1、Unit 9 LearningLesson 1 Active Learning An Active LearnerWho do you think is an active learner in our class?What do active learners do?Active learnersAre you an active learner?Do/Are you?take notes focus on ask questions reflect on pay attention to listen to a different point of view curious open-mi
2、nded Before you read,discuss the following questions.1.Do our brains learn by themselves?2.How can we become active learners?Read the first paragraph and answer questions.1.What do most people believe about the human brain?Is it true?2.What is active learning?3.What is Kevin Daum going to talk about
3、 in the article?Most people believe that our brain learns automatically.But,its not true.Active learning is training ourselves to be better learners,to actively take part in the learning process.Kevin Daum is going to talk about how to take an active role in your learning.Find the subheading for the
4、 corresponding paragraphs.Ask questions Get to the truthListen to the outer voiceFocus on the messageArgue with your inner voice12345Identify the learning actions,reasons and learning effects for teach suggestion.1.Listen to the outer voiceLearning actions:_Reasons:_Learning effects:_be open minded
5、and focus on what others is saying;not to pay much attention to your inner voiceyour inner voice can get in the way of learning;risk missing important informationin a better position to make decisionsGroup WorkActive LearningListen to the outer voiceArgue with your inner voiceAsk questionsGet to the
6、 truthFocus on messageactionsreasonseffectsbe open minded and focus on what others is saying;not to pay much attention to your inner voiceyour inner voice can get in the way of learning;risk missing important informationin a better position to make decisionsactionsreasonseffectsactionsreasonseffects
7、actionsreasonseffectsactionsreasonseffectsGroup WorkActive LearningListen to the outer voiceArgue with your inner voiceAsk questionsGet to the truthFocus on messageactionsreasonseffectsbe open minded and focus on what others is saying;not to pay much attention to your inner voiceyour inner voice can
8、 get in the way of learning;risk missing important informationin a better position to make decisionsactionsreasonseffectsargue with it and think about why others may be right;be flexible in your opinionsdifficult to control your inner voiceagree with the speaker;listen to another point of viewaction
9、sreasonseffectsask questions about the topic;work out the questionsthe easiest way to promote active learninglead to further learning;achieve a higher level of understandingactionsreasonseffectsnot to accept everything and find the truth at the heart of each idea;find out the source of an ideathere
10、may be an aspect of an unlikely idea that is based on truthincrease your chance of learning somethingactionsreasonseffectsseparate the message from the messenger;not to judge people on first impressions or personal feelingsnot to let the feelings get in the waylearn from others;not to miss out on le
11、arning opportunitiesWrite T or F.If its false,what should we do?Why?1)When in class,focus on the voice expressing your own opinion.()2)If you think a speaker is wrong,argue with him/her.()3)Be curious to find more information about the topic.()4)Believe what is said in books.()5)Only engage in class
12、es of your favourite teachers.()FFTFFWhat is the most useful suggestion?Introduce it to others.1.Listen to the outer voice2.Argue with your inner voice3.Ask questions4.Get to the truth5.Focus on the messageGroup Work:Express yourself1)What other ways of active learning do you know?2)How will you learn actively in the future?Homework 你的朋友李华和你写信说自己上课时听课效率不高，有时还会走神，很是沮丧。请你给李华写一封邮件（100个词左右），内容包括：1.安慰李华，让她不要过于焦虑；2.给李华提出三条你认为高效的学习方法；3.希望她能在今后的学习中合理运用这些建议，找出最适合自己的学习方法，提高学习效率和能力。Thank You
