1、Viewing Workshop P64新新北师大必修北师大必修Book 3 Unit 9 LEARNING1.How are we born to learn?Learning is what we must do every day.Have you ever thought about the following questions?2.How do our brains learn?3.Do we continue to learn and develop our brain throughout life or are we predisposed to learn certain
2、topics only at certain times?There is a saying in English:“You can never teach an old dog new tricks.”Do you think we can only learn certain topics at certain times?Why?We can continue to learn even after the developemnt years due to brain plasticity.1Watch the video and find out the answers to the
3、questions in Activity 1 according to Dr.Frederic Dick,a scientist in brain research.2Watch the video again.Find out what the video is maily about.Choose the best answer from a,b,c.3a.The latest research finding on brain research.b.Why people can learn from birth until death.c.How different stages of
4、 brain developement affect our learning ability.What abilities or actions are best learnt or done in the two sensitive stages?Watch the first part of the video and choose from the opinions(a-e)for the right boxes.Experience Expectant LearningExperience Dependent Developmenta.Practising motor skills.
5、b.Learning a foreign languagec.Getting enough visual and light inputd.Having many kinds of sounds around us.e.Studying various school subjects.4c,da,b,eWatch the final part of the video and answer the questions.51.What is“brain plasticity”?Why is it important for the function of the brain?Brain plas
6、ticity,also known as neuroplasticity,is a term that refers to the brains ability to change and adapt as a result of experience.When people say that the brain possesses plasticity,they are not suggesting that the brain is similar to plastic.2.What is the result of the people taking juggling exercises
7、 in just three months in the 2004 research?It makes you smarter.It sharpens focus&concentration.Juggling is the ultimate in stress relief.Juggling maintains and increases range of motion in the arms and shoulders.It is one of the best ways to improve coordination.Juggling is beneficial for all age g
8、roups and body types.Juggling makes exercising with family and friends easy.The benefits of juggling:What did you learn from the video?What advice might you give to elderly people and parents of school children?6What I learnt from the video is that.My advice for elderly people and parents of school children is that.Thank you!