1、Unit 9 LearningLesson 1 Active Learning What do active learners do?Think about who may be an active learner in your class.Use the phrases below to help you.Activate and Share to take notes to focus on to ask questions to reflect on to pay attention to to be curious to be open-minded listen to a diff
2、erent point of view 1 Do our brains learn by themselves?How can we become active learners?Read the first paragraph and answer the questions.Read and Explore12 Do our brains learn by themselves?How can we become active learners?Read the first paragraph and answer the questions.Read and Explore1.What
3、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 in the article?Most people believe that our brain learns automatically.No,its not true.Active learning is training ourselves to be better learners,to actively take part in the l
4、earning process.The author is going to talk about how to take an active role in our learning.22 Read the text quickly.Write the subheadings before the corresponding paragraphs.Read and ExploreAsk questionsGet to the truthListen to the outer voiceFocus on the messageArgue with your inner voice3Listen
5、 to the outer voice3 Read the text quickly.Write the subheadings before the corresponding paragraphs.Read and ExploreAsk questionsGet to the truthListen to the outer voiceFocus on the messageArgue with your inner voice3Argue with your inner voiceAsk questions3 Read the text quickly.Write the subhead
6、ings before the corresponding paragraphs.Read and ExploreAsk questionsGet to the truthListen to the outer voiceFocus on the messageArgue with your inner voice3Get to the truth3 Read the text quickly.Write the subheadings before the corresponding paragraphs.Read and ExploreAsk questionsGet to the tru
7、thListen to the outer voiceFocus on the messageArgue with your inner voice4Focus on the message3 Read the first suggestion.Identify the learning actions,reasons and learning effects in the diagram.Then,do the same for the other four suggestions.Read and Explore44 Read the first suggestion.Identify t
8、he learning actions,reasons and learning effects in the diagram.Then,do the same for the other four suggestions.Read and Explore4Learning effectsLearning actions Reasons1.Listen to the outer voiceBe in a better position to make decisionsbe open-minded and focus on what the speaker/writer is sayingIf
9、 you keep paying too much attention to inner voice,you risk missing important information.4 Read the first suggestion.Identify the learning actions,reasons and learning effects in the diagram.Then,do the same for the other four suggestions.Read and Explore4Learning effectsLearning actions Reasons2.A
10、rgue with your inner voiceEnd up agreeing with the speaker/writer or at least“listen to”another point of viewThink about why the speaker or writer may be right.Inner voice is difficult to control.4 Read the first suggestion.Identify the learning actions,reasons and learning effects in the diagram.Th
11、en,do the same for the other four suggestions.Read and Explore4Learning effectsLearning actions Reasons3.Ask questionsLead you to further learning,and help you to achieve a higher level of understanding about the topicWhen getting information from others,books or the Internet,ask two,three or more q
12、uestions about the topic.It is easiest way to promote active learning.4 Read the first suggestion.Identify the learning actions,reasons and learning effects in the diagram.Then,do the same for the other four suggestions.Read and Explore4Learning effectsLearning actions Reasons4.Get to the truthIncre
13、ase chance of learning something.Dont accept everything you learn and find the truth at the heart of each idea.Even when an idea sounds entirely unlikely,there may be an aspect of it that is based on truth.4 Read the first suggestion.Identify the learning actions,reasons and learning effects in the
14、diagram.Then,do the same for the other four suggestions.Read and Explore4Learning effectsLearning actions Reasons5.Focus on the messageEven if you dont like a person,you can learn from him.Dont judge a person by first impression.Separate the message from the messenger.You may miss out on learning op
15、portunities if you let your feelings get in the way.4 Group work.Each student chooses one suggestion and introduces it to others.Read and Explore5Your show!5 Are the following ways of learning correct according to Kevin Daum.Write T(true)or F(false).If not,what should we do?Why?Read and Explore61.Wh
16、en 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 classes of your favourite teachers.FFFTFbe open-minded and focus on what the speaker/
17、writer is saying.think about why the speaker/writer may be right.Find the truth at the heart of each idea.Separate the message from the messenger.You can learn something from people you dislike.6 Which of the suggestions in the text do you think is the most useful for you?Why?Do you have any questio
18、ns about those suggestions?Read and Explore7ExampleI think“argue with your inner voice”is the most useful,because it makes me consider the other side of an argument.7 Read the summary.Use the phrases below to replace the underlined parts.Read and Explore8in short based on at the heart of attempt to
19、argue with achieve a higher level of understanding get in the way of learning There are many things we can do to become better learners.We all have two voices.Our inner voice tells us personal opinions and our outer voice deals with others opinions and things we have heard.If we listen to our inner
20、voice too much,it can 1 block us from learning.If your inner voice is difficult to control,you can 2 disagree with it.One of the best ways to promote active learning is to ask questions.This helps you 3 gain more knowledge about a topic.4 In a word,we should never stop being curious.Active learners
21、also 5 try to question the world around them and understand the truth 6 deep within every idea.Finally,as active learners,we should never form opinions about people 7 on the basis of first impressions.get in the way of learningargue withachieve a higher level of understandingin short attempt toat th
22、e heart ofbased on8 Look at the coloured verbs in the article.Add the following verbs to the table.Focus on Language9Verbs followed by verb-ing formVerbs followed by infinitive suggest doing need to doadvise agree avoid cant stand dont mind enjoy start help like manage practise regret seem remembera
23、dviseagreeavoidcant standdont mind enjoystartstarthelplikelikemanagepractiseregretregretseemrememberremember9 Complete the text with the correct form of the verbs in brackets.Focus on Language10to becometo forgetconcentratingquestioninglisteningto askWhat other ways of active learning do you know?How will you learn actively in the future?Make a list and explain them.Homework
