1、Lesson 3 The Secrets of Your Memory1Unit 9 LearningWhich of the following things do you find easy to remember?Can you explain why?names and facesnumbers,telephone numbers,passwordsstoriesfacts and arrangementsthings that happened long agothings that happened recentlyWarm-upIf you were going to meet
2、a memory expert,what questions would you ask him/her?1.Does age play a role in the humans brain ability to storeand recall information?2.Is there any special food/medicine that helps memory?3.Why cant I remember the English words/texts?4.Why do I forget the new words that I learnt yesterday?5.Why ca
3、nt I remember the homework assigned by teachers?6.()1.We remember certain events in our childhood,because we experienced many of them for the first time,and we felt strongly about them at the time.()2.When we tell a story many times,we forget important details.()3.Stephen Wiltshire has a photographi
4、c memory because he can draw a detailed picture of a city from memory after flying over it.()4.It has been proved that some people have a photographic memory.()5.The sharpest loss of memory occurs during the first five days.()6.Our memory starts to get worse in middle age.P594 True or False?Correct
5、the false statements.()1.We remember certain events in our childhood,because we experienced many of them for the first time,and we felt strongly about them at the time.()2.When we tell a story many times,we forget important details.()3.Stephen Wiltshire has a photographic memory because he can draw
6、a detailed picture of a city from memory after flying over it.()4.It has been proved that some people have a photographic memory.()5.The sharpest loss of memory occurs during the first five days.()6.Our memory starts to get worse in middle age.TFFFFFwe can remember them clearlyHes good at rememberin
7、g particular things but doesnt have a photographic memory.No one has been proved to have a photographic memory.the very early period after learningafter the age of 25P 594 True or False?Correct the false statements.P59-5 What suggestions would you provide for each of the four questions discussed?Dis
8、cuss with your partner.1.Why can I remember events in my childhood but not what happened last week?2.Do some people really have a photographic memory?3.Why do I forget the new words that I learnt yesterday？4.Im 16,but I sometimes forget things.Is my memory getting worse?Pair work1.Why can I remember
9、 events in my childhood but not what happened last week?2.Do some people really have a photographic memory?3.Why do I forget the new words that I learnt yesterday?4.Im 16,but I sometimes forget things.Is my memory getting worse?A.What can I learn from all this?When remembering something new,try to c
10、onnect it to our emotions.It is important to connect it with what we already know.Also,we can try to retell what we have learned to a few others.B.Therefore,one of the golden rules to increase how much we remember is to review the material periodically,especially during the first day after learning.
11、This“spaced review”soon after learning helps build stronger memories and it is more effective than waiting to review everything before exams.C.So take it easy.You are at a good age in terms of your memory.Make good use of it!D.As most of us do not have amazing memories like them,when memorizing deta
12、iled learning materials,we simply need to focus on the important ideas and be curious about what we learn.P60-6 Match the suggestions with the questions.ADBCP60-7 What truths about memory does Jemima Gryaznov discuss in the text?What advice does she give to improve ones memory?Truth and advice 1:Tru
13、th and advice 2:Truth and advice 3:Truth and advice 4:Truths and AdviceTruth and advice 1:Truth and advice 2:Truth and advice 3:Truth and advice 4:Truth 1:We remember things that have strong connections in our mind,especially emotional connections.Advice 1:We need to make strong connections with thi
14、ngs we want to remember in our mind,especially emotional connections.Truth 2:Nobody has a photographic memory.Advice 2:We need to focus on the important ideas and be curious about what we learn when memorising complex learning materials.Truth 3:The sharpest loss of memory occurs during the very earl
15、y period after learning.Advice 3:We need to review the information at regular intervals,especially in the first day after learning it.Truth 4:Our memory reaches its full power at the age of 25.Advice 4:We need to train our memory to remember more when were older.Reading1.Which suggestions are more h
16、elpful?2.Which suggestion works best for you?Why?3.Which suggestion was surprising?DiscussionCompare your suggestions with the experts suggestions.1.How has the expert tried to make her statements to each question convincing?What methods does she use and what signal words can you find?2.Are there an
17、y answers given by Jemima Gryaznov that are not convincing to you?What are your doubts?examples:For examplefigures:a famous forgetting curvequote:According tonumbers:25,200,40Group workDiscussionReflect on your own study methods.Based on the forgetting curve,draft a new learning plan and illustrate
