Please __________ the habits you want to develop this year. (打钩)
5. Could you tell me why it is much _________ (easy) to forget things to buy than to forget how to ride a bike?
lecture
retell
memorize
tick
easier
1. I can't remember what things you asked me ___________ (buy).
2. The memory of how to ride a bike is probably __________ (store) in a more stable area of our brain.
3. You'd better ___________ (hurry) up. It will begin at 9:00.
4. I don't quite understand what you said about _________ (link) knowledge.
5. New knowledge is best remembered by ______ (link) it with old knowledge.
to buy
hurry
linking
linking
stored
三、根据句意用所给词的正确形式填空。
The ____________ (many) ways you use,
the ____________ (easy) you can remember things.
7.New words can __________________________ (remember) better
by creating pictures in your mind.
8.It is necessary ____________ (find) links between new and old
knowledge.
9.Stop ____________ (think) about useless things when you study.
10.We need practice ____________ (develop) our memory.
more
easier
be remembered
to find
thinking
to develop
四、根据汉语意思完成句子,每空一词。
1. 我们快没时间了,得加快速度。
We are ________ _______ ______ time. We need to hurry up.
2. 我经常把这两个单词搞混,因为它们很像。
I often _______ _______ these two words because they look very similar.
3. 你应该好好利用你的时间,多读些书。
You should _____ your time _______ _____ ______ and read more books.
4. 当爱迪生在实验室工作时,发生了什么意外?
______ ______ _______Edison when an accident happened in his lab?
run out of
mix up
put to good use
What happened to
5. 爸爸提醒我不要在马路上玩耍。
My dad reminded me ______ ______ _______in the street.
6. 他在战争中失去了亲人,经历了无数个悲伤的夜晚。
He ______ ______ many sad nights after losing his loved ones in the war.
7. 就这个健忘的老人而言,我们需要每天提醒他服药。
______ ______ ______ ______ the forgetful old man, we need to remind him to take medicine every day.
8. 你必须把这些重要的历史日期牢记在心。
You must ______ these important historical dates ______ ______.
not to play
went through
In the case of
keep in mind
五、从方框中选出合适的词或短语并用其适当形式填空
grandson, case, sad, pay attention to, used to
1.My grandfather often tells stories about his childhood to his two little ___________.
2. This is the most touching ___________ of kindness I have ever seen in my neighborhood!
3. She looked at the broken photo album ____________, realizing that many memories had faded with time.
4. My aunt _____________ work in the city library, but now she runs a bookstore of her own.
5. When you are reviewing for exams, you must _____________ the key points the teacher marked in class.
grandsons
case
sadly
used to
pay attention to
本课句型
Summary
我都 学会了!
Key words
Expression
brain, chain, stable, retell, memorize, tick,
mix up, put sth to good use ,link ... with
pay attention to,work on,note down ,main points
retell a story ,stay confident
1. How can we put our brains to good use?
2. Pay attention to details.
Sentences
Basic (必做)
Memorize your words/phrases/notes.
Improving(选做)
2. try to memorize the tape script
Extend (选做)
3. Talk with your partner and discuss about tips of developing your brain and improving your memory.
Homework
Thank you !
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