18、the reasons.Assignment13Explanation Memory expert Jemima Gryaznov answers some of the most common questions about memory.最常见的问题最常见的问题1.Why can I remember events in my childhood but not what happened last week?We remember things that have strong connections in our mind,especially emotional connection
19、s.Childhood memories are often very emotional.This is because when we experience things for the first time,we often have strong feelings of fear or excitement.Also,interesting or funny stories from our childhood are often told again and again.As a result,we remember them much better,as retelling eve
20、nts helps fix experiences in our memories.What can we learn from all this?When remembering something new,try to connect it to our emotions.It is important to connect it with what we already know.Also,we can try to retell what we have learnt to a few others.童年时期童年时期因为因为这是因为这是因为首次首次反反复复反反复复所以所以Connect
21、 with 与与联系起来联系起来做做很重要很重要152.Do some people really have a photographic memory?A person with a photographic memory could remember every detail of a picture,a book or an event many years later,but no one has proved that there are people who really have photographic memories.Yet,there are some people wh
22、o do have amazing memories.For example,Daniel Tammet can remember the first 22,514 digits of pi()and Stephen Wiltshire can draw a detailed picture of a city from memory after flying over it in a helicopter.They are both good at remembering particular things for a limited time.As most of us do not ha
23、ve amazing memories like them,when memorising detailed learning materials,we simply need to focus on the important ideas and be curious about what we learn.Asking questions about what we learn also helps with memorisation.Another effective technique to remember things is to group similar ideas or in
24、formation together so that they can be easily connected to things that are already known.擅长擅长专注专注例如例如对对好奇好奇像像perp有限的时间内有限的时间内主语从句主语从句分组分类分组分类v为的是为的是3.Why do I forget the new words that I learnt yesterday?Dont worry.This is natural for many people.In1885,Hermann Ebbinghaus published a book called Mem
25、ory and presented a famous forgetting curve.According to him,the sharpest loss of memory occurs during the very early period after learning.This means timely review during this period,with a few revisits to what is learnt,can significantly help us to remember the information.Therefore,one of the gol
26、den rules to increase how much we remember is to review the material periodically,especially during the first day after learning.This“spaced review”soon after learning helps build stronger memories and it is more effective than waiting to review everything before exams.遗忘曲线遗忘曲线根据根据及时复习及时复习4.Im 16,bu
27、t I sometimes forget things.Is my memory getting worse?Definitely not.Our memory reaches its full power at the age of 25.At that point,we can remember up to 200 pieces of information in a second.After this age,however,the brain starts to get smaller.By the age of 40,we lose 10,000 brain cells every
28、day.By middle age,our memory is significantly worse than when we were young.So take it easy.You are at a good age in terms of your memory.Make good use of it!别紧张别紧张就就而言而言充分利用充分利用到到岁时岁时在在岁时岁时总计达总计达一秒钟内一秒钟内比比更差更差Recalling1.What suggestions does the memory expert put forward to help memorise things?2.R
29、eflect on your own study methods.Based on the forgetting curve,draft a new learning plan and illustrate the reasons.Language Focus emotional 情绪（上）的；激动人心的；凭感情的 My family provides emotional support when I feel very painful.在我非常痛苦的时候，家人是我的情感支柱情感支柱。emotionally adv.感情上；情绪上护士是一份在情感和体力上要求都很苛刻的工作。Nursing is
30、 an emotionally and physically demanding job.翻译练习：photograph n.picture that is made by using a camera that has a film sensitive to light inside it 照片、相片v.to take a photograph of sb/sth 拍照、照相photography n.摄影术、摄影Her hobby is photography.photographer n.摄影师He is a famous newspaper photographer.1.The com
31、petition is open to both amateur and professional _.2.The _ in the film about Arctic wildlife was superb.photographersphotographyLanguage Focustimely adj.done or happening at exactly the right time 及时的The fight ended only with the timely arrival of the police.in a timely manner/fashion 及时地We aim to
32、settle all valid claims in a timely manner.a timely reminder(of sth)及时的提醒 The crash served as a timely reminder of the dangers of drinking and driving.1.我很感激您的及时干预。_2.这对我们所有人来说是个及时的提醒。_I am grateful for your timely intervention.This is a timely reminder to us all.翻译练习：Language Focustechnique n.技巧、手法
33、exam/interview techniques technical adj.技术的a technical education technically adv.技术上地；严格意义上地Agriculture is becoming more and more technically advanced.technician n.技术员、技师He works as a sound technician in a recording studio.1.I didnt understand all the _ terms.2.In mathematics,we use many _ of proble
34、m-solving.3.As a pianist,shes a brilliant _,but she lacks passion.technicaltechniquestechnicianLanguage Focus1.Jemima Gryaznov thinks people remember things they have strong sentimental attachment.2.When we do things with enthusiasm,we tend to remember them well.3.When we try to remember detailed ma
35、terials,we should focus on the important ideas.4.Jemima Gryaznov suggested another effective method to remember things:grouping similar ideas or information together.5.A good strategy to increase memory is to review the material you are trying to remember often.emotional excitement memorise techniqu
36、e periodically PracticeP60-9 Replace the underlined words and phrase with the words from the text.2023-11-2925Focus on languageSubject-Verb AgreementStudy the following examples.More people live in Asia than in any other continent.Whoever took them remains a mystery.One of the reasons I took the job
37、 was that I could work from home.Observing概念概念主谓一致是指句子的主语和谓语：语法一致，即单复数形式要一致。例如：She lives in China.Many experts say that you should review information periodically after you learn it.意义一致，即主语意义上的单复数要与谓语的单复数形式一致。例如：The news was surprising.就近原则，即谓语动词的单复数形式取决于最靠近它的词语，一般来说，主语为不可数名词和可数名词的单数形式时，动词用单数，主语为可数
38、名词复数时，动词用复数。例如：There is much water in the thermos.Grammar Summary 谓语动词用单数谓语动词用单数1.当句子的主语是动词-ing形式或不定式，以及each，either，neither，everyone，anyone，nobody，no one等词时谓语动词采用单数形式。例如：Each of the children gets a book to read.Writing your notes clearly helps you remember the things better.2.表示时间，距离，金钱等的复数名词作主语表达一个
39、整体概念时，谓语动词常用单数。例如：One million dollars is a lot of money.3.当句子是“more than one+名词”和“many a+名词”作主语时，谓语动词常用单数。例如：More than one teacher gets the flowers.Many a student has been sent to plant trees.4.如果and连接的两个词是指同一个人、同一事物或同一概念，则两个名词共用一个冠词，谓语动词用单数。例如：The teacher and writer is her friend.Grammar Summary 谓语
40、动词用复数谓语动词用复数1.由and或both.and.接两个单数名词作主语时，指的是复数概念，谓语动词用复数。例如：Fire and water do not agree.2.有些集合名词如：cattle，folk，people，police，poultry（家禽）等作主语，谓语一般用复数。例如：The police have caught the criminal.3.表示成双成套的名词，如：trousers，shoes，glasses等作主语时，谓语动词用复数。例如：His black trousers are too long.4.名词clothes，works（著作），goods，c
41、ontents，the Olympic Games作主语时，谓语动词用复数。例如：His works have been translated into several foreign languages.Grammar Summary 就近原则就近原则当句子是there be句型，或主语由以下短语构成，谓语的单复数要遵循就近原则：neither.nor.，either.or.，or，whether or，not only.but also.，not but 等。例如：Either the teachers or the principal is to blame for the accide
42、nt.There is a book and some pens on the floor.There are some pens and a book on the floor.Grammar Summary 特殊用法特殊用法1.名词后面带有with，along with，together with，besides，except，but，like，including，as well as，rather than共同做主语时，谓语动词与这些短语前面的那个名词的数一致。例如：A library with five thousand books is offered to that nation
43、as a gift.An expert,together with some assistants,was sent to help in this work.2.population表示“一个国家或地区的人口数”作主语时，谓语动用单数形式。当它前面有分数或百分数时，谓语动词用复数形式。例如：The population of Canada is about 29 million.About eighty percent of the population of this country are peasants.3.集合名词作主语，如果表示整体概念，谓语动词用单数形式；如表示成员则用复数。常
44、见的有：army，audience，class，club，committee，company，crowd，family，group，government，organization，party，team等。例如：Our football team is playing well.Our football team are having baths and are then coming back here for supper.Grammar SummaryhelpsareareisP 61-10 Circle the subjects and then use the correct form
45、 of the verbs to complete the sentences.1.Retelling events _(help)fix experiences in our memories.2.There _(be)some people who do have some amazing memories.3.They _(be)both good at remembering particular things for a limited time.4.One of the golden rules to increase how much we remember _(be)to re
46、view the material periodically.1.If anybody has/have any tips for memorizing information,I would like to hear them.2.Many experts says/say that you should review information periodically after you learn it.3.Each of the students is/are trying one of these memorising techniques this week.4.Both of my
47、 English teachers tells/tell me to ask questions to identify the most important information I need to remember.5.Writing information down clearly makes/make it easier for you to review it later.P6111 Choose the correct options.Practice Every room _(have)its own bathroom.Practically everyone _(think)
48、that Judith should be given the job.None of the information _(be)particularly useful for me.The number of pupils in school with reading difficulties _(have)fallen this year.A number of shoppers _(have)complained about the price increases.Unfortunately,neither the Company President nor the Managing D
49、irect of Macroworth _(be)available to address that meeting,but other senior managers and I _(be)to attend.thinkshasishasisarehavePracticeUse the correct form of the verbs to complete the sentences.Five Tips for Improving Your Memory1.Sleep well:If you dont sleep properly,you“lose”many of your memori
50、es.2.Do physical exercise:When you exercise,more oxygen goes to your brain and makes your memory work better.3.Do mental exercise:It is important to exercise your brain just like your body.New activities are more challenging than familiar ones.4.Be interested:Ask yourself questions about what you ar
